Vitamin A, Digestive Enzymes & Shingles/Viral Die-off?

[Guest guest]

Hello.

I've been using A-palmitate (10K IUs) per day for some time now. I am

also using digestive enzymes with meals now. Since adding my

digestive enzyme and A-palmitate (at roughly the same time), I've been

experiencing shingles-like rash most prominently in my right

upper/inner arm, arm-pit, and right trunk area.

I'm also experiencing shingles like itchy bug-bite like bumps on other

parts of my body as well, including around my right wrist, my legs,

abdominal area, and chest.

The itchiness and rash/inflammation is certainly most prominent in my

right arm-pit, upper arm, and trunk area (consistent with a previous

shingles reactivation I experienced).

I am wondering whether my symptoms are related to viral die-off, or

lowered immunity to suppress the shingles virus and it is simply being

reactivated.

I've had the rash/shingles related symptoms for about 2 months now

since adding in my enzymes and vitamin A.

I've been trying to convince myself that it is not vitamin A toxicity

rash due to the location and prominence of the rash in the typical

shingles area for me. I've been justifying that the vitamin A has

anti-viral effects and is potentiating my immune system to help fight

against the virus, and thus the 'die-off' rash has formed. Same for

the enzymes causing viral die-off.

Can someone help me understand what might be going on here?

Thank-you very much.

[Guest guest]

Sometimes Vitamin A supplementation can throw off your Vitamin D

levels. Try exposing the rash to the sun and see if that helps.

>

> Hello.

>

> I've been using A-palmitate (10K IUs) per day for some time now. I

am

> also using digestive enzymes with meals now. Since adding my

> digestive enzyme and A-palmitate (at roughly the same time), I've

been

> experiencing shingles-like rash most prominently in my right

> upper/inner arm, arm-pit, and right trunk area.

>

> I'm also experiencing shingles like itchy bug-bite like bumps on

other

> parts of my body as well, including around my right wrist, my legs,

> abdominal area, and chest.

>

> The itchiness and rash/inflammation is certainly most prominent in

my

> right arm-pit, upper arm, and trunk area (consistent with a previous

> shingles reactivation I experienced).

>

> I am wondering whether my symptoms are related to viral die-off, or

> lowered immunity to suppress the shingles virus and it is simply

being

> reactivated.

>

> I've had the rash/shingles related symptoms for about 2 months now

> since adding in my enzymes and vitamin A.

>

> I've been trying to convince myself that it is not vitamin A

toxicity

> rash due to the location and prominence of the rash in the typical

> shingles area for me. I've been justifying that the vitamin A has

> anti-viral effects and is potentiating my immune system to help

fight

> against the virus, and thus the 'die-off' rash has formed. Same for

> the enzymes causing viral die-off.

>

> Can someone help me understand what might be going on here?

>

> Thank-you very much.

>

>

[Guest guest]

> I've been using A-palmitate (10K IUs) per day for some time now. I am

> also using digestive enzymes with meals now. Since adding my

> digestive enzyme and A-palmitate (at roughly the same time), I've been

> experiencing shingles-like rash most prominently in my right

> upper/inner arm, arm-pit, and right trunk area.

If in fact it is related to shingles, try taking lysine. Shingles is

a herpes virus, and lysine eliminates herpes. Be prepared for it to

get worse before it gets better. When I did lysine therapy on my

kids, I pulled herpes virus out of their brains. The virus caused

" typical virus symptoms " on its way out, so the physical

manifestations got worse for a while, then got better, and were

finally eliminated.

Herpes die off causes yeast overgrowth, so watch out for that.

> I am wondering whether my symptoms are related to viral die-off, or

> lowered immunity to suppress the shingles virus and it is simply being

> reactivated.

My guess is that the supps you are taking now, are helping your body

to try to get rid of it, but it needs more help.

> I've been trying to convince myself that it is not vitamin A toxicity

> rash due to the location and prominence of the rash in the typical

> shingles area for me.

At my house, vitamin A toxicity rash was like sandpaper on top of the

skin, very thick skin, dry, red, and very itchy. If you think it

might be this, try eliminating that supp for a week.

Dana