herx

present singular third person herxes · participle present herxing · participle past herxed · past herxed · alternative Herx

1. informalmedicineTo experience a Jarisch-Herxheimer reaction, a negative reaction to antibiotic treatment.

   When using any antimicrobial against any Lyme-like infection, most patients will herx at some stage.

   2020, John Coleman, Rethinking Parkinson’s Disease, page 215

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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 therapy, and "herxing" for weeks at a time -- often in a cyclic fashion.

   2017 October 1, Edward McSweegan, “Lyme Disease: Questionable Diagnosis and Treatment”, in ActionLyme.org, archived from the original on 03 Apr 2023

   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.

   2021 March 4, Fredsmith, “herxing like crazy on Fenben”, in HealingWell

plural herxes · alternative Herx

1. informalmedicineA Jarisch-Herxheimer reaction.

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plural Herxes

1. alternativeAlternative form of herx (“Jarisch–Herxheimer reaction”).