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Posted 9/5/2014 10:09 PM (GMT 0)
Hello all,

I wanted advice on this treatment protocol I will be starting soon. I am sick of ABX and the lack of progress, so I wanted to try something a bit more extreme. I have Lyme/Babs/Bart, and currently have a few minor symptoms of each that are tolerable, but I want to rid myself of these infections.

I am currently taking Doxy 400mg/day, Azithro 500mg/day, and Mepron 3 tsp/day.

I am on Day 1 of Cowden's full protocol, and once I get to Day 10, I will start lowering my Doxy dosage to 300mg/day, 200, 100, 0...

My goal is that Cowden will allow me to get off Doxy at least. Ideally, I want to get off all of the ABX, but will start with that.

Does this seem like a good idea? Anything to add? My fear is that going off Doxy will make me lose progress, but I hope that Cowden will prevent that.
Posted 9/5/2014 10:59 PM (GMT 0)
This is my suggestion.

I wouldn't recommend doing both at the same time.

Cowden's antimicrobials are potent, and at some point, will cause a strong herxheimer.

The Cowden protocol involves the use of a lot of different herbs, including a number of antimicrobials.

I think that if you do both abx and Cowden, it will be too much for your system to take.

I was never even able to take more than three or so drops of Samento and Banderol a day. I never even tried Cumanda. Along with the detox herbs, those were the only ones I used, so I only used a total of five tinctures out of his protocol.

A number of his other tinctures are antimicrobials as well.

I would go off the abx before you attempt Cowden.

Margaret
Posted 9/6/2014 12:20 AM (GMT 0)
Thanks for the response Margaret,

I should also mention that my symptoms are very minor and my herxes at this point will also be minor. I only had symptoms for 4 months before beginning treatment, and have been treating for 4 months.

That's why I think I will handle Cowden just fine. I just hate the damage these ABX are doing to me.. I mean, who has really studied the long-term effects of these things...
Posted 9/6/2014 2:44 AM (GMT 0)
That's great!

Some folks don't herx as much.

I should add that in my experiences, herbs work better than pharmaceuticals, HOWEVER, that doesn't mean they have fewer side effects.

I know some people might disagree with me, and herbs certainly aren't synthetic, so that's good, but abx are abx, i.e., they kill bacteria, whether pharmaceutical or herbal.

You still need to take care of yourself, detox, and take tons of probiotics.

I am a c. diff. survivor, and had a resurgence of c. diff. while on the Cowden protocol.

That's probably unusual, but still, you have to be careful regardless.

Margaret
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