Is it a Herxheimer or a Flare?

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A Herxheimer is a reaction to the drug that is killing off the offending

organisms releasing toxins which circulate in the body causing discomfort. .

It may be encountered when you first start the drug, change the dosage or

change the drug.

Flares may be experienced during the course of treatment, but they will

occur farther apart and with less intensity until at last you reach

remission. Geoff's website use to have an illustration of this in the

treatment of a gorilla taken from a published article by Dr. Brown entitled

Antimycoplasma Approach to the Mechanism and the Control of Rheumatoid

Disease. This gorilla was treated about 9 years before reaching remission.

Whether it be a Herxheimer or a flare, the drug may be discontinued until

symptoms subside, and then re-introduced slowly. However, if you are on a

steroid, do not stop taking it as doing so could very well cause an

exacerbation of symptoms.

Ethel