Dear Stephen, What is your favorite toxin binder or herx herb?
Healing Lyme
Tremors, body shakes from Zoloft?
Dear Stephen, I am wondering if Zoloft could be exacerbating tremors/shakes in my son or if there could be a negative interaction between it and any of the lyme herbs he is taking.
Scalp rash in teenager
Dear Stephen, One of the many troubling symptoms my teenage daughter has is a rash that has developed on the back of her head, in the upper neck area near her hairline.
Interruption in Buhner lyme herb protocol
Dear Stephen, I missed a few days taking the herbs on your protocol. What can I expect if I continue for the next 1-4 months on the core protocol, given that I had this slip?
Progesterone patch as a sleep aid?
Dear Stephen, Would a bio identical progesterone patch to help me sleep be counter-productive to taking the lyme herbs? Are there any comments or suggestions you have to aid in sleep?
Resveratrol from red wine source okay?
Dear Stephen, I took resveratrol from a red wine source for a number of months and didn’t notice much. Is it that much different from knotweed?
Interstitial cystitis with lyme
Dear Stephen, I have really bad interstitial cystitis and daily headaches which make treating my lyme really difficult. Do you have recommendations for the excruciating bladder pain I have?
Substitutes for resveratrol and cat’s claw
Dear Stephen, My chiropractor recently muscle tested my supplements. The resveratrol and cat’s claw tested negative. Should I substitute something else or try another brand?
Chronic lyme with persistent strep infection
Dear Stephen, I have chronic lyme disease but one of my most problematic co-infections is strep bacteria. My LLMD thinks that the strep is actually my biggest problem right now.
Why is astragalus contraindicated in chronic lyme?
Dear Stephen, I’d love to take astragalus for prevention, but you say not to take it if one has chronic lyme. Is this still true? And if so, why? What does it do that’s negative?