milk thistle

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summer16

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Posted 1/8/2013 8:36 PM (GMT -5)

How much milk thistle is everyone taking and why is it important to start off slow?

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Razzle

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Posted 1/9/2013 5:43 AM (GMT -5)

Milk thistle can trigger detox reactions, thus the need to start slowly.

I don't take it because it contains sulfur (and I have a sulfur intolerance).

gracelynn729

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Posted 1/9/2013 8:06 PM (GMT -5)

Im curious about this as well. The bottle says 30 to 40 drops in small amount of water 3-4 times daily between meals. Does this sound right or?

summer16

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Posted 1/9/2013 9:00 PM (GMT -5)

And I am taking 400 mg. in capsule form.

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samjones

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Posted 1/9/2013 9:06 PM (GMT -5)

I started taking 175 mg 2 x's a day in capsule form, but when I started taking it, I was in the middle of a cytokine storm. Now that most of the storm is over, I still take that much. I can't say that I felt any reactions from it.

Lymer

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Posted 1/10/2013 2:55 AM (GMT -5)

I take 175mg 3 times a day. I started at one every other day for a week, then 2 a day for a few days, and now I take 3 a day each day. Idk if it caused any reaction for me, I was already in the middle of a major herx when I started. So I eased into it just in case.

I've had issues with elevated liver enzymes in the past (so much so that an ID doc insisted I was an alcoholic a few years back...grrrr), but lately I feel like I have more energy. I really think the milk thistle has helped me in that respect. I can't say for sure, but something seems to be helping a little. :)

Razzle, out of curiosity, what kind of reactions can it cause? Just typical herx stuff, or something more specific?

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