Japanese Knotweed Herx?

I started taking Japanese Knotweed last Thursday along with my antibiotics and Cryptolepis.

Thursday I took one capsule in the morning and one at night (100mg Polygonum cuspidatum root extract (20% Reveratrol))

Friday - I didn't really feel much different so once again I took one in the morning and one at night. (bottle says take 1 to 2 caps daily).

Saturday - I felt extremely weak and tired all day even while detoxing with vit C, charcoal and alka seltzer gold. I decided to lay off the caps for a couple days.

Sunday - Felt ok but still very weak in my legs. Took a capsule at night before bed.

Today I woke up and felt horrible. Light headed, brain fog, and my legs are so weak I was barely able to walk. Now this afternoon I am starting to feel really cold and am getting chills and feel dizzy.

I am not sure if I just got a bug or if this is a typical herx from Reveratrol. It seems like all my symptoms that I thought I were finally going away are all coming back in the worst way.

It just stinks because before I started Cryptolepis and Reveratrol I was starting to feel somewhat better. I was able to stay out later and go to the grocery store. Now I am back to my old tired and weak self which is terrible for a young 24 year old... I guess that means I am either doing something right or wrong..

Has anyone had a similar experience?

Thanks everyone!

Yes, same symptoms for me on JK. I think Traveler stated it was/is tough on her, too. I had a hard time getting past 2 drops.

Patty

You know, JK was for me one of the strongest lyme herb from Buhner. If I took the dosage you did 200mg a day, I would have collapsed much before you. From day 1, probably.

I started with few grams a day, in decoction (tea), and drank that same few-grams tea for the whole day, and STILL herxed.

Then you see how powerful it can be!!

I would totally back up, start from scratch, very MINIMUM-low dosage, then if you feel good, increase from there on. In grams, meaning, cut that first capsule or open it and take only a bit of it, like start with 1/4 or 1/6 of it just once a day, then increase!

I think even 1/6 for me would be too much, but I usually over react to many things. I could never stand high doses of JK, even if I took it for a while.

Herbs are not mild just because they are herbs!!!

Yep, I am having a difficult time with JK as well. I'm only just now up to 250 mgs twice a day and that's after many months of making sure I"m only herxing in a minor way - similar to what you explained.

I did start off on a tincture, just so I could start off on a very low dose. JK hits both Lyme and Bart, so it's a tough one for me to start.

Keep on detoxing, and I would encourage you to open the capsule, pour out half of it (but save this for later) and then put the cap back on and take just half a dose - or less. To use the other half, you can just toss the loose herb into your mouth and drink enough water to wash it down, or you can mix it in sugar free apple sauce, or juice (Buhner likes to suggest pomegranate juice).

Thanks for all the info everyone! How does JK work? Doesn't it just protect our cells and not necessarily kill Lyme? The reason I ask is because it's strange but after taking my antibiotics this morning I feel even worse. I haven't had a reaction to my antibiotics for months. Is JK not allowing Lyme and co to enter into my cells and therefore allows the antibiotics to attack them causing more die off?