Do considerable homework first, before trying it, as there are interactions with meds,and interactions of effects of meds,with the effects of silver--of many kinds.

E.g., I presume that if instructions to a given medicine say."... do not take this medicine with mineral supplements...",as is the case with the tetracycline, quinolone, and flouroquinolone antibiotics, I don't do silver concurrently with my meds; yet many people do this. Not good at all. I give at least a 24 hour lee-way to flush out medicines and anything the literature says not to take with minerals; 48 hours is even better.

Tetracyclines chelate normal minerals like Cu, Zn, maybe Fe,and so on. If so,they will also bind Ag,Au,and others. A tetracycline antibiotic bound to Ag, might then NOT be available to bind to an infectious bug; its thereby rendered useless.

A new yahoo group on silver has recently formed, and while whose address I can't think of at the moment to give you, you can probably find it by a search for 'silver hydrosol' or Argentyn 23 for a start on finding it.
Also, a 'Brentb,' or just, 'Brent' on here, and on sci.med.diseases.lyme would probably have this address.

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Be well,

This is all so new to me & I have learned so much in the past 2 or 3 weeks and on top of that, The local doc i found that said he will treat me, is new to all of this also.

I had a 2 hour consult with him on wednesday & we spend most of the time on his computer trying to find a treatment we are both comfortable with .He has me on doxy 100mg bid for right now . he feels i should be on IV but said I would need a cognitive/ memory test( i forget test name)in order for insurance to pay.

Anyway I gave him ILADS & Dr.B Guidelines to go over until next appt in 3weeks. I Glad he at least agreed to try to help me.My family doc of 20 years just threw up his hands and said I can't help you and left me hangin in the wind. Waiting for herx to start & don't know what im in for.

PS. he is also testing for co-infections

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Originally posted by zing:

This is all so new to me & I have learned so much in the past 2 or 3 weeks and on top of that, The local doc i found that said he will treat me, is new to all of this also.

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Hi Zing,

With no disrespect to this new doctor you have found, yuo should try to get a llmd.

At the least you could get the llmd to 'guide' this new doctor in the right direction.

As far as the silver goes, yes I believe that it does have anti-bacterial properties but most colloidal silver is 90% ionic and 10% silver colloid. The ionic part is a charged particle and therefore will not pass the blood-brain barrier. The silver colloid is too big to pass through the blood - brain barrier, therefore it will not be a cure.

Taking silver with ABX is possibly a bad idea because you might induce a synergic effect. If this happens, you might get a herx too powerful for you to handle, which would be detrimental to your health.

My insurance co. questioned my IV treatment after 30 days so, I went to a Neurologist, as they recommended and took the cognitive/memory/IQ test. I also di an LP, which showed up negative. The test I took took 2 days and was horrible - my Lyme brain was not able to concentrate for so many hours. In the end the Neurologist's report said I exhibited cognitive impairment and recommended cognitive therapy. No mention of IV.

I showed it to my Lyme MD, who is also an Infectious Disease MD, and he said DO NOT give this to your insurance company. Since my Lyme MD is also an Int. Med. MD, the insurance co. didn't realize that his credentials (Board Certified Inf. Dis. MD) were enough to ok the IV. I feel I wasted a lot of time with the Neurologist - my ignorance.

That said, you can see an Inf. Dis. MD, Rheumatologist or Neurologist to get a positive diagnosis for insurance approval for IV. It doesn't help to go to an LLMD who is not one of the above. I don't know what your MD's speciality is but, I would talk to him/her about who best to see to get the diagnosis the ins. co. needs. I don't necessarily think it is imperative that you go to a "LLMD", as defined by this forum. There are many good MDs out there who know how to treat using the ILADS Guidelines. Just do your homework. And, be a bit careful of teats like LPs and memory tests. An LP is 50% correct at best.

As for CS. I used it for several months to no avail. But, I would not discount it as an adjunct to abx.

Good luck with your journey. Where are you located?

Bc

the llmd i initially called said if i could find a local Dr. that they would be available to consult if needed.

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Originally posted by EZ-E:
Solvereign Silver was the brand I got from the healthfood store.

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