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Ellen101
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Great article on herxing
http://www.icontact-archive.com/LiDWoAB0DEPx1Nu2tKRNRsBRymipzuXy?w=3#FeatureArticle
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There is some truth in that. I think you're still going to herx though if you are treating Lyme.

I agree that really strong and prolonged herxing can be dangerous.

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Herxing means you should get a bad fever or something like that when you take antibiotics for certain types of bacteria.

I've heard the word herx thrown around meaning any symptoms which flare up, when I don't think that is an accurate use of the term.

Anyone notice that or have any thoughts on that?
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That is not true. Look it up. Feel free to check any source you desire.

http://www.lemonandlyme.com/Articles/Expect/Herx.php

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I thought the first part of the article was good... When it got to the bullet points it seemed like a shameless plug for this one approach to medicine. But it never really said what biologic medicine is?

I am weary of of any medical practice that says they have all the answers...
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I just posted it for the information on herxing. I think "biologic" basically refers to alternative holistic medicine.

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Biologic means that the medication is made from a source that is biological... like willow bark extract as opposed to acetylsalicylic acid that's created in a lab (both of which are aspirin).
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So...aren't the older antibiotics biologic? And the newer partially synthetic (with fewer side effects) not? erythromycin vs azythromycin? Don't people Herx more on the oldest abx?
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I think the emphasis is on "natural" source.

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I think the first article is mainly an advertisement for the Hansa Center.

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Antiobiotics gave me my life back. I tried the herbal approach first, and got nowhere, but herxed a lot.
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applewine,

Agree - the word is overused in Lyme community.
Every little reaction isn't a herx.

I'm lucky myself to have really narrowed in on what's a flaring of sympotoms (or agitation) & what's a herx.

It's important to learn the difference so you can avoid doing things that agitate it & avoid thinking you're making progress if you weren't.

Many herbs stir up the infections and just because there's a response doesn't mean you were killing anything.

Certain vitamins cause negative reactions in my body - I'd be crazy to think it was a herx
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