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Posted 3/13/2017 2:40 PM (GMT 0)
Hello everyone! I got my bloodwork done on Friday and LLMD's office just called and said WBCs and platelets are low. I was sick last week (flu) so I'm thinking that might have something to do with the WBCs, but the platelets keep doing this...down and then back up, then down again...ever since I started antibiotics.

LLMD wants me to go off of antibiotics for two weeks and take olive leaf extract twice a day the whole time, then retest. Has anyone ever heard of olive leaf extract to increase platelets?

I'm nervous to go off of antibiotics that long. Part of me wonders if it's time to ask for herbal treatments.
Posted 3/13/2017 2:57 PM (GMT 0)
When and if to ask/use herbals is completely up to you.

I know that these infections can cause platelet issues, but so can other things, like abx use.

Olive leaf extract does have antibacterial and antiviral properties and quite a few Lyme patients have herxed while using it, so do be careful and continue detoxing.

Here are two sites where you can do some reading on it if you wish:
www.herbwisdom.com/herb-olive-leaf.html

www.uofmhealth.org/health-library/hn-2139008
Posted 3/13/2017 3:10 PM (GMT 0)
I herxed hard on it the last time I took it so I'm a bit nervous. He apparently uses it to get platelets back up, but I hadn't heard of that before.
Posted 3/13/2017 3:12 PM (GMT 0)
I hadn't either, but it is mentioned in these two articles:
www.lifeextension.com/magazine/2013/6/unexpected-benefits-of-olive-leaf-extract/page-01

/www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/17346951
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