Reviewer: antony, 45-54 Male on Treatment for 2 to less than 5 years (Consumer)

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As a teacher of 20 years I have always been prone to catching colds which often lead to bad chests which seemed to last for ever, well 3 to 6 weeks! I started taking echinacae and my colds were all but illiminated. I went from having about a week off work per year but feeling very run down for most of the winter to having only one day off in the last 4 years and that was for a sickness bug. I can ... Show Full Comment

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As a teacher of 20 years I have always been prone to catching colds which often lead to bad chests which seemed to last for ever, well 3 to 6 weeks! I started taking echinacae and my colds were all but illiminated. I went from having about a week off work per year but feeling very run down for most of the winter to having only one day off in the last 4 years and that was for a sickness bug. I can thoroughly recommend it. I took it 365 days per year against the recommendations. However I have now noticed that it is more difficult to get hold of and the warnings about its use are more strongly stated. This winter I have had a bad cold and chest for the first time again in 5 years maybe because i have stopped taking it on a daily basis.Coincidence maybe but I don't think so. Holland and Barret tell me they are trying to get their Echinnacae licensed but now they just sell other forms like their cold and flu remedy but you are only supposd to take that for 10 days and so far it hasnt worked for me. It works best for me when I take it all year round as it seems to allow me to buils up some resistance.
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Reviewer: ke1am, 75 or over Male on Treatment for less than 1 month

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effective but concerns about interaction with lovastatin. I took 20mg nightly and had spasms in calf muscles. Reduced to 10mg but Dr has no info. Considering dumping the lovastatin.

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effective but concerns about interaction with lovastatin. I took 20mg nightly and had spasms in calf muscles. Reduced to 10mg but Dr has no info. Considering dumping the lovastatin.
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Reviewer: Victoria, 45-54 Female on Treatment for 2 to less than 5 years (Consumer)

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I would start with a head cold, then it would move down to a sore throat and then down again into a chest cold. I have taken this herb for 2 years straight and once in awhile I have a low grade fever but that is it. I buy it at Walmart.

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I would start with a head cold, then it would move down to a sore throat and then down again into a chest cold. I have taken this herb for 2 years straight and once in awhile I have a low grade fever but that is it. I buy it at Walmart.
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Reviewer: 45-54 Female on Treatment for less than 1 month (Consumer)

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Reviewer: [email protected], 55-64 Female on Treatment for less than 1 month (Consumer)

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IT BOOSTS MY IMMUNE SYSTEM AND STOPS MY COLDS FRM BECOMING BRONCHITIS, BUT I WAS WONDERING IF TAKING TOO MUCH ECHINACEA CAN CAUSE MORE INFLAMMATION AND CAUSE RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS TO ACT UP?

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IT BOOSTS MY IMMUNE SYSTEM AND STOPS MY COLDS FRM BECOMING BRONCHITIS, BUT I WAS WONDERING IF TAKING TOO MUCH ECHINACEA CAN CAUSE MORE INFLAMMATION AND CAUSE RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS TO ACT UP?
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