Possible knotweed reaction
Dear Stephen,
I figured since taking so many knotweed pills and eating a couple roots back in the lyme infection I would be okay eating some again now, I found some on the Oregon coast, ate about an inch long segment or little more twice diameter of a pencil and I started to feel uneasy, head foggy, spacey. That was a week ago, the next day I came down with a fever, my eyeballs started hurting like when I was dealing with the infection, and it is day 5 of the fever and it lingers like influenza, chills, aches, pain in eyes, a sore neck that is taking days to relax from sleeping wrong, and my lymph in my neck on left side is hurting.
I figured since taking so many knotweed pills and eating a couple roots back in the lyme infection I would be okay eating some again now, I found some on the Oregon coast, ate about an inch long segment or little more twice diameter of a pencil and I started to feel uneasy, head foggy, spacey. That was a week ago, the next day I came down with a fever, my eyeballs started hurting like when I was dealing with the infection, and it is day 5 of the fever and it lingers like influenza, chills, aches, pain in eyes, a sore neck that is taking days to relax from sleeping wrong, and my lymph in my neck on left side is hurting.
I have been stressed, a newborn on the way, traveling with 3 women, 4 goats and 2 kids looking for a winter place to camp near a small community. I was feeling strong and healthy, the stress was affecting me, the knotweed did something though, especially I think starting the eye pain. It makes some sense since you say the plant enters the nervous system. Any thoughts you have on this issue are appreciated.
Stephen’s response:
I have never heard of this kind of reaction. I have eaten the herb and never had a problem.
I have never heard of this kind of reaction. I have eaten the herb and never had a problem.
Stephen
posted on December 4, 2008 in andrographis, Herb Reactions, Herbs, HERXHEIMER REACTION
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