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Posted 6/8/2017 5:39 PM (GMT 0)
After starting this and starting sencha green tea I'm herxing..I think. My left side is completely numb. Even my left eye. I went to the ER to get checked and they said I'm fine. Also, usually when I'm on rifabutin my joint pain is much more manageable. This was how it was for 6 cycles on rifabutin. But now that I'm on the reseratrol (jap knotweed) my joint pain is worse on the rifabutin. Very weird.
Posted 6/8/2017 6:16 PM (GMT 0)
So you're on full spectrum knotweed? Knotweed is much more than resveratrol and will absolutely cause a herx in some people. I had some issues herxing too hard with knotweed and had to bring it way down
Posted 6/8/2017 7:49 PM (GMT 0)
Agree w/ Psilocraptor -

Reservatrol has components of Japanese Knotweed - they are not the same. You ight want to try a more refined version of Jap knotweed and lower dose until you do.

Also, Japanese Knotweed does have antimicrobial properties so you could be responding to something it is hitting, as well.

Generally, JK is anti-inflammatory so there could be some contraindication or "unsymbiotic" business going on with what you're taking. Hopefully someone else will come along with a better explanation.

-p
Posted 6/8/2017 8:38 PM (GMT 0)
I wouldn't recommend refining it. Those properties are important. Just lower the dose. I basically microdosed and slowly worked up over a few months to the lowest recommended dose where i'm at now and am doing much better. The antiinflammatory properties are there, but they're not substantial enough sometimes to counteract a strong herx.
Posted 6/8/2017 8:42 PM (GMT 0)
What I'm talking about is taking the JK, not a reservatrol product.

-p
Posted 6/8/2017 8:49 PM (GMT 0)
It's more like Japanese Knotweed contains resveratrol .
There are other sources of resveratrol as well.

Agreed - you should be taking the whole herb - JK - not just the isolated constituent - resveratrol.
Posted 6/9/2017 12:39 AM (GMT 0)
I had reaction on resveratrol capsules in the beginning(increase in neuro symptoms).

So I switched to the JK tincture(Woodland Essence), and started slow and have been able to build up to 25 drops in Am and 5 drops in PM with no issues.

When I have an reaction/bad herx from a new herb , I back off for a day and then try again at 1 to 2 drops.

I found that I'm better off slowly adjusting to the ones that give me trouble.

Out of the 14 tinctures I take, I have only had 3 that I had to do that with.

I have herxed but I consider these particular reactions to be a bit different, not allergic but more sensitive to the herb.

Listen to your body and its reactions and that may help you will figure out what and how much to take over time.
Sometimes just a different brand can be helpful.

Take care, Jo
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