Jan 10, 2007 | andrographis, eleutherococcus, Herb Reactions, Herbs, japanese knotweed, rash, sensitivity |
Dear Stephen, I wanted to report to you another allergic reaction to andrographis. I had been taking it for a few days at 1 capsule 3x a day, and then yesterday I tried to take 2 capsules with lunch instead of 1, and I had a sudden attack of hives that gradually...
Jan 8, 2007 | emotional, Herb Reactions, other, sensitivity, Symptoms |
Dear Stephen, I had lyme undiagnosed for almost 6 years until a year ago. Before starting your herbal protocol, I did antibiotics for almost a year. I had many effects from the meds, both good and bad. One particularly disturbing effect was an emotionally out of...
Dec 19, 2006 | artemisinin, babesia, Co-Infections, cryptolepis, Herb Reactions, Herbs, other |
Dear Stephen, I have lyme disease and tried artemisinin and had a bad reaction. I took 100mg caps from Allergy Research—200mg the first day divided, the second day 300mgs three times a day and the third day I took 200 together and for vertigo, slurred speech and it...
Dec 4, 2006 | elevated liver enzymes, Herb Reactions, Herbs, liver/kidney/bladder, miscellaneous, Symptoms |
Dear Stephen, I am having a problem with high liver enzymes. I am on the Core Protocol. My doctor has told me to quit the herbs and we will re-check. I have heard a warning about cat’s claw being a problem with liver. I have been ill with lyme for at least 24yrs...
Dec 3, 2006 | blood/lymph issues, Herb Reactions, Herbs, other, red root, Symptoms |
Dear Stephen, Hope this finds you well. In your book you recommend red root as one of the adjunct therapies. Many, if not most, lymies suffer from hypercoagulation, a condition in which the spirochetes coat the blood vessels with fibrin, which effectively acts like a...
Nov 15, 2006 | andrographis, Herb Reactions, Herbs, other |
Dear Stephen, Can andrographis make your blood pressure TOO low? My normal BP is 90 over 60. I haven’t started andro yet but the book mentions that it lowers BP. I think a few of the other herbs also have this effect. Could this be potentially dangerous? Thanks!...
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