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Anyone over 55 fighting Chronic Lyme -what has worked to get berry-herbs or antibiotics

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Posted 6/3/2017 4:28 PM (GMT 0)
Because of my age and digestive issues, I can't imagine using antibiotics. Should I see a functional doctor and try herbs? Very confused right now... and scared.. please help with any advice
Posted 6/3/2017 4:45 PM (GMT 0)
I'm over 55 and I did antibiotics - one round and it made me sick to my stomach so I switched to herbs and did Beyond Balance and Buhner's protocol.

No matter what you try it is a "try" and there is no one right way to treat lyme.

Our treatments become very individualized because we all are so very different. What works for me, may not work for you and vice versa.

Have you gone to a doctor and been diagnosed with lyme disease?
Posted 6/3/2017 4:47 PM (GMT 0)
Well, I'm not over 55 quite yet - I'll be 54 soon though - does that count? LOL!

I have been infected for most of my life, with my infections going back to the age of 7 at least and didn't get diagnosed until I was 44, didn't get effective treatment for me until I was 47. I saw a LLMD first and tried pharma abx treatments, but after a year, and I was a lot worse, I turned to detoxing and herbal treatments and that's what finally allowed me to heal. I was healed for a couple of years before getting reinfected, and so I'm back in the fight.

Which avenue to choose for treatments is completely up to you. Your age will have very little to do with it, it's a lot more on what your body can utilize best. My body doesn't work well with pharma drugs and never has, so it made sense when I turned to herbs that it worked better for me.

If you wish to use herbs only, I would encourage you to! You can use an Functional Medicine doctor or an experienced herbalist.

Maybe you can explain the digestive issues you are dealing with that have you concerned about your treatments? That way we will understand and can give you suggestions that will take that into consideration.
Posted 6/3/2017 5:16 PM (GMT 0)
I have seen a LLMD and know I cannot work with him because he said if I wanted any info other than abx then see another doctor.
My digestive symptoms are: nausea, intermittent diarrhea and pain under left ribs front and back. It has been very intense sometimes and then I have a few months of being okay. Perhaps I have SIBO-gastritis just gave me a breath test to take.
I take :
1) Gut Pro probiotics 1xday
2) omega 3s
3) 3000 mg of vitamin D3
4) .25 xanax at night to sleep
5) a beta blocker for palpitations because I have mitral valve prolapse
6) I started taking zinc carnosine by Source Naturals a few months ago and it seems to help some as it encourages healing to the mucosal lining
7) have been diagnosed with Lyme with the western blot
8) would love some doctors names near New Orleans
So so appreciative for your help
Posted 6/3/2017 6:00 PM (GMT 0)
Try using fresh ginger tea 3 or 4 times a day for the nausea.

The pain under your ribs on the left side could be from the spleen. I recently discovered that red sage root has been helping my spleen. Do you know if you have EBV? That commonly creates a swollen spleen, although I'm sure the tick-borne infections can as well.

Are you looking for a LLMD or Functional medicine doc? I have a couple of names of LLMD's in Louisiana, but they would be a bit of a drive for you from New Orleans. I would still be happy to share those names with you - just send me an email asking for those names and include the area where you live.

You can also start a new thread with the title something like "looking for ______ doctor in the New Orleans area" - put what types of doctors that you wish to find. If someone has suggestions, they can email you as we don't put doctors names up on the forum.
Posted 6/3/2017 6:20 PM (GMT 0)
My teacher is 71 runs circles around me ...she is back to work gardening ,she uses ozone ,herbs rife and bvt .6 years of bvt has gotten her back to par
Posted 6/3/2017 10:26 PM (GMT 0)
I would love to know who is a good functional medicine doctor who knows how to treat Lyme disease..I so agree with you about big pharma
Posted 6/4/2017 10:55 PM (GMT 0)
I had that very same upper left stomach pain, often severe episodes. It was 1st thought to be caused by food intolernce but diet correction only mildly relieved symptoms. Then they removed my gall bladder> but the periodic episodes of pain continued...

During my first Two years of Treating Lyme, the stomach pains still continued until...

These past few months Ive been using Alinia which ia an antiparasitical drug that ALSO has been shown to reduce viral loads. I had HIGH viral loads that required twice daily abx of antivirals to suppress the hsv1, hsv2, EBv, cmv, shingles, AND HHV6. The Valtrex helped, but IF I missed ONE day>=a viral flare!

So far, Alinia has suppressed the viruses AND no upper left stomach pain!!

Time will tell if it effective longterm
Posted 6/5/2017 12:47 AM (GMT 0)
That is awesome! Did you have nausea or IBS with the rib pains?
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