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Posted by phil C (Member # 34473) on :

Hello again. Obviously there isn't a known cure (yet) but if you could offer aome thoughts on any of the treatments which have shown the best rate of success in defeating the bateria residing past the BBB. I believe that those are the most difficult to reach and they are also the most scary (to me anyway)

Thanks in advance

Posted by Carol in PA (Member # 5338) on :

Helping the liver to detoxify the poisons left behind by the dead Lyme bacteria will help the brain.
Those poisons are neurotoxins....poisonous to the nerves.
The brain is made of up nerve tissue.

Supplements to help the liver make glutathione, which it needs to detoxify poisons include:

Milk thistle
Magnesium
Fish oil
Undenatured whey
N-acetyl cysteine
Acetyl L-carnitine
Alpha lipoic acid
CoEnzyme Q10

Reducing the fibrin lining the blood vessels will increase blood supply and oxygen to the brain cells, which will help improve brain function.
Look into systemic enzyme therapy.
This will also reduce inflammation, which causes swelling and pain.

Also, antioxidants will help the brain, such as
Mangosteen juice
Resveratrol
Cistus Incanus, Rock Rose tea
Rooibos tea

Posted by phil C (Member # 34473) on :

Thanks. That's very sound advice and I appreciate the response. What about kiling the bacteria which has been able to get past the BBB. The things you mention will help rid the toxins but if the bacteria continue to exist then the toxins will continue to be produced right?

Posted by Lymetoo (Member # 743) on :

Welcome, Phil!! [Smile]

We do have a Medical Questions forum where you can read more about treatments and ask questions too!!

http://flash.lymenet.org/ubb/ultimatebb.php/forum/1

Posted by Carol in PA (Member # 5338) on :

Phil, you may not be able to kill the bacteria that are in the cells, but your white blood cells can phage (eat) them when they go into the blood stream.

You need to do things that will strengthen the immune system, to make sure that there will be enough white cells to do the job.

Systemic enzymes help to strip the fibrin that may coat bunches of bacteria...known as biofilm.
This way the white cells can find the Lyme bacteria and dispatch them pronto.

LLMD's often prescribe systemic enzymes to their patients along with antibiotics.
The antibiotics are more effective this way.

There is a protocol for treating Lyme that calls for Wobenzym (a blend of systemic enzymes) and Cat's Claw.
Cat's Claw stimulates the white blood cells to phage bacteria.

There is no way to kill all of the Lyme bacteria, as they are in too many of our cells, and the white blood cells cannot get them unless they go into the bloodstream.

Your mission, should you choose to accept it, is to do everything possible to strengthen the immune system and help the body work as well as possible.
You'll need to read one to two hours per day to learn about how the body functions, how to provide all that it needs for a strong immune system.

You can do alot to reduce your symptoms, for example by replenishing nutrients that have been depleted by the Lyme bacteria.

This includes magnesium, which every cell needs for every enzyme process.
The Lyme bacteria use up the magnesium in our cells, and this causes so many symptoms...

depression, anxiety, panic attacks
insomnia, PMS
muscle twitching and spasms
cardiac arrhythmias, like tachycardia
headaches, backaches, jaw joint (or TMJ) dysfunction
sensitivity to bright light and loud noises

The Importance of Magnesium to Human Nutrition
http://www.mbschachter.com/importance_of_magnesium_to_human.htm

Posted by phil C (Member # 34473) on :

Thank you for the information.

Posted by Harmony (Member # 32424) on :

Phil, I am fairly new to this

but maybe this can help answer your question:

my GP gave me doxycyline for a bull's eye rash and after 10 days I think I had a brain Herx

pretty hard with anxiety attack(s), double vision, very blurred vision, severe mood swings within one hour without a good reason (anger/fear), dyslexia, etc.

took the doxy for 21 days total

then an LLMD put me on minocycline

I was still very scared/anxious about everything and wanted to be back on the doxy since that was somewhat familiar to me by then

and they said mino is better because it goes through the blood brain barrier better

others have since told me so, on LymeNet

I have been on the minocycline for about 8 weeks now and at first I thought "pah! this isn;t doing anyting" but just a few days ago, I thought "hey! this is nice, the anxiety attacks are gone and I feel overall much less bothered/anxious even when things get rough"

so I think the mino has helped me a lot with the brain symptoms, slow and staedy (I have been on 100mg twice a day)

I still have dyslexia and insomnia and nerve signlas that shoudl not be there (tigling sclap, etc) but it has gotten better overall

I think the mino did work well on the brain - so far so good

it did make my teeth brown but I was told that this is reversible in adults - hope so - otherwise it has caused some nausea if taken with too little food and tipsy feelings all the time but no bad side effects, so I am very happy with the drug

there may be other good one for the brain specifially, if abx is what you are asking about

I heard that Bartonella is real hard on the brain and so drugs against Bart may help the brain - you can searc LymeNet for Bart treatments

good luck to you!

Posted by nonna05 (Member # 33557) on :

There's is a procedure called phage...Mostly from Rep. of Georgia, Former Institute there...

Was very popular but antibiotics got going around same time...Not sure if this is Stalin Era..

I was diagnosed with Brucelosis during this season in life [Roll Eyes]

Anyway Googled a bunch before I knew about me and Lyme,,.. Cause it g=had been ruled out a couple of times... Anybody interested in little more info???PM , me... [hi]

Thanks