Anyone here using Primadophilus Optima? It's the one my LLMD recommended as the best of the best in her opinion....
Thanks, I might try artemisinin. I'm planning on switching to herbs entirely in two months or so anyway. What about Plaquenil - could it kill babesia bacteria? I was on Plaquenil for 3 months at the...
I take alcohol tinctures while I'm on tinidazole and I've never noticed a bad reaction that could be specifically caused by mixing them together. The tinctures contain 20-25% alcohol and I take 440...
Thanks yancync, I also thought of babesia but I tested negative for it and I didn't have any other symptoms, so my doc decided it is safe to assume I don't have babs and breathing symptoms are caused...
Tinidazole can do that to you, as it opens up the cysts the bacteria are 'hiding' in. My first experience with tini was awful: I was pulsing 2 weeks on / 2 weeks off, and the whole 2 weeks I was on...
Levofloxacin only gave me tendon, joint and muscle pain but it didn't make me herx much, I guess (although it's hard to tell what made me herx and what didn't, as I seemed to be constantly herxing...
yancync , what's DS? Girlie , apart from Rifampin I'm on amoxycillin and tetracycline (high doses, especially amoxycillin) and pulsing tinidazole. I had been taking levofloxacin for two months,...
Recently my doc put me on Rifampin saying: 'it's great for killing mycoplasma and chlamydia'. I have myco and she said this antibiotic will take care of that. But I'm confused, as I read something...
I need your wisdom again! I've been keeping track of my body temperature for my LLMD and I noticed that my temperature is normal most of the time (36,4 - 36,8 C, which is 97,5-98,2 F) but every 4...
I currently don't do much of any physical activities due to my Bart treatment (I'm on levofloxacin and it's messing up my tendons), but I enjoy many simple activities at home: watching movies,...
Thanks, Girlie! That sounds reasonable, I'm gonna try doing it like you said....
But isn't 1,5-2 hours too little? I mean, don't you need at least a 3-hour window between probiotics and antibiotics?...
tickbite666, I'm sorry you had to go through this. It's never been as bad for me though, I mean it never got to the point of vomiting, but in the mornings eating is especially challenging for me. I...
It's not possible for me to start earlier - I get up around 7.30 - 8.00 and there's no way I can eat anything before 9, I'm nauseated and food is just repelling. I also cannot force myself to get up...
Ok, I'm really confused and I have serious problems with the timing... I used to take antibiotics in two doses - at 9 a.m. and at 9 p.m., and probiotics twice a day as well - at 2 p.m. and 5 p.m. Now...
Hi all, so aside from my regular antibiotic treatment my doc put me on some Cowden's herbs for my chronic EBV. She gave me Takuna, Burbur-Pinella, Samento and Serrapeptase. My doc said EBV can't be...
Recently I started watching 'Orange is the new black". It's about women in prison and it's weird how much I can relate to them now, lol! I realised Lyme is kinda my prison... just like those women, I...
'Scrubs', now and forever! Watching this show always lifts up my spirit. Also HBO's 'Girls' tend to lighten me up when I'm feeling down. I'm a binge-watcher at times - when I don't have the energy to...
Thanks PeteZa . I guess I've read all possible info on candida on the internet, lol. But I still can't tell whether I really have it - I've had GI tract problems for so long, and I still don't...
Thank you. Today is the first day when I feel actually quite good - a little bit more energy, less depressed, I even did some stuff around the house. But I can't take anything for granted, yesterday...
I'm only 2 months into treatment and I already feel like giving up. I know, it's rather stupid and not very logical to think like that, I just feel so depressed and useless. I'm so tired of... being...
Huddie, thanks for the kind words and for your tips. I'll try Yogi tea and passionflower. I also already ordered L-Theanine to give it a try. njfillet, your post was very helpful, even if it wasn't...
Thank you for sharing this! Alzheimer's disease runs in my family and I'm always hungry for new information. I hope human trials will be successful, it's about time to finally find a cure for this...
Great news! Thanks for sharing. I ordered my D-Limonene online and it's supposed to arrive in two weeks or so, I can't wait to try. I hope for your husband to get better now, his symptoms sound...
Cane sugar, coconut sugar, honey, maple syrup, agave syrup etc. are basically the same thing when it comes to feeding Candida and 'bad' gut flora. They are all sugars (saccharides) and contain...
Thank you all for your time and replies. Last night was terrible for me (neighbors chatting and laughing until 2 AM at least) but ear plugs turned out to be a big help. I guess eventually I will get...
I guess I've always been a little oversensitive to certain sounds and to noise in general, but this has never been so bad before. I feel like I'm slipping into insanity. I don't know what to do. I...
Even though I'm new here myself, I'll do my best to help and welcome others. And since I'm in an entirely different time zone I can even be here when most of you are sleeping, LOL! Traveler, I hope...
I'm so sorry. I know there are good and bad psychiatrists/therapists but I'd strongly encourage you to keep searching for 'the one'. Even if the psychotherapy doesn't help much (well, it's not...
Maybe it's a stupid question, but have you tried psychotherapy? I'm not thinking a few appointments, I mean long-term therapy with an experienced and well-trained psychotherapist. Anti-anxiety meds...
I have to admit, I had no idea what you were talking about until I googled it - now I know and it made me laugh so hard! I'm still new to many topics associated with Lyme and at first a "spooky...
I heard allergies are quite common with Lyme and co-infections. Since my tick bite in April and the following Lyme diagnosis I've been constantly developing new allergies: my body reacts badly to...
I'm really shocked by what I just read here... I've always hated noise and certain sounds and I had no idea it could be from Lyme! I thought I suffered from something called 'misophonia', now I know...
Laker7491, I'm sorry for what you are going through. And happy birthday! My observation is that people are usually afraid of sick people - I mean, not literally afraid but they feel uncomfortable...
I use it as well. It's hard to tell if it's very effective (who knows how my Candida would do if I didn't take Pau D'Arco) but I choose to believe it does something good for me, haha. I haven't found...
Yeah, I guess there is some upside to this - at least it seems funny to me now. Another weird thing my Lyme brain likes to do: I often have a hard time remembering the appropriate word to use in a...
Traveler, you didn't upset me by any means. I also didn't intend to compare smokers to drug addicts and I hope I didn't make anyone feel offended. Yup, I feel for you guys! Fortunately we don't have...
Of course we aren't, I'm definitely not saying it's the same thing. I'm just trying to say that it's not surprising that nicotine - a psychoactive substance - alters our mood and can make us feel...
julymorning, I can't directly answer your question as I don't know any smokers with Lyme. But I really, really doubt a tobacco habit could help in any way. Smoking is stressful for your body, it's an...
What if itching comes along with a rash? That's my case. I've noticed a rash on the back of my hands a couple days ago, it's started spreading and now I have it on my chest and stomach as well. It's...
Lol, I'm feeling amused and sorry for you at the same time! It's so true that sometimes we have to laugh, what else is left? If it makes you feel any better, I can share what my Lyme brain decided to...
Travel. I would definitely travel. And I don't have anything fancy or exotic in mind, I just wish I could go anywhere without worrying how I'm going to feel or if there will be any bathroom (public...
Mine is just the name of a video game character ;) It just came to my mind when I decided to create an account here. Oh no, now I'm gonna be thinking about pizza every time I see your post! Never...
Are you sure it's not just the side effect of Doxy? First time I started taking Doxy I felt like I was run over by a train - constant, excruciating headaches, nausea, stomach ache, loss of appetite,...
I keep Candida in mind, I stick to my diet and take a lot of probiotics. Thank you again, you've been very helpful and supportive! It really makes me feel better to know there are people out there...
Thanks, I will look into that! For me the most debilitating symptoms are bloating, gas and cramping. I also had some problems with constipation and feeling kind of 'blocked' - I always used to leave...
I've heard about Lyme causing vagus nerve damage, but is it really reversible? Did you notice your GI symptoms going away when you had got your Lyme under control - I mean before you got reinfected?...
Traveler - you're the best, as always! :) Thanks a lot for your time and effort. The info provided in those articles isn't clinching though - I understand there might be a link between lichen-like...
I recently found out I'm EBV positive too and, to be honest, I don't understand it. I haven't talked to my LLMD about it yet, but testing for EBV doesn't make much sense to me as it is not...
Anyone...? ;)...