HealingWell
Search Close Search
☰

I need to resume treatment and don't know where to start

Support Forums
>
Lyme Disease
✚ New Topic ✚ Reply
❬ ❬ Previous Thread |Next Thread ❭ ❭
Posted 7/6/2015 10:21 PM (GMT 0)
I treated for Lyme for about 9 months with antibiotics, and I've improved significantly since then, but I stopped due to a number of things. Its too expensive for antibiotics, and I didn't have the job to afford homeopathic treatment, or the energy to do research to know what I was doing. Ive improved enough to work full time, and havent relapsed or anything, and i stopped treatment in december 2014. I need to get back into it, I can only afford a homeopathic treatment, and I don't know what to do or what steps to take to set up a protocol for myself. I was thinking about the cowden protocol because you can buy it in a package of everything you need, but I'm not sure, and there's a lot I need to look into like candida, a detox protocol, heavy metals, gut repair, other parasite protocols. Does anyone have a guide to treatment I can look in to? Any recommendations on where I can start researching, resources, ect. This is hard, and I don't know what to trust, there's a lot of info out there
Posted 7/7/2015 12:32 AM (GMT 0)
I think you are wise to be asking these questions. There is no way around this, it will be tough, but many of us have to do just this for one reason or another.

Did you mean homeopathic or natural or herbal? You said homeopathic which is a different type of medicine than what Cowden is. Cowden would be considered natural or herbal since it uses herbs only.

Cowden isn't right for everybody, but you may find it very useful, and you just may heal on it. You will find this to be true for most of the things that are out there - you won't really know until you try. The best thing that I ever did was research to try to find some people that had the same symptoms and circumstances (having been infected for the same amount of time/same amount of impact on their life) and see what they did and what did and didn't work. It gave me a general understanding of what to look for.

Like I said though, Cowden's Condensed protocol works for some. If it's working, but not well enough, we might be able to help you figure out why or what to do next. But it's honestly a lot of guess work by even the most knowledgeable Lyme literate doctors. They just have a better understanding of the bacteria and what to try.

Why not order a month or two of Cowden's protocol and see how you do on it? It's a lot better than being in gridlock about what to do.

If it was a guide to Cowden's Condensed protocol that you are looking for, here is one:
www.nutramedix.ec/ns/images/stories/CSP05052015Schedule_1.pdf

When you find things that you aren't sure of, post about them here - we're really good at giving our opinions on things!! LOL! smilewinkgrin

And remember, it's all one step at a time - all of it.
Posted 7/7/2015 6:11 PM (GMT 0)
Hi traveler, thank you for responding! I think I meant herbal. Whats the difference? I just know that I don't want to take pharmaceutical antibiotics anymore x.x Its expensive and I'm still recovering from the damage it did to my gut and candida.
Thank you for your advice though, if anyone else is reading and has had mostly mental and neurological symptoms let me know what you've done to get better! I've had psychotic symptoms, rage, anxiety, ocd, anxiety attacks, tingling and burning sensation s all throughout my body, pain from the waist down, brain fog, dissociation, depersonalizarion, derealization, memory issues, fatigue. Im pretty sure my IQ has lowered. I've significantly improved from the psychotic symptoms and rage, memory issues, and anxiety attacks. But they are still issues. They're just under control enough to where life is livable and I can enjoy certain aspects of it. I don't notice a lot of my symptoms throughout the day anymore which is amazing! Although some are more noticeable thank others though. I'd love to hear others feedback though.

Thank you so much traveler, I think I will end up ordering some:)
Posted 7/7/2015 7:22 PM (GMT 0)
Remember to start off on very low doses and to ramp up slowly as well - and to detox, detox, detox!!

I'm so glad that you have had some symptoms reduce in severity!! Those are hard ones to live with, I know!!

We're here to help you the best that we can!!
Posted 7/7/2015 7:34 PM (GMT 0)
Dear traveler,

How does one go about detoxing?
My mind doesn't absorb well and I have forgotten if i ever knew anything about the subject! I want to go back to my LLD but he's had an accident and isn't seeing patients right now. Plus he can be vague about herbal medicines except to mention Buhner; have bought Buhner's book but find it complex.

Any assistance is so very much appreciated!
_________________________________________

50 year old female, contracted Lyme May 2002, treated with Doxy 3 wks, then found LLD 2004 and treated for 4 months; traumatic incident and no support caused lack of trtmt for couple years; was on antibiotics off/on for most of 8 years. Also had Bartonella, Babs, Erlichia, now blood tests show possible heart involvement.
Posted 7/7/2015 7:42 PM (GMT 0)
zoweee,
I've had lots of your same issues, not all... But I can relate! It's hard to go through treatment because as you clear infections those issues pop back up.... It's like you think you're done, but.... It's back. Sometimes more than once.

I'm doing much better on the natural protocol I've been on. You can email me, it is a good guide to follow.
Posted 7/7/2015 7:43 PM (GMT 0)
Isusan - I'm not Traveler - but I can give you some ideas to help you detox, and keep your body healthy.
1. Drink 8 glasses of water daily
2. Squeeze some fresh lemon juice into some of the glasses. (drink with a straw - so not to damage the teeth enamel)
3. Take warm epsom salt baths.
4. Add hydrogen peroxide to the baths.
5. Dry brush your skin with a natural bristle brush before bathing.
6. Take milk thistle seed extract - so your liver stays healthy.
7. Take probiotics - to keep your guts healthy.


Also, take a look at the "New to Lyme?...Start Here!" thread - lots of great information - including symptom lists, detox ideas, information on probiotics, and much more!
Posted 7/7/2015 7:50 PM (GMT 0)
Thanks Girlie!!

You can also find some more good ideas for detoxing in our "New to Lyme? Start here!" thread - that way you can refer to it any time you need!
✚ New Topic ✚ Reply