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What best describes your herx/symptom process toward recovery?
gradual diminishing of symptoms and herxing with time - 100.0% - 1 votes
sporadic diminishing and uptick of symptoms with time - 0.0% - 0 votes
None of the above - 0.0% - 0 votes
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Posted 3/15/2019 8:36 PM (GMT 0)
For those who have recovered or are significantly better, let's talk about herxing towards the end of treatment. I am currently around 80% on my good days an only herx maybe 1-2 days per week. However on some of my herx days, I feel really terrible still. So I guess my question is, should there be a downward trend in the severity of herxes as you treat? Could you have a bad herx right before you recover fully? Or is it a gradual dying off of severity?

To make it easy, would you choose:

A) gradual diminishing of symptoms/pain with time
B) sporadic recovery with time
C) None of the above
Posted 3/15/2019 9:49 PM (GMT 0)
Well, I don't think there are definitive rules/patterns.


After 4 years of treating, I've had my worst herxes ever...making me question if most of the other 'herxes' were even herxes.

I have always had flares...on and off abx...


I can say that since the persister protocol (since last August) I have had undeniable herxing: ie fever, rapid heart rate, and a few other symptoms. Never had a fever prior .
And it takes several days to come out of it.

Each cycle, the severity of my herxes are less and less....with my latest protocol...but prior..no patterns.

Sorry - not much help
Posted 3/15/2019 11:37 PM (GMT 0)
Hi xpeetzax I feel like we’re in the same boat again! Some days I think I wow I great, I’m so ready to get off these meds! And other days I feel super worn out and still feel like there’s a lot of posion in me. I hope others can reply with there experience. Hoping the best for us both.

Ps: When symptoms do pop up I’m still so confused if it’s a Herx or a flare so I see what Girlie is saying. Anyone have tips on knowing the difference? Can you Herx even after months of being on the same treatment plan or are these most likely flares?

Post Edited (HeartsinPain) : 3/15/2019 5:41:55 PM (GMT-6)

Posted 3/16/2019 12:10 AM (GMT 0)
I think you can still herx after being on a treatment for months.

That’s what’s happening to me now -but they’re lessening in severity each time.

I think the first one it took me 2 weeks to recover.

This time it’s been a week since I finished and I’m feeling like I’ve recovered now.
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