Antibiotics again - please help me make my mind up!

[youvegottobekidding]

Hello gals,

After my whopping awful relapse, I've spoken to the lyme doc, who proposes a new antibiotic protocol aimed at tackling bart, as well as lyme.

I've got major bart symptoms, can't walk properly cos of a very bad knee, and chlamydia pneumonia is reactivated in my heart, making me out of breath adn have scary heart-thumping most of the time.

The abx are clindamycin, doxy and rifampicin. Anyone used that protocol? Any opinions?

I've been off abx for a year, after taking 2 years of a different protocol. I made progress in the first year but stayed at a plateau for the second year of abx, and gradually got side effects that were so unbearable I gave up.

With this horrible relapse and a new protocol, it does make sense to try again, I think. Yet I feel a lack of optimism about it because it just didn't work last time.
It's also going to be really expensive and that's partly what's making me dither about it.

I have been thinking maybe I'll give it 2 months as a trial, to see how much it actually helps, and then decide if it's worth continuing.
Does that sound reasonable?
Do you think it's realistic to expect some results in 2 months?

[mojogal]

Oh, if you are interested in the name of the Bart's herb that worked for my friend, let me know.
Hugs

[mojogal]

I have been changing abx when we think one is not doing anything. I also take some herbs along with since one of my friends sees Schaller and she was cured that way. I kind of follow what she did since she had Bart's and Lyme too.

[youvegottobekidding]

I've been on herbs for the last year. They were really great at first, then this big relapse.
I'm starting to think perhaps we just need to keep changing meds over and over, as anything stops working if you just keep on the same treatment for too long.
I'm keeping herbs in reserve as my plan B if the abx don't get any improvement, but right now I am in the mood for giving the heavy stuff another try. I've been getting cardiac symptoms back and having trouble walking, which is just not funny!!!

[blamom]

When oral doxy and IV didnt work for me I went herbal.  My herbalist  did what  my LLMD could not do, got me to remission.  

[JackieCalifornia]

Sending you good thoughts, Youve.  Take care and keep us posted.  J.

[youvegottobekidding]

Thanks for that encouraging info, Rico!
So far everything is going as usual, Ive got a very bloated tummy but not much pain. i seem to be on a platueau, but considering the stress with my son lately, that's actually very good going!