Zithromax + Rifampin update plus psych questions

[Guest guest]

Hi all,

A few weeks ago Dr. J added rifampin to my 4 year old's regimen and

we're seeing obvious language improvement. Mood and impulsivity is not

much better but her sensory needs have improved.

I have bipolar II (in addition to very long term Lyme) and I was

wondering if anyone else has seen bipolar in their lymie child and what

if anything they have done about it?

Thanks,

Jen

[Guest guest]

Jen,

I have been diagnosed with bi-polar disorder and have been infected with Lyme for over 15 years. We were just finally diagnosed a little over a year ago. I have three children that I have passed Lyme disease unknowingly on to. My middle child has bi-polar symptoms too. He is 10. Lyme has affected him more in the psych area. He is on Zithro, rifampin and IV rocephin. We started IV on him on Dec. 16th. He was up until them only on orals for a year and there were no great improvements in his panic attacks, anxiety levels and overall freaking out all the time. He gets into trouble at school (when he was in public school) Teachers found him hard to handle. I know have all three of my children doing an online charter school. It is a struggle but they were sinking in the public school system so we had to do something. Honestly I can't offer much great advice in this area as most days are bad and others worse. We have bi-weekly blood work done on him and

his glucose levels are always high on him. He craves sugar really bad and heaven forbid he gets hungry and doesn't have something he "likes" to eat. That seemd to be when he gets the moodiest. Angry outbursts and having something thrown at us isn't unusual. He is also somewhat abuseive to his brothers. His younger brother he has an obsession with and will not allow him to basically leave his sight even in our own home. It is absolutely crazy but real fears. We will keep on the course though to try and eradicate the Lyme/bartonella. They say things usually get worse before they get better. We do have a few moments that he is the sweetest most lovable child which is what I hold onto. I know he will get better than he is I just don't know how long it will take to get there. Hope this helps somewhat.

Kari

Subject: Zithromax + Rifampin update plus psych questionsTo: BorreliaMultipleInfectionsAndAutism Date: Wednesday, December 31, 2008, 7:42 AM

Hi all,A few weeks ago Dr. J added rifampin to my 4 year old's regimen and we're seeing obvious language improvement. Mood and impulsivity is not much better but her sensory needs have improved. I have bipolar II (in addition to very long term Lyme) and I was wondering if anyone else has seen bipolar in their lymie child and what if anything they have done about it?Thanks,Jen

[Guest guest]

Hi Jen,

is now twelve and was diagnosed with bipolar when he was eight.

He started with aspergers then developed PANDAs, seizures, and finally

bipolar. His behavior deteriorated so rapidly we were on the verge of

hospitalizing him. He was so bad he spent his days trying to kill me.

Like Heidi's daughter, pretty much destroyed his room and other

parts of the house. All allopathic meds failed. He developed horrible

side effects with all of them.

We were fortunate enough to find a good homeopath. He evaluated

and put him on stramonium. It took several months, but we started to

see some improvement. was finally diagnosed with Lyme this

year. We have treated him with a homeopathic series for bartonella. It

really helped his anxiety levels. Of course each time we gave him a

dose, he would implode.

The Asyra came up with Bart and brucella again recently so we are

considering another series. We have also put him on herbal parasite

meds. He seems to be responding well. is also gf/cf and

additive free. His diet is crucial to his recovery.

's neurological symptoms are clearly infection based. He seems to

need a constant dose of oregano oil to keep other symptoms under

control. We also use a ton of probiotics.

Keep hanging in there. no longer exhibits any symptoms of

bipolar. The only time he regresses is when his infection flares or if

he is having an initial die off reaction. It is scary to see this

happen, but it is a definite confirmation that he is a child with an

immune system disorder.

It does get better.

Here's to a better New Year for all of us.

Love,

Peggy

[Guest guest]

Hi Peggy

So nice to see you here. I just started to tune into this group.....very happy to hear of 's progress.....way to go mom....Happy New Year

Love, (Makayla'smom)

Hi Jen, is now twelve and was diagnosed with bipolar when he was eight. He started with aspergers then developed PANDAs, seizures, and finally bipolar. His behavior deteriorated so rapidly we were on the verge of

hospitalizing him. He was so bad he spent his days trying to kill me. Like Heidi's daughter, pretty much destroyed his room and other parts of the house. All allopathic meds failed. He developed horrible

side effects with all of them. We were fortunate enough to find a good homeopath. He evaluated and put him on stramonium. It took several months, but we started to see some improvement. was finally diagnosed with Lyme this

year. We have treated him with a homeopathic series for bartonella. It really helped his anxiety levels. Of course each time we gave him a dose, he would implode. The Asyra came up with Bart and brucella again recently so we are

considering another series. We have also put him on herbal parasite meds. He seems to be responding well. is also gf/cf and additive free. His diet is crucial to his recovery.'s neurological symptoms are clearly infection based. He seems to

need a constant dose of oregano oil to keep other symptoms under control. We also use a ton of probiotics.Keep hanging in there. no longer exhibits any symptoms of bipolar. The only time he regresses is when his infection flares or if

he is having an initial die off reaction. It is scary to see this happen, but it is a definite confirmation that he is a child with an immune system disorder.It does get better.Here's to a better New Year for all of us.

Love,Peggy

[Guest guest]

Oh how I love zithromax + rifampin. It really makes me feel better --

gets rid of anxiety and negative outlook. I have not gotten my son on

this yet. I do better right away on this combo, but my son always has

negatives before positives.

I don't believe that anyone is really crazy or mean or bi polar or

depressed, that we are products of our hosts that effect our

neurotransmitters. There are times when my husband and I have our

bartonella raging and we can be outright mean to eachother. But the

mood swings and it is gone.

[Guest guest]

Dr. Blaylock deserves one of those prestigious achievement awards.

He is amazing! Anyone that wants to know more about Dr. Blaylock can

google or go to YouTube and you will find him talking about MSG,

aspartame, vaccines and a whole bunch of other things in relation to

our health. He is one of those super-smart doctors that actually

learned things and is speaking out. He says he is a Christian and

believes its the right thing to tell the truth to help people. He is

amazing!

Love and prayers,

Heidi N

>

> The December issue of the Blaylock Wellness Report is dedicated to

> infections (both viral and bacterial) and their effect on brain

disorders,

> alzheimer's, cardiovascular and psychiatric disorders. Here's the

part regarding

> psychiatric disorders, including the following: obsessive-

compulsive disorder,

> schizophrenia, bipolar psychosis and general psychosis. (He talks

about the

> Borna virus and its effects, which is something my son came up

high on the Asyra

> machine)

>

> The startling implication is that psychiatric disorders, at least

in some

> cases, may be something you can catch.

>

> The most consistent link between psychiatric disorders and

infections is the

> herpes simplex virus and schizophrenia. In one of the largest

studies done

> to date, scientists and the Collaborative Perinatal Project looked

at 55,000

> pregnancies and followed the babies until adulthood. They found

that the

> strongest association with schizophrenia was with exposure of the

mother and

> baby to HSV2.

>

> Adults born of infected mothers who had the highest IgG

immunoglobulin

> reactions to HSV2 had the highest incidence of schizophrenia.

Shockingly, their

> risk was 4.4 times higher than non-infected persons. Other

infections such as

> toxoplasma, chlamydia, cytomegalorvirus, and human papillomavirus

were not

> related to risk, according to this study.

>

> Other studies, however, have linked the risk of schizophrenia to

> cytomegalovirus, HSV1, and toxoplasma. Notably, none of the babies

who grew up to

> develop schizophrenia had any signs of being infected.

Clinically, the infection

> was silent.

>

> A special retrovirus called HERV virus, was closely linked to

schizophrenia.

> This virus is especially scary because it incorporates itself

within the

> brain cell's DNA, causing prolonged disruption of brain function.

It can also

> interact with viruses such as the HSV to cause even more damage.

Such

> viruses can then be passed on to children and grandchildren.

>

> Another virus closely linked to psychiatric disease is the Borna

disease

> virus (BDV). At one time it was thought to infect only cattle and

other farm

> animals, but now we know it is widespread among humans all over

the world. The

> virus seeks out the brain and tends to inhabit the limbic system

and

> hippocampus, areas important to personality and behavior. It is a

persistent virus,

> meaning it tends to stay in the brain for a very long time.

>

> BDV infections can be silent as well, especially in newborns and

small

> children.

>

> In stealth-like infections, it can significantly affect how the

brain

> develops, and it can produce long-term abnormalities in brain

function.

>

> One of the main mechanisms BDV uses to destroy connections in the

brain is

> to cause an accumulation of the excitotoxin glutamate. Like many

brain

> viruses, it triggers intense brain microglial activation, which

then triggers

> intense destructive immunoexcitotoxicity.

>

> How these viruses and other infectious organisms trigger

psychiatric disease

> is not fully understood, but we know infections alter

neurotransmitter

> levels, destroy synaptic connections, activate microglia, and

trigger

> immunoexcitotoxicity.

>

> Often, it is the brain's immune reaction to the invader that causes

most of

> the problem and not the organism itself.

>

>

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