For the record, here is a list of my current medications & supplements, and the order I take them in:
AM #1: NO FOOD
Boluoke (enzyme) 2 caps
Nattonkinase (enzyme) 2 caps
Cysteplus (enzyme) 1 cap
Lactoferrin (enzyme) 2 caps
Heparin (blood thinner) .25 ml under tongue
AM #2: (30 minutes later) WITH FOOD, ON FULL STOMACH
Doxycyclene 150mg
Biaxin (Clarithromycin) 500mg
Alinia (Nitazoxanide, Nizonide) 500mg
Placquenil (Hydroxychloroquine) 200mg
Diflucan (Fluconazole) 100mg (monday, tuesday, wednesday only)
Enula (anti-bacterial supplement) 1 dropper full
Quina (anti-bacterial supplement) 1 dropper full
AM #3: (1 hour later)
Theralac (probiotic) 2 caps
Saccro B (probiotic) 2 caps
Vitamin D (5,000 IU) 1 cap
Transfer Factor Multi Immune 2 caps
NT Factor Energy (for fatigue) 2 caps
LymPlus (specific immune support) 2 caps
Omega 3, 6, 9 Oil supplement 1 cap
Multi Vitamin 1 cap
AM #4: (1 hour later)
Pectasol C (toxin binder) 6 caps
PM #1: NO FOOD
Boluoke (enzyme) 2 caps
Nattonkinase (enzyme) 2 caps
Cysteplus (enzyme) 1 cap
Lactoferrin (enzyme) 2 caps
Heparin (blood thinner) .25 ml under tongue
PM #2: (30 minutes later) WITH FOOD, ON FULL STOMACH
Doxycyclene 150mg
Biaxin (Clarithromycin) 500mg
Alinia (Nitazoxanide, Nizonide) 500mg
Placquenil (Hydroxychloroquine) 200mg
Enula (anti-bacterial supplement) 1 dropper full
Quina (anti-bacterial supplement) 1 dropper full
PM #3: (1 hour later)
Theralac (probiotic) 2 caps
Saccro B (probiotic) 2 caps
Transfer Factor Multi Immune 2 caps
NT Factor Energy (for fatigue) 2 caps
LymPlus (specific immune support) 2 caps
Omega 3, 6, 9 Oil supplement 1 cap
PM #4: (1 hour later)
Pectasol C (toxin binder) 6 caps
I know this looks like a crazy amount, but once I'm taking all of them and in a regular routine, they really have helped me so much. Ironically, aside from supporting my immune system, most of the supplements I take are to help support my body and help counteract issues that could be caused by long-term antibiotic use. I have read horror stories of people who get systemic yeast infections, and have terrible side effects from the antibiotics, and I haven't had to deal with any of that. I'm a believer in using these supplements, especially the probiotics. I am also a believer in all the antibiotics. Since starting all of this gradually between January-March 2009, I have seen such a huge improvement in my overall health.
I feel so lucky to have finally figured out what was happening to my body...I felt like I just kept getting worse and worse with no explanations. When I found a dr. that would ask the right questions and order the right blood tests, it was obvious why it had become so difficult for me to function. My body had been brewing six different (and serious) bacterial infections for almost six years! And as for the antibiotics themselves...for me it's obvious that the more I'm on, the better I actually feel. It's pretty amazing. Toward the end of the movie Under Our Skin, there's a quote that I really like: "there is this myth out there that antibiotics are somehow bad for you. I just have to say, if you have a fatal infection, they're certainly not bad for you!" They are giving me my life back, and I am so grateful for them!!
That medicine regiment is so crazy. You have a brave brain to try to keep track of all that. I'm not on anti-depressants right now, but when I was, that and my birth control were enough to often get me totally confused - which one did I take? Which one did I forget? Once at Dalita's house before bed I tried to drink from the upstairs sink out of my hand to take both pills at once. I'm not very good at that sink-drinking; I never do it. So, with my super coordination, I threw the pills in my mouth and one hit my tooth and bounced off, right into the sink. By the time I swallowed the remaining pill and looked down, the bounced pill was down the drain. I had no idea which pill I had taken and which one was gone. A few of my sisters were in the room, and I just had to shrug (while totally laughing of course) and say, "Well, tomorrow I'll either be really depressed, or really fertile :)". You can probably see why it boggles my mind that you can keep that many medicines straight :).
ReplyDeleteI'd skip the lactoferrin. It increases iron absorption and iron is critical for microbial growth.
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