Re: schedule of mino protocol

[Guest guest]

,

it is hard to say which is the best. I take 100 mg Minoxin M-W-F and 500 mg

Biaxin Tu-Th-Sa. Some take only Mino. Your doctor should help you on this. On

the beginning you may not be on a high dose because the herx reaction makes you

hurt if your antibiotics are too strong. Start slow. Have you bought the book

The Road Back by Henry Scammell? you need to read it to get more understanding

about the antibiotic protocol.

Eva

From: heirwaves_r_free <heirwaves_r_free@...>

Subject: rheumatic schedule of mino protocol

rheumatic

Date: Monday, February 22, 2010, 10:49 PM

 

Hi,

I read of some that take 100mg daily, while others take it only 3 x's per week.

There is one doctor on www.rheumatic. org web site that states 3 times per week

does the best good. While a freind of mine goes to another doctor that is on

that web site and is prescribed one tablet of 100mg daily. Which is correct?

I am new at this, and tried to find it from reading, but still confused. Any

help is most appreciated.

[Guest guest]

Hi ,  There is no set rule as to how much and how often one should take

Minocin.  The only definite is that one should be on it.  It really depends on

the person and the name of their disease and any complications they may have

from co-infections.  Any diseases that attack the immune system are confusing

to docs.  That's why it is confusing to patients.  Each doctor has his own

version of these diseases.  Some docs don't believe that they are of Infectious

origin.  And some docs swear by it.  A good book you should read is. " The Road

Back, by Henry Scammell and Dr. MacPherson Brown.  it explains the

Antibiotic Protocol so that it makes sense.  I believe in it.  I have been on

Minocin since 2005 and I am in remission. I have scleroderma. R/A & MCTD. 

Systemic Scleroderma is a deadly disease, but so many who follow  A/P are now

in remission.  It is still regarded as experimental because the Rheumatology

people becasue they

don't want to accept that Minocin is a disease of infectious origin.  They

rather treat the symptoms, from which great profits are made by big Pharm,

rather that take a simple antibiotic that is putting most of us in remission. 

How you take it and when is dependent on your disease and how your doctor treats

it.  I was given no hope of survival in 2005.  I heard about the A/P, got on

it by seeking a doc who is a specialist in the Antibiotic Protocol and have

never looked back.  You can order the book new or used from Amazon.com.  It is

inexpensive and worth every dime.  Good luck take care, Even the experts are

confused.  Dolores & Mike

From: heirwaves_r_ free <heirwaves_r_ free (DOT) com>

Subject: rheumatic schedule of mino protocol

rheumatic@grou ps.com

Date: Monday, February 22, 2010, 10:49 PM

 

Hi,

I read of some that take 100mg daily, while others take it only 3 x's per week.

There is one doctor on www.rheumatic. org web site that states 3 times per week

does the best good. While a freind of mine goes to another doctor that is on

that web site and is prescribed one tablet of 100mg daily. Which is correct?

I am new at this, and tried to find it from reading, but still confused. Any

help is most appreciated.

[Guest guest]

Hi ,

A lot of it depends on what disease is being treated, the patient's condition,

and how the patient responds to treatment. There is no one-size-fits-all

antibiotic protocol.

Personally, I believe in Dr. Brown's approach, which is to use pulsed antibiotic

therapy. According to Dr. Brown, the optimum standard dose of minocycline or

doxycycline is 100 mg once or twice daily Monday, Wednesday and Friday or

tetracycline 250 mg twice daily Monday, Wednesday and Friday.

Source:

http://roadback.org/index.cfm?fuseaction=studies.display & display_id=184

By the way, that's a good web site and I recommend that you take some time to

explore it. Here's a link to the main page:

http://roadback.org/

NOTE: I am not a medical professional. I am just passing along what I have

learned with the hope that it might be helpful to other people.

Phil

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> Hi,

>

> I read of some that take 100mg daily, while others take it only 3 x's per

week. There is one doctor on www.rheumatic.org web site that states 3 times per

week does the best good. While a freind of mine goes to another doctor that is

on that web site and is prescribed one tablet of 100mg daily. Which is correct?

>

> I am new at this, and tried to find it from reading, but still confused. Any

help is most appreciated.

>

>

>

[Guest guest]

Hi !  Everyone who has ever heard of the antibiotic protocol (A/P) has

been confused at the beginning because taking antibiotics for low dose,long term

and pulsing really depends on the individual case.  The best thing to do is to

get a copy of " The New Arthritis Breakthrough " by Henry Scammell.  It is two

books in one.  The second book begins in the middle of the book and it is

called, " The Road Back " , by MacPherson Brown, M.D. and Henry Scammell. 

It is a must read and will explain  (A/P) thoroughly.  You can get it new or

used through Amazon.com.very cheaply.  I think I paid about $8.00 or $10.00 for

my copy 5 years ago.  I bought used and it was in excellent condition. 

Because my disease is Scleroderma, I also bought the book, " Scleroderma, The

Proven Therapy That Can Save Your Life. " ,  by Henry Scammell.  The one thing

that all immune altering diseases like Rheumatoid Arthrits, Lupus, Scleroderma,

Fibromyalgia, Sponylitis,

Sarcoidosis,etc., is that we believe they are of Infectious origin and most

Rheumatologist don't.  They still think that the body turns on itself for no

reason.  They treat us with  immune suppressants which are not only toxic

but wipe out our immune systems further, eventually leaving us worse off than we

started.  These drugs are usually lethal. We, on the other hand believe in

the (A/P) approach.  Taking the antibiotics attacks the bacterial growth by

weakening the bacteria.  We keep our immune systems in tact and many of 

us learn to watch our health more carefully by resting better, eating better

and avoiding things that weaken our immune systems like stress.   We try to

boost the immune system rather than suppress it.  How we go about it depends

on what microbe is causing our infection.  The first thing to do before

getting started is to have the blood work done to see what bug or bugs you are

harboring in your system.  These

bugs are slow growing and slow dying so it is a long process.  You didn't get

sick overnight and you won't get well in a week either. Most of us are on some

type of antibiotic for years and it is not unusual to have co-infections at the

same time.  The second thing to do is to seek out a doctor who is familiar with

(A/P)..  He/she will put you on a regime of antibiotics according to what is

attacking you.  The fight starts there.  You will get much sicker before you

start to get better. And the book explains why.  The drug prescribed first is

usually in the tetracycline family.  The one most of us are on is called

Minocin. It comes in 50mg, & 100mg.  Most doctors recommend the brand name

only, others have no preference..  My doctor told me to take only the

brand name.  It is pelleted beadlike little balls in capsules.  The generic

is powdered in capsules and may have fillers in it. That choice would be

between you, your doctor

and your insurance company..  Scleroderma is a deadly disease so I went for

the purest. Some doctors start you off with intravenous Clindamycin.  Others

give the oral pills from the get go.  Then there is the Marshall Protocol

which is the same as (A/P) with some variations.  In addition to Minocin,they

rotate different antibiotics, avoid Vit D. and do a Benicar Blockade.  It is a

little controversial. and not necessarily better or worse. I did well on it.

Some people don't.  Research before trying anything new.   I was on (A/P) for

2.5 yrs before I tried that version of (A/P).  I was doing well & then took

a few steps backward when I started MP but eventually after another 2.5 years,

I am happy to say all my blood work is finally normal and I am in remission. 

Now I only take Minocin 100mg MWF.  I started out with Minocin 100mg twice a

day every day.  During MP, I took Clindamyciin, Bactrim, Doxycycline, &

Azythromycin.for a

while. Some of these were combined and some were by themselves.  After you

are on A/P and doing well,  you can then switch to a regular medical doctor

near you whom you will probably have to teach about the (A/P.)  They can

prescribe the antibiotics and do the necessary blood work to follow your

progress.  Then you won't need a rheumatologist. Most Rheumies won't treat you

with antibiotics any way. (A/P) is not yet widely accepted in those circles

of medicine because they make more money off you by keeping you sick than in

making you well.  They are married to Big Pharm. who keeps putting out newer

and more toxic drugs every day. It's a business!!!  Once you are well, it is

just upkeep to make sure you don't get reinfected again.  These germs are

common.  Most people carry them and in small numbers, you don't feel sick at

first because your immune system is killing them off.  The problem starts

when they overload the immune system

which, when weakened, cannot fight back and that starts the decline in our

health.  I hope this helps you, It definitely helped me. I am on year # 5 and

doing great.My original group of doctors did not expect me to live beyond a few

months when I was first diagnosed.  My lungs were in very poor shape.  I went

back to the Pulmonologist a year after I had started A/P.  She was dumbfounded

when I hopped up onto the table and she heard clear lungs.She immediately picked

up the phone and told another doctor. ~~~~Dolores.   

From: pcalvert.rm <pcalvert@...>

Subject: rheumatic Re: schedule of mino protocol

rheumatic

Date: Wednesday, March 3, 2010, 8:21 AM

 

Hi ,

A lot of it depends on what disease is being treated, the patient's condition,

and how the patient responds to treatment. There is no one-size-fits- all

antibiotic protocol.

Personally, I believe in Dr. Brown's approach, which is to use pulsed antibiotic

therapy. According to Dr. Brown, the optimum standard dose of minocycline or

doxycycline is 100 mg once or twice daily Monday, Wednesday and Friday or

tetracycline 250 mg twice daily Monday, Wednesday and Friday.

Source:

http://roadback. org/index. cfm?fuseaction= studies.display & display_id= 184

By the way, that's a good web site and I recommend that you take some time to

explore it. Here's a link to the main page:

http://roadback. org/

NOTE: I am not a medical professional. I am just passing along what I have

learned with the hope that it might be helpful to other people.

Phil

>

> Hi,

>

> I read of some that take 100mg daily, while others take it only 3 x's per

week. There is one doctor on www.rheumatic. org web site that states 3 times per

week does the best good. While a freind of mine goes to another doctor that is

on that web site and is prescribed one tablet of 100mg daily. Which is correct?

>

> I am new at this, and tried to find it from reading, but still confused. Any

help is most appreciated.

>

>

>