Input, please, on easing my 16 year old into her regimen ...

When she takes her last probiotic - make sure it is after her last antibiotic dose (a couple hours after) so it is in her gut throughout the night to replenish the good bacteria.


I think you should go a bit slower with the treatment. Make sure she is detoxing - multiple methods daily.

I would start the Ceftin once a day for a couple of days...then twice daily. 7th to 10th

Wait a week before adding in the azithromycin. So 17th

Another week to add the GSE 24th

Week later add the Stevia. 31st

I was using Stevia in DS's (he's now almost 16) daily lemon water and his LLNP asked me to stop when I mentioned it because they want him doing biofilm busters only 1 week per month and Stevia is thought to break down biofilms. He is using zylitol (another biofilm buster) instead of stevia on the first week when he takes 2 days of Flaygl with his other antibiotics and malarone etc. It's my understanding that biofilm busters are used in a targeted way but honestly I'm not really sure how to describe it. You may want to run it by your LLMD. We try to do that with any thing we add in.

I think the staggered start is a good idea. We did at least a couple of doses of one before adding in another since there can be a delayed reaction.

As mentioned, detox is important as is nutritional support like vit D, vit C, magnesium etc. Did your LLMD put any of those on your list too?

I gave DS milk thistle and dandelion for detox also. Plus LLNP had him on Burbur-Pinella. After 1.25 years of treatment he had pill fatigue and we cut some of them out with no ill effect but I think they are really good when you are in the initial treatment stages.

Good luck and come back as things progress. We all end up with plenty of questions as things get underway.

For my 2 year old daughter, I had made a sort of fixed protocol of detox.

I used chlorella + bear garlic tincture + propolis drops + flaxseed oil + enzymes + cardamon + bit of wild honey about 2-3 times a day for my daughter.

I do think the above suggestions of MILK THISTLE, vit D3, magnesium citrate or glicinate (any good magnesium), Omega 3 supplements are essential for well being.

I wouldn't give so many antimicrobials + biofilm busters at once, like you are doing (but it is maybe the protocol given by your doctor?).

I would go MUCH SLOWER on antimicrobials, cyst busters, biofilm breakers... Much slower, really.

But if she can stand all that , it must be fine I suppose? I guess it all depends on detoxing abilities of the body: the more a person can detox, the more he or she stands antimicrobials.

I started improving only when I put my antimicrobials to its minimum amounts, but raised the number of supportive supplements, foods, and binders.

I have no doubt that in my case, keeping antimicrobials in the lowest amounts helped me out of lyme, because supportive treatments could clean the mess of herxes.

The ideal proportion for me (and my daughter) was about 10% of anything that would cause herxes (antimicrobials, cyst busters, biofilm breakers) to 90% of everything else (binders, etc).

that proportion allowed us to go on living, despite lyme treatment. And when lyme went dormant, we still continued on the supportive stuff, just to be sure it was gone. We only dropped the 10% of antimicrobials!

Now my daughter is 13 years old. She's lyme free for the last 8 years.
She was just 2 when hell broke. It took her 3 years to get off lyme, but she did it.

Wishing you good luck. I hope your daughter will feel better soon!

Sounds like you're set, Michelle!

Just a reminder about the lemon in water. A straw really helps to bypass the teeth. This will prevent or at least minimize any damage to the tooth enamel. And rinsing with water right after drinking helps. No brushing teeth immediately after.

I would try and get her to work up to doing an epsom salt bath at least every other day minimally....if possible.
And dry brushing before to stimulate the lymph system, as well as slough off dead skin so it can 'breathe'.

If you don't have a brush for this, then using a face cloth will work. In fact if you wet a face cloth and let dry over night...it works quite well.

Encourage her to do some light exercise - short walks...yoga...for eg. but not to the point of fatigue.

Sara started the Azithromycin today after a week on the Cefuroxime and two weeks on probiotics. Last night (before the first dose of Azith) her stomach was upset. Today her stomach hurts and she's spending time in the bathroom. What can I do to help her?

Is she eating any probiotic foods (not just probiotic pills)? Also did the Dr. prescribe any anti-fungals?