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Topic: Byron White Herx/Flare Advice

the3030club
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I just bumped up to 3 drops today, and it think i'm having a flare.

The literature says to back down to the previous dosage if i have a "significant" flare, but that's not exactly an quantifiable term.

I can handle this, i feel crappy and i've got numbness and pins and needles but i can take it. Should i keep at 3 drops for now?

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seekhelp
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Numbness = significant to me. Probably time to back down if that's not your normal symptom. How bad would you consider significant to be for other herxes? Everyone has different tolerances.

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the3030club
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it's just slight numbness. Pins and needles and achy.

Other than that its just the same old hot/tired/crappy feeling i always have - just worse.

I had it at one drop and stuck with it and it went away. Only that time is was in my right arm and now its in my right leg.

I guess what i'm asking is that if i can "take it" should i try a couple more rounds of the same dosage before i backtrack? I'd hate to slow my progress.

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lululymemom
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It's really a personal choice.. some try to push through the herxes while others try to play it safe. According to Byron White, you should back off. I just add a binder like chitosan when I have a bad herx and that seems to help ease the herx.

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canefan17
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When I herx on BWF's I just hold at that dose.

Something about dropping the dosage doesn't sit well with my psyche : )

30, Which one are you on?

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the3030club
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I'm on A-L. (and omnicef)

I think i'm going to hold at 3 drops. The flare is already passing .. only lasted a few hours.

If it's bad tomorrow i'll go down to 2.

Thanks for the info everyone!

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mbdq
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I had gotten up to 9 drops twice per day with A-Bab and was flaring badly.

I took one day off and then dropped down to 7 drops. Still a little worse than I was when I was on 7 drops before.

So I think I am going to hang out here a few more days then ramp up slowly again and see what happens.

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