Dear Stephen, I was diagnosed with lyme and I am terrified for my kids. I am unsure of what to do for them – I don’t want to make them sicker and I don’t want them to fight this disease all of their lives.
Lyme & Co-Infections
Artemisia from Zhang Clinic okay for chronic lyme?
Dear Stephen, You mention artemisinin for babesia and list as a possible source Zhang Clinic. The artemisia capsule sold by the clinic also contains astragalus. What to do?
Children’s doses for liquid astragalus and eleuthero
Dear Stephen, To prevent lyme for my 3, 6, and 9 yr olds, I have the Herb Pharm liquid astragalus and eleutherococcus. How many drops for each kid and how many per day?
Eight year old with hallucinations and rage
Dear Stephen, My eight year old daughter is having hallucinations, muscle twisting, weakness, severe headaches, rage, uncontrollable anger, back and neck pain, waking up at night and she’s just not her regular self. Please help her.
Kids’ dosages
Dear Stephen, My daughter was recently diagnosed for lyme with the bartonella coinfection…She is a small 12 year old at 74 pounds.
Congenital lyme disease
Dear Stephen, Could you recommend a protocol for a 38 pound 4-year-old with
congenital lyme?
Reliability of PCR tests for determining ending treatment for lyme
Dear Stephen, Do you know how reliable PCR tests are for determining ending treatment for lyme and babesia?
Will plaquenil kill the encysted form of lyme?
Dear Stephen, I am using both antibiotics and herbs to combat lyme. Should I also be taking plaquenil to kill the encysted form of the spirochete? Thank you.
Buhner protocol effective with different strains?
Dear Stephen, I was bitten in Australia. Will the protocol work for different strains?
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.