'Real' vs In-Vitro Effects, and Alternative Cyst-Busters

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" Note the enormous concentration of tetracycline needed to inhibit

cysts, much greater than that achievable in humans. "

—Alban PS; DR. 1999.

This is from the first page of the document Nelly linked us to,

which I've looked at before. I'm almost certain I heard someone

attesting to the superiority of tetracyclines for inhibiting cysts

the other day on Lymenet, with no reference to a required

concentration " much greater than that achievable in humans. "

Of course, it could turn out that humanly achievable concentrations

have some cyst-inhibiting value, but that is clearly not what the

science is reported to have found, in this reference. I mean, they

found just the opposite, that the concentrations achievable in

humans do NOT have that effect.

Maybe its true of other diseases as well, but boy howdy, Lyme sure

racks up the weird applications of things. The CDC says " these are

not diagnostic criteria " and of course clinical medicine mostly says

in reply " yes, they are diagnostic criteria, as far as we're

concerned. "

The other day on Lymenet someone was trumpeting a study " proving "

that Rocephin " promoted cysts. " I read the abstract. It said the

Rocephin killed more spirochetes than the other antibiotics, and

that all of them left cyst forms intact. I point out the

discrepancy, its almost like I farted in a museum.

Where does it come from, this somber tone in which facts are stood

on their heads or made to perform impossible tricks of logic?

It really does seem rather desperate, as if admitting the awful

truth would somehow cause one to bleed from the eyeballs.

Yet the truth does not seem any more awful to me than these

declarations. Sometimes Rocephin works well, as intended, sometimes

it doesn't. That's disappointing, but how it is an improvement to

say " Rocephin never works, period, " is beyond me. It also seems less

than honest, since every time someone says it a dozen patients will

pop up right away and say " I got better on it and am still better

now. "

And no, I'm not just saying that because my very own ticket to the

Rocephin lottery is due to arrive soon.

Someone should compile a list of everything that might reasonably be

suspected of having action against cyst forms. It does worry me that

I may not be able to tolerate flagyl. I'm not sure yet whether I can

tolerate any of the azoles (pronounce that right, and it sounds just

like...)

Anybody got a list they'd like to share of alternative cyst-busters?