S. Thanks J.

[Guest guest]

That link was actually quite helpful. I am a pretty self-directed

patient, within the lovely constraints the health care system

imposes.

I am going to try this:

I will discontinue Diflucan today. Tomorrow, I will start a gentle,

gradual, laxative purge, with Magnesium, which my spine will thank

me for (it spasms badly, no matter what I do, but Magnesium helps).

I will take milk thistle and SAMe, because both combined seem to do

my liver good in a hurry.

I will continue this for four or five days and try the Diflucan

again. If I get through two days ok, I may take a day off, then two

more on. If that's fine, I'll try to do three days on, etc.

If it doesn't, I'll consult and see if rather than forgo the

Diflucan I can keep widening the pulse interval until I find one I

can tolerate.

I'm not interested in anymore ARBs. I do accept that some are helped

by them, but see no evidence that this is true in a broad way of

people with Lyme disease. I always reserve the right to be wrong,

though, and I will pay attention to any explanations as to why,

after a year of 320mg of Diovan, more than you-know-who used to get

substantial improvement, I feel so much worse.

Too little of a good thing is one explanation, but I do realize

that. Just not one I find very convincing, going by my response. I

felt slightly better during the first few months on Diovan. They

were also months of cooler weather, and I ALWAYS feel better when

the temperature stays well under 75 degrees.

I am so glad to hear you're in much improved health, J! May the

world be filled with healthy s, and may I join them soon!

S.