Are you taking your doxy with food? Be sure that you do that--doxy is very harsh on the stomach. Believe me, I know from first hand experience.
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Herxes can be so, so hard. These 3 things gave me some relief: a long, warm bath (nothing added to the water), drinking large amounts of almost warm water (it goes down easier), and high doses of Advil/Ibuprofen. I would sometimes lay in the bath for 2 hours or 3 hours on really bad days.
Hope this helps you some.
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Thanks, I did try to take it on an empty stomach, OMG I ended up on the bathroom floor in a cold
sweat. Now I am eating two hours prior to taking it. I am really nervous all the time though. I also
have alot of this air hunger today. How long will this herxing last ?
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My family takes doxy with a full meal. Yes, the material says you can take it on an empty stomach. My family gets really sick if they don't eat a full meal. Abx should also be taken with fat. I give my daughter turkey roll-ups along with a meal. You may want to try it with a meal, wait 2 hours, then take your probiotics.
We set the cell phone alarms. That way daughter can stay in bed, and not forget to take her next rounds of meds.
Good luck! I know that herxing can be so hard. You may also want to talk to your doctor about Alka Seltzer Gold or Benadryl. Drinking lemon water through a straw is also very helpful.
Hang in there, it gets better with time.
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Those are the exact same symptoms I had at first, when herxing. They'll come & go as the bacteria dies off, but they will most likely reduce in intensity. Really, it won't always be this bad.
I haven't had a bad herx in weeks. You will make it! Take the epsom salt soak bath. It will help very very much.
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