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Posted 6/16/2017 8:22 PM (GMT 0)
I'm on day 5 of doxy 300mgs per day. Not feeling so hot. Tired, achy and no appetite. Wondering if I am having a herx reaction. If so, how long do they last? Any quick fixes?

Note; doc wants me off the doxy starting tomorrow because of the sun sensitive side effect. I'm outside a lot, so big fear of massive sunburn. I don't need that on top of everything else. Going back to Cefuroxime 500 mgs 2x per day.
Posted 6/16/2017 8:30 PM (GMT 0)
Mike, I'm really not one to herx. I had a terrible joint pain and burning in my legs the first few days on Doxy and haven't had anything like that since. Did Doxy for 30 days along with Buhner's, been on Buhner's alone since then.
Posted 6/16/2017 8:32 PM (GMT 0)
Mike - No one can tell you how long it will last. It all depends on how effective your detoxing is.


The best thing for you to do is detox. You need to flush out the toxins.

Many members post that Alka Seltzer Gold works great.

For me a warm epsom salt bath works well.
I also like Nutramedix Pinella and Burbur when I'm herxing.


You want to be detoxing daily...not waiting for the herx to happen.

Good idea to go off doxy for the summer months.

Are you taking a binder daily? (Activated charcoal...or Powdered Bentonite clay...or..?)

Sometimes we need to back off on the antibiotics for a day ....or even longer.
Posted 6/16/2017 8:45 PM (GMT 0)
Great suggestions, Girlie!

Hi Mike,
I was on Doxy for 30 days 200mg/day. I didn't herx. "Tired, achy and no appetite" sounds like my Lyme symptoms. If you go back on Doxy, I have been warned that doxy makes Lyme encyst to protect itself and become undetectable by the doxy. I have been advised that its's a good idea to take a cyst buster like grapefruit seed extract or a biofilm buster like Lumbrokinase while on the doxy. Hope you feel better! Aylett
Posted 6/16/2017 9:03 PM (GMT 0)
It really depends on how high your dose is and how quickly you're eliminating the toxins. A herx for me will last a couple days if i keep my dose just above the threshold of discomfort. If i take large doses i can feel like crap indefinitely.
Posted 6/17/2017 1:58 AM (GMT 0)
^^ For sure! I was on mono doxy 400 mg a day for 90 days and I herxed BAD for 90 days. Got all of my legal affairs in order and everything. I didn't think I was going to live to see 2016.

Disappointed that I had gotten no info on my Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever at that time, I didn't stick around to learn about de-toxing. Or starting lower doses at first.


ETA: You know what? I think it might also have to do with how long you've been infected. It's a possibility.
I'd been carrying the infections around in me by that time for 31 years, untreated. The amount of spirochetes in me, as well as the other infections, boggles my mind.

Post Edited (julymorning) : 6/16/2017 8:01:44 PM (GMT-6)

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