Posted by bleauberry on June 24, 2009, at 15:24:26
In reply to Re: Infectious Invaders Underlying Mental Illnesses, posted by odon on June 24, 2009, at 8:22:12
> Question,if the Herx reaction is so bad,how can anyone expect to continue on the antibiotic.--In my case I took doxycycline for a few days,1st day was good,afterwards I felt terrible.I stopped taking it.--I don't know if this was a herx reaction or just me not tolerating the medication.--Yet I can take cipro with no problems.--I should say I do not even know if I have an infection.------On a seperate note I heard any full spectrum antibiotic is good for these types of infections,I was wondering if this is true.
Those are excellent questions and I think we would need an experienced LLMD to answer them. What I do know is that the premiere infectious disease doctors in the country use Tetracycline and Doxycycline. I know someone in town with Lyme who is on Cipro and it has done absolutely nothing for them. No Herx and no improvement.
Your initial reaction to Doxy was actually picture perfect. In a positive diagnosis, that is what is expected to happen. The first day is really good, then it goes downhill real fast and real hard. The first day has something to do with Doxy preventing the organisms from manufacturing their toxins, and thus you feel great. From that point on, you are overwhelmed by the toxins of their dying selves.
While things like Activated Charcoal can help a little bit by absorbing some of this gunk before it gets recirculated, the only real way to manage the Herx is to lower the dose to a tolerable level. Then stay there until ready to go higher. It took me 2 weeks on 50mg Doxy before I could realistically go up to 100mg. On Tetracycline it took me 6 weeks at 500mg once every two days before I could even think about doing it every day. I did a lot of killing in that time though. Certainly not as much as a full dose, but better than no killing at all.
The controversial Marshall protocol is similar, in that it calls for dosing Minocycline at a mere 50mg once every two days for several months. That small dose weakens the organisms allowing your own immune system to gather strength against them. Without the Mino, the organisms are too strong for the immune system, or are hidden from it.
Certain antibiotics are specific to certain organisms. As my LLMD has shown me, the one with the broadest effect over a wide range of possible organisms is Tetracycline. Doxy is also good, but its longterm effects do not seem to be as complete or longlasting as Tetra.
Most of the above info on Tetra is from nationally acclaimed professor of infectious disease at Boston General, Dr Sam Donta. As well as my own doctor. And my own experience.
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