Buhner/Cowden/Byron White

I would definitely go with Buhner or Cowden, but Cowden would have to be toned down and revised. Or you could try the "Traveler Protocol." It looks very sound, but not too complicated. Jernigan seems good, but he's ultra expensive. I did order the CNS anti-tox.

I don't know if you want to do a protocol, or just add herbs.

Margaret

Thanks Mike, Margaret.
I am leaning towards Buhner, as I did do it for awhile before abx - except I went to the local health food store for the herbs - i think I will order the recommended ones on line if i choose to go that route.

Re: Traveler's concoction - I don't know if I want to make up the tea...I'm kinda lazy these days...and don't want to add work. (I know -lame excuse).
But, I'm thinking maybe I would add in the Teasal Root - one of the ingredients in her tonic...I think?
I would buy the tincture (or maybe make it...I could handle making a tonic out of one herb...I suppose)

So, I might do the buhner bartonella - as Ive been treating Lyme for almost two months - maybe try a co. If i don't have bartonella, the herbal route can't harm me anway...whereas taking something like Rifampin - could.

Sayya, my LLMD recommended Buhner. I do Cowden the cheap way. I only order Samento, Banderol, Burbur, Parsley, and Pinella. You can get the last three on iherb. I ordered Samento on Amazon.

I don't get any of the other ones. I use teas for co infections. It works pretty well. I based my choice on Eva Sapi's research in, where is it, New Haven?

Having said that, I agree that Buhner's science is sound.

I do get amazing results from Banderol and Samento, and my dog feels soo much better on Samento.

I think it just depends on what your gut feeling as to which protocol to choose.

Regardless, herbs work better for me than abx in pill form.

Margaret

I would combine the two population protocols: Do Cowden and add Knotweed, that's what i plan on doing.

Kate, I think some people do feel a lot better. Research shows that the most successful treatment is iv abx, basically Rocephin. The only other research that has been done regarding herbs, at least as far as I know, is Dr. Eva Sapi's research on Banderol and Samento. She's not a med. doctor, so I hope it's ok to mention her name? I think she's at the University of CT New Haven, but I might not have remembered that correctly.

Traveler had great success with the Misty Meadows protocol, which she did without alcohol.

Once you kind of know your way around Lyme and the multiple remedies, some of which work, others of which don't, you end up like me--combining protocols. So, I've ordered Jernigan's CNS anti-tox, but I'm still using Cowden's Burbur, Pinella, and Parsley (along with Samento), and at some point, I'm going to try Traveler's Tea. I still take antimicrobials from my regular LLMD, and I have a FAR infrared.

Margaret

You know, I think it's six of one, half a dozen of the other.

Just don't invest a whole lot of money up front until you know it works.

If it doesn't work, ditch the protocol or herbs, and try another protocol or set of herbs.

I think most of the major protocols work to some extent or the other!

Margaret