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Posted 9/4/2014 11:43 PM (GMT 0)
My lyme symptoms have recently come back strong and I can not afford to go back to my LLMD for more antibiotics. (I live is Missouri and insurance does not cover it here.)

I need to know the safest yet effective non-prescription protocol. I read people getting good results with salt and vitamin c but I also read it was very dangerous for your heart and kidney health.

Does anyone know a good protocol that doesn't have other health risk factors?

Please help!!!
Posted 9/5/2014 1:03 AM (GMT 0)
Consider the Cowden protocol. It is not cheap, but works.

And yes, the salt vitamin C is pretty dangerous.
Posted 9/5/2014 2:29 AM (GMT 0)
Cowden causes a massive herx, and involves a lot of herbs. Plus, if you do the whole thing, it's super expensive. Personally, I think Cowden could be dangerous as well, if you follow the protocol exactly the way he outlines it.

I had good results with Cowden, but I only did a few of the herbs, and I slowed down the pace, WAY DOWN.

Most of the major protocols, in my opinion, are good. The great thing about both Buhner and Cowden is that you can order the herbs individually online, and they aren't horribly expensive (as long as you don't buy into the whole package). With Buhner, you don't even need a particular "brand;" he just tells you which herbs to use for which disease, and you can order them anywhere you want.

I prefer teas to tinctures, bc I don't like the alcohol.

I don't think the salt Vit. C thing is considered one of the major protocols. Stick with herbs, and with what is known to work.

Margaret
Posted 9/5/2014 5:49 AM (GMT 0)
I am seeing a naturopathic doctor and am being treated with Byron White herbs. I haven't read much about the salt and vitamin C protocol but I think herbs are probably the best way to go to treat Lyme disease. I searched every ingredient in the Byron White herbs (the two tinctures I will be taking) online and couldn't find anything that really concerned me. I would suggest searching all the different herbal protocols and then searching every ingredient in one or two of the protocols you like the best. What I did was read online books and scientific studies done on each herb in the tinctures, reading things like uses and side effects. I also searched things like "-herb name- dangers", "-herb name- deaths", "-herb name- side effects" and other things like that. I just read as much as I could about each ingredient. There were a few side effects that seemed like they might be concerning but after I talked to my naturopath she was able to assure me that it was fine especially at the low doses I would be taking (and the side effects were for like rats and hamsters). I was mostly concerned with things like liver failure, infertility, death, and other serious side effects, not things like an upset stomach.

Also I would suggest seeing a naturopathic doctor because they studied herbal medicine at a university so they will know best how to treat you. You can search NDs at naturopathic.org and you can ask questions to them before you commit and pay for the first appointment. I asked things like how many years have they been treating Lyme, how many Lyme patients have they treated, how many get better, if they have experience treating without antibiotics, and other things like that. Then I narrowed it down to about 3 or 4 doctors and called them for short appointments to ask more questions and then I chose a doctor. I only talked to doctors that were in states that license naturopaths and in the Northeast, but that is just my personal preference. A lot of NDs are fine with doing appointments over the phone as a consultation or you can go to them in person and follow up over the phone.

I hope some of my information helped! And I hope you feel better soon!
Posted 9/5/2014 2:11 PM (GMT 0)
I would argue that using buhners is probably the cheapest and most gentle form. If you just start with the top 3 herbs you are looking at $60 for about 3 months buying the herbs in bulk. I would recommend spending the extra to encapsulate them which would probably be another $50 but some of the herbs taste icky.

Hope that helps. Sorry to hear you are not feeling well again.
Posted 9/5/2014 11:09 PM (GMT 0)
Opu, that's a good suggestion.

Byron White is expensive as all get out.

With Cowden, you could just do the Samento, Banderol, and detox herbs.

Regardless, teas are a good bit cheaper than tinctures, as long as you don't order from Mountain Rose Herbs, which IS good, but expensive.

Margaret
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