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Any updates from folks who have tried or are currently trying equilibrant?
Thanks so much, yes I'd put myself in the microdoses/very sensative system catagory as well, so really appreciate the detail you shared on what worked for you. Do you intend to keep taking it over time? The CFS folks who take lomatium (an antiviral herb found in the Western region) say they have to pulse it, take it for a while, then not, then resume. One guy in HI drove down his HHV6 long term antibodies with it, but when he stops taking it, they go back up (isn't that intersting yet odd?).Sparrowhawk : IMHO, nothing to fear taking Equilibrant on your own. I think you just have to listen carefully to your body. Equilibrant REALLY helped get me out of a rut where I was fighting viral symptoms and felt I had nothing left to fight with. My panic attacks and bad side-effects (listed in my previous posts) from Equilibrant have to do with an autoimmune response in my intestines to food or pathogens and yes, Equilibrant can make this worse. That is why it is important to start with the SMALLEST dose possible. If a reaction like mine or other side-effects happen at any time during your treatment you can always just stop it for a while- I had to many times. For me, I never had to take more than a tablet ( or much less) EVERY OTHER DAY. I was just that sensitive. And it worked VERY slowly- but it worked! And when NOTHING else seemed to. After 2 months, NO more sore throat. It is not effective against herpes simplex sores though, but in treating the viruses that activate herpes simplex, it helps get it manageable. I also think it is important to really work on the damaged gut- at least for me, with diet and nutrition. The better my diet, the side-effects of Equilibrant were dramatically less.
Hey that's excellent! Glad to hear you are doing better and can get out. I did half a block and back today which was my first outside walk in over two weeks. Will take our progress where we find it. I'm curious, did you go through the whole process of biopsy etc. to determine enterovirus involvemnt for you, or did you just jump in with both feet to try Equilibrant? Also, how long did you take it before yous started feeling better, and did you have any period of feeling poorly before this improvement? Thanks.I'm still taking Equilibrant (started 7 per day today), inosine, and lysine. I feel the best I have in years. This week I have started walking everyday. Fall is usually not a good time for me, so I am hoping this will last.
No, I never had a biopsy -- I just feel that mine started with a virus and is not stress, mold, yeast, food allergy related, so it made sense to me to try it. I have had big ups and downs since starting back in, I think it was, February. I think adding the Inosine made a big difference for me. I still feel like I'm walking on eggshells, but I went on a 3 week vacation with lots of walking and didn't crash, so when I got back I started walking more, so far so good.Hey that's excellent! Glad to hear you are doing better and can get out. I did half a block and back today which was my first outside walk in over two weeks. Will take our progress where we find it. I'm curious, did you go through the whole process of biopsy etc. to determine enterovirus involvemnt for you, or did you just jump in with both feet to try Equilibrant? Also, how long did you take it before yous started feeling better, and did you have any period of feeling poorly before this improvement? Thanks.