Results from several labs

MamaV, It is good that you are being tested for the many things that Lyme and its co-infections can impact. I hope that you have a good doctor that can work with you to bring some of the low numbers back up.

Please don't put a lot of thought into the numbers. How you feel and your symptoms should take precedence. The Ferritin and ACTH being low may indicate that you might have to treat your thyroid or adrenals in addition to taking antibiotics or herbal supplements to treat the infection(s).

I am also glad that you are doing research. I think it is the best way to beat the illness and help others while you are at it.

Low Alkaline Phosphatase can be a backdoor indicator of zinc deficiency. Zinc deficiency can be an indicator of Lyme Disease. Lyme uses zinc to replicate. But we need zinc to live. My alkaline phosphatase level was 40 and my zinc slightly low. This was before I knew I had Lyme Disease. The naturopath and md's put me on high levels of zinc piconolate to treat it (100mg/day). It was really helpful for me with some of my mental symptoms after about 3 weeks. To be specific it completely dealt with paranoia I was getting. Paranoia is a known symptom of zinc deficiency. Anyways, I know about the alkaline phosphatase because I read all about it thinking the low zinc was causing all my problems. Then I found out I had low zinc because of Lyme! And now I know that Lyme & Co are the real problems I was and am having!

Zinc Deficiency and Low Alkaline Phosphatase:

http://journals.cambridge.org/download.php?file=%2FBJN%2FBJN43_03%2FS0007114580000682a.pdf&code=925157836de6febd7ed3eff3d6c22b2f

Post Edited (SLML) : 2/21/2014 1:22:16 AM (GMT-7)