Lyme Disease and Co-Infection – Myths, truths & treatments
Part II: Taking oral remedies as preventive and immediate treatment for potential lyme and co-infection.
Last month’s article was about strong, immediate and persistent treatment of a tick bite site with a variety of wholistic remedies as well as several myths, do’s and don’ts regarding tick bites which you can find on NianticAcupuncture.com/blog. In this article I present several oral remedies I suggest taking once bitten as well as suggestions of how to save and send the tick for testing if you do start feeling ill after the bite. If you begin having symptoms of any kind, you do need to be seen by a doctor that takes tick bites, lyme disease and its coinfections seriously for appropriate treatment which most often is doxycycline.
These are things I will do immediately if I find a tick has bitten to treat any possible potential infection These recommendations are for people 40 pounds and up.
Colloidal silver (500 PPM) – Take 1/4 teaspoon twice a day by mouth or (250 PPM) take ½ Teaspoon twice a day. I would continue this for two weeks and if there are no symptoms of disease, you can stop.
Ledum palustre homeopathic remedy by Boiron (30c) – Take 2-3 pellets under tongue, every 4 hours. Allow to melt on clean mucus membranes (no water or food 15 minutes before and after taking). Continue taking ledum twice a day for 3 days.
A Comprehensive mushroom formula either tincture, capsules or powder and double the dose recommended on whatever brand you buy. I tend to use Host Defense Comprehensive Immunity, also known as Mycommunity. Often mushroom formulas in powder are more powerful than the tincture form. I suggest taking this for quite a few months to assist in strengthening your immune system.
A Japanese knotweed formula or just plain Japanese knotweed in tincture or capsule form. At my clinic I recommend, Green Dragon Botanicals LB CORE Protocol Liquid (contains alcohol) – The day of the bite, take up to 1 teaspoon twice a day. If any symptoms develop, increase the dose up to 1 teaspoon 4 times a day. Stop LB CORE Protocol if you begin antibiotics. I highly recommend you restart when your course of antibiotics are completed whether or not you have if you still have symptoms. This formula can also be taken as a preventive during the tick season 1 teaspoon daily.
There are times, despite having symptoms you may not be able to have antibiotics re-prescribed in which case I recommend the above protocol for a month or two and checking in with a holistic practitioner who specializes in treating Acute and Chronic Lyme and co-infections.
As with any oral remedy, for adults or children, do your research and check in with a medical practitioner you trust about taking any of these oral remedies. This is not an FDA approved treatment protocol. Stop taking anything you think is causing you an allergic reaction.
TICK TESTING OPTIONS
Connecticut Dept. of Public Health Tick Testing Laboratory (CAES)
There is no fee but testing of the tick is not guaranteed (especially if it is not engorged) and they may not test for multiple coinfections. Link and instructions: https://portal.ct.gov/caes
TickCheck :Tick testing costs about $50 for the basic Lyme test and most frequently occurring coinfections. There are two other tiers of testing that increase in cost.
Link and information: www.tickcheck.com
All these remedies, topical and oral, along with tick removal tools, vial and envelope to send the tick, as well as some preventive tools are included in Maggie’s Comprehensive Tick and Lyme Kit. My treatment instructions that go with the kit are also available on my website for anyone to read.