Dear Stephen, I’ve been taking cat’s claw, eleuthero and resveratrol. I’ve been waking up frequently during the night and around 4 am wake with pounding heart and anxiety which has nothing to do with my emotions.
Herb Reactions
Inflammation from eleuthero
Dear Stephen, After starting eleuthero, almost immediately (within hours), it lifted my depression but after a few days, I started with all over hurting (joints, muscles, stiff neck, etc.). Is it possible that it over stimulated my immune system?
Alternatives for artemisinin – exacerbating my tinnitus
Dear Stephen, I have suffered all my life from tinnitus and after I took artemisin, it got much worse. Do you know if artemisin can worsen tinnitus? If it does, what alternative do I have?
Antibiotics and hearing loss
Dear Stephen, I have some mild hearing loss from lyme antibiotics and would like to start your protocol, but first want to know if any of the herbs could damage my hearing further.
Reacting to turmeric
Dear Stephen, I discovered that I become quite sick if I take turmeric. The response is not immediate, but more like 12-48 hours after taking the turmeric. I become very weak and sick and feel toxic all over.
Buhner’s favorite toxin binders and herx herbs
Dear Stephen, What is your favorite toxin binder or herx herb?
Increased babesia sweats – herx?
Dear Stephen, I’ve been taking cryptolepis for babesia the past two weeks and I’m now having stronger sweats about twice a day. Is this a good thing?
Feeling intoxicated from lyme herbs
Dear Stephen, A few days into your herbal protocol for lyme I started feeling drunk and blurry within an hour of taking a a capsule. Any advice?
Lyme herbs and hypoglycemia
Dear Stephen, Do any of these herbs in your core protocol cause issues for those of us who suffer from hypoglycemia?
Wheat germ causing a herx?
Dear Stephen, I have lyme and babesia. Is it possible that wheat germ could make me herx? I made some whole wheat and wheat germ pancakes this morning, and later I started herxing.