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Topic: herx or a bug?

beths
Frequent Contributor (1K+ posts)
Member # 18864

posted

Prior to lyme I never got sick-even while treating it these past 2 years, never really got sick.

I was off meds for about 3 months, but symptoms started creeping back..so I restarted end of December.

Last month, I got what I thought was a bad stomach bug-chills, low fever, bad stomach ache, nausea. Felt better the next day.

Last night (30 days later) I got a high temp (101) vomitting, headache, fluish etc. Fever is gone today, just feel wiped out and stomach hurts.

Can you get a temp when herxing? Or did I just get the stomach bug twice (it is going around here.)

Thanks

Posts: 1276 | From maryland | Registered: Jan 2009 | IP: Logged |

Lymetoo
Moderator
Member # 743

posted

YES! You can get fever while herxing. Which med are you taking?

Hope you feel better ASAP!!

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Opinions, not medical advice!

Posts: 96227 | From Texas | Registered: Feb 2001 | IP: Logged |

beths
Frequent Contributor (1K+ posts)
Member # 18864

posted

I was on bactrim/zith for about 9 months,
now I take bactrim/zith/cumanda for 4 days, then malarone/zith/cumanda for 3 days-then repeat over and over...lol.

I never got a fever before-was on this combo for about 3 months when I was becoming symptom free-helped me "turn the corner".

Now, after months of feeling good-I'm feelimg bad again!

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wiserforit2
LymeNet Contributor
Member # 18286

posted

I don't have a clear answer for you, but I just had the same thing happen!

My kids and hubby and I were all sick 6 weeks ago with body aches, weakness, fever and stomach issues/vomiting.

Just last weekend, it started over again for me and my son.

I think it is viral. However, I think it also kicked up a herx for me by requiring more from my tired immune system! I stayed sick longer than everyone else and got the neuro-herx with depression too.

Not fun. Some how I just want it to be a flu so that Lyme doesn't scare me so much. Fact is: flu or Lyme feels equally lousy!

Hang in there -- it mutates and evolves and dissolves eventually,

wiserforit2

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randibear
Honored Contributor (10K+ posts)
Member # 11290

posted

did you have any coughing with crud?

can that be a herx?

it's so hard to tell the difference and when to go to doc or not...

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Posts: 12262 | From texas | Registered: Mar 2007 | IP: Logged |

beths
Frequent Contributor (1K+ posts)
Member # 18864

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I have a wicked cold now, plus cough, so I guess it was the stomach bug, not the lymebug

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