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Query @ charcoal and Vit D?

Submitted by gracepartaker on Fri, 2007-03-23 17:33.
I see Dr. Powell. So therefore I am off anitbiotics for now and on Vitamin Di. I have had incredible increase in energy which is such a blessing. I am at 6,000 IU of Vit D and will stay there. Anymore causes severe depression (a very much not wanted side effect) Also I am using the sauna and infrared light recommended by Powell to stimulate die off. I am starting to use charcoal. I take 10 (250mg) capsules of activated charcoal at 3pm (2 hrs before and after meds and food) and again when I awake in the night. I just ordered the powder kind (could not find the link to the chocalate mint flavored, if anyone knows it I would appreciate it) How many teaspoon/tablespoons equal to 10 capsules?? any comments about my amount would be appreciated? Do others take this much or more? What have been your results with charcoal? After one hour of taking it it causes me to get weak with low blood sugar. If I were to eat a small something would that stop the charcoal from absorbing the toxins? Also the Vit D is causing huge sugar cravings and I am gaining weight. Dr. POwell says I am coming out of hybernation. That sounds right but is no fun. Has anyone found anything to help with sugar cravings ? ( I have had them all my life except when I was on the antibiotic protocol) Thank you so much for reading this and responding. I appreciate this site and Dr. Powell very much. Blessings, Sally

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Sally On CAPi for CFSii since Nov 06 , see Dr. Powell, Valtrex 2x daily, zithro MWF, First Flagylii pulse Fr, Dec 2nd

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Happiness is an increase in

Submitted by katman on Fri, 2007-03-23 18:01.
Happiness is an increase in energy! How nice. I realized yesterday that I have bought about 12 and have one bottle left (it is partially used). I never took it but one time a day, usualy in the middle of the night. I took 12 250mg. capsules or tablets. To me it could make a huge difference, especially during flagyli. I have the same problem with low blood sugar and taking more 1xd may solve it because you can sleep through the low times. My sugar cravings were enormous, but two things helped with that: I believe CPNi LOVES sugar so I ate a peanut butter and jelly sandwich on whole grain bread. Takes a while to eat and stays with you.

 

Rica PPMSi  EDSSi 6.7 at beginning - now 2.  Began CAP Sept, 2004 with Rifampin 150 mg 2xd, Doxyi 100 mg 2xd, added regular pulses Jan 2005. Jan 2006 switched to Doxy, Azith,  cont. flagyl  total 40 pulses NC USA

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Rica PPMSi EDSSi 6.7 at beginning - now 2. Began CAPi Sept, 2004 with Rifampin 150 mg 2xd, Doxyi 100 mg 2xd, added regular pulses Jan 2005. Jan 2006 switched to Doxy, Azith, cont. flagyli total 55 pulses LDNi Rifampin 8/08 again NC USA

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The link for the

Submitted by Jim K on Sat, 2007-03-24 09:52.

The link for the chocolate-mint xerox toner... I mean charcoal powder, is this.

With the powder, you can simply take more (a scoop comes with the chocomint) to have more effectiveness. I suspect a tablespoon in water is a good dose.

You can't take any food or other things, other than water, with charcoal because it's action is mechanical: it has lot's of microscopic "holes" which bind up the fatty toxins. If you fill those holes with something else, food or vitaminsi or meds for example, not only do you miss the nutrition or medication, but you don't have the spaces for the toxins.

If you take glucose tablets maybe 1/2hour before, glucose is absorbed into the blood very quickly and should not interfere much with the charcoal. Your sugar cravings could be from porphyrins from increased die-off, hence more cravings with more D and more bacterial kill.

I personally found that only the scoop size doses of charcoal were effective at all for me. I have found that only cholestyramine powder makes a significant dent in my daughters porphyriai symptoms. It is a more effective binder of fat-soluble porphyrins, and can be taken closer to food as it's effect is a chemical binder, not mechanical. It is more expensive as it is an Rx, and can constipate, as can charcoal, but really works when done daily. Clearing these fat soluble porphyrins, as Basil has pointed out, requires regular use of either charcoal, cholestyramine, or a combo of both, to gradually bring down the overall load. 

CAPi for Chlamydia pneumonia since 11/04. 25yrs CFSi & FMSi- Currently: 150mg INHi, 300mg Rifampin, 200 Doxycycline, 500mg mwf Azithromycin, plus 500mg Tinidazole 2x/day pulses every two weeks. Whew! That's a lot!

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CAPi for Cpni 11/04. Dx: 25yrs CFSi & FMSi. Currently: 150mg BID Roxithromycin, Doxycycline 100mg BID, Tinii 1000mg/day pulses; Vit D2000 units, T4 & T3

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Hi Grace, I also see Dr.

Submitted by raven on Sun, 2007-03-25 16:51.
Hi Grace, I also see Dr. Powell. I have been using an infrared lamp while I'm waiting for my sauna to arrive. It's amazing what it has done for my skin and my energy level. Seems to speed up wound and skin healing. I've used it on sore joints that feel better the next day.After a session of sweating under the lamp, I feel recharged and energetic. Perhaps eating more protein would help with sugar cravings. I know we are supposed to eat lots more carbs, but I try to eat some protein at each meal so that I won't get hungry later. I also add some olive oil to whatever I'm having.Brown rice tastes wonderful with olive oil and a little fresh lemon juice. Do you have a far infrared sauna or one with the infrared bulbs? Raven CAPi since 8-05 for Cpni and Mycoplasma P. for MS and/or CFSi

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Feeling 98% well and going for 100! Still testing + for Cpni since June '08.CAPi since 8-05 for Cpn and Mycoplasma P. for MSi and/or CFSi. Also EBVi and HHV6 NACi, Iodoral, T3, BHRT, Methylcobalamin injections, Nitro patch, LDNi and Methylation supplementsi

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Hello ravenI'm also about

Submitted by presacanario on Tue, 2007-03-27 01:56.

Hello raven

I'm also about to purchase a sauna.  Which company are you going with?  There is a few out here in So Cal. I have checked out.  I can't wait as I feel this will be the last thing needed to get me well.  I am a kickboxer but haven't been able to sweat and exercise in years so this will be a blessing from GOD...

I also forgot to mention, try adding some olive oil to your oatmeal if you eat oatmeal that is.  It's very good and energizing.

thanks and be well

Brian

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I have been considering the

Submitted by Minai on Tue, 2007-03-27 12:39.

I have been considering the purchase of a FIRi (far infared sauna) for the past several years. However, doctors I have consulted with about it can only recommend the very pricey ones made of poplar, not cedar, plywood, etc.; such as these: http://tinyurl.com/2gfvpb 

They are concerned about chemical out-gassing. So, if anyone knows of other safe alternatives, besides poplar; I certainly appreciate knowing about them, too. 

--Minai 

RRMSi, diagnosed 2/04. NACi 4/06. Started Wheldon regime 8/30/06. Doxycycline, 8/06, Azith, 10/06. Switched to Roxithromycine 11/06. Pseudo relapse/die-off with hospitalization 1/07. Gad-enhanced MRI of brain and spine shows NO NEW DISEASE ACTIVITY. Restarted CAPi with NAC and Doxy 2/07. USA.

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Here's a site that has a

Submitted by raven on Tue, 2007-03-27 13:45.

Here's a site that has a good price on a two person one. They say the glues and finishes are non-toxic.The wood is hemlock firi. The ceramic infrared emitters are the best but some people use infrared lamp saunas.The brand I bought is Waterstar. http://www.poolwarehouse.com/far-infrared-saunas.html

hope this helps, Raven

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Feeling 98% well and going for 100! Still testing + for Cpni since June '08.CAPi since 8-05 for Cpn and Mycoplasma P. for MSi and/or CFSi. Also EBVi and HHV6 NACi, Iodoral, T3, BHRT, Methylcobalamin injections, Nitro patch, LDNi and Methylation supplementsi

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 I have just started using

Submitted by Jim K on Tue, 2007-03-27 17:09.

 I have just started using one of the one-person FIRi sauna's, the portable foldable cloth kind, from Xymogen. I was able to get a professional discount for them, about $286 shipped. There is a need for outgassing as you can smell the glues and solvents, but a couples days of running it for a couple hours in a well vented room seems to be rapidly outgassing it. They say it takes a week or two to completely outgass, depending on how sensitive you are to it. It really does get sweating going! I haven't been consistent enough with it to attest to it's impact on endotoxini, porphyrins, action with vitamin di and the like. 

CAPi for Chlamydia pneumonia since 11/04. 25yrs CFSi & FMSi- Currently: 150mg INHi, 300mg Rifampin, 200 Doxycycline, 500mg mwf Azithromycin, plus 500mg Tinidazole 2x/day pulses every two weeks. Whew! That's a lot!

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CAPi for Cpni 11/04. Dx: 25yrs CFSi & FMSi. Currently: 150mg BID Roxithromycin, Doxycycline 100mg BID, Tinii 1000mg/day pulses; Vit D2000 units, T4 & T3

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Another manufacturer

Submitted by cfs_info on Tue, 2007-03-27 17:15.
Another manufacturer recommended by my CFSi specialist is www.saunaray.com.  You'd likely get a break on the exchange on the CAN to US dollar.

CFS-2004

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CFSi-2004 CPNi 2500mg NACi daily

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Here's a link from

Submitted by raven on Tue, 2007-03-27 17:52.

Here's a link from CostCo--a very nice two person sauna with wood that's not treated:

http://tinyurl.com/372879

Raven

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Feeling 98% well and going for 100! Still testing + for Cpni since June '08.CAPi since 8-05 for Cpn and Mycoplasma P. for MSi and/or CFSi. Also EBVi and HHV6 NACi, Iodoral, T3, BHRT, Methylcobalamin injections, Nitro patch, LDNi and Methylation supplementsi

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I was raised on good old

Submitted by kitkat2 on Tue, 2007-03-27 19:07.
I was raised on good old fashioned wood stove sauna's [SOW-naz] by my Scandinavian relatives. With msi, I haven't dared try one as I think the heat would make me ill. I keep hoping that the CAPi will eventually render me well enough to enjoy them once again. Oh, how I miss the lathering up and running to dive into the cool lake! kk2

 

On Wheldon regime [Doxyi, Azith, and Flagyli]  for rrmsi since October '05.  EDSSi was 6.5, now 5.5.  United States.

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Wheldon Protocol for rrmsi since Oct '05.  Added LDN 4.5mg qhs Oct '07.  All supp's.  Positive IGGi's for Lyme Disease,Babesia, & Erlichiosis Sept. 2008.  Currently:  Mepron 750mg bid and Azithromycin 250mg qd for Babesia.

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I normally get sick with

Submitted by cfs_info on Tue, 2007-03-27 19:43.
I normally get sick with heat (migraines) but the infrared sauna heat is very tolerable. This is one of the reasons it is a recommended type to use. It doesn't exert the same heat stressors on the body as other saunas.

 

CFSi-2004

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CFSi-2004 CPNi 2500mg NACi daily

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Cool! I'll check it out.

Submitted by kitkat2 on Tue, 2007-03-27 21:27.
Cool! I'll check it out. But don't tell my Uncle Toivo. -kk2 ;)

 

On Wheldon regime [Doxyi, Azith, and Flagyli]  for rrmsi since October '05.  EDSSi was 6.5, now 5.5.  United States.

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Wheldon Protocol for rrmsi since Oct '05.  Added LDN 4.5mg qhs Oct '07.  All supp's.  Positive IGGi's for Lyme Disease,Babesia, & Erlichiosis Sept. 2008.  Currently:  Mepron 750mg bid and Azithromycin 250mg qd for Babesia.

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Is there a difference

Submitted by Janice C on Wed, 2007-03-28 08:22.
Is there a difference between a heating pad and an infrared lamp? Would sitting in a really hot car do the same thing as an infrared sauna? Combined Antibiotic Protocol for chlamydia pneumoniae in fibromyalgiai, interstitial cystitisi, sinus: minocycline, Zithromycin, Flagyli, Valtrex

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Combined Antibiotic Protocol minocycline, azithromycin, metronidazolei for muscle pain, insomnia, interstitial cystitisi, sinus, disphonia, dry eyes, stiff neck, veins, thyroid, TMJ.

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Thanks Raven, Jim, et. al

Submitted by Minai on Wed, 2007-03-28 12:02.

Thanks Raven, Jim, et. al for the URLs!

 

But talk about forgettory...like KitKat, I should be probably be cautious of saunas, too. Over a year ago, pre-CAPi, I had attempted a detox bath with a temp of only 104 degrees F. After only 5 minutes I started to pass out and could barely even climb out of the tub only to lie on the floor for 20 minutes, attempting to recover. Have never attempted another, since!

 

So, I suppose I really should try out a FIRi before even thinking about such investment. Thanks, guys Wink

 

--Minai

RRMSi, diagnosed 2/04. NACi 4/06. Started Wheldon regime 8/30/06. Doxycycline, 8/06, Azith, 10/06. Switched to Roxithromycin 11/06. Psuedo relapse/die-off with hospitalization 1/07. MRI of brain and spine shows NO NEW DISEASE ACTIVITY Restarted CAP with NAC and Doxy 2/07. USA.
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Janice, from what I

Submitted by raven on Sat, 2007-03-31 20:07.
Janice, from what I understand the infrared heat is penetrating--about 2-3 inches into the skin. Heating pads transfer heat from the surface. And I'm not sure that a hot car is a good place to hang out for very long. A cheap way to make an infrared sauna is to buy one or two infrared bulbs (250 watts---Sylvania is a good brand) and a ceramic clamp on fixture. You can get two set ups at Home Depot for about $40.00. Then set up the lamps in a small bathroom and sit under them. I make a tent over my head with a big towel to capture the heat and direct it. Don't forget to turn around and expose other body parts to the light. Even if you have a sauna, the lamps are great for pain relief if you are in a hurry or to take with while traveling. My sauna is due to arrive on Monday afternoon and I can't wait. Will report back when I get to use it next week. Raven CAP since 8-05 for Cpni and Mycoplasma P for MSi and/or CFSi

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Feeling 98% well and going for 100! Still testing + for Cpni since June '08.CAPi since 8-05 for Cpn and Mycoplasma P. for MSi and/or CFSi. Also EBVi and HHV6 NACi, Iodoral, T3, BHRT, Methylcobalamin injections, Nitro patch, LDNi and Methylation supplementsi

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Janice,  Sitting in a hot

Submitted by cypriane on Sat, 2007-03-31 23:40.

Janice,  Sitting in a hot car is an innovative idea, but also a good way to kill yourself.   Several people in this part of the country die that way every year.

Joyce~caregiver-advocate in Dallas for Steve J (SPMSi) / Cpni indicated by reactions; Mpn, EBVi, CMV positive; elevated heavy metals; gluten+casein sensitive / Wheldon CAPi since Aug. '06 - doxycycline+azithromycin+flagyl pulses; antivirals; chelation; LDNi.

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Joyce~caregiver-advocate in Dallas for Steve J (SPMSi).  CAPi since August 06, Cpni, Mpn, B. burgdorferi, systemic candidiasis, EBVi, CMV & other herpes family viral infectionsi, elevated heavy metals, gluten+casein sensitivity. 

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I bought an infrared light

Submitted by Janice C on Sun, 2007-04-01 08:18.

I bought an infrared light heating pad, but I can't tell if it works. I am always cold, and I like getting into a hot car in Santa Fe. I might not like a hot car where I used to live, in Dallas.

 Combined Antibiotic Protocol for chlamydia pneumoniae in fibromyalgiai, interstitial cystitisi, sinus: minocycline, Zithromycin, Flagyli, Valtrex

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Combined Antibiotic Protocol minocycline, azithromycin, metronidazolei for muscle pain, insomnia, interstitial cystitisi, sinus, disphonia, dry eyes, stiff neck, veins, thyroid, TMJ.

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Janice,  I love Santa Fe

Submitted by cypriane on Sun, 2007-04-01 22:51.

Janice,  I love Santa Fe too.  I would enjoy living there and I wouldn't miss the heat and humidity one bit.  Roots, relations, and a perennially healthy job market keep us here. 

Joyce~caregiver-advocate in Dallas for Steve J (SPMSi) / Cpni indicated by reactions; Mpn, EBVi, CMV positive; elevated heavy metals; gluten+casein sensitive / Wheldon CAPi since Aug. '06 - doxycycline+azithromycin+flagyl pulses; antivirals; chelation; LDNi.

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Joyce~caregiver-advocate in Dallas for Steve J (SPMSi).  CAPi since August 06, Cpni, Mpn, B. burgdorferi, systemic candidiasis, EBVi, CMV & other herpes family viral infectionsi, elevated heavy metals, gluten+casein sensitivity. 

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