As I understand it, a Herxheimer reaction is caused by toxins being released from microbes more quickly than the body can remove them, whereas a "detox" reaction is the same process, but the toxins...
Hi -- I'm only recently diagnosed as Lyme, but I am a college proffie type (or was, I'm on leave now while I deal with the worst of the treatment). A lot of people have already given you good advice...
I have a similar problem, and have gained almost 50 pounds since I began feeling ill in May 2007. A potential mechanism causing this reaction could be due to inflammatory cytokines, which are high in...
Thanks -- the sensu lato thing is exactly what I'm talking about. Of course, IMO there is no compelling reason to think that there is no Lyme in Central America. I did find a couple of articles...
Hi All, After 20 months of health problems -- with the last 7 being just intolerable -- I have been diagnosed with Lyme, based on symptoms and positive serology. (Like many, I had no rash and very...