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Posted 4/15/2019 5:44 PM (GMT 0)
Hi everyone after being on antibiotics for six months I’m going to be switching to the Cowden Protocol. I did have success with antibiotics especially at the very beginning of treatment but for the past few months I haven’t seen any improvements whatsoever. Thanks to the people at the Ticked Off Foundation I’ll be starting the Cowden Protocol at a discounted price. I’d love to hear any comments or advice about this particular protocol. I see my LLMD this week and am trying to decide if I should stay on the antibiotics or just go to full herbals? I’m hoping for the best!

Post Edited (HeartsinPain) : 4/15/2019 11:50:31 AM (GMT-6)

Posted 4/15/2019 9:04 PM (GMT 0)
Are you going to follow the Cowden schedule ?
Posted 4/15/2019 10:03 PM (GMT 0)
Yes I’ll be following the schedule but Greg at the Ticked Off Foundation told me I can start slowly and build up to the amounts listed.
Posted 4/16/2019 4:05 AM (GMT 0)
I did Cowden for the 9 months. I took a break after 5, then when I resumed months 6-9 noticed no further improvement. Month 5 is the toughest one many people say. I felt it was. Don't get overwhelmed with the schedule and eating. It worked for me even when I didn't time it around when I ate/took meds etc. I was hovering around 40ish % of capacity and definitely went up to 70 or even 80 in 5 months. But now I'm back at about 60 lol. This was 4 years ago though and I did nothing to maintain. Now I'm doing the opposite of you and trying antibiotics.

If you can, I didn't do this, but etsy has herbal tinctures at discount prices. Nutramedix really price gouges you and I ended up with a lot of extra bottles in spite of doing the amount they told me to.
Posted 4/16/2019 12:29 PM (GMT 0)
ok thank you & good luck with the antibiotics! I’ll be working a few days a week while doing the protocol so I’m a bit concerned about following the exact timing. Has anyone worked while following the plan?

Post Edited (HeartsinPain) : 4/16/2019 7:38:57 AM (GMT-6)

Posted 4/18/2019 11:47 AM (GMT 0)
Not very active here but this post caught my eye. I did almost the same thing only I started Cowden after 2 months of abx. I did not continue abx after starting. Best decision I think I made. I followed protocol pretty close it was not too bad to ramp up.

Like a previous poster, month 5 was where I had my best gains. I was slowly improving prior but the anti parasitics really helped.

Also I was able to work throughout the protocol.

After this I plateaued again and started to research stronger parasite protocols and then descovered heavy metals, specifically mercury.

Once I discovered mercury toxicity and the ACC (Andy Cutler) group and learned more, I switched to treating Mercury 100%. After 7 months of ACC I’m pretty much symptom free from Lyme and now addressing issues I had prior to Lyme.

Gook Luck.
Posted 4/18/2019 12:00 PM (GMT 0)
Thank you so much Mark! So glad you’re doing so well!
Posted 4/18/2019 1:20 PM (GMT 0)
Hi HeartsinPain,

I just want to wish you the best with the Cowden Protocol!

MarkFW, that's wonderful news! Interesting about the mercury toxicity.

Denise
Posted 4/18/2019 4:51 PM (GMT 0)

Mark FW said...
Not very active here but this post caught my eye. I did almost the same thing only I started Cowden after 2 months of abx. I did not continue abx after starting. Best decision I think I made. I followed protocol pretty close it was not too bad to ramp up.

Like a previous poster, month 5 was where I had my best gains. I was slowly improving prior but the anti parasitics really helped.

Also I was able to work throughout the protocol.

After this I plateaued again and started to research stronger parasite protocols and then descovered heavy metals, specifically mercury.

Once I discovered mercury toxicity and the ACC (Andy Cutler) group and learned more, I switched to treating Mercury 100%. After 7 months of ACC I’m pretty much symptom free from Lyme and now addressing issues I had prior to Lyme.

Gook Luck.

Hey Mark - Great to hear you’re doing so well!!
- glad you changed your mind and came back to post again.
Posted 4/18/2019 4:53 PM (GMT 0)
Thank you so much Denise it’s greatly appreciated!
Posted 9/20/2019 4:02 AM (GMT 0)
Hi everyone just an wanted to give an updated. I’m now on the middle of month two of the Cowden protocol. I’m doing pretty well except for a few herxes including one big one which brought on a killer migraine, swollen lymph nodes and head pressures. I've also been having some bad insomnia and fatigue but otherwise doing ok. One thing I did notice is I’ve been starving! I could honestly eat every second of the day and still be hungry!
I ended up being on antibiotics for a full nine months, i was on Mino, Zmax, pulsed Flagyl, Nystatin, and Rifampin for the final three months. As well as LDN, lots of supports and supplements and a ton
of detoxing. I did have a flare once I stopped the antibiotics which worries me. I can’t believe nine full months wasn’t long enough.
I’ll be doing the full nine months of the Cowden protocol. One question I had was do the bugs hide from the herbals like they do from the antibiotics?
Is there any supplement that I should add in with the Cowden protocol? Any other protocol herbs?
I’m hoping this can kick out the last bit of these darn bugs! Thanks for reading.

Post Edited (HeartsinPain) : 9/19/2019 10:40:25 PM (GMT-6)

Posted 9/22/2019 1:54 AM (GMT 0)
I’m on day 96 and former abx user of 4 years. I was doing well and definitely had some major lymphatic issues and my PT did the massage for me.

I also have super low cortisol and I think that isn’t helping. But I’m willing to go to month 6 before deciding how much further to go. I made great progress on abx but stalled out
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