I have been taking 300 mgs for two days and now I have wiered vertigo and strange wierdness..anyone get this..is it a herx... eric
Posted by 2mag (Member # 10153) on :
hi polar
artemisia annu gets me real sick -- dizzy - gi stuff and wierded out
but it works 2 mag
Posted by DolphinLady (Member # 6275) on :
Art made me herx like you describe. If its too much try ramping up slowly.
Posted by polar blast (Member # 9142) on :
dolphin did the dizzyness feel like vertigo..and only when looking up or down...did it eventually go away...as I have heard problems in the lab in the brain stem in mice...did you diizyness eventually improve and symptoms abate? eric
Posted by canefan17 (Member # 22149) on :
bump
Posted by pj1954 (Member # 11722) on :
I think its a side effect from the art.
Ive been on it for a month now and have that same feeling kinda like an eye buzz thing you got from going to a jethro tull concert in the 70's Posted by canefan17 (Member # 22149) on :
pj,
What dosage/pulsing do you do?
I just bought the 400mg capsules and am not quite sure how much to take/day.
I know to pulse the art... but in what amounts I dunno.
Posted by karenl (Member # 17753) on :
You need to start slowly, 1/4 of a capsule and add slowly when you can tolerate it. I would now take a day off and then start on a lower dose.
Posted by canefan17 (Member # 22149) on :
so just add it to water? 1/4 capsule?
maybe take it 3 times/day? for 3 days... then take 1 week off or 11 days off?
Posted by pj1954 (Member # 11722) on :
Im doing 500mg 2x per day.
I just finished clindy and quinine
and rotated that with biaxin and plaquinil both for 10 days on each.
remember to do art for no more than 21 days then take a break. they say if you do it for more it renders it less effective.
Posted by JOLA (Member # 23498) on :
pj:
You really dated yourself but feeling as lousy as I do right now you just gave me a good laugh. THNX
Posted by bonafidejason (Member # 24472) on :
Art is from sweet wormwood right? does anyone get the same reaction taking the unrefined herb/tea/capsules?
Posted by canefan17 (Member # 22149) on :
pj,
I've even heard to supplement with art around the babs cycle.
Usually ends up being 3 days per week or 3 days per 2 weeks.
I can't find my babs cycle (and im 2 weeks into babs treatment) lol
Posted by pj1954 (Member # 11722) on :
canefan mark your next herx on the calendar then next time you feel like $hit again mark that down if your like me it will be every 4 weeks like clockwork
jola what can I say im an old _art lol
most llmd's dont prescribe artemesinin because its not an fda approved drug , you can find lots of info in steven herrod buhners book healing lyme its got quite a bit of info in it on herbs etc.
for the most part I follow dr b's guidlines but babesia is a whole new ball game and from everything I have read art is a good thing to add .
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