Re: Not tolerating multivitamin pills

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Hi, Dawn.

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> > > > > Can someone tell me what herxing is, please?

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[Guest guest]

Thanks, Bernie. It helps to be able to hear both sides of the theory.

Dawn

>From: " bernieanneca " <BernieAnne@...>

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>Subject: Re: Not tolerating multivitamin pills

>Date: Mon, 13 Mar 2006 21:23:42 -0000

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> > Thanks, Rich. Is this something that will continue with the

>therapy, or

> > does it grdually decrease? Do they know what causes it? For

>example, why

> > person A would have this reaction and not person B? This is really

> > interesting...

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>Hi Dawn - Herxing is one of those controversial subjects. Many

>doctors don't believe that it exists. I read one doctor who said that

>the only time he hears the term is when he is talking to someone with

>CFS, and that no other group of patients ever use the term. In the 15

>years that I have had CFS I have never once herxed while taking

>antibiotics, or any of the various items I have tried (ie; candida

>products).

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>If a person suddenly cuts caffeine or sugar from their diet, for

>example, especially after a very long period of use, there can be

>uncomfortable symptoms as they body goes through withdrawal, however,

>I doubt very much that it is down to toxins being released.

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>I also read that if we had as many toxins in our bodies as some

>people would have us believe that we would be dead, that the body

>simply could not survive with that much sludge inside us.

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>Take care.

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>Bernie

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