Now only taking 1 antibiotic

Well I have been hammering away at this bartonella for about 2 years now lol. I have decided to cut back just to 1 antibiotic. I'm sick of taking so much stuff and want to give my body a break for a bit. Going to be taking lots of supportive supplements like ashwaganda, meriva, LDN, the 5-methyfolate, vita D, iodine, ATP fuel, sachro b, lots of probiotics, boluoke (on an empty stomach), magnesium, DHEA (for adrenals), monolaurin pellets, bulletproof coffee with brain octane oil and butter from grassfed cows with lots of xylitol sweetener, lemon water with stevia, lots of green smoothies made of wheat grass, spirilina, chlorella, lemon, avocado , cucumber, parsley, cilantro, coconut oil...

And my one antibiotic, Septra DS, AKA Bactrim.

I'm also taking the chim fluox aviva as it's been sitting for 4 months now, so I might as well try that, and I am rifing for bartonella now too.

Also taking some houttuynia and sida Acuta in 95% water, 5 % pomegranate juice...

And my very much needed thyroid medication. Somehow in the heat of the battle I found the issue (possibly anyways)... As to why I am stuck at 95%... I believe my thyroid was damaged through the illness and that is why I haven't been able to fully recover, could this be the missing piece of the puzzle for my complete healing? I sure hope so! So we will be soon to add in thyroid... Preferably armour thyroid... But I will be talking to my doc on Wednesday about it.

LymePickle - re: hypothyroid - did you have fatigue?
And we're you not tested prior to now?

Is it your LLMD who is treating your thyroid?

Also I see you take the 5-Methyl Folate. Did you have the MTHFR test done?


Remind me - what few symptoms did you have that kept coming back after you stopped antibiotics?

I would suggest Japanese a Knotweed to add to your Hout and sida.

afiya4health - I don't know if you can compare different diseases like that.

For instance - Tuberculosis - My Dr. said treatment can often be a year long...and she has seen cases where a year and a half was necessary.
How come Tuberculosis takes so long when other diseases can be treated in much less time?

If more research was done...then maybe we'd see quicker recovery times. I don't think there's being enough done to improve that status quo.

Also, we often have co-infections - and since testing isn't reliable...it takes time to sort these out clinically. So, if you have all three of the B's - treating each - that adds up.
When you have the others - syphillis, malaria ...they come alone don't they?...and you can target it right away.
If someone had both malaria and syphillis at the same time...how quick would treatment be then?

We would all love to be treated and symptom free - in a few months...

I hope you do find a quicker way to heal...

Best of luck to you, LP, in your quest to find that missing piece of your puzzle! It definitely sounds like you're onto something with your thyroid.

I do agree with Girlie's suggestion for you to also take Japanese Knotweed. I'm sure you know it crosses the BBB which can "extend the reach" of your treatments. It's also highly anti-inflammatory.

I think it will make your newest protocol even more effective.