Thanks. I'll give it a try....
Thanks for sharing your thoughts. What is the Zyrtec for specifically? I've never seen it suggested before. I just realized I forgot to include olive leaf in the list of supplements I was taking;...
Why do you think so? I tested positive for chlamydia pneumonae, but the doctor who ordered the test didn't explain the significance and I haven't encountered much information about it. The LLMD who...
Thanks all, much appreciated. This may just be semantics, but if this was a herx rather than a flare-up it's by far the worst I've ever had. My herxes have tended to just cause malaise and brain fog,...
FWIW, I also experienced pretty strong herxes with houttuynia. Garzie, your thoughts on the cause of heart issues are intriguing if somewhat disturbing. Interestingly, among the many supplements I've...
Thanks Garzie, I appreciate your input. The worst seems to have passed (I hope) but it's an unpleasant reminder that I'm still far from well. Based on the symptoms and supplements, would you venture...
I'm sorry to hear of your troubles but hope you're starting to get better. Anything involving the heart is always frightening. At this stage I think pretty much anything can be caused by a herx or,...
Several days ago I had a suspected covid exposure. It was pretty low risk, but I decided to take some immune-boosting supplements for a few days just to be safe. I took the following: NAC (1200-1800...
magoo2: Thanks for sharing the suggestion - I will definitely look into it. I've been interested in HBOT for some time but don't have easy access to a facility. This seems like it could have a...
Thanks all, and apologies for the late reply - I had some laptop issues yesterday, now resolved. Annie23: Thanks for responding. I do indeed hope you've made some improvement since then, but it...
Thanks Annie23 - I appreciate the suggestions. I'm sorry to hear you're facing a similar situation, but I hope you're making progress with the strategies you mentioned. Would you mind sharing your...
Thanks, garzie and astroman. Garzie: I tend to agree with the view you describe here. I guess my concern is for T-cells specifically, because we lose the ability to produce them as we age. I'm...
OK, it sounds like your situation is a bit more complicated than mine was. I'm glad you found something that seems to be helping. Low and slow in everything tends to be the mantra, but some people...
Thanks for sharing your thoughts and experience, saraeli. I'm glad you figured out the cause of your issues and managed to successfully treat it - it is indeed frustrating and scary to find that...
Thanks garzie and saraeli - much appreciated. I think dehydration may indeed have played a role, as you suggested....
Thanks, garzie - I very informative and well thought out response as always, which I truly appreciate. It's interesting that you mention bartonella, because my LLMD thought bartonella was likely the...
alsmith: To answer your original question, yes I had great success treating Lyme and (at the time unknown) coinfections, after having been sick for at least 8 years, and likely much longer. I...
Both my WBC and lymphocyte counts have always been on the low normal side, with WBC in particular occasionally dropping into the 3s during treatment. After my second bout of covid last September, I...
Thanks for all the replies everyone, and sorry for disappearing. I have a lot of stuff going on right now (probably another post coming...), and the anxiety of this particular situation was just too...
Roughly one week ago, we found a nymph tick attached to the face of my two-year-old son. It had most likely been there for less than an hour. Since it was a nymph and we didn't see any blood when we...
Thanks. So I guess there are multiple possible factors, possibly even a synergistic effect. I've stripped it down and am adding things in one by one....
The effect appears to be compounding: https://medlineplus.gov/druginfo/natural/875.html#HerbInteractions...
Thanks for sharing that - I will look into it, and likely remove arginine, or perhaps stagger it. FWIW, I have taken l-carnitine in the past (though not with these other supplements) without getting...
Now that you mention it, yes, plus some light nausea. I had no idea it had those properties... Thanks for sharing....
Thanks to both of you. I learned about hawthorn from Buhner, but didn't realize it was specifically recommended for bartonella. Interesting indeed. I also didn't realize berberine was...
I started a new supplement stack two days ago to address cardiac symptoms that had largely been resolved with Lyme treatment, but had returned (with a vengeance) after my second covid infection last...
Four or five times! I guess I'll keep some mepron on hand just in case. Thanks for the tip....
Thanks...
Thanks, garzie. I've been doing those things, and treated with the FLCCC protocol both times, and recovered quickly. I'm concerned because I've seen studies indicating an immunosuppressive effect...
Thanks. Is that 0.2 mg/kg?...
I first had covid in February 2022, and had hoped that I would have natural immunity, at least for a while. I was therefore quite disappointed when I got covid a second time, just seven months later....
Hi garzie - unrelated question, but what dosage of ivm are you using for immune modulation?...
That is a fascinating, albeit terrifying, book. Thanks for sharing...
Thanks for the suggestion, garzie. I've found a lab to do it, but I'm wondering if it's too late since the really acute stage of my illness seems to have passed. I also wonder if they'll even know...
Thanks, garzie. Your points are valid and well taken. I hope it isn't babesia, but I have no idea what else it might be. I've seen multiple doctors here and they're clueless - they keep saying I'm...
Thanks for the replies. One additional factor that made me conclude it was babesia was the appearance of a cluster of small pink dots on my hand and wrist, which I've read is associated with...
I had covid (for the second time) in early September. It was mild and I recovered quickly, but then about 10 days later I developed a high fever with chills and body aches that lasted for two days....
Thanks Quin. I appreciate your insight. I'll definitely go low and slow with the dsf, and possibly pulse to be extra safe....
Thanks Garzie. Useful info...
Thanks Quin - useful information indeed. I think we've managed to get Lyme into a relatively dormant state, but I assume there's always a chance it could come back. I didn't know Claritin was...
I'm not sure exactly why Dr P reached that conclusion. I suspect it was related to how I was responding to the various med/supplement combos we tried, and how my symptoms would return any time I...
Interesting. What about DSF with some herbs for bart, like sid acuta and houttuynia?...
Thanks, Quin. I've done a couple of pulses of atovaquone + azithromycin. I had only a mild reaction while taking it, but seemed to improve substantially afterward. I didn't realize it was effective...
Good to know, thank you....
Quin - What exactly did you take, and for how long? Just trying to get a sense for how long I would need to be on them. The references to 1-2 years are a bit intimidating! Girlie - If I remember...
Thanks, Garzie - a lot to digest in there. Coincidentally I'm familiar with lumbrokinase and serrapeptase as they were part of the long covid protocol my wife was following, but I haven't taken them...
Thanks, Garzie - that's a fascinating thread, but it will take me some time work through it in its entirety. I tested negative for babesia when I first started seeing my LLMD in late 2019, which...
Thanks. I think I'll stick to the herbal approach for the time being!...
Thanks, Girlie....
Girlie: Thanks for sharing that, very helpful indeed. I used the Buhner protocol for Lyme for a year with very good results, so I'm familiar with many of those. I have taken houttuynia off and on and...