Tagamet boosts immune system-shortens herpes and measles-fights candida

[Guest guest]

I can't remember if we discussed this here or not:

http://www.lef.org/magazine/mag2001/mar2001_report_tagamet_1.html

But I wanted to share that I experimented with this OTC medication

(normally used for acid indigestion and heartburn), and believe that

it may have thwarted a rapidly developing cold.

As I reported before, I came down with a cold in January that put me

on my back and took me 6 weeks to recover from the various

complications that came with it.

When my daughter came down with a nasty cold last week, I got really

worried, both about myself catching another cold (from all her

sneezing in the car) and also because she was under a lot of

pressure with finals and a major dance performance coming up. She

couldn't afford to be sick.

I had just read about Tagament, when I definitely started coming

down with the cold, so I decided that considering the fact that

people take Tagament regularly with no problems, to give it a shot.

My daughter was really worried so she took it as well. We both also

took Vitamin C, echinacea, colloidal silver, elderberry and cayenne

pepper. So we were loaded up on immune boosters and antimicrobials.

But I really think that it was when we started the Tagament

(cimetidine) that our colds were stopped (or diminished greatly in

my daughter's case). She was able to go back to school, and danced

the lead role in her ballet. Normally, she would have been sick

quite a bit longer and it would have gotten more severe before

improving.

I did some further investigating and found the following: A study

showing Tagament's effectiveness against Candida.

Successful Treatment With Cimetidine and Zinc Sulphate in Chronic

Mucocutaneous Candidiasis.

American Journal of the Medical Sciences. 311(4):189-190, April 1996.

Polizzi, Biancamaria MD; Origgi, MD; Zuccaro, Giovanni MD;

Matti, Paola MD; Scorza, Raffaella MD

Abstract:

The authors evaluated the clinical efficacy of a treatment with

cimetidine and zinc sulphate in a patient with chronic mucocutaneous

candidiasis. Cimetidine was given at a dose of 400 mg three times

daily; zinc sulphate at a dose of 200 mg daily, then adjusted to

maintain blood zinc levels at the upper normal range. This treatment

lasted 16 months. An impressive and significant reduction of the

infectious events and an increased CD4 (helper/inducer) cell counts

were observed. The authors conclude that this combined

immunopotentiating treatment is safe and inexpensive to treat

immunodeficiency disorders.

© Copyright 1996 Southern Society for Clinical Investigation

Jay Goldstein was apparently also using it for CFS (there's a paper

he wrote on cimetidine and Epstein Barr Virus that I can't access).

According to studies, it doesn't seem to work for warts, however it

seemed pretty conclusively to reduce the duration and severity of

measles. So this seems to have some real potenital as an immune

booster and viral inhibitor.

Unfortunately, when asked, the company that makes Tagament has no

plans to investigate it for other applications because their patent

has run out, and it would not be profitable.

Anyone have any experience with Tagament?

penny

[Guest guest]

I have heard multiple reports from HPV (Human Papilloma Virus)

sufferers that Tagamet reduces outbreaks. At least two of these

reports came from the personal experience of symptomatic AIDS

patients, whose immune systems were presumably a good deal more

challenged than most.

Your point about it not being pursued because the patent's expired

is a dismal but very necessary reminder of how poorly the profit

motive serves medicine in many cases.

> I can't remember if we discussed this here or not:

>

> http://www.lef.org/magazine/mag2001/mar2001_report_tagamet_1.html

>

>

> But I wanted to share that I experimented with this OTC medication

> (normally used for acid indigestion and heartburn), and believe

that

> it may have thwarted a rapidly developing cold.

>

> As I reported before, I came down with a cold in January that put

me

> on my back and took me 6 weeks to recover from the various

> complications that came with it.

>

> When my daughter came down with a nasty cold last week, I got

really

> worried, both about myself catching another cold (from all her

> sneezing in the car) and also because she was under a lot of

> pressure with finals and a major dance performance coming up. She

> couldn't afford to be sick.

>

> I had just read about Tagament, when I definitely started coming

> down with the cold, so I decided that considering the fact that

> people take Tagament regularly with no problems, to give it a

shot.

> My daughter was really worried so she took it as well. We both

also

> took Vitamin C, echinacea, colloidal silver, elderberry and

cayenne

> pepper. So we were loaded up on immune boosters and

antimicrobials.

>

> But I really think that it was when we started the Tagament

> (cimetidine) that our colds were stopped (or diminished greatly in

> my daughter's case). She was able to go back to school, and danced

> the lead role in her ballet. Normally, she would have been sick

> quite a bit longer and it would have gotten more severe before

> improving.

>

> I did some further investigating and found the following: A study

> showing Tagament's effectiveness against Candida.

>

> Successful Treatment With Cimetidine and Zinc Sulphate in Chronic

> Mucocutaneous Candidiasis.

> American Journal of the Medical Sciences. 311(4):189-190, April

1996.

> Polizzi, Biancamaria MD; Origgi, MD; Zuccaro, Giovanni MD;

> Matti, Paola MD; Scorza, Raffaella MD

> Abstract:

> The authors evaluated the clinical efficacy of a treatment with

> cimetidine and zinc sulphate in a patient with chronic

mucocutaneous

> candidiasis. Cimetidine was given at a dose of 400 mg three times

> daily; zinc sulphate at a dose of 200 mg daily, then adjusted to

> maintain blood zinc levels at the upper normal range. This

treatment

> lasted 16 months. An impressive and significant reduction of the

> infectious events and an increased CD4 (helper/inducer) cell

counts

> were observed. The authors conclude that this combined

> immunopotentiating treatment is safe and inexpensive to treat

> immunodeficiency disorders.

>

> © Copyright 1996 Southern Society for Clinical Investigation

>

> Jay Goldstein was apparently also using it for CFS (there's a

paper

> he wrote on cimetidine and Epstein Barr Virus that I can't access).

>

> According to studies, it doesn't seem to work for warts, however

it

> seemed pretty conclusively to reduce the duration and severity of

> measles. So this seems to have some real potenital as an immune

> booster and viral inhibitor.

>

> Unfortunately, when asked, the company that makes Tagament has no

> plans to investigate it for other applications because their

patent

> has run out, and it would not be profitable.

>

> Anyone have any experience with Tagament?

>

> penny