Cowden Protocol for EBV

Hi all, so aside from my regular antibiotic treatment my doc put me on some Cowden's herbs for my chronic EBV. She gave me Takuna, Burbur-Pinella, Samento and Serrapeptase. My doc said EBV can't be eradicated with any chemical drugs, but the herbs should do the job.

I have a bunch of questions though:

1. Has any of you tried this particular combination for EBV? If so, how did you feel? Did it help?
2. Can it make me herx?
3. When to take them? I'm supposed to take Takuna 4 times a day and the rest of the herbs twice a day. Can I take them with my antibiotics or supplements, or should I give them some time apart? I understand I always have to stick to the 3 hours rule when it comes to probiotics, but what about the rest?

I know I should have asked my doctor about all this, but I was brainfogged at the visit I guess... For some reason it didn't occur to me.

1. I'm on similar combo except for Burbur-Pinella. See the other EBV post started today.

2. It could make you herx, start slow with one herb at a time and increase dose a few drops at a time to play it safe.

3. I take all my tintures around same time as Rx ABX and other supps. (Magnesium and Probiotics are the only items a space apart)

Ok, I'm really confused and I have serious problems with the timing... I used to take antibiotics in two doses - at 9 a.m. and at 9 p.m., and probiotics twice a day as well - at 2 p.m. and 5 p.m. Now my doc has added another abx which I'm supposed to take three times a day and those herbs - 4 times a day. How the heck do I space everything out...? I've come up with a new schedule, so now I take abx at 9 a.m., 4 p.m. and 9 p.m. and herbs at: 8.30 a.m., 11 a.m., 4 p.m. (with the abx) and 8.30 p.m. I consequently reduced my probiotics to one dose at 1 p.m. Are 2 hours away from herbs and 3 hours away from abx enough? And is taking herbs together (at the same hour) with abx OK?

It's not possible for me to start earlier - I get up around 7.30 - 8.00 and there's no way I can eat anything before 9, I'm nauseated and food is just repelling. I also cannot force myself to get up earlier, I usually wake up sore and tired. In the evening I'm in bed at 10/11 and that's it... I guess I would have to wake up in the middle of the night to take my probiotics and this is not an option as well. I sleep terribly as it is :/

tickbite666, I'm sorry you had to go through this. It's never been as bad for me though, I mean it never got to the point of vomiting, but in the mornings eating is especially challenging for me. I can't imagine eating my breakfast earlier than 8-9 am, and I can't imagine taking my meds on an empty stomach either. We Lymies have to cope somehow, though.

Did I miss anything happening around 6:00pm? Looking at your schedule is that a possibility?

April_Ryan said...
But isn't 1,5-2 hours too little? I mean, don't you need at least a 3-hour window between probiotics and antibiotics?

2 hours is good, 1.5 hours might be pushing it....what about taking your last antibiotic at 8:30 (1/2 hour earlier won't make that much difference)
Then take your probiotics at 10:30 - 2 hours should be good.

I just like the idea of the probiotics being the last thing you take...so they are in you, not killed off for the entire night while you sleep.

Yeah I take probiotics right before lights out and my digestion has actually improved while on abx than how it was before abx. I definitely think it helps big time!