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.
Lyme & Co-Infections
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?
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?
L-form lyme bacteria and EBV
Dear Stephen, Recently I found through blood tests that my EBV has become active. Will your protocol help put the EBV back to sleep again? Also will your protocol deal with l-form bacteria, not just spirochetes?
Transitioning from lyme antibiotics to herbs
Dear Stephen, My daughter has had eighteen months of antibiotics and has made much progress but I am concerned about candida and food allergies that have recently developed.
Undilating pupil – symptom of neuro lyme?
Dear Stephen, The last couple of days the pupil of my daughter’s left eye has not been dilating, and dimming ambient light does not make it move. Have you seen this before as a presentation of neuro-lyme?
Astragalus – never indicated for late stage lyme?
Dear Stephen, I have “chronic lyme” plus many coinfections. The description in your book for astragalus seems to cover many of my symptoms. Is it never indicated in late stage?
Astragalus okay after recovered from late stage lyme?
Dear Stephen, You advise against astragalus for late-stage infection and up to now I have not taken it. At what point after treatment for late-stage lyme disease is it okay to take astragalus?
Stephania causing constipation
Dear Stephen, I have one problem with using stephania root tincture that I hope you might have a suggestion for – even a small dose of stephania causes constipation.
Almost symptom free – what next?
Dear Stephen, I’ve been on antibiotics and your core protocol for nine months and am now almost symptom-free. How long do you think one should continue these herbs?