Are Bacteria the Cause of MS? Are Antibiotics the
solution?
I have
continued to follow all of the research on the possible cause of MS,
including pathogens like c. pneumoniae (CPN) and Lyme. The MD's I've consulted feel that LDN's ability to
normalize
the immune system could be beneficial to fighting pathogens.
Below are some references and resources
on pathogens with links to MS.
5/1/08
Patients’ Rights Groups Applaud Connecticut Attorney General Blumenthal’s Settlement in Anti-trust Case Against Powerful Medical Society
This is progress, the self-interest decision by the IDSA doctors that Lyme can be cured with 1 month of antibiotics prevents patients from getting insurance for the long term treatment required to cure Lyme.
New! New book on Lyme by Ken
Singleton, M.D. -
How LDN helps fight Lyme!
Lyme
Disease Misdiagnosed as Multiple Sclerosis
There is a growing group of Lyme
Literate MDs (LLMD), doctors familiar with Lyme treatment, and they are
likely to be more open to prescribing LDN than most. If you do a web
search on Lyme you will find many resource sites. Here are a few.
LymeNet
Washington Lyme Disease
includes a national directory of Lyme
MDs. These doctors will be able to help with antibiotic
protocols for MS. Or check in with your local Lyme support
group to find a doc.
Turn the Corner Foundation
-
Lyme research and education.
Books by Bryan Rosner:
The Top 10 Lyme Disease
Treatments
and
Lyme Disease and Rife Machines. Use coupon code RTRKS on order, you get free shipping,
and $5 will go to support LDN education!
Empirical antibacterial treatment of
infection with Chlamydophila pneumoniae in Multiple Sclerosis by David
Wheldon,
MB FRCPath. Includes the progress
his wife has made in treating her MS with antibiotics.
Cpnhelp.org:
A website devoted to the understanding and treatment of
Chlamydia Pneumoniae, an infectious bacteria implicated in a
number of human illnesses, including Multiple sclerosis, Chronic fatigue, Cardiac disease, Interstitial cystitis, Prostatitis, Crohn's diseasei, Inflammatory bowel diseasei, Alzheimer's disease, Asthma, Arthritis, Fibromyalgia, Chronic refractory sinusitis, Macular Degeneration, and others.
