Hi Cheryl,
I have been drinking 16-24 oz of CS per day since August. I have MS, and I
discovered I would get reactions every so often that resembled my
exacerbations. I would have these symptoms from a few hours for some, and up
to 3 weeks with others. As soon as these symptoms would subside I would feel
much better, especially in that particular part of my body, ie numbness in
toes, pain in my legs ( this particular pain lasted an entire night, but after
that I could walk farther than I had in about 5 years).
I guess what I'm saying is I believe the itching had something to dowith
the silver at worik. Hang in there. You are improving!!!!
Nancy
----- Original Message -----
From: Cheryl
To: [email protected]
Sent: Saturday, July 07, 2001 1:30 PM
Subject: CS>Intro - Allergy or Herxheimers? - General Advise Please
Hello everyone.
I've been reading this list for several days now. This is my first message.
I'm Cheryl, 45 years old, Ashland KY. I've been almost completely disabled by
Chronic Fatigue Syndrome since Oct. 24, 1993.
I "brewed" my first batch of CS one night about 5 days ago and took a
swallow. Within 1.5 hours, I was itching intensely from head to toe. The
itching wore off in a little while. I did thorough research prior to deciding
to try CS, so I was fairly confident that this wasn't an allergic reaction. In
fact, I wasn't even sure it was related to the CS. My quality of life is such
that I don't have a lot to lose anyway, so I woke up the next morning and
continued taking a swallow of the CS periodically throughout the day, and have
every day since. I just imagined that the itching was the gleaming silver
particles waging war with things in my body that shouldn't be there. For the
first few days, each time I consumed CS, the itching was a little less intense.
Now I don't itch at all. I'm sure now that the itching was caused by the CS.
Whether it was an allergic or Herxheimers reaction is anybody's guess.
In addition to the itching, within the first 3 days, I experienced extreme
diarrhea. And I awoke yesterday morning with a severe relapse of my CFS. I'm
drinking large amounts of spring water and continuing the CS in the hopes that
it's doing something positive for my body.
I'd like to hear from any of you that have used CS in conjunction with a
serious chronic illness . . . has it helped you . . . did you experience any
unusual symptoms after starting CS . . . etc. Also, does anyone care to
speculate about the nature of the itching I experienced? Any advice anyone can
offer would be greatly appreciated.
You are an interesting lot, that's for sure. I've enjoyed reading the list
so far.
: ) Cheryl
