sorry for the long wait JK. I did try licorice tea once before and had a bad reaction like I was allergic to it but I'm not sure whats in it that would cause that. I am allergic to ragweed but licorice is not in that family. I heard licorice can lower potassium and I do have low potassium a while back but I have supplemented and increased my potassium intake via foods so thats better now.

and yes I was taking 5,000-10,000IU of vitamin D a day for about a month and my levels did go up but I didnt feel any better..in fact it made me feel a little worst.

My blood pressure was usually on the high side since getting sick but I do have orthostatic hypotension which happens when there is a drop in blood pressure upon standing so definitely something happening there but idk what. I've heard adrenal fatigue can cause this.

I am stuck as I dont know if heavy metals are my problem since my levels have gone down significantly or if I should be focusing on epstein barr, candida, adrenals or something else. A part of me feels like these things are all symptoms of heavy metals but my mercury is way down and I feel pretty much the same..