Sunflower lecithin/Phosphatidylcholine herx?

Hi all. I’ve been at this long time, and experienced many herxes by many treatments. But every time I take sunflower lecithin, I get MASSIVE herx-like muscle aches, sore lymph in my neck, and other flu-like symptoms within 24-hrs of a pill. On the flip side, I think I feel stronger, and my brain is better with it. I’ve started and stopped it enough times to know it is the lecithin.

Sunflower lecithin has some phosphatidylcholine in it, so that’s my only idea. I have extensive mold exposure and Lyme & Co.

I had a similar response with vitamin butter oil and cod liver oil years ago, but I generally tolerate most oils just fine.

Has anyone else had this experience?

Thank you!

are you taking it concurrently with ABX or herbs?

anti lyme herbs? which ones?

acarined said...
Yes, for me it happens within 30 minutes, there's an increase in tingling, muscle aches and cramps, but no joint pain.

Do you think it’s a die off response? Has it lessened as you’ve continued?

Lapis_29 said...
most likely answer is that the lecithin is allowing the herbs to pass the blood brain barrier and get into your brain and/or nervous system. They then kill lyme in the nervous system and so you get herx reactions.

This is why I somewhat doubt herbs alone can take down neuro lyme because most of them are just water soluble and and in order to get into the brain/nerves the substance must be fat soluble. Are you taking any oregano or garlic EO? those will hit the nerves

Thanks lapis,

I’ve taken oregano and garlic before but never noticed anything with them. I’m taking the herbs apart from the lecithin for the most part, but I still like your theory. Did you read this somewheee specific? I also had this reaction with vitamin butter oil years ago before I was ever on herbs.

I have also been wondering if sunflower lecithin gives me a bad reaction... I have to test it some more to know for sure but the times I have tested I have been more restless, tingeling in arms and legs and pins and needles. According to this link it can give detox reactions and some people need to start low. I had no idea of that 🤔. Maybe that is what is happening:

https://conniestrasheim.org/blog/2017/2/22/the-power-of-phospholipids-in-recovery

Post Edited (MariaS74) : 3/13/2019 11:50:08 PM (GMT-6)