formula causing tachycardia?

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Hello, support from my fellow herbalists, please...

I have a patient in whom I want to clear heat, nourish heart & yin,

calm shen. western dx is hyperthyroidism/graves dz. from her sx I

gave her a round of Tian Wan Bu Xin Dan, 3 caps 2x/day to start

(from Evergreen so I know the source to be pure). She reported

after a day that she feels they are making her heart race. I had

her lower the dose temporarily to 3 caps 1x/day to allow her system

to get used to them. Meanwhile I appeal to you... perhaps the ren

shen? another possiblity is the rehmennia.

 

I had a patient a long time ago who reported heart racing who I had

given a formula created around Si Wu Tang. Since I had given the

formula in raw form I was able to remove one herb at a time and

intuitively I started with the rehmennia(something about it being

foxglove made me suspect it). In that case it turned out to be the

rehmennia, though according to our materia medica tachycardia should

not have been a side effect. This patient responded, I'd say,

homeopathically to the herb. has anyone experienced this?

 

I'm sure these things make me a stronger practitioner but I get

nervous about prescribing to over-sensative patients. any input is

welcome.

 

Thank you,

Sami