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Posted 8/7/2019 11:27 AM (GMT 0)
The last two week I have had a rash on my arms and behind my knee cap. The rash consists of raised dots and they ich.
Posted 8/7/2019 1:36 PM (GMT 0)
I really don't know what it could be, but I hope you can figure it out. It could be an allergy.

I'm still dealing with weird rashes of my own. Some are small bumps that itch, some have circular patterns, and some look like scratch marks. The strangest ones are the ones that start out as just itchy spots, and then turn into bruises.
Posted 8/7/2019 2:02 PM (GMT 0)
I’ve had several different rashes throughout treatment.

Hard to know if they’re from infection or a reaction to the abx.
Posted 8/7/2019 5:41 PM (GMT 0)
I was thinking the same thing. I also wanted to know is ashwaganda an immunostimulant? I have been taking / that for the past two weeks as well and I have had an increase in anxiety and impulsive/ OCD thoughts. I can't tell if its a herx/flair/ or Maybe I should get evaluated for maybe PANS. I do however fit the bill for it. The problem is finding a DR. who will test for it.
Posted 8/7/2019 9:39 PM (GMT 0)
woodduck have you had symptoms since childhood?

Have you been tested for Strep?

(You mentioned Pans)
Posted 8/7/2019 10:27 PM (GMT 0)
Does your rash resemble the one mentioned in this thread by any chance?

https://www.healingwell.com/community/default.aspx?f=30&m=1544320

To answer your question : I believe Ashwagandha (Withania somnifera) is an immune system modulator or adaptogen similar to roseroot (rhodiola rosea) or Siberian Ginseng (Eleutherococcus senticosus).

Post Edited (insomniaaa) : 8/7/2019 4:43:49 PM (GMT-6)

Posted 8/8/2019 1:24 AM (GMT 0)
Yes, that is exactly what they look like
Posted 8/8/2019 1:54 AM (GMT 0)
I have little raised red bumps on my chest. They happened months well into treating so I’m guessing they are Lyme related. Hopefully the Lyme getting the heck out of us!
Posted 8/8/2019 3:29 AM (GMT 0)
I hope so too! So many conditions create similar problems it can be overwhelming sometimes. It's like a game of whack a mole. I am fortunate to be having some great days, but it's torturous because you think you are turning a corner getting life back and BAM! Hit with the wicked reminder of a Herx/Flair that you still have a ways to go! Does Andrographis cross the BBB?
Posted 8/8/2019 3:30 AM (GMT 0)
Do they move around, or are they always in the same place? Have they come and gone randomly, or did the rash appear and remain for two weeks?
Posted 8/8/2019 3:38 AM (GMT 0)
the rash behind my knees went away. the rash on my left arm is going away, but I just got another one in the same area on the right arm.
Posted 8/8/2019 1:57 PM (GMT 0)
Do you get just one or two itchy bumps or is it more like a rash, larger raised hives or welts?

I have had single bumps like that picture that sting and itch and then disappear only to pop up somewhere else. An allergist told me they were hives, but they didn’t look like any pictures of hives I saw on the internet.

I had this a lot when symptoms first started 10 years ago. They occurred less frequently as time went on. This was all years before I knew I had Lyme. I have them very rarely now.

Other possibilities: allergic reaction to something (including herbs - andrographis or lomatium), MCAS, celiac.

I know someone who found out he had celiac after getting recurring rashes on the backs of his knees.
Posted 8/8/2019 2:09 PM (GMT 0)
You asked if andrographis crosses BBB. Looks like it does from this but I cannot tell if the effects they noted would be a good thing or a bad thing.

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/m/pubmed/23930775/
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