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circuspeanut
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I've been on 1000 mg Flagyl and 400 mg Vantin (cefpodoxime, a cephalosporin) daily, split into 2 doses, for 11 days now.

At days 8/9/10 I had what I suspect is the classic herx reaction:
severe headaches I woke up with that lasted all day long.
Deep throbbing pains in my sinus system/ears. Constant low fever.
A night of unusual and terrifying nightmares (I normally almost never have them.)
Unusual heavy night sweats.
Really extreme fatigue (went in to check up with my LLdoc and fell asleep while waiting for him for 5 min in the office! Was so tired it was hard to drive home. And I'd slept 12 hours the night before!)

But now, Day 11, I woke up feeling pretty fabulous and clear-headed. Like night and day from yesterday. ??

I recall reading somewhere that herx reactions will cycle according to the life cycle of the organism. Do folks here have any experience with that? Is it 'normal' that my reactions began about 9 days after starting the abx?

Thanks for any info!
peanut

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Mine came about every 28 to 34 days for the last 2 years.
But if infected with a couple of different strains may vary.

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Does herx cycle regularly? NO, not for everyone. Mine never have had any pattern whatsoever.

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