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Posted 11/12/2013 10:35 PM (GMT -5)
Hi everyone. Could you please take a moment to let me know the amount of pills, tinctures, herbs, teas, etc that you take each day to treat your infection? Just the quantity is fine, I don't need the names of each one.

I ask because I recently started to supplement my antibiotics with herbs and other supplements. I am up to 15 pills a day of prescription, herbs, and vitamins and it seems excessive. I still have to add probably another ten more pills & tinctures and I am worried that it will overwhelm my liver and kidneys.

For example, the amoxicillin alone is 4 pills a day, some supplements that I take are 3 pills a day of each. Then you add 2 teas three times a day each and it adds up quickly.

I have searched past posts and only found one where the person is taking an "arsenal" of pills.

Thank you.
Posted 11/12/2013 10:40 PM (GMT -5)
Oh jeez,

I got up at one point to probably about 40 pills a day. It was insane. Unforunately I think it is pretty common we just don't discuss it to often. Thanks for bringing it up. I am a fan of tinctures for that reason or mixing things in juice.

To be fair like 25 of the pills I was taking were the Buhners and they were high doses because I was just doing the powdered herb non-standardized.
Posted 11/12/2013 10:48 PM (GMT -5)
LOL! At one point I was up to almost 90 pills a day. But, everything I took was herbs and I was under the care of a really good herbalist.

And -as Opugirl said - to be honest, I was taking 9 gelcaps of turmeric, 9 gelcaps of ginger root, 9 gelcaps of my intestinal anti-cramp herbs and so on, so they added up quickly.

I also was taking 3 tinctures and either one or two medicinal teas.

As long as you have someone who is very knowledgeable about these herbs that you are using overseeing it all, then you should be good. Otherwise, be very, very careful and double check everything!!!
Posted 11/13/2013 2:45 AM (GMT -5)
I'm on 7 kinds of medication, 5 herbals and 4 different supplements. It's less than in the past cause I'm not attacking the lyme/Bart right now, just taking a low dose of Doxy for controlling the Lyme, and all the rest for trying to bring down inflammation and eliminating fungals.

 

Posted 11/13/2013 10:41 PM (GMT -5)
Thanks everyone.

did you ever have liver or kidney problems from taking so many (relative term) supplements and medication? I had blood work done two weeks ago and it has gone up a bit but it is still within "normal" range. I hope to get tested again in two weeks to make sure the added supplements have not impacted my liver or kidneys.
Posted 11/13/2013 10:48 PM (GMT -5)
I am currently taking 13. That's going to keep going up as I slowly add in the stuff my new LLMD prescribed last week.

Trav- do you know the dose of your turmeric you took? And how long were you on it?
Posted 11/13/2013 10:53 PM (GMT -5)
Healing- what were the first supplements you added to your antibiotics? I want to add something, but just can't figure out what. I'm on biaxin & ceftin, vit Bcomplex, C, D, E,curcumin, multi vit. Am supposed to be on vitamin K. Will start b12 injections soon. Then 2 weeks after that start foilinic acid. Also starting plaquenil & valtrex soon.

It's so confusing to me.
Posted 11/13/2013 11:10 PM (GMT -5)
Shelly, I am on Amoxicillin, Clarothromycin, and Bactrim. I have added (per my LLMD's suggestion) Super B12 complex, Turmeric, a multivitamin, Vitamin D3, magnesium malate, cilantro, green tea, garlic, and ginger.

The next herbs that I plan to slowly introduce are cats claw extract, grapefruit seed extract, primrose oil and houttuynia. I add them one at a time because I am medicine sensitive and can't throw too much at one time.

The Turmeric was also recommended by someone here in the forum and after 4 days it has done a LOT for me. I was having trouble breathing and Turmeric has resolved the problem. It also helped in the first two days with my headaches but they are back so I don't know what happened.

The multivitamin has also helped with the weird symptoms that I was having like mini seizures and spacing out. There is something in it that is helping with that.
Posted 11/14/2013 12:14 AM (GMT -5)
Hey Shelly! I'm currently taking 26 pills/doses a day of medications and supplements. Actually, I only take 4 medications, so the rest is herbals/supplements.
Posted 11/14/2013 1:16 AM (GMT -5)
Wow!!!Glad to know I'm not the only one out there!! I think I might need a bigger "days of the week" pill holder!!! Doxy, probiotic, multi vit, vit c, vit d, magnesium, oil of oregano, aspirin, celexa, biotin!!! Anybody else use a day of the week pill holder?? blush
Posted 11/14/2013 8:47 AM (GMT -5)
Were cats claw, primrose, grapefruit seed, houttuynia prescribed by doc or just what you feel you need? What dose of turmeric, please?
Posted 11/14/2013 8:56 AM (GMT -5)
I take 3 capsules of Turmeric 3 times a day :-)

Plus Boswellia 2 tablets twice a day.

And my beloved Green Lipped Mussel extract.LOL, same dose as my Boswellia.

And the usual supplements.

Tickled
Posted 11/14/2013 9:22 AM (GMT -5)
Let's see...

I take 4 different tinctures, 3x/day
Biaxin, 2x/day
Plaquenil 2x/day
Cat's Claw 3x/day
Japanese Knotweed 3x/day
DHA/EPA (or something like that) 2 capsules, 2x/day
A D3 supplement, 1x/day
Probiotics 3x/day
Zoloft, 1x/day
Grapefruit Seed Extract 2 capsules 2x/day
5 HTP 2 capsules 1x/day
And I have an RX for Ativan, which I hardly ever use

I think that covers it for now, though next week when I see my LLMD again, I expect something new (and no doubt expensive) to be added to the mix.
Posted 11/14/2013 12:15 PM (GMT -5)
@Healing98, as long as you are within normal range for enzymes it is fine. Disease is processed through the liver, kidneys, detox organs basically. SO - if you are killing the infected cells -they will be taken to or through one of those detox avenues, its natural for them to therefore be a little elevated. :) You are A-OK.
Posted 11/14/2013 1:04 PM (GMT -5)
Lymerunner- I have a book of pills for every day of the week with morning, noon, afternoon, and evening fills for each day. Some of my pills don't fit in it, and my collection is growing, so I've got to get a bigger one!
Posted 11/14/2013 4:09 PM (GMT -5)
I carry my prescriptions and supplement pills in my book bag so it is always with me. I dread the day that the police stop me to search my book bag. They will not believe me in a million years that all of it is for me.

Imagine the book bag full of pills and me walking erratically because of the vertigo/dizzyness. Yup...going to jail :-)
Posted 11/14/2013 5:13 PM (GMT -5)
LOL LOL LOL!!! turn Healing, that was my biggest fear for a long time too!!! Having to explain what all of those pills actually were, and why I needed them was too much to ask of me for a long time!!

I actually have 2 monthly pill reminders/holders - one for am and one for pm.....plus most of my supplements still sit on the kitchen counter!! Fortunately hubby has gotten used to not having that corner available to use!
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