self treating

I am out of $$$  Cant see LLMDs anymore. 

Ordered some herbs:

cats claw

sida acuta

jap knotweed

hawthorne

houttuynia

st johns wort

Artemisia

Sarsaparilla

Red Root 

does anyone have any advice for me ? I am currently on Biaxin & Curcumin.  Have doxy & ceftin on hand.  have refills at pharmacy & a script for plaquenil. very nervous about self treating, but have no choice

thank you!!!

Hi Shelly,

I too had to cut down in costs several times... it's all so expensive...

It is good that you are nervous to self treat, it means that you know you have to be careful

Is there a reason why you chose these specific herbs? Are you following a certain protocol? Do you know what dosages to go on? There are some pretty powerful things there, especially together with antibiotics.

I have some advice on some of the herbals:

• St John's Wort: it decrease the reliability of oral anticonception, vaginal ring or anticonceptive patches. It also interferes with other medication: calming medication (alprazolam, midazolam en buspiron), anticoagulants, certain medicaiton for cardiac problems.
• Houttuynia: start slowly, very powerful... I herxed very bad for about 3 weeks, then the herxing became normal again.
• Cat's Claw: very potent, start very very slowly and build up very slowly.

 

I don't know about combining abx with all of these powerful herbs, do you have a plan? I combined abx with Buhner Protocol for a few months, that was ok. Only the Cat's Claw kicked my derrière pretty hard...

Good luck Shelly!!!

 

I was on abx for about 15 months, but had to go off them end of last year. I tried Buhner protocol together with the abx last year, for about 3 months.

I'm now on a modified Cowden Protocol.

I think that both of these protocols are affordable.

(forgot to add this to my initial post, sorry)

Hey Shelly...if you can scrounge up a few dollars you may want to talk to an herbalist. Mine is not that bad in price and is good!

Hey Concepts! I used Sarasparilla for Lyme and Bart for several months. Did a lot in regards to my anxiety and shortness of breath.

Currently on Artemisia Annua tincture by Herb Pharm (also recommended by my herbalist).

I took the brands she gave me and went right onto Amazon! Everything is on there!

I'm also sipping on Aveena Sativa (Wild Oats). I brew for 20 minutes and have 1 cup 3x a day. It helps with nerves and anxiety.

Lastly I am on Teasel Root for Lyme. Started on just one drop a day and worked my way up to 7-8 drops a day. Only advice I can give is to go at your own pace. Some people will say (one drop does nothing). That's a lie! I can tell you I see the difference and slowly worked up the dosage.

I'm also using ashwagandha powder (1.5 tablespoons in the morning and at night). It's great for energy and anxiety. I'm on a couple of things to help me wean off faster from the Lorazepam because it's time to get off and it's messing with me big time!

Hope that helps someone.