Lol wow this thread is off the rails......
What Girlie said. Plus, the other drug (lumefantrine) has a very long half life of 6 days. It's a good combo for babesia because of this....
Yeah that's the one. Hopefully Disulfiram does the trick for you....
Good luck tickbite. I think we may have the same LLMD. That story sounds familiar. Like I said I wasn't just talking about herxing. If you have treated for a long time it's probably not going to be...
You should go slower. If you have a problem it's not as simple as "backing off". You will suffer for about two weeks with the long half life. I'm not talking about just herxing, either. The side...
I've never heard of this special cryptolepis blend. How is it different than taking a larger dose of a standard tincture? What process do they use to get it "prescription strength"?...
I worked my way up to 500mg over the course of a month on the advice of my doctor (looking back I think the ramp up was way too fast). I started to feel really good. Much more energy and thinking...
I'm not a very active member here but I am also on disulfiram. However I think I may be stopping due to neuropathy. I took a break last week and it resolved. But when I started back up yesterday it...
"If you're going through hell, keep going" - Winston Churchill...
With drugs that work better with food, I don't like to take them on an empty stomach, even if it's only for a short time. It might not make too much of a difference but I always want to make sure I'm...
https://www.rxlist.com/mepron-drug.htm "Administering atovaquone with food enhances its absorption by approximately 2-fold. In one trial, 16 healthy volunteers received a single dose of 750 mg MEPRON...
It certainly does. One of the ways to indirectly test for it is by VEGF (Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor). If this is elevated it can point to a Bartonella infection....
JK's main job is endothelial cell protection, in both Lyme and Bartonella. Additional benefits are anti-inflammatory and neuroprotective properties among other things. But it's main job is to deny...
I definitely agree, Girlie....
41 cross reacts with some viruses. On its own I'd say it doesn't mean very much. However, 31 is specific to Lyme so an IND result there definitely means something....
I was wondering about this today actually. My guess is it's antibiotic related. Flora in the mouth being disrupted?...
I apologize, I wasn't paying close enough attention when quoting the article....
I have a link in my comment to the Rawls article I got it from. No clue if it's accurate to be honest....
"CDC guidelines require 5 positive bands out of 10 (18, 23-25, 28, 30, 39, 41, 45, 58, 66, 83-93). The IgeneX criteria is 2 bands out of 6 (18, 23-25, 28, 30, 39, 41, 45, 58, 66, 83-93)." "Band 41 is...
Hmm I don't get it quite as bad as you're describing. What makes you think it's bartonella, and not a side effect of one of your medications?...
I think I'm starting to notice this too. It's subtle but my body odor is off. My urine stinks sometimes also, a mix between antibiotics and asparagus I guess....
My doc claims the anxiety and depression can be tied to Bart as well. Who knows? I'll definitely look into Babesia. Good advice. Thanks so much!...
Thanks for the help everyone. Today and yesterday have been a bit better. I tend to get extremely anxious whenever I don't feel well. I'll try to see this through for a bit longer to see what kind of...
Yeah that's what I'm hoping it is. I'm just unfamiliar with having a short burst of improvement then another dip. This summer I improved dramatically in one month and things kept looking up. I'm...
Sorry, I'm kinda omitting a lot here. I was about 90% better a few months ago, but shortly after I stopped the antibiotics (clindamycin and Cefdinir) I relapsed. When I went back on the same stuff I...
Yeah this is exactly what I've been worried about. When the bottle is out I'll go to my doc and see if he can switch things up again. I wanted to try and see this through, hoping that I was just...
Hi everyone, I've been searching this forum obsessively for a while and finally made an account. I need advice on where to go from here. I am getting very frustrated with treating Bartonella lately....