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I have a question for anybody else who can shed some lyme-light on this advice I received from a lady working in a health food/supplement store. She have me a bottle of Serrapeptase for cardiovascular support to be taken with antibiotics as it helps break down the medicine into finer matter that will more easily penetrate the joints and places that spirocetes like to hide. This all made sense to me, but can we really benefit?
Also, she also said that if she were me, she would split the Doxycycline in half and I guess therefore doubling the length of time I'll be on antibiotics. Is this safe AND effective for a 105lb female? I've been on them before in June for 21 days, and then took the zpack for other unexplained infections as I would continually get worse (which made me feel like a million bucks again for 2 days) but am relapsing or might've gotten bit again, who knows. I hear that the spirochete has a long life span so you need to be on antibiotics for at least a month to kill off its babies, but is 100 mg a day not potent enough?
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lymednva
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You need at least 300 mg/day. Most suggest 200 mg twice daily for 4-6 weeks, if treatment begins right after tick bite. If it's been longer, or your symptoms return, you really should see a LLMD for further treatment.
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seekhelp
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I surely wouldn't be listening to 'some lady at a health food store' over a physician!!!
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dmc
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There are the most LLMDs in Fairfield County, CT...get to one. A llmd will help you heal.
If you don't have any names, PM me...also contact a local Lyme support group. There is on in Ridgefield, one in Newtown, one in Faifield. plus others.
Serrapeptase is good for breaking up Fibrin in the blood even helps break up the biofilm the buggars make to protect itself...never heard of it breakingt up an antibiotic. Think the woman is full of hooey.
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