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Posted 10/5/2017 3:18 PM (GMT 0)
I'm taking 10 drops sida acuta, 3 times a day. (Also 20 drops houttynia 2 times a day.) For Bartonella.

I'm having a mild flu like feeling and feeling very cold because of the sida acuta.
Before I took 20 drops of sida acuta and had the same thing, flu and feeling cold, after some weeks. I dropped to 10 and it went away. Now it's back.

The problem is I can't keep dropping..
I'm guessing this has something to do with my thyroid?
Are there things I can take to counteract this side-effect or replacement herbs?

Post Edited (Vimzor) : 10/5/2017 9:35:20 AM (GMT-6)

Posted 10/5/2017 3:50 PM (GMT 0)
"I'm guessing this has something to do with my thyroid?"

Pretty hard to guess thyroid symptoms unless one has been increasingly hypo for years and has guessed from past symptoms what hypo feels like before needed/repeated thyroid med increase.

You would have more than just being cold. And this is hard to tell for lymies-almost every lyme symptom is also a low thyroid symptom.

Low thyroid also increases anxiety, its not just hyperthyroid that does that.

Thats why testing is best. free t3 and free t4 levels.
Posted 10/5/2017 9:03 PM (GMT 0)
Actually in Buhners 2nd edition "Healing Lyme' p.219, he says that for some people, Sida can increase fatigue and symptoms.

If that occurs, reduce the dose. He says that usually ends the problem.

His doses are just recommended doses. We are all different.

Some get results with lower doses and others can take higher doses with no problem. That really pertains to all the herbal tinctures.

You could reduce the dose of Sida until its tolerable and see how that goes. Then after a while try to take just a few drops more and see how that goes.

Take care, Jo
Posted 10/5/2017 9:40 PM (GMT 0)
Anyone know if Sida or any of the following dries out your face skin?

I cant figure out if its a Bart flare or a side effect of Woodland Essence's CSA (Contains: Cryptolepis, Sida and Alchornea ), MYCO (Contains: Isatis formula, Cordyceps, Houttuynia, Baikal Skullcap) or the Fucoidan I am taking. I suspect it is the latter. I am taking a Fucoidan break so I might be able to tell if this is it.

I have taken Istatis and Houttuynia before and didnt have any side effect other than it kicking my butt and making me fatigued the first couple of times.

I imagine it could also be the high level of Mg I am taking but it should have occurred sooner if it were.
Posted 10/5/2017 9:58 PM (GMT 0)

goshawk said...
Actually in Buhners 2nd edition "Healing Lyme' p.219, he says that for some people, Sida can increase fatigue and symptoms.

If that occurs, reduce the dose. He says that usually ends the problem.

...

You could reduce the dose of Sida until its tolerable and see how that goes. Then after a while try to take just a few drops more and see how that goes.

Take care, Jo

I already reduced the dose from 20 to 10, if I keep reducing I'll eventually get to 0.. The thing is, this doesn't feel like a herx or symptoms I had before. Both times (20 drops and back to 10 drops), it happened weeks after reaching my new dose. Taking 20 drops was starting to reduce some of my symptoms, I've regressed a bit with only 10 drops.


astroman said...
Low thyroid also increases anxiety, its not just hyperthyroid that does that.

Thats why testing is best. free t3 and free t4 levels.

They were bad in one test and good again in the next test. It's just a guess, doesn't feel like a normal herx.

Post Edited (Vimzor) : 10/5/2017 4:01:14 PM (GMT-6)

Posted 1/30/2021 5:52 PM (GMT 0)
Vimzor, did you found out what caused the increase fatigue and coldness with Sida Acuta ? I just had the same today it was horrendous !!! Didn't felt like a herx, after that I reacted to many things so maybe MCAS...?
Posted 1/30/2021 6:24 PM (GMT 0)
I think it was a herx after all but I don't remember much, it's been a long time ago.
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