Zhang's Protocol

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I had a member ask me offline how long I was on abx, whether I have

co-infections, and how long I've gone without symptoms. It made me

realize that I may have given the impression that I'm feeling well.

I'm not. Here's the rest of my reply.

I was on abx for more than 5 years. Every time I stopped, I'd start to

feel ill within 4 weeks, usually less. I always herxed when I

restarted abx or changed abx.

I took just about every class of abx: doxy, flagyll, biaxin, omnicef,

ketek (and some I've forgotten). I also took plaquenil and fluconazole

(Diflucan). I recently tested positive for babesia. The last time I

had my CD57 checked it was over 150 -- and I still felt awful when I

stopped taking doxy.

I've also tested positive for HHV-6 and EBV, although it's sort of

hard to tell with those tests whether the infection is currently active.

Unfortunately, I'm not without symptoms. I've developed fibromyalgia

in the past 6 months and it's really hard to tell what's fibro and

what's Lyme. I also have a sleep disorder, hypothyroidism, and

depression. I don't know how many of these chronic illnesses were

caused by Lyme.

Most of the time I feel pretty cruddy, but I don't feel worse than I

did when I was taking abx. I really needed a break from abx and

despite the exorbitant cost of the Zhang protocol, I'm going to

continue it for another month to see how I do. I've still got a good

supply of doxy and fluconazole (they seem to work the best for me) and

I won't hesitate to use them if my LLMD tells me it's OK to take them

along with Zhang -- and I can tell that I need a boost.

Jessie