I might have found a missing link!

Lymie Girl said...
I restarted them about a week ago at a low dose-once a day. I have had issues with tinctures. I might go up to twice a day and see how I do. I only take 5 drops of crypto a day because it seems to aggravate my hypoglycemia, which seems pretty rare. The Alchornea seemed to aggravate my irritability at first. I'm not sure if it is hitting Bart or something else. I can't find much info on it.

I recently added Houttuynia and noticed Bartonella marks within a day or so. I feel pretty confident that I have Bart now thanks to the Hout. I felt pretty sure before, but this served as more evidence.

I'm trying to decide whether to stick with Buhner or try A-Bab. I definitely noticed improvements with the artemisinin. It might be too early to tell with Buhner.

Good luck! Keep us posted.

Thanks for sharing these parts of your story!

Yet another Lyme & Co. irony with us celebrating someone confirming an infection. Still, we know it will help us heal so I'm happy that you've completed that section of the puzzle.

Buhner says 30-60 days for the babesia protocol which can be repeated. With all the time involved with titration, I don't even want to think about the total time necessary :)

Glad you experienced improvements with artemisinin. Would you care to share what brand/dose you took? Did you titrate that as well?

Thanks! I wish you good luck as well and hope you, too, keep us posted. :)

Georgia Hunter said...
I always dosed my crypto 3 times a day. I increased one drop 3 times a day until I herxed. I backed off a drop 3 times a day for several days and then increased 1 drop on one dose. The next day I increased another drop on one dose. I eventually got up to 20 drops 3 times a day. After I went off of this for a few weeks, I started with 5 drops 3 times a day. It put me down hard.

The re-start experience is downright scary, GH! I won't deny I'm a bit fearful about titrating babesia herbs since I've never been treated for babesia before.

Did you back down on the dose after the herx because the herx was too much? If not, would you mind sharing what was involved with the decision to back down on the dose?

Hearing how others do these things is really helpful. My herxes have been relatively short-lived and liveable once I got over my worst-ever herx when first starting Cowden (that happened on 3 drops each Banderol and Samento and I am titrating more slowly now) I just don't want to risk something really scary down the road if I can help it.

Your input is very much appreciated :)

Georgia Hunter said...
Herxes aren't a good thing, they're telling you that your body is not able to detox enough. When herxes occur, super oxide and peroxynitrite radicals are formed and they can cause damage if the body doesn't handle them swiftly. I backed off to allow more detoxing.

Swanson makes a good anti-oxidant that has a great combination of products that really helps curb the herxes.

I suspect we're on the same page with this. If I have one of my mild herxes, some ASG usually takes care of them within an hour so I'm able to continue with my regular dosing schedule. If I have a bigger herx and am not feeling back to baseline by the time of my next dose, I'll back off to allow more detoxing.

Would you share just what Swanson product it is that really helps with herxes? Being able to take something like that can be helpful if I'm in a location that wouldn't allow for some of the more "mechanical" methods of detox.

Thanks so much for your posts, GH! Hope you're doing well!

I love Swanson supplements, and our LLMD recommended that brand as well. We use the Activated B supplement - all methylated for those that have methylation difficulties.

http://www.swansonvitamins.com/swanson-ultra-activated-b-complex-high-bioavailability-60-veg-caps