tried Oxymatrine anyone?

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Hi All

Has anyone tried Oxymatrine?

If so I would be interested to find out how you got on.

If you have tried Oxymatrine read below as I would like to know if your

experiences relate to any of mine.

Regards

Adam

3rd March 2008 - I started taking 1 x 300mg Oxymatrine a day - Mild headaches

for about 4days which slowly went away.

10th March 2008 - stared taking 2 x 300mg Oxymatrine a day- I lost my appetite.

My gut swelled. My whole metabolism seemed to slow. I attempted to lose weight

and couldn't even though I was eating less.

17th March 2008 - Started to take 3 x 300mg a day Oxymatrine - I was able to

manage this until 4 days later when on the 20th March I found I had dull kidney

pain that was getting worse so from 21st - 23rd March I reduced the dosage per

day to 2 x 300mg of Oxymatrine . On the 22nd March of March I felt a lot of

discomfort and ached around my appendix area.

24th March 2008 My kidney pain was preventing me from sleeping and was in

constant discomfort. I came off the Oxymatrine altogether.

Over the last week since coming off the Oxymatrine my kidney pain has lessened

but not enough to start the Oxymatrine again. My gut is no longer swollen and

lost 1/4stone within 4 days which is what I would have expected.

The daily dose of 3 x 300mg of Oxymatrine is too potent for me it effected me by

slowing down my digestive system, swelling my gut, loosing my appetite,

constipation and giving me a lot of kidney pain.

Once the kidney pain has gone altogether I will start the Oxymatrine at 1 x

300mg for 2weeks then only go to 2x 300mg a day and hopefully will not get the

same extreme adverse effects.

I would be interested to know how other patients fare taking Oxymatrine.