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Posted 5/30/2018 9:52 PM (GMT 0)
Hi everyone,

So I was diagnosed with lyme along with some co-infections by my holistic doctor after testing positive for western blot (IGG: 23, 41, 93, IGM:41 along with positive IGG for bart. hens. and mycoplasma p.) back in April after being sick for roughly 5 months and despite my traditional doctors' skepticism towards the diagnosis, my symptoms were rapidly increasing in severity and my health declining and so decided to give a round of abx a shot although my holistic doctor recommended peptide therapy.

It's been 15 days now since I started doxycycline 100mg twice a day and although I've noticed slight improvements in my symptoms (less frequent and severe) and overall energy level, I'm still not anywhere near where I was before I got sick. I'm on a 28 day course and I guess I'm roughly halfway through... is this enough to deal with the lyme? I've been only taking doxy along with a probiotic supplement and vitamin c on the advice of one of my doctors and discontinued all the other supplements that I've been taking for immune support and energy support since taking the doxy.

I have a lot of supplements and peptide therapy just sitting around now which I paid quite a bit for and not sure what I should do with them... I feel like doxy by itself might not be potent enough to knock off everything that I'm suffering from and maybe I should try all the other stuff as well concurrently?

I'm gonna consult a highly renown LLMD in my community next thurs but in the meanwhile I'm curious if anyone has gotten better just taking a course of doxy without any other particular supplements?


Furthermore, another question regarding my diagnosis...is it possible to contract Lyme disease 16-17 years after being initially bitten with no symptoms? My symptoms began suddenly 6 months ago after being super healthy for many years with no tick bite or rash I remember in recent memory. I think I may have been bitten as I distinctly remember 17 years ago as a middle schooler (I am 28 now) pulling a small insect that had burrowed into my scalp out of my head and feeling a little bad for the rest of that day but virtually asymptomatic (not even sure if it was even a tick). I was also in an area NOT known for lyme (Korea during wintertime) and wasn't particularly outdoors...so me being bitten by a tick there just doesn't make sense. But my symptoms are so widespread (GI issues, difficulty breathing, heart/chest pain, headaches, fatigue, and muscle aches) and ruled out so many other possible diseases with bloodwork constantly coming back normal along with positive urine, X-ray, echocardiograms, MRI, etc... there is just no other possible explanation other than lyme or CFS. Could anyone explain this so I can get a little bit of peace of mind?

Thank you again,
Peter

Post Edited (xpeetzax) : 5/30/2018 3:55:50 PM (GMT-6)

Posted 5/31/2018 12:12 AM (GMT 0)
Less than half of the people that get infected with tick diseases are aware of when they got bit and only 40% (new findings) actually get the bullseye rash. Keep in mind too that there are roughly and additional 100 kinds of tick borne diseases besides what why commonly refer to Lyme of which there are about 200 of those in the world.

It is recommended to heavy hit with the Doxy with 200mg 2Xday, and that it is far better to include at least one other antibiotic, rather than take one kind all by itself. That is more important if you think you've been infected for a while.

I'm proof in the pudding. I took 90 days of 200 mg doxy 2Xday, follwed by 20 days of Zithro. I tried to follow that with Flagyl but couldn't tolerate it.

I didn't get better. Some symptoms abated but I must have relapsed bad enough to put me in worse shape than ever. Or I've been re-infected. I'm waiting on test results.


Hopefully you can get to your LLMD soon. What you have now will help, you can consider building up the amount of dosage gradually.

Please check the files here for de-toxing. Doxycycline is very hard on the system and particularly the stomach and yeast balance since it kills the good bacteria in us as well as the bad. Your body will need your help handling all the toxic load from bacterial die off.
Posted 5/31/2018 6:15 AM (GMT 0)
Many of us take lots of supplements along with the abx therapies. I have a long list of them my LLMD insists be taken daily.

I know I had to have gotten Lyme in 2009 but it was didn’t rear it’s ugly head until I went thru some really stressful things and over the course of a couple of years my immune system tanked.

28 days will not be enough but you’ll learn more on that from your LLMD.

Be sure to take your probiotics 2 hours away from your abx, I like to take mine at bedtime so they have all night to themselves.

Oh and Doxy is a sun sensitive abx, my face is headed to the Derm for a seriously deep peel next winter.

Good luck

VCL
Posted 5/31/2018 12:13 PM (GMT 0)
I think there are people who get well in 28 days, but they're the people who noticed a bite and a rash and got treated right away. Lots of friends in my Lyme endemic area say they've had Lyme and now they're fine after a month of antibiotics, my mom included. But they all caught it early while the bacteria were still only in the bloodstream. Once it gets past that point, it's harder to treat and takes longer. I would expect this to take more than 28 days and more than one antibiotic. Some people treat with combinations of antibiotics, some with antibiotics plus herbals, and some only with herbals. I'm glad you have an appointment with a good LLMD who can guide you.

Re: whether it can show up 16 years later -- yes. Our bodies may be able to keep it in check until we are stressed, and then it takes over. I have no idea when I got Lyme, but my last tick bite was 9 months before I got sick. It could have been hanging out in my body for many years and I didn't get sick until stressful events weakened my immune system.
Posted 5/31/2018 10:42 PM (GMT 0)
I see... thank you for the advice. Good to know other people who have gone through this!
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