Was told i have a large viral load...

My first appt w/ LLMD was all about my high viral load. First lyme tests came back negative, of course—my immune system was barely functioning—I was so sick. While we were waiting for second tests, Dr started me on 3 diff antivirals for EBV, CMV, HSV-1 and HHV 6 and shingles. And there was another virus but can't remember which.

Anyway, it took about 3 mos. on high doses before I stopped feeling like I had been hit by a truck. We were also treating yeast/fungal overgrowth at the same time. She didn't start me on lyme treatment until 3 mos. later and we just recently added herbs for bartonella & babesia.

I've read that the herpes viruses can impact sleep. Nearly everyone has the virus but only a lucky few break out with lesions.

If I were you, I would focus on treating the viruses and I would be open to the meds (Acyclovir, Valtrex, etc.) I wasted precious time with herbal treatments that did nothing.

-p

No - I decided not to do more testing (I am going broke) since these viruses will always be in our bodies. It can go dormant for a long time and then reactivate later in life. I decided that if I didn't start feeling better, I would break down and get more testing done. I eventually did start feeling better thankfully, so Dr and I felt the viral load was going down. I'll probably stay on the antivirals for another 6 mos, if you can believe it. The viruses get reactivated by stress and this lyme treatment is stressful, as you know. :(

By lesions I mean cold sores. Other people can test pos. for the virus but have/show no sx. I've read that is one of the main reasons it is so wide-spread and nearly everyone has it.

I don't know if they've proved HHV-6 is sexually transmittable yet but nearly everyone has it by the time they are two so it is very transmittable—mainly via saliva (another reason not to allow strangers and others to kiss your baby).

I think they're doing testing with DNA—they believe it is also an inherited condition.

-p