When and how to take Cholestyramine?

I have been treating Chronic Lyme for 3 years with abxi. I have the HLA 4-3-53 genotype which makes eliminating toxins very difficult. Now I know I have Cpni as well, and have adapted my treatment regimen to cover Lyme AND Cpn.

I have used Cholestyramine in the past....but admittedly it has been a bit hit and miss, so I really want to "do it right" this time....I am going to start in the next few days.

So i have come up with this time table....could you please comment and tell me if this is OK?

7.00     Synthroid on empty stomach

7.30     Doxycycline, Azithromycin, Flagyli,NACi with a little food

8.00     Breakfast

10.00   CHOLESTYRAMINE.....mixed in milk and water,with a little fat,  Acidophillus

12.30   Lunch. Supplementsi plus minerals

3.00     CHOLESTYRAMINE

6.00     Supper, Antibiotics, NAC

10.00   CHOLESTYRAMINE with a little fat, like butter,  Acidophillus

2.00am CHOLESTYRAMINE

 

So I think this would give me 4 doses, away from meds and supplementsi/minerals by 2 hours at least.

If the Cholestyramine is taken with a little fat, does it have to be accompanied by some food as well?

Does this seem reasonable?

If anyone has a better idea, please tell me!!

Thanks,

Anne

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Anne- This looks like a

Anne- This looks like a good schedule. You only need to stimulate bile release, hence some food with it. Turns out that either fat or protein will trigger bile, so even some low fat yogurt will do the trick. The only thing is four doses seems to me like a lot of cholestyramine. Prescriptions usually are for 2-3 times a day. Besides the constipating nature of it, it may also be blocking absorbtion of some useful things, so you might start at three doses a day and see how that goes.

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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

Great...thank you!Anne

Great...thank you!

Anne

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