Can you take samento and banderol while taking abx?

Idk about banderol but I have a huge issue with docs putting people on all these herbs without taking prescription drugs into account. I feel like it's hard for any one on prescription drugs to take a lot of these herbs. For example my doc originally prescribed flagyl and samento drops. Which is a tincture with alcohol. Flagyl and alcohol don't mix... With samento and a lot of the herbs seem to effect how most drugs are metabolized if they are metabolized thru your liver. Samento a cypp450 inhibitor which means it could make the levels of other drugs too high in your system. I don't get how ppl are on all these herb/antibiotic combos. I love the idea of some of these all herb protocols but nearly every herb I look up effects how other drugs are metabolized so it would only work for someone who doesn't take prescription meds metabolized by your liver

Tbrown,

I take antibiotics with Samento and Banderol. I just make sure to space them out like HOURS apart from my antibiotics.

I also only take S & B for 4 days then off because I don't want to overdo it. I felt GREAT when I started the S & B for like a week. Almost no symptoms. I never really herxed ever, my symptoms either just stay or leave.

Now I don't feel quite so good the second week into it. I'm not sure if it's a herx or not but I backed off all my herbals for a few days to see how I feel.

Holy Cow! I wouldn't, unless you want to nuke your intestinal tract.

Margaret

Actually I don't think Banderol & Samento are as hard on the digestive tract as many other prescription antibiotics are. 

By following the instructions and taking them on an empty stomach, most is absorbed right in the stomach and upper digestive tract. 

Actually my LLMD uses the banderol and samento for people that have yeast overgrowth.  He takes them off the abx, puts them on a yeast medication like diflucan and nystatin, and keeps them on banderol & samento to maintain their gains.  GSE is also used together when doing this.  He also does another method where he uses bandero & samento with maybe 1 antibiotic for example azithromycin. 

He also suggests not being on both banderol & samento & many antibiotics.  He just has an underlying concept not to take too much stuff.  But yes he still may throw in 1 antibiotic. 

But I actually was on banderol & samento & antibiotics myself and it seemed to be fine.  I think they are relatively mild compared to the antibiotics.  In particular I was on minocycline. 

It is important to remember they are like antibiotics and to take probiotics while on them. 

Post Edited (LymePickle) : 2/17/2015 11:11:48 AM (GMT-7)

Thanks for the help. I'm new to this and trying to read as much as I can. I don't think my doc is into the herbs just antibiotics, vitamins/minerals and biofilm enzymes. I know I will need to be on herbals for quite a while as it is chronic now. It's overwhelming with all the info out there. I will probably have to start looking for an llmd.

Thanks again

Just an FYI this thread is a year old. Thank you for the feedback though