Every Sunday night I set up and organize my pharma and supplement needs for the upcoming week. It’s a chore that’s getting more and more time consuming and I’ve really grown to hate it. I use to enjoy the organizational aspect of it. I felt like I was being “proactive” in my recovery and that my attention to detail was all worthwhile. Unfortunately, as the weeks and months have dragged on it’s become about as interesting as washing the dishes.
Still, I know that this may be of interest to people so I thought I’d share what goes into my week of 40+ pills a day. Some of this has changed since I took the included photos (and it may change drastically now that I’ve started seeing a Chinese herbalist), but here’s what I’m taking currently.
I always use to equate big pill trays with old people. I feel like my Grandmother when filling this up.
Morning (Just before or an hour after eating)
- Mepron 1tbs
- Zithromax 250mg
- Minocyclin 200mg
- Diflucan 100mg
Lunch (Just before or an hour after eating)
- Basic Preventative x3
- BrainWave Plus x3
- Cordyceps 500mg X2
- Cardio Guard Plus with CoQ10 x3
- Olive Leaf Extract 250 mg x1
- Glutathione 400 x1
- Chlorella 300mg x1
- Primadophilus Bifidus x1
- Sacchromyces Boulardii x1
- Culturelle w/ Lactobacilius x1
Afternoon (Snack-time between lunch and dinner)
Evening (Couple hours after dinner)
- Mepron 1tbs
- Zithromax 250mg
- Minocyclin 200mg
- Diflucan 100mg
Late Night (Same as above list. I always wake up at some point in the evening so I use the opportunity to take some supplements)
- Basic Preventative x3
- BrainWave Plus x3
- Cordyceps 500mg X2
- CoQ10 200mg x2
- Olive Leaf Extract 250 mg x1
- Glutathione 400 x1
- Chlorella 300mg x1
- Primadophilus Bifidus x1
- Sacchromyces Boulardii x1
- Culturelle w/ Lactobacilius x1
Of course, I don’t always manage to fit all of these in everyday. Some days I forget to take my supplements with me when I go out. Other days my food and pharma schedule gets in the way. Taking things on an empty stomach away from pharma is best, but when you’re constantly hungry, and trying not to loose any more weight, food time is all the time. That said, I do, almost without exception, take my pharama stuff every day. I figure that if I have to choose between missing pharmas or supplements that I should skip the latter.
Storing all of these plus the half-empty bottles of antibiotics that my LLMD prescribed, but later switched has become a small challenge too. I’ve taken over a whole drawer in the kitchen pantry for the stuff that doesn’t need to be refrigerated. Everything has to be kept up high so that my 4 year old daughter doesn’t help herself to Daddy’s “vitamins”.
There are actually a few more in there now.
Hi Geoffrey,
Ah, old-people pill boxes. I can relate. I’m also at around 40+ per day right now.
I’m glad you were able to tolerate getting back on the Mepron. I think it helped me a lot.
Also glad to see that you’re running. (How in the heck can you do that with Lyme?) You must be getting better!
Happy Thanksgiving.
-Joe
Joe,
Thanks for your comment. I wish it were true that I’m getting better but it’s not. Not really. Yeah I get out and run 12 to 15 miles a week but I use to run and bike about 120 a week before I got sick. So I’m down to about 10% of my previous activity level. That’s pretty much on par with other folks who have Lyme.
It’s all relative to where you were when you got sick, I think. I’ve had trouble getting docs to understand this. My LLMD thought I’d be off abx by December. I was like, you have to be kidding me!
I dunno if the Mepron is helping or not. I feel worse since starting it but can’t tell if it’s a herx. It doesn’t feel like any herx I’ve had before.
Be well and happy thanksgiving to you too.
Okay, confession time. I was just trying on my fake upbeat personality with that last comment
I think know *exactly* how you feel. Charting the symptoms has been interesting. My chart kind of looks like the ocean on a windy day – ever changing, no real pattern, many peaks.
Cheers,
-joe