Most aspects of treatment vary from person to person, as I think this does. With a few exceptions for tx that has an immediate impact, I would give any component of treatment a good 8 wks before making decisions. And I would change only one thing at a time, whether it is a medication, herb, or detox.
Sometimes it takes your body awhile to adjust to certain medications and herbs. Sometimes it takes your body awhile to detox the aftermath from whatever you're trying to kill. But it's such a dynamic and complex process, it's supposed to be evolving, sometimes painfully slow, but you should have some evolution of your sx (might be in the wrong direction for awhile). But change is usually good. Stagnation, no.
Example:
* I started treating yeast/fungal overgrowth… had immediate results.
* Second, I started treating over 4 viruses I tested positive/high for… despite high doses of antivirals, it took switching Rx and 2 months before I felt relief.
* Next, I focused on lyme, tried Byron White AL Complex herbals for 3 months at very high doses with no response at all.
* I then introduced Byron White tinctures for Bart and Babs and was overwhelmed immediately w/ sx… maintained these doses until I leveled off a bit another 3 months later. Could barely walk during this time.
* Finally, LLMD felt I was ready for IV abx for lyme, which nearly knocked me out again and it was 6 wks before I stopped having "neouropsycho" meltdowns on an hourly basis. \
* But I had so much toxin buildup in my brain I could not really function, stay on meds/protocol, particularly detoxing, which made me worse… spiraling down…
* I then started having heart problems from what we think is oxidative stress from too much protocol, too much in my system and not enough detoxing. I stopped all herbs.
* Heart issues reduced but then I tried going off antivirals and got knocked out w/ viral overload again. I tried taking an herbal antiviral and accidentally overdosed, knocking me out for almost 2 months this time…\
* Finally recovered but asked my LLMD if I could stop abx as well. I was just too polluted to function. She didn't want me to stop cold turkey, so I'm on 1/2 doses, which is really helping…
* Slowly, I am reintroducing one component of my protocol at a time, waiting until I add the next thing.
So I'm entering yet another phase of treatment… It's been 16 months since I started and I'm literally just getting started again.
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Post Edited (Pirouette) : 6/15/2015 5:41:34 AM (GMT-6)