Andrew Chia
- Condition
- ME/CFS
- At worst
- Not stated
- Ill for
- Not stated
- Published
- Undated
Summary
Andrew Chia credits his recovery from ME/CFS to the immunomodulator interferon and the Chinese herb Sophora flavescens (contained in the supplement Equilibrant), though the page gives no specific doses or treatment duration. He developed CFS in 1997, in high school, following a severe respiratory infection and pneumonia, but the page doesn't say how long he was ill before starting these treatments. Beyond crediting these two treatments with his recovery, the page provides no quantified improvement metrics or recovery timeline, and there is no information on whether the recovery has been maintained, required ongoing dosing, or involved any relapse.
Read it in their words
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What they credit
Credits Antivirals, Supplements, Herbal and Chinese medicine, Oxymatrine / Equilibrant.
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