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Does anyone know-do you herx on babs tx? I heard you don't, but I feel awful today-chest pressure, dizzy and tired. Anyone share their herx stories?
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It seems like the only time I really noticed a bad herx is during babs treatment. When I was only teating lyme I did not herx, at least not
real bad. I herxed on the third day for a few days then got better for a week then herxed for
two weeks. Still treating but it's been up and down. I get night sweats, air hunger, chest
pressure, fast heart beats, and bad neuro symptoms (paranoid, anxiety, and irritated).
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savebabe
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I herxed really bad on babs meds. I think it was one of the worst herx reactions I ever had in all my years taking meds.
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Does one ALWAYS herx when treating babs?
Also,how hazardous is the herx. compared to the pathology of the untreated disease? (not that I have ANY reservations about treating!)
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Shoney, I believe you do but for some reason it's not called a herx. Folks getting all technical I think.
I had a significant increase of Babs sx after starting treatment and it kept cycling. In the beginning it was cycling every 12 days or so.
I was first hit around day 4-5 and again at the month mark. (Others told me to expect that and, yup, they were right!)
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I've asked this before on various forums and approx 30% reply that they've got a herx from mepron+zith.
I've used mepron+zith for over a week now, and have only got a small reaction.
But I got this reaction from using minocycline:
* extreme night sweat * total loss of appetite * feeling very dizzy * very strong chills
appetite and dizziness are listed as side effects of mino, but the rest ain't on the list..
Quite strange reaction I thought. Mino is not supposed to be a babs drug, but judging from the symtoms it looks like a babs herx.. don't it?
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AZURE WISH
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I herx from babs treatment
mostly for me this means my constant symptoms get worse and my other symptoms get more frequent and/or worse.
groovy2
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Hi All
Babs herxes are 10 or more times worse than herxes from Lyme --
They last longer and are Way more painful --
Not everybody herxes - but most do --
Just get ready for them and drink lots of tea or water --Jay--
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YES YES YES
I herx almost IMMEDIATELY on Babs meds when I was sick with both Mepron and Artemisia I had effects from meds Herxing within an hour, very dramatic!!!! And HARD herxes!!! BUT once I got better and I went to India for fun and took Lariam for prophylactic malaria I had NO effect from lariam AT ALL, none, like taking a sugar pill!! Nada!!!!
My Babs Herxing: sweats shaking chills heart palps nightmares irritability to the extreme (raged at CAT!!!) JOINT PAIN top of head piercing pain full body flushing on & off heavily in hands and head and feet and headaches and DIZZINESS!!!!!!!!
Many people don't Herx until 4th day on Babs tx- Take care!!! Best wishes, Sarah
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Thank you so much for starting this topic as it is exactly what I need to know at the moment. My son started on atovaquone (mepron) 10 days ago and has been really bad for the last week.
So maybe this is a babs herx - and it reassures me that we are treating him with the right medicine.
However, he did have a very similar herx 6 months ago, about a month after he had started flagyl and a week after he started plaquenil.
Do flagyl and or plaquenil have some activity against babs as well? Flagyl is used to treat giardia which is a protoplasm and plaquenil is an old malaria treatment. Can anyone enlighten me?
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