Herbal Remedies/MSM - intro#2 (for Leslie)

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Hello Leslie,

....and welcome to Herbal Remedies

....so glad you stopped to share

It is so encouraging to hear about your experience with MSM.

I ordered recently...and received the crystals a few days ago.

....and yes you can expect many detox reactions

....according to what I've listened to and read

....just means... it's on its way to doing a thorough job

....and keep in mind...there's over 60,000 miles of blood vessels involved in any detoxification process. Be Blessed in the right use of Knowledge...JOYintheMorning...

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Leslie Freeland <lf wrote:

 

Hello! I wanted to introduce myself as well.

 

I am just starting to learn about natural/alternative medicines compared to traditional pharmaceuticals. I am only 33 but already have been told by my doctor that I have to take Allegra every day for the rest of my life. I have an appt with an herbalist/nutritionist next week and am going to look into some other options besides my life long commitment to Allegra. It has been about a month since I have taken the Allegra though because my insurance is fighting me on it, they want me to take OTC Claritin stead.

 

So....in the meantime, a friend recommended I start taking MSM (which I never have before). So I bought some 2 days ago and started taking 2,000mg per day (2 pills a day). The first day I noticed a light headache developed and I had difficulty concentrating. The second day (yesterday), I developed a very sore throat, stiff painful neck, and a fever of about 100! I couldn't sleep last night due to the fever and sore throat, so I took some Nyquil, which worked great. Now this morning the fever is completely gone, the sore throat is almost gone, as is all the stiffness and pain. I am left with a strange lightheaded feeling and still have trouble concentrating.

 

 

Do you think maybe I was just getting sick anyway? Or could my fever and headache been related to the MSM? I am a little nervous to take more this morning. I think I will hold off taking more MSM until I do more research first.

 

Could this be some sort of detox from the MSM? Or a bad reaction to it? Or not related to it at all? In all my research about it I never found any bad side effects besides some gastrointestinal discomfort, which I don't have. Hmmmm, I wonder what I should do next? Take some more, wait a few days, take less? I really do want to give the MSM a try and am hoping my fever as just related to a cold and nothing more.

 

I am going to see an "Herbalist" this weekend. She wants to put me on Nettle Leaf for my allergies, so I researched it last night (I am not letting her put me on anything until I know more about each specific herb) and it seems safe enough. I also read that drinking apple cider vinegar (1/8 cup per day) would help greatly with pollen allergies. Has anyone ever tried that?

 

I am also going to try and look into what long term effects Allegra may have. Unless I find anther solution I will be Allegra dependent for the rest of my life, and my daughter takes Claritin every day. While they get rid of our allergy symptoms, I wonder what else they are doing? On teh plus side, since I started taking the MSM my tight itchy lungs have cleared up and my allergies do feel much better (I just have pollen/seasonal allergies).

 

Sorry to ramble on so long. I was just so surprised by that fever last night it got a little scared. I don't want to hurt myself with something I buy at the HFS. I do have some other health issues I am dealing with, but I want to find out more about this MSM first before I move on to other things.

 

Thanks for any thoughts anyone might have on MSM, fevers, etc.

Leslie Freeland

 

PS: I will go through the archives today also, looking for anything on MSM.