antibiotics/herbs combo for Lyme

Hi there JenL, and welcome to the forum, I am so sorry for the reason you are here but I hope that you find friendly faces, good advice and support :)

If you haven't done so already make sure you read over the 'New to Lyme' thread sticky at the top of the posts page. You will find some great info there. Pay particular attention to the advice about detoxing as this will help you :)

As for herbs and antibiotics, I take Buhners protocol (for lyme and Bartonella) in conjunction with pulsed antibiotics, and it is safe to do this. There are other herbal protocols that others take and they will be able to give you more info regarding those if you need it.

This is a link to Buhners website - http://buhnerhealinglyme.com/ - although I would advise buying the book if you intend to use this protocol as it contains more information that you would find useful :)

There are a variety of herbs that you can use to support you immune system as well as address any specific problems that you have.

I hope this info is helpful to you, more folks will be along soon with more info I am sure :) Keep posting and ask any questions that you need to so that you get all the info you need. I hope that you start to feel better soon :)

Hi JenL!!
Welcome to our community!!
As Silly Sheep suggested, if you haven't ​yet​, it would be helpful for you to start with reading through the thread at the top of the forum titled,"New to Lyme?...Start here!!", as it is packed full of important information, symptom lists, helpful links and pdf's, how to detox when one has these infections, information on probiotics and much more.

Although I used something different, I too recommend Buhner's, as I like the way it's laid out and how you add in specific herbs for specific symptoms you are having.

Detoxing is also a very big part of our ability to heal, and many of us have issues with gene mutations that prevent our bodies from being able to detox effectively. You can find some really good detoxing suggestions in the "New to Lyme?" thread that sits at the top of the forum:
www.healingwell.com/community/default.aspx?f=30&m=1606610

And this is another good list of possible detoxing routines: www.tiredoflyme.com/detox-methods.html

For your B-vitamins, have you tried using very low amounts of methyl or hydroxo type of B's?
This article might be of some help. It only refers to B-12, but you can take that a step further with the other types of B vitamins.
www.globalhealingcenter.com/natural-health/four-types-vitamin-b12/