Revisiting Herbs ?

Herbs can have different effects at different points in treatment.

If I understand right, you started with powdered form. Then switched to tinctures many months ago. Recently switched back to powder and after switching from tinctures back to powder, you’re twitching got better but psych symptoms got worse. Is this right?

You also mentioned a diet change that started 2 weeks ago.

The diet change could potentially be causing the increase in psych symptoms, but I don’t understand the science on that. Someone else could help with explaining how/why. I’m not sure how the dosages between tinctures and powder correlate, so could be a difference in the dosage between the two causing symptom changes. Different sources of the herbs, too, I assume. All that can factor in.

I am by no means an expert, (only been at this 6 months). Could the psych issues be a herx from the switching back to the powder? Is the powder stronger than the tintures? I have heard that the tinture dosing can be uneven, because it is distilled through alcohol.

I absolutely think herbs can have an effect later, even if they didn't the first time around. Our bodies are fighting off so much, and trying to re-balance itself - it can only do so much at any given time.

I also think a lot of my psych issues flare when my gut is messed up.

As an aside, I don't eat any fruit. This might be extreme but I am afraid of the sugar in it and I have recurring candida. You probably know to stay away from high sugar fruits like bananas, mango and tropical fruit.