Question about pulsing

Hello All,

I have a question about pulsing--or more specifically, reactions to pulsing. First some background.

I'm with Dr. P., and he's a big proponent of pulsing. I started with Tetracycline (1500 mg/day) plus Azithromycin (500 mg/day) for a month, no pulsing. I had some mild herxing when I got on it. He gave me a month without pulsing so that I could finish a work project. Fine, all good. As a matter of fact, by the end of the month, I felt pretty good, as I reported here on the forum.

Then I got off all meds for two weeks...and, surprisingly, I felt great! I was a little scared that I had no herxing, but when I called the office, I was told that everyone is different, and we can herx at different times.

So, I got back on the meds after two weeks, and well, the crap hit the fan. Every single symptom I've had over the past year came a'callin'. I mean every one.

So, now my question: How can getting off of meds for only 14 days and then getting back on cause such incredible havoc? I have felt awful--truly crappy. I'm due to get off then meds on Wed. for two weeks.

Does anyone have experience with pulsing, and would you be willing to share it with me? Is this common? I know herxing "good," as it says we're killing the bugs. But it's really a screwed up way of thinking. Just image a surgeon saying, I'm going to remove your kidney, and it will hurt like a mofo, but let's hope it does, because then we'll know I did it right...

The bugs went into hiding on the antibiotics, then two weeks off they came out of hiding, then you hit them again with antibiotics.

My doctor doesn't believe that herxing is good and he also does pulsing. He does very low doses of antibiotics to control herxing. And I still herxed on them! Herxing is really a detox problem. I would look into what you are doing for detox. I found after 11 months of treatment (finally!) that taking a binder, such as charcoal, Modified citrus pectin or clay 2 hours after herbs and supplements has minimized the herxing tremendously. I take it at 11a, 3p and 9 pm religiously. If I miss, I will herx. I pulsed Minocycline 250 mg and tindidozole 250mg for 9 months and now switched to herbs.

I know of another doctor who pulses antibiotics one week, then only does biofilm busting and detox the next week, then antibiotics again. She has good success too. She is in NC fyi anyone.

I hope that gives you some info.

They are sneaky and almost intelligent in their ability to hide. That is why they are all the more dangerous.

I guess what I found so interesting, if I could call it that, is the diversity of my symptoms that arose. For the most part I've been just mildly affected by symptoms until this off pulse. It was the first time I really felt like crap.

And, you're all right. There's more that I can do when it comes to detoxing. I've taken a bit of a break, because of traveling. I'm back home tonight, which will help a lot.

Why do some docs pules and others not so much? Mine doesn't, but the supposed logic behind it makes sense.

dogsblood said...
Why do some docs pules and others not so much? Mine doesn't, but the supposed logic behind it makes sense.

I don't have the answer. Maybe these are Dr.'s that have been in the 'game' for many years, and if pulsing is a 'newer' approach...they just haven't changed their way of treating.

cr3ativegirl said...
Ace - I got a horrible headache with Minocycline and Rifampin together. Couldn't do it. My doc said he told me not to take them together and I miss understood. I guess it has a reaction. I wasn't on it that long for bart, only 3 days!

He prescribed them both but then told you not to take them together?

..or do you mean - take them both, but separate them by a a couple hours?

Ok , I see.