Posted: Wed Mar 18, 2009 12:47 am
I would think it most unlikely that B12, which I've tried in high, moderate and low dose could be the cause of his tiredness. It sounds like a relapse which won't go away. I had a relapse after being on antibiotics for 2.75 years that lasted about 6 months even with a dose of steroids. I then had another dose of steroids at 6 months and started curcumin in high dose and the relapse finally died down. Have you tried inosine? I'm currently having a minor flare and am taking 6g of inosine a day but also curcumin and scutellaria.
I also have had bad reactions to herbs but not curcumin. The herbs which should be used in only very very modest quantities/not at all are the vasoconstrictive herbs which would include horsechestnut, butcher's broom and hesperidin. I've just completed about 3 weeks testing horsechestnut and butcher's broom in low and moderate dose and I'm afraid that over the last few days an old lesion has flared. I strongly suspect that this is due to these herbs' vasoconstrictive abilities. If we all have venous stenoses downstream (or is it upstream?!) of our lesions then vasoconstriction is probably a bad idea. I for one am off the horsechestnut and butcher's broom for a while now.
The other herbs which I've also had varying experiences with are the vasodilatory herbs ginkgo, salvia, quercetin and broccoli sprouts.
If we do have stenoses/narrowings in our veins which causes venous reflux and the development of lesions one might imagine that these herbs would be great but in my experince last year with these was that they aren't as good as they feel. When I took lots of salvia last year the burning in my leg vanished and my legs FELT great but when I tried walking it wasn't nearly as easy as I had imagined.
I have taken curcumin in extremely high dosages without any ill effect except on the bank balance. However I have been diagnosed by my Chinese herbal practitioner as having "blood stasis" MS which is entirely compatible with the Zamboni work on chronic venous insufficiency. Do you see a good herbal practitioner?
I also have had bad reactions to herbs but not curcumin. The herbs which should be used in only very very modest quantities/not at all are the vasoconstrictive herbs which would include horsechestnut, butcher's broom and hesperidin. I've just completed about 3 weeks testing horsechestnut and butcher's broom in low and moderate dose and I'm afraid that over the last few days an old lesion has flared. I strongly suspect that this is due to these herbs' vasoconstrictive abilities. If we all have venous stenoses downstream (or is it upstream?!) of our lesions then vasoconstriction is probably a bad idea. I for one am off the horsechestnut and butcher's broom for a while now.
The other herbs which I've also had varying experiences with are the vasodilatory herbs ginkgo, salvia, quercetin and broccoli sprouts.
If we do have stenoses/narrowings in our veins which causes venous reflux and the development of lesions one might imagine that these herbs would be great but in my experince last year with these was that they aren't as good as they feel. When I took lots of salvia last year the burning in my leg vanished and my legs FELT great but when I tried walking it wasn't nearly as easy as I had imagined.
I have taken curcumin in extremely high dosages without any ill effect except on the bank balance. However I have been diagnosed by my Chinese herbal practitioner as having "blood stasis" MS which is entirely compatible with the Zamboni work on chronic venous insufficiency. Do you see a good herbal practitioner?