Sorry to butt into this old thread, but I just found out I have re-activated lyme disease ( I believe the onset was almost twenty years ago) and I don't know where to start or what to do. Athene, can you message me your herbal therapy list and any helpful sites of info I can check out? Also, do you know how I could find a lyme literate doctor in the Illinois area?
Thanks
Hi Liz,
No problem.
Please PM me your email address as the herbal therapy is in PDF and word docs.
It comes from
www.bca.de
They have a bit of info on their website but not heaps.
The people who sell the recommended herbs in convenient mixes (so you use 4 bottles instead of about 25, and don't risk making a mistake with dosages) are here
www.fitforaging.de
They have the herb mixes produced by a compounding pharmacy.
The site is all in German but there's a phone number at the bottom of the home page and they all speak very good English, and can email you bumf in English.
To find a good lyme doctor you need to email
www.ILADS.org
and tell them where you live and where you can travel to.
Try to be a flexible as possible and ask for as many options as they can give you, so you can find the best doc for you. Some lyme docs are against herbs and only use antibiotics, others regard herbs as more drugs they can use in the fight.
I personally think your chances of recovery are much much higher if you have a good lyme doc taking care of you. And my personal view is that you have the best chances of recovery also if you are open to trying anything the doc advises, be it antibiotics, herbs or other therapies too. Although I was eventually overwhelmed by the side effects of the antibiotics, I am still a strong believer in them because I made huge improvements on them (which have lasted since stopping) - though I definitely would only want to take them with a doctor supervising.