Advice on scheduling Rx's, supplements & detox agents

[kmom]

Just wondering how to best juggle all the meds, supplements and detox agents. Kids take 3 abx's @ 8AM. They take them all together and thinking that's ok??? Then I've been waiting an hour or 2 (or after school for DD)to give multi vitamin, vit. C and Omega 3's. (Probably need some vit B6 and who knows what else but we'll get there.) Then give probiotics after lunch and 3 abx @ 8pm. Now that we have the 3rd abx for Lyme, I want to detox. Bought activated charcoal, liquid bentonite clay and parsley pills. Any advice how to add them in, which ones you think are necessary and when? I read to keep charcoal and bentonite clay a couple hours away from abx. Also, they take epsom salt and hydrogen peroxide baths and there's something magical in them! We're herxing bad since the Bactrim was added for Bartonella and baths are my magic potion. Is there bentonite clay for the bath or did I misread something at some point?

 

Thanks!

[LNN]

I'm sure you'll get several responses that differ from ours, but for whatever it's worth, this is what our LLMD suggested:

abx and ALA upon waking (7:30 on weekdays)

abx and vitamins at dinner (6pm)

probiotics at bedtime (8pm)

 

I had originally tried to space the abx every 12 hrs and had the school give the probiotics 2 hrs after lunch (the little guys have the best chance of surviving the stomach if given away from a meal when stomach acid is lower). But then the school was sort of in my business and it made my son "stand out", having to leave class for 10 min every day. The LLMD didn't think it was essential that the abx be given exactly 12 hrs apart, especially since one of them is zith and has the longer half life. And he felt it was more important to take the probiotics at bedtime for 2 reasons - first was the lower stomach acid and second was that the whole body slowed down, including the bowels, and the probiotics would have longer to just sit there and do their stuff. So he's the one who came up with the schedule.

 

The other day, DS was feeling poorly so I gave one charcoal pill at lunchtime - at least 2 hrs away from both the a.m. and p.m. abx. The lady at the health food store said that if DS had diarrhea, to take 2 charcoal pills, but since this isn't an issue, she cautioned against giving so much that it might bind him up. So we did one pill and it seemed to help a great deal. I'd ask your LLMD about a possible schedule and also about how much of a detox supplement to use.

[kmom]

Thanks for the advice! Yes, the last thing my DS needs is something to bind him. I gave him a charcoal pill for first time this afternoon and he handled it well. Rages weren't happening either the whole afternoon--coincidence??? Don't know but I'll take it b/c since Bactrim added, RAGE is happening too often. I was told 2-3x/wk but I'll start off slow!

 

 

Real quick what is ALA?

[LNN]

 

Real quick what is ALA?

 

Alpha Lipoic Acid - it's a supplement that's supposed to increase the body's production of glutathione - both are antioxidants. It's supposed to help with the brain fog. I don't know if it's the thing that's helped, or the bactrim (we also have Bartonella here), but something has really helped in the past 2 months. So I'm sticking with it.

 

Re: the rages - we used to have terrible rages during the height of Pandas. CBT (cognitive behavior therapy) and having appropriate things to take anger out on (pillows, punching bags - not little sister) has helped a lot. Even tho there's a medical reason, we still put a lot of energy into helping DS learn to control his temper - we had to for little sister's safety. Let me know if you want to discuss further.