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Posted by Talktel (Member # 7980) on :
 
Hi all,

I'm starting artemisia today for babs, two capsules 3x daily. in addition to malarone.

I've never been on it. LLMD told me to take a break from crypto that I may have plateued on crypto.

Is artemisia hard on the stomach?

What side affects should I look out for? And if yes, how do I deal with that?

Did you find it helpful for babs? I need feedback on this.

Lymehead
 
Posted by Larae30 (Member # 35220) on :
 
I never have had any stomach issues from it.
 
Posted by ralphi (Member # 33834) on :
 
No problems here from artemisia. Malarone was a different matter, however...
 
Posted by Talktel (Member # 7980) on :
 
thank you guys!

have you had a Lyme or babs herx with artmesia?

I kinda feel 'herxy', but its just the first day. And it feels more like my lyme sx flaring.

Is this typical?

Lymehead
 
Posted by ktkdommer (Member # 29020) on :
 
Yes, definitely herx with artemesia. I would start slowly and ramp up.
Your dose seems huge. What brand are you taking?
We take Zhang's and it is just 1 capsule 3 times a day.
 
Posted by Elaine G (Member # 20735) on :
 
If you get ear pain from the Art-2, drop your dose.
 
Posted by Talktel (Member # 7980) on :
 
I forgot to ask if art can be taken at the same time as abx meds?

I know I should have asked my LLMD, but its too late to ask now.

Can someone help me out with this?
 
Posted by Talktel (Member # 7980) on :
 
Oh, I'm taking the Zhang protocol art.

I'm taking this dose for one month, and next month down to 1 capsule 3x daily. That's what the nurse told me today.

BTW, Manybites, I don't get what you mean about starting with a 0 capsule and after empty 0 capsule.

Can you please explain? I feel real foggy now, so please try to make it understandable.

I appreciate everything
 
Posted by tickbitt (Member # 33753) on :
 
Artemisia can be taken with all the usual TBI abx.

I'm taking it (6 capsules/day) with mepron, minocycline, biaxin, cipro, and diflucan. I won't say there aren't any problems - the insomnia is pretty bad - but they're not from meds<->artemisia interactions.
 
Posted by Talktel (Member # 7980) on :
 
you are so helpful!

Thank you manybites. I did feel some ringing in my ears tonight after I took it.

And I'm glad that I can take it together with other meds, as spacing that apart has become impossible already.

I'm on bicillin LA IM, doxy, malarone, nyastatin, and more. I might be adding in Septra if my stomach holds up.

So many supplements and meds that need to be spaced apart, that I couldn't handle that anymore.
 
Posted by Larae30 (Member # 35220) on :
 
I do Dr. Zhang's and do 3/day. Should I try for more? I pulse it every month. I am also wondering if I should try to art-2?
 
Posted by tickbitt (Member # 33753) on :
 
I'm taking six of these per day. 500 mg tablets.
 
Posted by Kristen J. (Member # 24566) on :
 
Making Liposomal Artemisinin in the blender with Lipo health from biopure. Plus grapefruit juice for absorption.

No stomach problems....
 
Posted by Talktel (Member # 7980) on :
 
Im still unsure if I can take art together with my monodox abx, (its a doxy), because I've been told not to take vitamins two hours before or after.

As for my gut, I was quite nauseaus yesteday, and my gut rumbling, which I think is more from art than the monodox abx.

I'd been taking monodox for two weeks before I started this artemsia capsules.
 


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