what next after Buhner protocol?

November 8, 2009

Hi All- I wanted to get your feedback. I've done both zhang protocol (8 months)

with no improvement. I've been on sarsparilla and devils claw for past 18 months

and cats claw for 1 year-- and still having major neuro issues. I've also had

all my silver fillngs removed in 2008. Done multiple candida diets (very strict

no grains or fruits for 8 weeks and then added brown rice some things after

that..)combined with nystatin ( I tested positive for yeast according to great

plains labs organic acid test). Was also on LDN for 1 year . I did feel I was

getting better this summer with eye pain going away after being on

sarsparilla/devils claw--but major setback this fall with increase in old neuro

symptoms including eye pain. Heavy brain fog-muscle twitching , jerking, jumpy

nervous system etc. I decided to go off the combo of cats claw , sarsparilla,

devils claw since I had lower back pain for past 2 months and going the bathroom

4X/night (worried about info of sarsparilla causing issues with kidneys). I " m

disappointed that after a year on cats claw and 18 months on sarsprilla I'm

still having these issues. I could not take reservatrol (caused my twitching to

get much worse). I wonder if I did not ramp to full dose ( I did on cat's claw

for at least 2 months). Since I've had these symptoms for 10+ years and neuro

symptoms have gotten bad in past years including optic nerve atrophy/optic

neuritis in right eye, wondering if I should take the plunge and try abx? Wanted

to hear thoughts on that...........my history was a FMS diagnosis 12 years

ago-bad neuro symptoms past 3 years which led me down lyme path. (positive lyme

according to IGENEX). Other option would Dr. Jernigan's holistic approach. I

worry about long term bad effects of abx on my system. Ive always been a

sensitive person. And now I have yeast issues whose symptoms overlap with

lyme..... also theory of our immune system health is based on in our gut and

don't want to totally destroy that. Thoughts anyone? So so so tired of this!

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