For those on Cat's Claw, Resveratrol, and Andrographis ? about Herx?

For those that have taken Cat's Claw, Resveratrol and Andrographis,  I just started 1 3x/day of each (Buhner's Protocol) and in my 5th day I had what could have been a herx.  Temp 99 I usually run 97.8 or so, headache, just achy all over with migrating joint pain.  Kinda like how I herxed from low dose of Doxy only not as severe.  Any thoughts?

Thanks, KO

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2001 symptoms started:

Tingling in fingers and toes both sides, not tested at that time for LD

2007 Summer tested pos. WB, diagnosed with LD, tested neg for co-infections thru Igenex

Abx - Doxy 100mg 2x/day for 3 weeks (before diagnosis)

Amoxicillin 1gm 2x/day for 1 month

Amoxicillin 1gm 3x/day with Probenecid 500mg 2x/day  5 months 

Currently on Dr. Zhang's protocol stopped Zhang's after 6 months symptoms returned.  Started Buhner's protocol May 2009

Yes, I too saw an increase in joint pain when on these 3 herbs. I added nettles to the mix per Buhner's instructions for joint pain in his book, and that took the pain away again. And then the other shoe fell...my gut shut itself down from esophagus down...and I haven't been able to eat since. A few LLMD/LLND's and I think this is a result of Lyme/Bartonella herx gone amok, and my body has not been able to recover due to how long I've been sooooo sick (chronic malabsorption = malnutriton; not enough raw materials to make repairs = inability to recover from herxes or flares sufficiently = continual down-hill slide).

So be careful and make sure you are doing detox. Take care,

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-Razzle

Chronic Lyme Disease, Gluten & Sulfite Sensitivity, Many Food/Inhalant/Medication/Chemical Allergies & Intolerances, Asthma, Gut issues (dysmotility, non-specific inflammation), UCTD ("Secondary Lupus-Like Syndrome"), Osteoporosis, Pancytopenia, chronic malabsorption/malnutrition, etc.; G-Tube; Currently TPN-dependent.

Meds:  Zofran, Pulmicort, Heparin (to flush PICC line), Claritin, Colloidal Silver (used topically), IV Milk Thistle, probiotics.

Jensdays247,

We're still working on stabilizing my nutrition without making my liver too unhappy. The next step would be to figure out how to treat me without making things too much worse. I hope I can recover from this...

Thanks,

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-Razzle

Chronic Lyme Disease, Gluten & Sulfite Sensitivity, Many Food/Inhalant/Medication/Chemical Allergies & Intolerances, Asthma, Gut issues (dysmotility, non-specific inflammation), UCTD ("Secondary Lupus-Like Syndrome"), Osteoporosis, Pancytopenia, chronic malabsorption/malnutrition, etc.; G-Tube; Currently TPN-dependent.

Meds:  Zofran, Pulmicort, Heparin (to flush PICC line), Claritin, Colloidal Silver (used topically), IV Milk Thistle, probiotics.

BUMP!

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2001 symptoms started:

Tingling in fingers and toes both sides, not tested at that time for LD

2007 Summer tested pos. WB, diagnosed with LD, tested neg for co-infections thru Igenex

Abx - Doxy 100mg 2x/day for 3 weeks (before diagnosis)

Amoxicillin 1gm 2x/day for 1 month

Amoxicillin 1gm 3x/day with Probenecid 500mg 2x/day  5 months 

Currently on Dr. Zhang's protocol stopped Zhang's after 6 months symptoms returned.  Started Buhner's protocol May 2009