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Posted 7/13/2015 1:07 PM (GMT 0)
I just started taking milk thistle to help detox my liver and the past two nights out of nowhere I've had HORRIBLE insomnia. It's reminiscent of the insomnia I had when I first started showing Lyme symptoms. My anxiety had increased and even though I'm exhausted I couldn't go to sleep. I resorted to taking some benedryl and ashwaghanda and maybe got a few hours last night.

Has anyone known milk thistle to cause insomnia? I was sleeping decent prior and could only link my use of milk thistle as something new I've tried the past few days.
Posted 7/13/2015 4:42 PM (GMT 0)
I've never heard of milk thistle causing insomnia.

Perhaps your liver is functioning better to move out the toxins...and with the toxin movement, you're herxing?
That's a stretch, I think....so hoping others will chime in.


You don't have a rash, or any signs of an allergy to the MT?
Posted 7/14/2015 12:34 PM (GMT 0)
No rash. I stopped taking it yesterday and still slept horrible last night. I felt like I was having hot flashes and couldn't cool down. I just read somewhere that milk thistle can have estrogenic properties so now I'm wondering it created some kind of hormonal balance. Hope it corrects itself soon.
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