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Posted 6/27/2014 4:34 PM (GMT 0)
Hello all.

I was diagnosed with Lymes about 8 months ago. I tried doxy and found the protocol was hard to maintain long term so I started looking at alternatives. I do not have an LLMD but am trying to find one now.

Based on my GP's recommendation, I started the Cowden Protocol 60 days ago. I am not sure if I am seeing benefits from it at this point. My primary symptoms are joint pain (large and small joints) and muscle pain/twitching. For the most part, the joint pain is constant, but seems to move to different parts of my body. I have had a few days break here and there from the pain, but noting consistent. Therefore, I am not sure if I am herxing or not. I have changed my diet (no refined carbs, increased vegetable intake) and managed to keep my vices at bay and also take supplements to help with inflammation/aches (glucosamine, Boswellia, Green Lipped Mussel, turmeric) and also take other supplements to help boost my immune system, etc. (complex B, C, multi, CoQ10, Omega 3).

Should I expect to see any results after 60 days on the Cowden Protocol? I don't want to stop and switch to something else too early but I sure do not want to wait too long before getting on the right path to recovery.

Can you please share your experiences with the Cowden Protocol from a benefit/timing standpoint?

Thank you in advance for your help.
Posted 6/27/2014 4:51 PM (GMT 0)
Hi there,

I was on the Cowden protocol for about 8 months,prevously I had taken Teasle with GSE and then Doxy.

I found that after the terrible herxing subsided,I started to improve after about 4 months.I would say that I'm about 90% back to my former health.

The name of the game is patience,sometimes I noticed fast improvement of some symptoms,then periods of hardly any improvement at all,but you just have to believe and press on.

I,too had unbearable pain,mostly in my feet,I couldn't stand let alone walk.........today I'm working(teacher), tending my enormous garden and walking my dogs for 2 hours a day :-)

I'm really glad that you're taking GLM extract.it's amazing stuff,that, together with Turmeric and Boswellia has helped me enormously.

Tickled
Posted 6/27/2014 5:29 PM (GMT 0)
Thank you for the reply. Hearing of positive results from the Cowden Protocol is encouraging!

I understand that it will take time and there are no guarantees but ideally I (like everyone who feels bad) would like to get on the right path to recovery sooner rather than latter and that's why I am looking for input from others.

Was your herxing a continuation of the same symptoms but more pronounced or did new symptoms arise during your treatment? I have had a continuation of the same symptoms, some of which are worse and some new ones. For example, my hand pains started about one to two weeks into the Cowden Protocol (new symptom). They were somewhat "better" for roughly a week total out of the past two months days, but the pain began slowly again about a week ago and today my hand aches are as bad as they have been. My hip pain (which started four to six weeks before I started Cowden) has been all over the map. Bad one day and much better the next.

After taking GLM and Boswellia for about ten days, I noticed a reduction in the aches so I plan to continue using these products! Can you recommend any other supplements that worked for you to help with joint and muscle aches?

Thank you
Posted 6/27/2014 6:51 PM (GMT 0)
I noticed improvement after about six weeks, but Cowden causes major herxes, and so I only did Samento, Banderol, Pinella, Parsley, and Burbur.

I only did one drop a week the first week (but did regular doses of the detox herbs), and increased one drop incrementally each week (Samento and Banderol), until I had reached three drops a day.

Apart from drinking a little bit of Houttuynia Tea, that's all I did, and I noticed a significant improvement.

I had to stop due to intractable diarrhea. If I were to do it again, I would not, under any circumstances, do the full Cowden protocol, bc herxing makes me manic, a bit delusional, etc. I like the way I tweaked it.

A lot of LLNDs use Samento, Banderol, and Burbur only, plus whatever treatments are needed for co infections. Some add Cumanda.

I was able to go cross country skiing, and I didn't notice any pain the next day.

Now I'm basically back on no treatment, which sucks. The doctor said I had recurrent colitis, but I don't really know what that means, and I'm waiting for a hydrogen breath test.

Margaret
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