He has suggested that Vitamin D supplements not be taken by someone who has a high active vitamin D (D 1,25). If your active vitamin D is within normal ranges, and you have low inactive vitamin D (D OH 25), supplementation is not harmful.

The L-Form of Lyme disease is just one of the forms of the disease. The other forms are the spirochette and the cyst. Each form can be fought in different ways, with different antibiotics and supplementation.

Vitamin D regulation is a big part of the Marshall Protocol, which primarily addresses the L-Form of Lyme disease, and other infectious diseases that are L-Forms...if I'm saying that right.

There are people who respond to the Marshall Protocol, but there are those who respond to other treatments for Lyme disease.

I have only heard of Benicar being used to balance vitamin D in the Marshall Protocol.

My doctor prescribed Benicar for it's anti-inflammatory benefits, and is supposed to be beneficial in breaking down the fibrin that lines the blood vessels, which you will find in inflammatory diseases such as Lyme. The spirochettes like to hide in the fibrin, so if Benicar breaks down the fibrin, then antibiotics can kill the spirochettes much more effectively. This is how it was explained to me.

Treatments are different for each patient, never forget that. You and your doctor must find the treatment regimen that works best for you.

Tom

Thanks for clarifying that for me!

Tom

Re: Vitamin D

You mentioned above

"Lymemd has mentioned a very specific circumstance, so a person should not get confused.

He has suggested that Vitamin D supplements not be taken by someone who has a high active vitamin D (D 1,25). If your active vitamin D is within normal ranges, and you have low inactive vitamin D (D OH 25), supplementation is not harmful."

-----Tom

Please help me understand about Vitamin D and the normal and abnormal ranges -- and which specific Vitamin D test(s) is used for making the decisions.

For example:

Based on prior lab tests -- I have found entries for the following Vitamin D tests:

There is a Vitamin D,25 Hydroxy Result Total

and range.

There is a Vitamin D, 25-OH D3 entry result.

There is a Vitamin D, 25-OH D2 entry result.

and

on another test

There is a Vitamin D, 1,25-Hydroxy result and range.

There is a Vitamin D, 1,25-Dihydroxy result and range.

What does it mean to be tested for D 1,25 Hydroxy?

What does it mean to be tested for D 1,25 Di-Hydroxy?

What does it mean to be tested for D OH25 D3?

What does it mean to be tested for D OH25 D2?

And What are the differences between each tests?

I need help in understanding which tests are used to base decisions for stopping Vitamin D vs. continuing Vitamin D.

What number result is considered inactive vs. active?

What number range is considered high active vs. low inactive?

Thank you for any help you can provide.

I believe Abx's do more harm to the body then good. All these years people are on them, wrong, it might not effect you at the moment, but in the long run they do...Someday when you need them again, your body will be immuned to them, then what??? I truly believe that doctors over use them...

Ok, everyone, this is MY thought does not mean its right or wrong...

Julie

I will send you a PM on Vitamin D. It would take a long time to type an answer here. I should get to it tomorrow.

Tom