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herx
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4ADJ.
most
VERB + HERX
see, write
HERX + NOUN
days
PREP.
about
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noun
1
Alternative form of herx (“Jarisch–Herxheimer reaction”).
verb
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To experience a Jarisch-Herxheimer reaction, a negative reaction to antibiotic treatment.
These usually last for several hours, and require little more than aspirin and bed rest. Yet many Lyme newsgroup participants write about a "herx" beginning days or weeks after the start of antibiotic therapy, and "herxing" for weeks at a time -- often in a cyclic fashion.
When using any antimicrobial against any Lyme-like infection, most patients will herx at some stage.
noun
1
A Jarisch-Herxheimer reaction.
For quotations using this term, see Citations:herx.
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These usually last for several hours, and require little more than aspirin and bed rest. Yet many Lyme newsgroup participants write about a "herx" beginning days or weeks after the start of antibiotic
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When using any antimicrobial against any Lyme-like infection, most patients will herx at some stage.
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Has anyone else herxed intensely even on low dose fenben? I started with 150mg and herxed, backed down to 70mg and still herxed along with my 100mg doxy.
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For quotations using this term, see Citations:herx.
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