Re: herx/flare ... definitions simplified

[Guest guest]

From: " Briarwood " <briarwood@...>

Hi ,

I may be all wet but I am under the impression a herx comes about

because you have changed your medication and I've never done

that. I have been on the same dose of 2 100 mg Minocin for 16 months

so the summer of flu like feeling and stiffness would be a flare.

Someone will correct me if I'm wrong, but that's what I have understood.

Bev

Hi and Bev,

A Herx is your body's reaction to kill off of bacteria by the antibiotic.

A flare is when your symptoms get worse in response to a stressor,

i.e.; stress, work, environment, diet, etc.

--

Kiana Rossi

bornfree@...

[Guest guest]

,

Physically do they feel the same? I have never had a herx that I know of

but lots of flares. Lisbeth said the white blood count is higher with a

herx so you would have to get a blood test to tell the difference??

According to your description a flare would be hard to pin down, at least in

my case because when I was so ill during the summer, nothing in my life was

much different than usual.

Bev

>

> Hi and Bev,

>

> A Herx is your body's reaction to kill off of bacteria by the antibiotic.

>

> A flare is when your symptoms get worse in response to a stressor,

> i.e.; stress, work, environment, diet, etc.

>

[Guest guest]

Without blood tests, I think the best evidence for a herx is how the

symptoms follow the medication. If you keep a diary you will see the peaks

and valleys according to your meds. A flare may occur without any pattern

related to your medication.

If you use a diary on the computer, you can do a search for words that would

show the pattern. I use the key words fatigue, reflux, pain etc. and if I

do a search you can see how they are directly after my meds.

Donna

Ottawa, Canada

Scleroderma, Jan.95, AP Oct.97

(My Story)http:// www3.sympatico.ca/mousepotatoes

Re: rheumatic herx/flare ... definitions simplified

>From: " Briarwood " <briarwood@...>

>

>,

>Physically do they feel the same? I have never had a herx that I know of

>but lots of flares. Lisbeth said the white blood count is higher with a

>herx so you would have to get a blood test to tell the difference??

>According to your description a flare would be hard to pin down, at least

in

>my case because when I was so ill during the summer, nothing in my life was

>much different than usual.

>

>Bev

>

>

>>

>> Hi and Bev,

>>

>> A Herx is your body's reaction to kill off of bacteria by the antibiotic.

>>

>> A flare is when your symptoms get worse in response to a stressor,

>> i.e.; stress, work, environment, diet, etc.

>>

>

>

>

>---------------------------

[Guest guest]

Hi all,

I got this strange request send directly to me at Briarwood when I answered

this lady. I thought I was answering but Kathleen Starr (who is

she??) sent me this message to not send her any more mail. I don't get it.

Anyone heard of her. I've never sent her mail before that I'm aware of.

Bev

Re: rheumatic herx/flare ... definitions simplified

> At 09:54 AM 1/17/00 -0500, you wrote:

> >From: " Briarwood " <briarwood@...>

> >

> >,

> >Physically do they feel the same? I have never had a herx that I know

of

> >but lots of flares. Lisbeth said the white blood count is higher with a

> >herx so you would have to get a blood test to tell the difference??

> >According to your description a flare would be hard to pin down, at least

in

> >my case because when I was so ill during the summer, nothing in my life

was

> >much different than usual.

> >

> >Bev

> >

> >

> >>

> >> Hi and Bev,

> >>

> >> A Herx is your body's reaction to kill off of bacteria by the

antibiotic.

> >>

> >> A flare is when your symptoms get worse in response to a stressor,

> >> i.e.; stress, work, environment, diet, etc.

> >>

> >

> >

> >

> >---------------------------

[Guest guest]

Briarwood wrote:

>

> From: " Briarwood " <briarwood@...>

>

> Hi all,

> I got this strange request send directly to me at Briarwood when I answered

> this lady. I thought I was answering but Kathleen Starr (who is

> she??) sent me this message to not send her any more mail. I don't get it.

> Anyone heard of her. I've never sent her mail before that I'm aware of.

>

> Bev

>

> Re: rheumatic herx/flare ... definitions simplified

>

> > At 09:54 AM 1/17/00 -0500, you wrote:

> > >From: " Briarwood " <briarwood@...>

> > >

> > >,

> > >Physically do they feel the same? I have never had a herx that I know

> of

> > >but lots of flares. Lisbeth said the white blood count is higher with a

> > >herx so you would have to get a blood test to tell the difference??

> > >According to your description a flare would be hard to pin down, at least

> in

> > >my case because when I was so ill during the summer, nothing in my life

> was

> > >much different than usual.

> > >

> > >Bev

Hi Bev,

I got the same message from Kathleen Starr " Stop sending me email. "

--

Kiana Rossi

bornfree@...

[Guest guest]

Do we dare post her to tell her to unsubscribe. I never sent her anything.

Bev

Re: rheumatic herx/flare ... definitions simplified

> >

> > > At 09:54 AM 1/17/00 -0500, you wrote:

> > > >From: " Briarwood " <briarwood@...>

> > > >

> > > >,

> > > >Physically do they feel the same? I have never had a herx that I

know

> > of

> > > >but lots of flares. Lisbeth said the white blood count is higher

with a

> > > >herx so you would have to get a blood test to tell the difference??

> > > >According to your description a flare would be hard to pin down, at

least

> > in

> > > >my case because when I was so ill during the summer, nothing in my

life

> > was

> > > >much different than usual.

> > > >

> > > >Bev

>

> Hi Bev,

>

> I got the same message from Kathleen Starr " Stop sending me email. "

>

> --

> Kiana Rossi

> bornfree@...

>

[Guest guest]

Briarwood wrote:

>

> Do we dare post her to tell her to unsubscribe. I never sent her anything.

>

> Bev

>

> Re: rheumatic herx/flare ... definitions simplified

> > Hi Bev,

> >

> > I got the same message from Kathleen Starr " Stop sending me email. "

> >

> > --

> > Kiana Rossi

> > bornfree@...

> >

I wrote to her already. I told her she got my email as a result of

being on the Rheumatic email list.

--

Kiana Rossi

bornfree@...

[Guest guest]

I got " unhappy " e-mails from her too - she seems to be confused about what

the onelist.com group is!

-Mike-

Re: rheumatic herx/flare ... definitions simplified

From: " Briarwood " <briarwood@...>

Hi all,

I got this strange request send directly to me at Briarwood when I answered

this lady. I thought I was answering but Kathleen Starr (who is

she??) sent me this message to not send her any more mail. I don't get it.

Anyone heard of her. I've never sent her mail before that I'm aware of.

Bev

Re: rheumatic herx/flare ... definitions simplified

> At 09:54 AM 1/17/00 -0500, you wrote:

> >From: " Briarwood " <briarwood@...>

> >

> >,

> >Physically do they feel the same? I have never had a herx that I know

of

> >but lots of flares. Lisbeth said the white blood count is higher with a

> >herx so you would have to get a blood test to tell the difference??

> >According to your description a flare would be hard to pin down, at least

in

> >my case because when I was so ill during the summer, nothing in my life

was

> >much different than usual.

> >

> >Bev

> >

> >

> >>

> >> Hi and Bev,

> >>

> >> A Herx is your body's reaction to kill off of bacteria by the

antibiotic.

> >>

> >> A flare is when your symptoms get worse in response to a stressor,

> >> i.e.; stress, work, environment, diet, etc.

> >>

> >

> >

> >

> >---------------------------