Very recent infection

Here's a thread I found:


www.healingwell.com/community/default.aspx?f=30&m=3445726

On the Curcumin - is it mixed with anything like pepperine? If it is, then yes, it can be stronger than just the amount in it, because the pepperine will enhance absorption. But you do need to watch for things that may interact with both things - the pepperine (a black pepper extract) and the turmeric/curcumin.

Hi Girlie, Traveler, everyone

As you know I'm on Doxy 400mg and hopefully will start Flagyl 3 days a week in the next week.

There has been something that's been bugging me. I've read here previously that pulsing antibiotics 4 times completely eliminates the bacteria. (at least in the test tube) :http://www.northeastern.edu/news/2015/06/researchers-discovery-may-explain-difficulty-in-treating-lyme-disease/

Therefore I'm at a loss as to which protocol would be better to follow. Since my exposure was just 3 weeks ago (and I've been on antibiotics the last 4 days), would it have been better if I used the pulse approach 4 times? Wouldn't 400 mg of doxy cause the bacteria to hide which means that it'll be harder to eliminate. And the scary thing is the fact that even if one single bacteria remains, it will again establish itself in time?

Just wondering whether a pulsing approach would be better, and if so what would be the way to go about it. Or if the doxy 400 mg route is the better path.

I would really appreciate your thoughts on this.

Cheers

There's two sides to the curcumin verses turmeric debate, so be sure to read up on both sides. I prefer to use turmeric as it's the whole herb and I have the best results from the whole herbs. I believe it's due to the whole herbs other constituents that provide "extras" that curcumin has been stripped of.
www.drweil.com/drw/u/QAA400915/Curcumin-or-Turmeric.html

Just something to keep in mind.

And I agree with Girlie, don't do the pulsing at this point.

Hi again everyone,

I hope you are all doing well. I wanted to make a quick update and ask a question;

I've been religiously taking 400 mg of doxy a day and pulsing Flagyl 3 days a week. I've also been noting how I feel each day and till very recently have been symptom free after the one week mark of taking antibiotics. (I'm now on my 3rd week of antibiotics)

In the meantime though, I was bitten by a street dog and had to start getting rabies shots. The shots are causing a run down feeling and some fever, and I really hope they wouldn't interfere with the treatment.

Now onto the question; This week I noticed that the symptoms of tiredness, some headache have returned. I correlated this with me taking Flagyl , busting some cysts and hence a herx reaction.

I know we are aiming for symptom free for 6 to 8 weeks, so I was wondering, would a herx reaction be considered a symptom of Lyme as well? Or can I still work on the fact that at the one week mark the symptoms dissappeared and count from there?

Thank you in advance

I see. Thank you Girlie.

To clarify, does the cyst form not cause a herx reaction when killed? If you have a resource on this you can share with me I'd be very grateful. I want to learn.

Or if it does cause a herx, wouldn't me using doxy and hence forcing borellia into cyst form, set me up for herxes forever?

Cheers