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Posted 5/30/2017 4:06 PM (GMT 0)
Ive been on the antibiotic therapy for months. I simply am not where i want to be at this stage in my treatment. For those who have not had success with antibiotics have you had success with the herbal more naturopathic route?

I sometimes want a treatment protocol that works more natural with your body and find a doctor that emphasizes detoxing and nutritional therapy along with primary treatment options. My doctor now just simply throws strong antibiotics at me along with some supplements. I think it may be time to find a naturopath.

Would like your thoughts/concerns/experiences!!!
Posted 5/30/2017 5:18 PM (GMT 0)
You can also add an herbal protocol to the abx that you are already using - although it sounds like you will have to do most of the 'leg work' on your own as your doc doesn't sound like they will be of much help with this - but many have done this.

I started out on pharma abx, and after a year, I finally stopped them and detoxed, then went to herbs. For me, it was the best choice I could have made, as I healed quickly once I made the switch. 1 year treatment for Lyme - the last 9 months of which I added in Bartonella treatments, then one year on Babesia treatments and I was healed from many tick-borne infections that had plagued me for over 40 years by then.
Posted 5/30/2017 10:53 PM (GMT 0)
i saw an integrated LLMD for almost 2 years and my wife saw one for over a year. all their "natural" stuff cost me $40k and did zero for us in terms of improving our symptoms. we packed our bags and went to see Dr. J in DC who is primarily heavy abx. he's been doing this a LONG time and has 3000 active patients if you can believe it.

frankly i'm done with experimenting with too many things i've done most of them and gotten nowhere so decided to go with one of the big names in the business and see how we fare. always room to try something else if we continue not to make progress.

caveat i'm not saying this to judge/question anyone else's approach just our own experience so anyone reading the thread can have a well rounded view.
Posted 5/30/2017 11:42 PM (GMT 0)
I have been using ABX and herbal tinctures and many supplements/vitamins for 8 months. I like the herbals since I can adjust the doses easily to suit my symptoms and tolerance of them. I also can specifically target Bart. which is my worst enemy currently.

So far I am so much better than when I began. I am still having some symptoms mostly in the late afternoon and PM hours. So have a ways to go yet.

Anyhow, treatment no matter which route you take can be different for all of us.

The key is to follow your intuition, listen to your body, watch and learn from your reactions.

If you feel its time to try some other approach, do your research, ask questions, and start slow and see how it goes.

Just remember it does take time to heal, there doesn't seem to be a quick fix unless your one of the fortunate ones that treated right away when bit.

I figure I will do a re evaluation of my treatment/llmd at the one year mark (Sept. 17).

Well hope you all find treatments that help you recover and soon. Take care, Jo
Posted 5/31/2017 9:07 PM (GMT 0)
I have the same advice of Goshawk!!

Follow your gut!

Each person is different.

I can't tolerate drugs, anyway, so I did not have much choice.

Both my daughter and I healed from severe lyme disease, many new reinfections in between, fully naturally.

The last antibiotic she touched was IV in hospital (only 2 days...) in 2009. Since then, nothing!!

I still used Bactrim once in the last 8 years due to cystitis.

It was VERY hard to do all natural, but I think, worse cases are harder no matter which line of treatment you take.
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