It is impossible to tell the difference between CFS/ME and chronic tick-borne infections in many cases of those ill with this spectrum of symptoms. Certainly it would be expected that TBD would cause...
What is the relationship between bartonella and the adrenal glands? Why are people talking about "adrenal fatigue"? I don't get it. Please explain....
The issue of patients learning to treat themselves for TBD -- yes, a very controversial and questionable practice -- brings back memories of my student years, when I read a book by U of Wisconsin...
Dear opgirl, Agreed, and in my view, TBD are complex disease states that should only be managed preferably by infectious disease specialists - except for that person who presents after an acute tick...
Dear Katie 444, I sympathize with your plight, but there cannot be enough caution about this disease. If it had been me, I would have embarked on an aggressive form of treatment from the beginning...
I made an error in my post: I needed to say that the blood alcohol levels for women are much higher than than of men when comparing the same amount of ETOH consumed because of the relatively thin...
I'll be the naywayer here --- there really is no good reason to be mixing alcoholic beverages with meds. And every med is different, as well as women's tolerance to the ETOH. Most women are not aware...
Regarding drinking ETOH with tick-borne diseases --- there seem to be two classes of folks: (1) those who drink sporadically & experience a herx each time they drink; or (2) the chronic alcoholics...
oh, yes - I see. thanks for pointing that out. But it amazes me how anyone could think they ould drink ETOH with these diseases!...
Some of these pharmacies do not require a prescription from a physician. I would suggest googling "Canadian pharmacy" and read what comes up. Many advertise on the Internet. Be careful what you...
To hamburg58 --- never, never, never drink alcohol if you suspect you have an active tick-borne disease. Essentially what it does is the same thing antibiotics do --- causes the organism to lyse, and...
Bactrim, that I believe you can order from a Canadian pharmacy, does cross the blood brain barrier. The usual dosage is 2 tabs double strength twice daily, but if you get a significant herx, cut...
Excellent replies. I have tested positive for at least 4 tick-borne infections, and another doctor thought I have CFS. I have had YEARS of excruciating migraines, to the point I have been on opiate...
Don't know --- but LD can cause eye problems of various sorts. Also, hypothyroidism. Unfortunately, allopathic docs are doctrinaire about the use of T4 as the ONLY supplement for hypothyroidism. Few...
Friends, The organism that causes Lyme disease, Borrelia burgdorferi, likes to live inside cells, and in forms that are not conducive to irradication with present day antibiotics. Therefore, we can...