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Topic: Alinia -- Successful cyst buster?

Getting Better
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Anyone out there had experience with this?

My LLMD says he is having success. Some success. With Alinia and an antibiotic. I thought I would ask you all.

The *theory* is that it makes the cellular form more fragile and also allows the immune system to spot the cyst forms better.

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Jeff

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CD57
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I had heard that alinia was also a cyst buster. But isn't a parasitic?

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Getting Better
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Yes, it is a parasitic. Like I said, the theory is that these bugs behave like parasites, and the drug does something to the cyst form that makes it more vulnerable to your immune system or antibiotics.

Well, I'm starting it next week, I'll let you know i n a few months.

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Jeff

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psano2
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I thought it was primarily for babesia. However, I have wondered if the anti parasitics might be effective against the other forms of Bb, i.e., cyst, L, and other form (sorry I don't remember what it's called).

A number of the anti-Babesia meds I've been on have caused me to herx, making me wonder if they aren't somehow working on Bb as well as Babesia, since herxing is supposed to be specific to spirochetes.

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