Members how long does the severe Herxheimer last?

[terri]

Members, Please tell me, Im starting the salt and vitamin c, until I can get to a doctor. How long do the severe Herxheimer last? I feel I wont be leaving the home for a while. Thank you have a great day!

[carla]

Terri,You will still get some crawlie feelingfs.DSP works well for that.You should start off with small doses of vitc/salt.I used too much at once and was sick for days.
BTW did you ever get that pm I sent you
Carla xxx

[phillyfanatic]

Terri, I guess everybody's body is different & I didn't do the Salt & C, but a Herx is a Herx! My first week on the med protocol I'm on was HELL. I had nausea, projectile vomiting & extreme fatigue 24/7. Hope your reaction is less than mine was; keep us posted how your symptoms do on the Salt & C; I wish you well on the protocol!
Hugs, Philly

[Linda Wells]

What is hexheimer?Sp?

[Dog Lover]

The Herxheimer-type Reaction is somewhat different in Lyme....Because Lyme
is caused by a spirochete, much of what we learn and think about Lyme
borreliosis comes from our experience with syphilis. In the early stages
of killing the Lyme spirochete (Borrelia burgdorferi) with antibiotics
this Hexheimer type Reaction can be found if looked for.
Appparently it comes at different times. With I.V. antibiotics it may be
noted within days of treatment; with oral antibiotics it may be noted
within days to weeks of treatment. When these antibiotics begin to
destroy the Lyme spirochete, a toxin is given off causing either direct
reations or indirect actions through stimulation of the immune system. The
symptoms can vary from systemic reactions such as a low blood pressure,
fever,chills and hives, to more specific symptoms such as increase in joint
pain, headaches, rash or in general, a reversal or worsening of the Lyme
symptom complex.

Jarisch-Hexheimer Reaction should be watched for when treating Lyme
borreliosis patients, and the patient should be adequately warned about
this phenomenom. Mistaking the Herxheimer reaction for an allergic
reaction to antibiotics or serum sickness or some other catastrophe might
lead to prematurely stopping the antibiotics on the part of the physician
on non-compliance in taking the medications on the part of the patient.
When starting antibiotics, one expects to feel better, not worse. But if
warned that there may be a period where symptoms recur or flare up during
this reaction , better compliance can be expected. Herxheimer reactions
are at least ten times more common than true allergic reactions to antibiotics.

[Morgan]

Linda,

The "herx" is a reaction to a die off or healing of a variety of ailments during treatment.


Herxheimer Reaction


Morgan