Dear Stephen, I just started taking the herbs yesterday and only took one of each. Last night I had the chills all night and I had very minor heart palpitations.
Healing Lyme
Herbalists in northern CA
Dear Stephen, On July 8, 2007, you wrote “I know few people in Northern California and up from there, but no one near San Diego.” Are there now more practitioners using your protocol in that area?
Astragalus okay for “accelerated” lyme?
Dear Stephen, I was recently diagnosed with acute acclerated lyme disease…and wondered if because I was an accelerated case, I needed to be careful with the astragalus as I know it can be contraindicated when you have chronic lyme.
Spider veins and bartonella
Dear Stephen, In “The Lyme Disease Solution” spider veins are listed as a symptom of BLO (“bartonella-like organism”) and bartonella. I too have had spider veins and lots of the symptoms listed for BLOs.
Andrographis severe skin reaction
Dear Stephen, After starting andrographis (1, 2x day) I developed a severe rash/hives…Is there anything recommended to quell the itching and hasten healing?
Best herb to start with for Sensitives
Dear Stephen, I would say the disease has manifested mostly in my GI tract with only some neurological stuff…and my biggest complaint right now is I have severe eczema all over my arms, legs and chest.
Andrographis NOT for chronic lyme?
Dear Stephen, It was posted (on another site) that you said andrographis is good for acute lyme but that it wasn’t showing results for chronic lyme. Is this true?
About to go on Cowden protocol
Dear Stephen, I have had MCS for 15 years (along with CFIDS and FM). The last six years I have also had uveitis (iritis) in one eye. Will the Cowden protocol help with uveitis?
Chlamydia pneumonaie and porphyria
Dear Stephen, Have you worked with chlamydia pneumoniae, and do you know of herbal, nutritional or homeopathic treatments? Do you know anything about natural treatment for porphyria?
Aloe juice and lyme herbs
Dear Stephen, I question whether all the aloe juice I have to drink with every meal due to my acid reflux will interfere with your herbal protocol. If I don’t drink the aloe I can’t swallow the pills…