Houttuynia Herx

Hello, after treating Candida for 1.5 years, I am realizing I may still have a Bart issue and started treating with Houttuynia ~2 weeks ago (Woodland Essence tincture).

I am finding that each dose comes with what I believe to be a strong herx that causes my symptoms to worsen - twitches, burning skin sensations, chest tightness, irritability/anger, and occasional ice pick/electroshock-feeling headache.

The herx seems to happen about the same each time, but if I wait ~8-12 hours after a dose, it seems to clear up and on a few recent occasions I've felt better than I have in years. So it seems to be doing something for sure.

My questions to those who have done Houttuynia:
- Did your herx go away over time, or did you always react to each dose?
- If it did stop happening, how long did it take to get to that point?
- And if it always caused herx symptoms, how did you know when you were ready to stop treatment?

Thank you.

Do you feel the herxes are manageable? If so, then I would carry on...since the symptoms are flaring, but then resolving and results in improvement.
You shouldn't get herxing forever...the herxes should lessen over time. When that happens, you can bump up your dose and see what happens....

You would stop treating when your symptoms are gone.

I took Houttuynia for several months but I don't think I herxed on it.

I had a bad reaction to houtty...it was providing some improvement but it generated a loop of insomnia and akasthesia so bad i almost didnt make it. I should note that this continued even after stopping hout but i have been sick for near 25 years. Like i said, some improvement but be very observant about if the herxing becomes unmanageable. YMMV

Doors12

My response to houtty was very similar to yours. I love houtty. It helps me. I only take 9 drops and started with 2 or 3. The herxing stops as your body adjusts. If you’re having periods of feeling better in between herxing, either stay at that dose or drop back just a little and keep going. Skip a dose or a day occasionally if you need to. I would continue with it.

Once you level out and stop feeling effects from it, it’s time to increase the dose.

I also felt symptoms hit pretty quickly (within an hour or so) after taking a dose. Houtty is potent but good medicine, IMO.

I had some anxiety herxes when I started but it’s definitely gotten easier and I believe has helped a lot! Hey guys does anyone on here take Houttuynia for management? Is it safe to take maybe 5-10 drops daily for ever to keep things under control?

doors,

I had to look up akathesia. I was shocked. It perfectly describes some of my more severe psych symptoms that occur when I am overly toxic.

From WebMD:
“ The main sign of akathisia is a sense of restlessness and intense need to move. To relieve this feeling, you need to stay in motion. It usually affects your legs, usually while you’re sitting. People with akathisia are likely to:

Rock back and forth
Pace or march in place
Shift their weight from foot to foot
Cross and uncross their legs
Squirm or fidget
Grunt or moan
Other symptoms include feeling irritable, stressed, impatient, or panicked. You may feel like jumping out of your skin.”

I had an episode last week - moviing kn es up and down (marching in place), while flapping my hands or alternately rubbing my head, moaning, and feeling very agitated. It feels like wanting to climb of my body.