Thank you for this. I'll keep zapping for now. GT
>From: Terry Chamberlin
>Reply-To: [email protected]
>To: [email protected]
>Subject: CS>The Herxheimer Effect
>Date: Mon, 9 Jul 2001 16:54:46 -0400 (EDT)
>
>The Herxheimer Effect
>
>Named after German physician Karl Herxheimer, M.D.,
>Herxheimer's Effect, also called the Janish-Herxheimer
>effect (or Herx, for short) basically can be a side
>effect of any antibiotic or antibiotic-like treatment,
>be it Grapefruit Seed Extract (GSE), pharmaceutical,
>herbal, or colloidal silver. When it kills pathogens
>faster than your eliminative organs are able to remove
>them from the system, it manifests itself generally
>with flu-like symptoms. These can include headaches,
>soreness/swelling in joints, swollen glands, bloating,
>constipation, skin rashes, diarrhea and numerous other
>discomforts.
>
>Many people are in good enough physical/systemic
>condition to not have any noticeable indication of
>Herx. Those who are generally well (but not totally
>healthy, and many do not realize this), are surprised
>by and anxious to get rid of the discomfort. Relief
>will generally come within a day or two of stopping
>the medication/therapy and drinking large amounts of
>water to help the system flush the toxins out.
>Hopefully they will resume the treatment at a lesser
>dosage, then slowly increase the dosage.
>
>However, many who have experienced long term chronic
>illnesses look forward to these side effects, as an
>indicator that what they are doing/taking is working,
>and try to maintain a tolerable level of discomfort
>until they effect submission/ remission of their
>condition.
>
>
>
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