Serrapeptase & Antibiotics

you can take them at the same time

be aware that fibrinolytic enzymes can increase the effectiveness of antibiotics ( there are scientific papers on this )

that may be a good thing - and in fact fibrinolytic are indicated in some infections - but they can, by increasing the effectiveness of the antibiotics, also increase the strength of any herxhiemer reactions you may experience.

if you are a sensitive person / sensitive to treatments - you may wish to start 1 and then a week or so later, add the other - to offset any potentiating effect - and also to enable you to tell how your body reacts to each

Thanks Garzie and Running Wild

I am trying Arthur Andrew serrapeptase. It is bringing about more powerful Herx than the Doctor's Best serrapeptase I was using. I Herx with increased arthritis pain. I may have to take it every other day.

If there is a serrapeptase brand, you recommend, I'm glad to know it.

Thanks.
Would you do Lumbrokinase instead?
Significant difference in effectiveness versus Serrapeptase?

just be aware - while these are all classed as fibrinolytic enzymes - the strength of each can be quite different.

the strength of the fibrinolytic effect is a factor of the dose ( in weight of the active substance -typically in milligrams) and the strength of the enzyme ( in enzyme units per gram - or per mg )
eg 500mg of 3000gdu per gram enzyme extract - will be 1.5x as strong as
1000mg of 1000gdu per gram enzyme extract


unfortunately - because of the specific nature of enzymes - each tends to be measured using a different method and therefore the enzyme activity is declared in different units for each - so its hard to make direct comparisons of enzyme activity (strength) and therefore total strength ( enzyme activity x dose)

as a general guide
things like bromelain tend to be milder for a given dose
and lumbrokinase seems to be the strongest

there is also a lot of marketing hype around certain brands of enzymes.
especially those that charge very high premiums.

but reputable brands print both the dose in mg and the enzyme strength per gram on the product packaging and there is no reason to suspect that the same dose of the same enzyme strength from one brand will differ substantially from another.