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Posted 8/3/2024 3:23 PM (GMT -5)
Got bit around June 20th and got on Doxy July 3. I got 5 weeks of doxy that i’m still taking, but I also started taking cats claw and otoba bark. I’ve also been drinking cistus tea with stevia occasionally. I just bought cryptolepsis capsules since I could not handle the taste of the tincture and I also bought artemisia annua capsules since I didn’t like the taste of the tea. I also ordered a japanese knotweed tincture and liposomal biocidin. I also bought garlic pills that I haven’t tried yet. I’m still waiting on my results from a coinfections test, but I’m gonna do eboo treatment. I also went to an infrared sauna a couple weeks ago which i’m gonna do again soon and I also took one epsom salt bath which I’ll also do again soon. Is there anything else I should get/do?
Posted 8/3/2024 8:04 PM (GMT -5)
Are you experiencing any symptoms?

Make sure you are kind to your gut (unprocessed diet, low sugar, probiotics) and your nervous system (genuinely reduce stress) so that your immune system can respond in a healthy manner.

It sounds like you have your bases covered in terms of antimicrobials.
Posted 8/3/2024 8:12 PM (GMT -5)
I’m taking florastor as a probiotic, my stress was super high the first week i started doxy but i think i was herxing because ive never experienced anxiety that bad before. I don’t think im experiencing any symptoms right now but Im not sure because i don’t remember how i felt before getting lyme. In terms of mentally i feel fine though.
Posted 8/4/2024 6:09 AM (GMT -5)
the fact that yo are not experiencing obvious symptoms is good

its important to understand only a small percentage of ticks are usually carrying lyme disease or other co-infections ( the exact percentage varies from region to region and season to season - but in most published studies is typically less than 10% carrying Lyme - sometimes only 1-2% )

even if the tick was carrying lyme - it is not always transmitted - transmission rates vary a loot depending a number of factors - ticks last meal, how long attached, hosts immune status etc etc

bottom line is most tick bites do not transmit lyme

5 weeks of doxy is a reasonable response if you are concerned - and should reduce the risk of developing lyme significantly

ultimately the hosts immune system status is likely the largest factor determining who will become ill.
so as Sarah says - the more you can do to look after yourself and your immune system in particular - the better.

the one thing i would add to Sara's points for that is the importance of good sleep for the immune system ( both in terms of quality and quality )

all the best!
Posted 8/4/2024 8:51 AM (GMT -5)
Thanks for the info! I actually did develop symptoms like the bullseye rash and all the early lyme symptoms which is why i got on antibiotics july 3. I never actually saw a tick attached to me but where I live the chances of a tick having lyme is 50% and I had this long patch of grass in my yard where we couldn’t mow because of our pool for a few weeks so it got really long and my puppy would run in there and I didn’t want her to get stung by bees so I would run in to get her and the arm that i’d use to pick her up is the one with the bite (it’s above and behind my elbow so a very hard to see spot) and our dogs have gotten ticks from our yard before. I actually saw the bump right after the tick detached itself (still never saw the tick) and it was a hive looking bump with some red blood in the middle that turned into a bullseye a week later and then it turned all red and got bigger while I got the other symptoms.
Posted 8/4/2024 10:41 PM (GMT -5)

Garzie said...
the fact that yo are not experiencing obvious symptoms is good

its important to understand only a small percentage of ticks are usually carrying lyme disease or other co-infections ( the exact percentage varies from region to region and season to season - but in most published studies is typically less than 10% carrying Lyme - sometimes only 1-2% )

even if the tick was carrying lyme - it is not always transmitted - transmission rates vary a loot depending a number of factors - ticks last meal, how long attached, hosts immune status etc etc

bottom line is most tick bites do not transmit lyme

5 weeks of doxy is a reasonable response if you are concerned - and should reduce the risk of developing lyme significantly

ultimately the hosts immune system status is likely the largest factor determining who will become ill.
so as Sarah says - the more you can do to look after yourself and your immune system in particular - the better.

the one thing i would add to Sara's points for that is the importance of good sleep for the immune system ( both in terms of quality and quality )

all the best!

Thank you Garzie for the reminder that most ticks don’t carry Lyme!
I needed to hear that today.
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