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Sjogrens and echinecea

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Sunflower13
Sunflower13

Just came down with a terrific cold . Doctor said to buy airborne . I researched the ingredients and one of them is echinecea . I looked it up and it says that people with lupus and autoimmune shouldn’t take echinecea. Has anyone had any problems taking echinecea ? Thanks .

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  • margaret22116
    margaret22116 Sunflower13

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    Hi yes I had problems with ecinachea and never take it now. I have an auto immune disorder. The problem is it stimulates the immune system and our immune system is already over active so not a great idea. It made me feel quite ill. I took it before diagnosis.
    • Sunflower13
      Sunflower13 margaret22116

      Posted

      Thank you Margaret and Paula that makes more sense. Airborne has echinecea in it even though it doesn’t say how much but I have been taking a tablet a day and I wasn’t feeling any better . So I will stop and see what happens . Can either one of you recommend some vitamins that would be safe when you are dealing with autoimmune problems . Thank you so much 
  • paula09418
    paula09418 Sunflower13

    Posted

    I took it before my sjogrens diagnosis and got sick.  It put me in a flare!
    • sirenetta
      sirenetta paula09418

      Posted

      Thank you, that is interesting, it might be a test worth trying.
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