Here's one page about alternative therapies. Do you have access to Chinese herbalists and acupuncturists? I found them mentioned on quite a few pages about alternative treatments to Lyme:
And here's a page that contains links to all sorts of articles about alternative therapies with Lyme disease/ and most of them are intended for people who have the chronic form of the disease (they do caution that when it comes to things sold as "remedies," let the buyer beware):
http://www.lymeinfo.net/alt.html
It must be frustrating to be thinking that this may be a primary health issue for you but that doctors don't know a lot about it. Would you be interested in books on the subject?
Here are some amazon.com links to books here in the States that you might be interested in. Some of the reviewers have given the books very high marks:
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Thanks for writing back, Arkana Jane!
Here's one page about alternative therapies. Do you have access to Chinese herbalists and acupuncturists? I found them mentioned on quite a few pages about alternative treatments to Lyme:
http://www.lymehelp.org/lyme-disease-alternative-treatment.htm
This is a forum where patients are discussing their experiences with acupuncture and Lyme:
http://www.revolutionhealth.com/drugs-treatments/rating/acupuncture-for-lyme-disease
One case study of Lyme and acupuncture:
http://www.integrativepractitioner.com/article_ektid6780.aspx
And a medical study about integrative treatment of Lyme disease in 160 patients. It is a decade old but very interesting:
http://www.rhinebeckhealth.com/rhc/lyme.php
You're not alone in struggling with what may be chronic lyme disease. Here's a page with links you'll be interested in from lymeinfo.net:
http://www.lymeinfo.net/chroniclymedisease.html
I see from researching this that it is indeed not well-inown yet in Australia. I did want to show you this, though you are probably aware of it:
http://lymebook.com/blog/geographic-incidence/lyme-disease-association-of-australia/
And here's a page that contains links to all sorts of articles about alternative therapies with Lyme disease/ and most of them are intended for people who have the chronic form of the disease (they do caution that when it comes to things sold as "remedies," let the buyer beware):
http://www.lymeinfo.net/alt.html
It must be frustrating to be thinking that this may be a primary health issue for you but that doctors don't know a lot about it. Would you be interested in books on the subject?
Here are some amazon.com links to books here in the States that you might be interested in. Some of the reviewers have given the books very high marks:
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0975476319?ie=UTF8&tag=lymeinfo-20&linkCode=as2&camp=1789&creative=9325&creativeASIN=0975476319
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0967721318?ie=UTF8&tag=lymeinfo-20&linkCode=as2&camp=1789&creative=9325&creativeASIN=0967721318
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0970869630/103-0406284-2846223?n=283155
http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/1587611910/lymeinfo-20/103-0406284-2846223
http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0967462312/lymeinfo-20/103-0406284-2846223
I hope there are some things here that are a bit of help to you. Please let us know.
December 10, 2009 - 9:39amThis Comment
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