I would stop the meds. It does seem like they are causing the numbness and other symptoms....
Well, Zeusy, I do believe that the ABX treatment will take care of your problems eventually. I keep relapsing with horrible CNS symptoms every few years or so. All of them are pretty consistant with...
Yes, rice pasta is great. I get spagetti-type rice pasta from Oriental section of my supermarket. My kids love it with spagetti sauce. Also our supermarket just expanded the gluten free section and...
A lot of us, chronic Lyme patients find it very helpful (symptoms feel better) to stay on gluten free diet. One opinion is that gluten worsen the inflammation. Another - sensitivity to gluten is...
Springsjean, can you let us know how ordering of Roxithromycin is done? What kind of website do you use?...
From what I have heard in dogs and other animals Lyme bacteria stays in the blood and is easily treated. While in humans borrelia quickly disseminates in the tissues. So what helps dogs might not be...
I too got two results for CD57. One was measured in /uL and the Reference Interval is 60 - 360. From what I understand this one is the most important. The other is messured in % and the Reference...
Purplegirl, I used to get the terrible cough every winter (to the point where I would start choking) and it would last at least a month if not longer. It seems to be allergic in nature. Once I...
Bucci, Samento and Banderol are shown to fight Borrelia very well in vitro (Eva Sapi research). There has not been however serious studies done on how they work in actual patients. But some LLMDs are...
Igenex tests for Lyme are considered much more reliable then LabCorp or Quest....
I don't know if you are aware of prof. Sam Donta's research. Sam Donta says that borrelia resistance to antibiotics is due to borrelia going intracelular - going inside the human cells where most of...
How long since your symptoms started? Did you have the EM rash? Did you start taking Cat's Claw before the tests?...
Zithro was the worst for me of all the Abx that I had been so far (I was on Doxycycline for a while, and now I am on Ceftin.) I had a really bad brain fog, imbalance, space out feeling. It might mean...
Peacesoul, Most of the people in Lyme forums have already visited many various doctors and have already ruled out a lot of other things before coming to the conclusion that they might have Lyme. Of...
I as well as my two kids started gluten free diet after a naturopath suggested it for my son, because of his various problems (mood swings, rages, focus issues, various sensitivities). We are about...
skBM, The Complete Liver Cleanse pills are made by Enzymatic Therapy. They include Milk thistle, Burdock, Calcium D-Glucarate, Boldo leaf, Dandelion Root, Turmeric and a Fiber Blend....
It might be adrenal fatigue triggered by Lyme disease. Unfortunately the usual blood tests show something only when you basically near death. I get down with this extreme fatigue every few years -...
I had contacted Igenex a few weeks ago. I was interested in Western Blot ($200 for both) and C6 peptide assay Elisa (both - LymeMD blogspot as well as IDSA are recomending it, as much more specific...
I am taking "Complete Liver Cleanse" pills - it's Milk Thistle with some extras that are supposed to bind and push the toxins down the intestinal tract....
Letgo, where do you get that (baby barley grass)? Traveler, yes, I like carrots, I should eat them more often....
Since they are supposed to help with detox, I thought they would be a nice addition to the ABX and the supplements, but exercise #4 is a real challange to me. Also - I get pretty dizzy from spinning...
I wanted to ask if anyone here has tried to practice the 5 Tibetan Exercises (aka Five Tibetan Rites). My friend, seing that I am not doing to well healthwise, suggested to try them. She, as well as...
From what I have heard, people with schizophrenia also are better (get less symptoms) on nicotine. Some of them use nicotine patches....
Thanks Traveler!...
I had been prescribed Flagyl too, but only 14 days worth. So I am stretching it, taking it for only 3 days at a time, then staying on just Ceftin for a while. It did not make me feel much worse then...
I too suspect that my 8 year old son might have congenital Lyme. He has been diagnosed with ADHD although he has many more problems than that, including encopresis, enuresis, various autistic-like...
CentralTexasDoc said... Does your son drink sodas? No, no sodas at all. Only juices and lemonade that we dilute in half with water....
When my health crashed 4 years ago (extreme fatigue, extreme brain fog, numbness and tingling in various parts of my scull, balance problems), my family doctor prescribed me weekly B-12 injections....
I too would like to hear from those who had babesia and "air hunger" as a symptom. My 8 year old son keeps see-sawing with various health problems which I am afraid add up to neurological Lyme. When...
Alaskah, I never take any of the prescribtion medications at the same time. Always make at least half hour interval between them or between meds and supplements. You never know which of them might...
Very interesting. Thanks so much, Razzle! I did not know that the immune system also uses free-radicals. Anyway, it is incouraging that the researchers keep finding new stuff that might eventually...
Traveler said... Apple-a-day, You are not allowed to say things that inflame others, or put down the style of treatment that they choose to use. Please read the rules that Admin has kindly provided...
A very interesting article on how bacteria evades antibiotics and on biofilms. A very interesting article on how bacteria evades antibiotics and on biofilms. What bacteria don't know can hurt them By...
twinkl1999 said... The complete lyme panel from Igenex was about $500; insurance only reimbursed me about $150. I then did a lyme western blot and a babesia test from Igenex, and that was almost...
From what I have heard it costs around $500 and it's all out of your pocket - no insurance covers it for now. Also - you need to stay off all antibiotics (probably off all herbals with antibiotic...
I am too scared to start chelation. It seems there are lots of methods, but basically you never now for sure if the chelation process won't just pull the mercury out of the tissues into the...
Traveler said... Apple-a-day, All you need to do is to google the terms "Samento, cross the blood brain barrier" and a whole list of things come up for a person to read! Thanks, Traveler...
scorp10, Can you share where you read about Samento being able to cross the Blood Brain Barrier?...