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Posted 6/26/2014 6:22 PM (GMT 0)
So if had this insane burning in my mouth, throat, ears and nose for two weeks now and literally going out of my skin because of it. I've come to conclude it's from the AL complex. Anybody have a similar issue?
Posted 6/26/2014 8:17 PM (GMT 0)
Hi Louise, I, too, am on A-L - 18 drops and I haven't experienced that....yet. Sounds really uncomfortable. I did for a very, very brief period have burning in my eye(s), that feeling you get when you accidentally touch/rub your eye after having handled a hot pepper ( best way I can describe that burning feeling.). Maybe decrease the drops a bit to see if you notice some change? And then slowly go up again? I was at 23 drops then I crashed and dropped down to 18 drops and my LLND said that was a good idea, but that I have to get up to 25 drops ( yeah, easy for her to say....)
Posted 6/26/2014 8:35 PM (GMT 0)
Thanks, I got up to 11 drops and crashed, big time. Massive burning everywhere in my mouth and throat and I can't figure out the cause. Either a mega herx, yeast or the complex itself..ugh so frustrating.
Posted 6/27/2014 3:31 PM (GMT 0)
Louise, I just read your other post - so sorry to hear you are having such a hard time with your throat. You know, I think my throat pain which comes and goes started shortly after having started the AL - still get it everyday at random times of the day and night - it is the weirdest thing, but it only lasts like 5 -7 seconds at a time. Unlike your pain - do you recall it starting AFTER you started the AL? I am wondering if you just might be allergic to one or more of the ingredients IN the AL that is causing this....try to think back if it started AFTER you began taking the AL. I know that allergic reactions can create severe pain in different parts of the body.
Posted 6/27/2014 3:57 PM (GMT 0)
Yes, I had a little bit of throat burn as an original symptom. But it went away. Then it started again when I tried hottunyia, so stopped that and it resolved, then it has all come on since starting AL complex, and hit the fan after taking sweet annie. Then my whole head was burning, nose, ears..etc. so I stopped the sweet annie and I'm just trying ABART. So maybe an allergy? I did notice that AL complex has sweet annie in it. So maybe that is the issue. It all seems to focus on one area in my throat now though, does that sound like an allergy? How long to resolve? It's been two weeks. Had to go to the DR and they couldn't help. It's hardly improved.
Posted 6/27/2014 4:12 PM (GMT 0)
Louise, I could be wrong, but MY gut is saying that it is an allergic reaction. I don't know how long it will take for that to " wear off" - I haven't taken AL (AT ALL ) for 4 days now - unbeknownst to my LLND - because I crashed on Tuesday and believe it or not my throat thing hasn't subsided yet. I really do think all these B.White tinctures are extra strong and everyone reacts differently. I wrote my LLND for advice when I crashed and STILL have not heard back from her, so I am staying off all my stuff until I hear back from her. I think my body needs a LITTLE break and sure enough, I am slowly feeling a bit better than Tuesday. Sometimes we need to listen to our bodies instead of doing everything someone tells us to do.
Posted 6/27/2014 4:49 PM (GMT 0)
Yes, thank you. I'm starting to believe it myself. Especially since I was feeling like I was improving a little before all this happened! Now I hope my body can heal from this extra insult.

I did a consult with my LLND and no other lyme patients have severe burning mouth/throat as a complaint. So I thought that was strange

My nose and mouth were like cotton balls, everything dried out. I spent a day running water through my nose because it was so dry and burning. i did stop both the AL complex and sweet annie for about two weeks now. I tried one drop of the AL complex yesterday and could feel the burn. So I'm backing off all together. I had a very scary episode at night recently too which hadn't happened before, so I'm guessing it may all tie together. You know, don't kill yourself while killing lyme....that is what I seem to be doing!! My body doesn't like any of this stuff.
Posted 6/27/2014 4:56 PM (GMT 0)
Yes!! See, it pays to be your own investigator. I would definitely give your body a little break at least ( it obviously was YELLING at you with those nasty symptoms ). Don't forget too that all these tinctures are in a base of 40% grape alcohol - a lot of people are even allergic to that percentage of alcohol alone, let alone combining it with powerful herbs.
Posted 6/27/2014 5:53 PM (GMT 0)
Yes, yes, yes!! That makes sense. The alcohol could be causing the burning of my mouth and stuff. I do think that is also a part of this. That makes sense!! How do you get the alcohol out of the tincture? I'm still interested in giving ABART a try.
I know someone specifically talked about this in an old post.
Posted 6/27/2014 6:01 PM (GMT 0)
Louise, the more it's diluted the less intensity it will be/have. Instead of adding a bit of water, try diluting it with 1/4 cup water - if you still react badly, bump it up some to 1/2 cup. Try playing around with the dilution until "it feels right or better"
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