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Posted 6/6/2014 4:29 AM (GMT 0)
How do we improve the effectiveness of antibiotics?

I would like to think of some ways.

Exercise?

Empty stomach?

How about improving the flow of antibiotics to the brain (since we all want Lyme out of our brains obviously).

Can we let blood flow to our brains by leaning over our bed with our heads upside down?
Posted 6/6/2014 4:43 AM (GMT 0)
Good question. My guess is, if the side effects aren't too strong for you, take them separately from foods, medications, and supplements. So yes--empty stomach.

I don't think doing that exercise will really help improve blood flow except for a very short time. There are some medications as well as supplements that are supposed to improve blood flow to the brain. The problem, in my case, is how to PERFUSE the brain with blood, since my spect scan showed loss of perfusion.

I've tried Acetyl-l-carnitine, vinpocetine, rhodiola, phosphatidyl, and ironically, I can't remember the name of the last one. Vinpocetine gives me migraines.

Margaret
Posted 6/6/2014 4:43 AM (GMT 0)
Something I have noticed since I have bought my IR Sauna is that I get a much more intense reaction from the herbs that I take ...

Herbalist David Winston has said that he has seen treatment failures ( in lyme patients ) when the patient takes herbs only, and, when the patient uses the IR sauna only - but - when the herbs and sauna are combined, a good percentage of the patients who had previously failed to recover actually go into remission ..

So I would say IR sauna would be a way to super charge antibiotics

I have also heard this same thing regarding the hyperbaric chamber
Posted 6/6/2014 4:44 AM (GMT 0)
PS, My FNP gives some kind of antibiotic to her Lyme patients for the brain. I can't remember the name. She "believes," (that sounds funny), but she's not Lyme Literate though.

Margaret
Posted 6/6/2014 5:03 AM (GMT 0)
I avoid taking probiotics within 3 hours of taking antibiotics. With my Zithromax, there is a warning not to consume aluminum or magnesium antacids within 3 hours.
Posted 6/6/2014 10:34 AM (GMT 0)
I found this on Jenna's Lyme Blog:
BIOFILM BUSTERS:
Biofilms have been recently discovered as one of the key biological roadblocks to curing many chronic diseases.
As in neurological Lyme disease, the biofilm is believed to be constructed of actual bits and pieces of our myelin sheath which covers and protects our actual nerves that make up our central nervous system.
So when the immune system calls for killer cells to destroy the invaders, our immune system can actually attack our central nervous system trying to break through the biofilm and destroy the infection which they cannot do.
This understanding has opened up a whole new world in the ability for scientists and medical doctors to understand and treat chronic Lyme disease.
There are many different types of systemic enzymes, that are found especially useful for certain conditions. However they are particularly hard to get to be absorbed deeply enough into the body to destroy the deepest biofilms, so just any product will not work.
The three most effective enzymes for chronic Lyme disease are:

8. Lumbrokinase – Read blog post on Lumbrokinase here.

9. Nattokinase – Read blog post on Nattokinase here.

10. Serrapeptase – Read blog post on Serrapeptase here.


http://www.amazon.com/Doctors-Best-Serrapeptase-Units-90-Count/dp/B000EDCJ3Y/ref=pd_bxgy_hpc_text_y

http://www.amazon.com/Doctors-Best-Nattokinase-Vegetable-Capsules/dp/B000BD0RRM/ref=sr_1_1/189-4296562-1582165?ie=UTF8&qid=1401993210&sr=8-1&keywords=nattokinase

http://www.amazon.com/Doctors-Best-Lumbrokinase-20mg-60-Count/dp/B0019H1426/ref=sr_1_3/175-9725534-9478908?ie=UTF8&qid=1401920981&sr=8-3&keywords=boluoke
Posted 6/6/2014 10:44 AM (GMT 0)
This is a good primer on Lyme that you can share with others. The speaker is a Doctor in the practice where I just began getting treatment. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ji23FsUUv0Q
Their web site is here:
https://secure.intmednova.com/portal/default.aspx
A power point presentation from their site here:
https://secure.intmednova.com/portal/FileFetcher.aspx?fileid=a053cf62-022b-4c64-a233-0e6a285c807a
Posted 6/6/2014 11:47 AM (GMT 0)
I was told liposomal glutathione and liposomal vitamin C. Also, if I take silver before getting into my FIR sauna I get much stronger reaction. Now I can take less silver and still get the same reaction with FIR. I don't know if it works for abx.
Posted 6/6/2014 12:41 PM (GMT 0)
Just as one example of how long it takes to see results, when I first began treatment with a different doctor back in Jan of 2010, I was on antibiotics for 3 1/2 months before I began feeling normal again. I was also discouraged and my doctor kept telling me to be patient, hang in there, don't stop the treatment etc. and sure enough it I did eventually feel better. I was also discouraged because when I read about the Herxhiemer reaction it said that it normally lasted a week or 2. Don't forget how resistant Lyme is to treatment compared to pretty much every other disease out there. Getting to remission can take years for some with chronic Lyme so getting to a point where you feel normal again can take months.
Posted 6/6/2014 11:57 PM (GMT 0)
Hi AzyCry.

I'm symptom free though from Lyme.  I'm getting toxicity symptoms now from abx use. 

My issue with trying to get antibiotics to work more effectively is that I got rid of 99.9% of the germs.  I am trying to get to that last 0.1% so that I don't relapse.  It is very hard to get rid of that last 0.1% of the germs!!!

That's why I'm trying to get them to be more effective. 

I think maybe if I just go and do some exercise to help circulation in my body.  Maybe that will help.

Anyways, I'm going to get some massage therapy tomorrow.  Hopefully that might help. 

Posted 6/11/2014 3:02 PM (GMT 0)
Pickle--

You have excellent questions-- smart cookie you are at your young(ish) age.

I feel you wanting to find ways so that the abx/herbs penetrate deeper.

When I started to gain energy I practiced hot yoga (not my favorite style by a loong stretch), but my thought process was heat up the body- get the circulation flowing..open up dormant blood cells etc. I took my abx and herbs about 15 to 30 minutes prior to entering the hot room and moving my body.

Also timed taking the meds right before Infrared Sauna- for the same reason.

Took abx/herbs with cinnamon bark as well. There's an Ayurvedic herb, which I can't think of the name now, but it pulls the pathogens out of hiding then BAM! You hit 'um. That was always in the back of my mind to try...

You might just turn into the Lyme guru....
Huggies to all--
Sarah
Posted 6/11/2014 3:18 PM (GMT 0)
Yogi, what is the name of the Ayervedic herb? I took Ayervedic for years after I got infected and it took away most of the symptoms but unfortunately it didn't kill it.
Posted 6/11/2014 3:35 PM (GMT 0)
Hmm maybe ginger? Promotes circulation.

Also if you're looking for less technical ideas - try meditation exercises. Sometimes after/while taking my medicine I'll sit and meditate for a bit and imagine the medicine going through my blood stream and sort of will it to work, imagine it working, etc. Or just focus on your intention for the medicine when taking it. The mind is a powerful tool - nothing to lose by trying!
Posted 6/11/2014 3:39 PM (GMT 0)
Is it ashwagandha? That had worked well for me.

Yogi... I'm going to start hitting up the sauna daily now. I need to heat up my body which I haven't been doing. I am actually looking and seeing that the abx work much more effectively when the body is warmer. Also circulation is improved so much more as well.
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