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Posted 3/29/2019 4:05 PM (GMT 0)
Hi there,

I am off synthetic abx since the end of last November. This is exactly 4 months. Since then I have been taking a number of herbs following Bunher’s indications for Lyme and Bartonella, although somewhat adapted. This is after 15 months of different combos of synthetic abx along with herbs.

I have been feeling well, at around 85% - 90% probably. Some initial symptoms have completely disappeared, some others are lingering although not in a disturbing way (except for sleep, where I am really struggling).

These last few weeks my fasciculations and crawling sensations that were minimal have increased. Don’t know if attributable to starting Sida Acuta, but it looks like I am worsening.

Independently of this, I thought that it would be a good idea to run some short periods of abx (to consume the leftovers and to try to get rid as much as possible of the remaining bugs) from time to time. May be now is the right time to go ahead.

My plan is to take azithromycin and doxycycline for 4 weeks and to pulse metronidazole 4 days per week starting the second week.

Do you think this will be of any help? I think that less than 4 weeks can be useless. Will this be enough to have some effect?

Any opinions will be very welcome!
Posted 3/29/2019 4:14 PM (GMT 0)
Well, as you probably know, I have been on a pulsing protocol for a year now (at the J Clinic)

So, are you going to take them for 4 weeks, then how many days/weeks off before you go back on?
Or are you stopping after the 4 weeks?
If so, that's not really pulsing. Pulsing is on and off and on and off.

Or...are you waiting for symptoms to return...and then take them for 4 weeks again?

Or are you just referring to the Flagyl when you mean pulsing?
Posted 3/29/2019 9:40 PM (GMT 0)
4 weeks is definitely enough to pulse. The JSC in WA DC does 2 week pulses, of which 10 days during those 2 weeks you are on abx, then 2 weeks off, repeat. They also do 1 week pulses every month and once you get on to a maintenance protocol 3-4 days per month.
Posted 3/30/2019 5:44 AM (GMT 0)

Girlie said...
So, are you going to take them for 4 weeks, then how many days/weeks off before you go back on?
Or are you stopping after the 4 weeks?
If so, that's not really pulsing. Pulsing is on and off and on and off.

Or...are you waiting for symptoms to return...and then take them for 4 weeks again?

Or are you just referring to the Flagyl when you mean pulsing?

Well, pulsing here is probably not the word. My idea is to have a course of abx for 4 weeks while pulsing Flagyl.

After this course I wanted to stop for a few months (3 or 4) to see how it goes and in any case go into another course.

Sheekster said...
4 weeks is definitely enough to pulse. The JSC in WA DC does 2 week pulses, of which 10 days during those 2 weeks you are on abx, then 2 weeks off, repeat. They also do 1 week pulses every month and once you get on to a maintenance protocol 3-4 days per month.

Well this is interesting. This is less of a burden for the body. Yet if it is true than the reproduction cycle for Borrelia and Bartonella is one month long may be you are not hitting the bugs at the right time.

In any case, my thinking is that a course of abx being longer or shorter is better than nothing. You agree on that, don't you?

Thanks!
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