Re: Re: Re: Doing well on Plaquenil

[Guest guest]

In a message dated 3/7/01 6:13:39 AM Eastern Standard Time,

judithwisdom@... writes:

> . He took quinine for it and it helped he reported.

>

> He never travelled out of the country but I've always wondered about that

> and what I " have. " How does Plaquenil differ from quinine? And is it

> available by script or not? And has anyone seen anything written on it

> re our illness?

>

> Thanks.

>

> Judith

>

>

I've been craving tonic water with quinine just recently..... could this be a

clue for me? Your thoughts are appreciated. MJH

[Guest guest]

Judith, Mark, Jennie, and ,

One thought that comes to mind on why Plaquenil may be helping is that a

protozoan, not a mycoplasma, chlamydia, or rickettsia, may be causing some

of the symptoms it is relieving. This drug is typically prescribed for

malaria, which is a protozoan. Another protozoan that could be involved is

called Babesia, a tick-borne microbe. It is not uncommon for Bebesia and

well as another tick-borne microbe called Ehrlichia, to accompany Lyme's

(Borellia). Although Plaquenil is not mentioned as one of the first line

treatments for Bebesia, it may still be killing the critters since both

Malaria and Bebesia are both protozoans. Just a thought.

Following is a link to an excellent document on Lyme's and other tick-borne

illnesses by ph Burrascano, Jr., MD. Highly recommended.

http://www2.lymenet.org/domino/file.nsf/UID/guidelines

Regards,

Bill

| Now I'm interested! My father was beset by a lot of chronic illnesses

| when I was a kid. I didn't pay much attention but heard him refer to

| them as fevers. He took quinine for it and it helped he reported.

|

| He never travelled out of the country but I've always wondered about that

| and what I " have. " How does Plaquenil differ from quinine? And is it

| available by script or not? And has anyone seen anything written on it

| re our illness?

[Guest guest]

Thanks, I almost wrote this post myself. Thanks for doing it for me!

Igenex labs tests for Babesia microta (sp?). The ususal drugs for

treating it sound horrible and dangerous. I have not had the babesiosis

test.

E.

,,<<<Judith, Mark, Jennie, and ,

One thought that comes to mind on why Plaquenil may be helping is that a

protozoan, not a mycoplasma, chlamydia, or rickettsia, may be causing

some of the symptoms it is relieving. This drug is typically prescribed

for malaria, which is a protozoan. Another protozoan that could be

involved is called Babesia, a tick-borne microbe. It is not uncommon for

Bebesia and well as another tick-borne microbe called Ehrlichia, to

accompany Lyme's (Borellia). Although Plaquenil is not mentioned as one

of the first line treatments for Bebesia, it may still be killing the

critters since both Malaria and Bebesia are both protozoans. Just a

thought.

Following is a link to an excellent document on Lyme's and other

tick-borne illnesses by ph Burrascano, Jr., MD. Highly recommended.

http://www2.lymenet.org/domino/file.nsf/UID/guidelines

Regards,

Bill