Lyme Fighting Regimen

Hi, lot's of good info to read on this board! Trying to decide the best route of treatment.

Had a positive lyme a few months ago with the bullseye rash. Igg 41, IGM 23,39, 41. Took Doxy 100 mg BID for 5 weeks. PCP had me take another series of lyme and coinfection blood work in August. Took a ridiculous 6 weeks for results this time. Results positive, Igg 23,39,41 and Igm 23,39, 41. Igm still being positive. I guess that is because the doxy makes the spirochettes hide and then they come out later and look new again. CDC would probably say it's a false positive. Back on doxy for 3 weeks. Don't think it will do anything. I truly can't afford an LLMD (did find three nearby) at $400 an hour as I was very part time and now just started a new full time job last week.

Ive had serious exhaustion for two years. For just over a year Ive been muscle and joint achey along with the exhaustion. Past few months really see some trouble focusing. Even while training at my new job they said I wasn't focused and was too slow.

I am looking into herbal stuff. Have already been on sylmarin for 6 months. Had terrible abdominal problems last year and discovered it keeps my side from hurting. Had every test possible and gastro Dr said it was in my head. At that time too, an ID Dr did a lyme test, Elisa negative and WB Igg neg, but Igm 39, 41 positive. She said it was false positive because elisa was neg. She is a true CDC follower. So who knows, maybe I got lyme twice. No rash last year though.

Ok, so Im on the sylmarin. Im thinking about taking cat's claw and grapefruit seed extract (I understand that breaks up the cysts). I also take large amounts of fish oil and turmeric because Ive had a bad shoulder for years, which has been causing me much depression lately. Just had another MRI, may need arthroscopic surgery, will find out in a couple weeks.

So if I am on a regimen of doxy (for now), sylmarin, cat's claw, grapefruit seed extract, fish oil and turmeric, do you think this is all good together? I have to figure out how to time it all. My pcp wants to test for lyme once again, but I dont know what good that will do this early. I figured Id go back in a couple months. Im ready to take these herbs for months if I have to. Im just concerned about being able to do my job and I hear about aweful herxes, hope that doesnt interfere with work.

Any thoughts? Thanks.

Thank you. I have read the tired of lyme a few times. I was thinking of getting Buhners book. I guess I am just having some trouble understanding how to schedule all the medications! Maybe it's my lack on focus, I feel like I am reading in circles, but yes, I will go through and find a specific protocol to follow. Will talk to my pcp about herbs and possibility of two antibiotics.