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Posted 1/10/2012 12:34 AM (GMT 0)
Well, the painful swallowing I've been having in my chest did turn out to be Candida.

Is breaking from antibiotics going to impair progress? I was doing everything right, taking probiotics, drinking Kefir, drastically changing my diet to decrease the risk of yeast etc.

I know it's early on in my treatment to be worried, but this isn't the first time I've reacted poorly to antibiotics. I had a bad reaction to cephalexin for another issue and was also completely nauseous when I took doxycycline for 28 days (not to mention the doxy did nothing for my symptoms). Now this after only 2 weeks. I can't say I've had any "progress" yet anyway. Most of my symptoms have been worse. However, I'm worried that I will keep having to start at square one.
Thanks!

Post Edited (Summer3) : 1/27/2012 7:46:20 PM (GMT-7)

Posted 1/10/2012 2:35 AM (GMT 0)
Hopefully it was just too much for your body to handle right now. I remember in the beginning having to stop taking the antibiotics and panicking but sometimes you just have to take it a little slower. It took me a while but I'm feeling so much better. I was so overwhelmed in the beginning that I was making myself sicker with all the worrying. My LLMD assured me that with patience I would get there and here I am, feeling great. It takes a slow and steady course to win the race so taking a little breather won't make too much difference.
Posted 1/10/2012 2:44 AM (GMT 0)
Thanks springsjean. As far as I know, I'm supposed to start taking the regular doses of antibiotics again after 4 days of Nystatin. I hope it doesn't come back again.
Posted 1/10/2012 4:44 AM (GMT 0)
I'm sorry you're having so much difficulty! How much of the probiotics have you been taking? I take 120 billion of regular acidophilus, and then a bunch of this other kind with a bunch of different strains (not sure what the dosage is off the top of my head) and I've still had trouble with yeast. Is it possible that you haven't been taking enough? Or maybe the kind you're using isn't the best for your needs?

I know this is stressful, but you will find the right combination of remedies that work best for your body. Unfortunately sometimes it just takes a while to figure out just what that is. I've heard that the time released doryx is easier to tolerate than regular doxy - maybe that's an option?

You may also want to try bringing a copy of Dr. Burrascano's guidelines for treating Lyme - there's a whole section in there that breaks down what antibiotics can be used effectively, what to use when one antibiotic fails, etc. (this is assuming your doctor follows these guidelines but I'm under the impression that most LLMDs do?) Here's a link if you need it

http://www.ilads.org/lyme_disease/B_guidelines_12_17_08.pdf 

Good luck - I hope you feel better soon!

Posted 1/10/2012 5:07 AM (GMT 0)
Well, I guess I wasn't taking enough :). I was taking 1 billion CFU's of a mixed strain probiotic and drinking quite a bit of Kefir. I thought that was a ton lol. It was the largest dose I could find in the store. I'll have to look online. Is the damage already done? Can I treat the candida with probiotics or does it just prevent it?

Thanks for the link. I think I'm going to print it out for myself to have to refer back to easily. My LLMD does go by Burrascano's guidelines for the most part, but he allows a lot of patient input. If there is something I'm not comfortable taking or doing, he tries to find a way around it.

Right now I think he's mainly going after the babesia. He thinks the Lyme treatment will be more difficult. I'm already having some difficulty with this, so I hope the Lyme treatment will not be too much more difficult.
Posted 1/10/2012 5:17 AM (GMT 0)
Well I'm certainly no expert, but I'm just going by what works/doesn't work for me. Sometimes the probiotics you find in stores are somewhat questionable as far as potency - I hear the kind you keep in the refrigerator is best. Maybe see if your doctor can give you something or recommend something? I get my probiotics from my doctor through metagenics - ultra flora and tru flora. They were working great until I added a third antibiotic and have yet to get all of that under control.
Posted 1/10/2012 8:26 PM (GMT 0)
Kefir is another great way to replenish your intestines with the good bacteria and other goodies! Are you using a store bought brand or making it yourself? How much kefir are you drinking and are you drinking it daily as well?
Posted 1/10/2012 9:35 PM (GMT 0)
I'm drinking the store bought plain. It claims to have over 20 billion organisms per serving. I drink at least a cup per day split up. I went through the first bottle in less than 3 days.
Posted 1/10/2012 10:07 PM (GMT 0)
I've read that healthy people can drink 2 to 4 ounces a day, so I would suggest that with the issues that you have, raise both the kefir and your other probiotic dose.

As Borderlyme said, the ones that are kept in the refrigerator are better - look in your local health food store for ones that are in the 'frigerated section.

Another thing, many knowledgeable LLMD's believe that Lyme infections can't heal if there are either a Bartonella or Babesia infection going on as well. So it's not that it's harder to get through, but that your Lyme treatment could easily stall out if you don't have the Bartonella or Babesia infections being treated.

Hope this helps!
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