Easing out antibiotics

So for 2 weeks I have been taking Japanese Knotweed and have added in Houttuynia 2 days back. I am trying to ease back on antibiotics. For the past 2 weeks I have not taken antibiotics everyday, like I did for the past few months. I want to ultimately stop antibiotics. In the past 2 weeks I have taken Ceftin about 8-9 days along with taking JK. I have also pulsed Zithromax for 3 days and Diflucan for one day. Is this a recipe for disaster? Am I setting myself up for failure by lowering back antibiotics and increasing herbs. In doing this so far I have felt ok, better than when I was just on antibiotics every day. I will add chronic Tonic in a week.

Main symptoms now-
Fatigue, especially with long drives and long days of work
Sense of cold at times, especially when nervous
depressing thoughts at times

Redness of knuckles, what is this freakiness
Abdominal pain for a few seconds
Tingling/Burning/Twitching on face above lip, below nose

Sam12, I can't speak to the abx, but I think it's great that you are incorporating more herbs. Girlie likes pulsing the abx. I'm sure she will chime in when she's back online. Oh and Pirouette can speak to this as well.

ASG doesn't have to be taken away from your medicines or food. See below.

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Sam - I think it's fine to ease off abx instead of just stopping.

I saw a protocol of Dr, J's - and he had the person taking abx something like 3-4 days a month. This was his way of weaning off them.


So the start of each month, the person took abx for either 3 or 4 days (can't remember which) in a row. It was to kill anything that may have produced since the prior month.

Prior to that when actively treating he will have patients treat M/W/Th/F and sat/sun off for two or three weeks, then a week off completely.

I would make a schedule if I were you though...so you don't have to remember when you last took them...and when to take them next.

Maybe you want to take the abx M/W/F for two weeks, one week off

Or four days in a row for two weeks, then two weeks off...

A planned schedule is the best way to keep track of what you're doing and what you're going to do,

I am taking Rif and biaxin M/W/F and Ceftin or Tinidazole Th/F

Two weeks on and one week off.

I also do rounds of artemisinin 4 days on and 11 off.

Sam - you are listening to your body/intuition - I'd trust that. From the reading I have done, anti-biotics in some cases aren't enough, herbal and supplement support seems necessary. I simply want to affirm that listening to your body is a GREAT thing to do! I haven't gone the anti-biotic route, and I think Girlie's tips might be well worth considering. Good for you for listening. Bravo!