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Posted 10/4/2014 5:57 PM (GMT -5)
I just received lab results that my WBC is down. I've been on antibiotics since July. Is low WBC from that or from the Lyme itself? Or from something else? Any suggestions for how to boost it back to normal?
Posted 10/4/2014 6:00 PM (GMT -5)
My white blood count dropped for several years when I did not know I had lyme disease. I can only suspect that the lyme and babesia is the cause. It can get better with treatment.
Posted 10/4/2014 6:27 PM (GMT -5)
Ditto here, WBC dropped. I used cats claw and japanese knotweed and it went up pretty fast from there along with treatment.
Posted 10/4/2014 10:53 PM (GMT -5)
Could be from the abx, or could be from the infections (or from herxing).

Inflammation can artificially decrease WBC count because the WBC's are busy and aren't free-floating around in the blood stream (thus can't be detected on the blood test).

Herxing increases inflammation, as does the infection. Plus, Lyme (and some coinfections) can invade and destroy WBC's.

Abx have decreased WBC count as a known side-effect, also.

Best to discuss with your LLMD... There are some supplements that can help.
Posted 10/5/2014 1:01 AM (GMT -5)
When I was trying to figure out what was wrong with me last year...my Dr. kept testing my blood.

Sept, Nov, Dec. 2013 - my WBC counts were in the normal range.

Since I've been on antibiotics, I had another test...a few weeks ago..and my WBC was low.

I asked my Dr. (not LL) and she said it means my body is fighting something - like an infection.
I then said, "Is that confirmation that I have Lyme disease?" - she didn't answer me.

So, did it drop because a year later, my untreated infection got worse...or is it because the antibiotics got my WBC activated to fight?
Posted 10/5/2014 11:35 AM (GMT -5)
My clinic has advised that I take 1250 mg of magnesium at bedtime. I've been taking this dose twice per day, so now I've moved one of those to bedtime, after the probiotics. I'm hoping that it helps!



Razzle said...
Could be from the abx, or could be from the infections (or from herxing).

Inflammation can artificially decrease WBC count because the WBC's are busy and aren't free-floating around in the blood stream (thus can't be detected on the blood test).

Herxing increases inflammation, as does the infection. Plus, Lyme (and some coinfections) can invade and destroy WBC's.

Abx have decreased WBC count as a known side-effect, also.

Best to discuss with your LLMD... There are some supplements that can help.

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