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Posted 7/23/2017 7:11 AM (GMT 0)
mino is much better for neuro lyme than doxy. get that if u can. mino is several times more fat soluble than doxy and the brain is a piece of fat tissue, so....

eat a lor of fish or get >2gr omega3 per day, preferably before bed. melatonin is very good brain antioxidant, get that before bed too. ALA is excellent and the only antioxidant both fat ans water soluble. vitamin E is fat soluble and good, resveratrol/jk is good but it does not get to the brain as much as people might like to believe, u need horse-sized dosages.

also bear in mind that some neuro symptoms may be due to brain bartonella, it is worth trying a few bart herbs or a bart set of abx (cipro, rifampin, etc).

a very good B complex vitamin with A LOT of B12 is a good idea too.
Posted 7/23/2017 7:29 AM (GMT 0)

lotuslight said...
On uncaria rhynchophylla: I don't actually have Buhner's book (yet) but he seems to be cautious about all of the herbs he recommends. (Your mileage may vary!) Always good to start slowly and observe your response.

I have a Master's degree in Traditonal CHinese Medicine and some familiarity with the herb. It's always best to see a trained TCM doctor if it's possible. These sorts of herbs are almost never prescribed as single herbs, and a good herbalist can fine tune the formula to compensate for unwanted effects. If it's not possible, proceed slowly and cautiously with ALL herbs.

We always recommend that people start with a drop or two...and one herb at a time...and very slowly titrate up. Then proceed with the next herb, etc.

Buhner has a list of Herbalists that know his protocols well. Some (maybe all?) do phone consults.
So for those who don't want to do the herbs on their own, there's always that option.
Posted 7/23/2017 7:31 AM (GMT 0)

mpost said...
mino is much better for neuro lyme than doxy. get that if u can. mino is several times more fat soluble than doxy and the brain is a piece of fat tissue, so....


also bear in mind that some neuro symptoms may be due to brain bartonella, it is worth trying a few bart herbs or a bart set of abx (cipro, rifampin, etc).

Mino definitely penetrates the b/b barrier well.


Anxiety is a symptom of bartonella. Not sure I would take cipro or levaquin unless it was last resort. Risks aren't worth it IMO.
Rifampin, yes.
Posted 7/23/2017 10:03 AM (GMT 0)

mystery1 said...


Plus I addressed a lot of other issues, having root canals pulled, mercury, address teeth big time.

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Root canals are bad with Lyme? I just had my 2nd one done last week... A crown had broken and the tooth was pretty bad underneath. What are you supposed to do instead of a root canal? I have more work to be done--are crowns and veneers okay?
Posted 7/23/2017 10:12 AM (GMT 0)

Traveler said...


Doxy only kills the active bacteria in the blood stream, not the bacteria in what is sometimes called the cyst form (round body form) or in biofilms or in the tissues and will actually encourage the bacteria to go into the round form, which are treatment resistance.


So, is it sometimes not wise to take doxy because it creates treatment resistance? I don't yet have an LLMD but Stanford's ME/CFS clinic has started me on 100 mg doxy 2x/day. Now I'm wondering whether Jiggly and I perhaps shouldn't take doxy before seeing an LLMD?
Posted 7/23/2017 5:38 PM (GMT 0)

Pistachi0 said...

Traveler said...


Doxy only kills the active bacteria in the blood stream, not the bacteria in what is sometimes called the cyst form (round body form) or in biofilms or in the tissues and will actually encourage the bacteria to go into the round form, which are treatment resistance.


So, is it sometimes not wise to take doxy because it creates treatment resistance? I don't yet have an LLMD but Stanford's ME/CFS clinic has started me on 100 mg doxy 2x/day. Now I'm wondering whether Jiggly and I perhaps shouldn't take doxy before seeing an LLMD?

Doxy is a good antibiotic to treat lyme...but if you have chronic lyme, then a cyst buster and biofilm buster is recommended. It can bet started after you've been on the doxy...don't worry.

100 mg twice daily is under-treating..that's why you do need a LLMD.
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