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Posted 6/19/2014 1:52 AM (GMT 0)
Has anyone been dx'd with this? My LLMD called me and said i have this for sure as my titters were very high IGm. Bart and babs didnt show up but she is pretty sure i probably have those too. She started me on 200mg doxy (100 2x daily) for 30 days. I guess my question is IS this beatable or does this become one of those chronic issues. also How do you battle the severe fatigue?
Posted 6/19/2014 2:43 AM (GMT 0)
I was diagnosed with Anaplasmosis back in 2012 (IgM +) after being bit in the '90s and again in 2011. I really don't know if I'm rid of it from the Doxy which I took for about 4 months on and off. It's so tough to decipher what's causing what since we're dealing with so many infections. I'm sure I have Bart (seen the streaked rashes) and possibly Babs but not sure. What are your symptoms?

For fatigue you can try some mitochondrial boosters like COq10 (ubiquinol form) with PQQ and liposomal glutathione and see if that helps. My fatigue is not so bad but most of my symptoms are fairly mild thanks to either a strong immune system or weaker strains.

Post Edited (ToddPaul) : 6/18/2014 8:57:01 PM (GMT-6)

Posted 6/19/2014 3:02 AM (GMT 0)
Erhlichia or anaplasma? Luckily this one is generally more responsive to treatment than many of the other infections. It can be severe and chronic if left un-treated. Usually it clears as the other infections are being treated. This one responds well to doxycycline and rifampin.

In comparison bartonella and babesia, as well as Borrelia usually require much longer treatment times like 5-6 months, perhaps for each one. This one might be gone in a month if caught early, if not a few months.
Posted 6/19/2014 12:20 PM (GMT 0)
200mg/day is not enough. You need 400mg, plus you need to take a cyst buster like Flagyl or Tindamax.
Posted 6/19/2014 12:50 PM (GMT 0)
If what LymePickle is saying is true (I've heard the same) then I should've cleared many symptoms with Doxy (also did some Rifampin). That's not the case leading me to believe that Anaplasma is not what's causing most of the symptoms. The flip side is that it's very tough to kill like Bart and Babs but I'm leaning towards that it's not the main culprit.

Your doctor is treating just Anaplasma with that dose and duration. I don't agree with that and agree with tickbite that you need a higher dose and a cyst-buster when treating Lyme. I'm really not sure why your doc isn't being more aggressive when other co-infections like Bart and Babs are suspected.
Posted 6/19/2014 11:24 PM (GMT 0)
Im not sure either. She gave me the doxy and 2 heavy duty probotics over the phone. I have Ulcerative Colitits (have had it for over a decade) Maybe she is trying to be easy on it?? i dont know. Im going to see her in Tuesday and i will bring all of these things up with her. In the meantime im going to try the co q 10 and whatever the hell that other stuff is lol. My main symptoms are unreal fatigue, muscle twitching all over but primarily my eyelids and eye floaters. I can deal with the twitchng and floaters but the fatigue kills.
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