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Posted 9/29/2014 8:24 PM (GMT 0)
Infected for two years plus, I have been on antibiotics for 14 months. Recently I felt 70-90% normal.

So about two weeks ago one evening, I bought fresh Ginger in hopes that a fresh Ginger tea would help me with general health.

I sliced about a cubed inch of ginger, peeled it, sliced it into 1/8 inch slices and threw it into mildly hot water for about 20 minutes or so. The tea itself was very delicious and smelled good.

about two hours later I went to bed and noticed dark spots in my vision with my eyes open or closed. As I moved my eyes, the dark spots that were maybe a quarter of my field of vision moved with my eyesight. Not wanting to freak out, I fell asleep hoping that by morning I would feel better.

The next morning I got up and the room was spinning. I felt nauseous and very weak. By the end of the day I was a bit better but the symptoms persisted.

It has been two weeks now and I continue to have dizziness, headaches (head pressure), my blurry vision came back, neck pains, back pains, kidney pains, lower abdomen pain, etc, etc. These are many of the symptoms that I had when I first was infected two years ago.

Is it possible that after two weeks I am still herxing or is it possible that the ginger weakened my immune system and now I am starting all over again?
Posted 9/29/2014 8:34 PM (GMT 0)
in your title you say Ginseng the herb, but in your post you say ginger? which is it? :)
Posted 9/29/2014 9:25 PM (GMT 0)
If you meant ginger, it does have a blood thinning quality to it, as well as being able to regulate blood sugar levels. Maybe that was part of a reaction?

www.herballegacy.com/Whitney_Medicinal.html

goo.gl/3KnUxx
Posted 9/30/2014 1:07 AM (GMT 0)
I did put Ginseng, didn't I? I meant Ginger. I just can't figure it out. I just can't believe that something so simple as a cup of Ginger can mess me up in so many ways. Nothing else has changed in my diet or routine. The only thing that I can think of is that when it thinned my blood, it may have allowed the pathogens deeper into my CNS and thus the "instant" worsening of symptoms.

I refuse to accept that a whole year of not eating what I like, of taking all sorts of antibiotics and dealing with their side effects has been for nothing. It almost makes you want to just give up.

Thank you for the link Traveler. I read it and it reminded me why I was so excited to begin taking Ginger tea.

Post Edited (Healing98) : 9/29/2014 7:14:20 PM (GMT-6)

Posted 9/30/2014 5:11 AM (GMT 0)
It is possible you took too much ginger and an overdose of the herb will create some of the symptoms you mention.

The antidote is homeopathic Nux V.

I've done this to myself, also (because I love love love the taste of ginger), and the Nux helped enormously.
Posted 9/30/2014 4:35 PM (GMT 0)
Is Nux V the same as Nux vomica? If it is, this is what I found on the internet:" Nux vomica contains strychnine and other chemicals that affect the brain and cause muscle contractions. This can lead to convulsions and death. Strychnine in amounts that are too small to produce symptoms can still be a serious problem. Small amounts of strychnine build up in the body with continued use, especially in people with liver disease. This can cause death in a period of weeks. Strychnine poisoning can be detected with laboratory tests."

How do you take your Nux V?
Posted 9/30/2014 5:17 PM (GMT 0)
I find your experience with the ginger quite interesting since I was drinking 3 cups of ginger tea a day for 2 months, then reduced to 2 cups a day and now I'm on only one cup of fresh ginger tea a day - all for digestive issues & improving digestion. I've been doing this since May of this year. I always use a very full tablespoon of grated ginger to a cup of water.

So interesting how the same item can react sooo differently in people!

I can't comment on the Nux V, as I've never had an occasion to use it, fortunately. Although I do know that in Homeopathy, they use very, very small amounts of things -diluted many times over - as a way of forcing the body to react in a specific way. It doesn't surprise me at all that strychnine is used, but it would be taken in such a way that the person would get such a tiny little dose that -unless they were using it all the time or were hyper sensitive to it - it would be highly unlikely that it would harm them. But, I really know very little about this form of medicine.
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