I have been diagnosed over 5 years ago with psoriatic arthritis, and have
been experiencing all the strange and perplexing array of its symptoms for
over 10 years. I have tried everything, except minocin, including bee stings!
I do not have the psoriasis that goes with the arthritis and look good on paper.
I have had lots of intestinal problems, including amoebic dysentery, and other
types of bacteria like klebsiella.
I started on the minocin protocol about a month ago. Immediately my morning
stiffness seemed to worsen, and the joint in my foot that had been swollen since
May got intolerably swollen. Whereas I was getting relief from acupuncture
treatments right into the affected toe, now the acupuncture was worsening my
condition.
My question is: Is this all to be expected with a herxheimer, or maybe I'm
coincidentally getting worse. Has anyone had any experience with acupuncture
worsening the herxheimer reaction?
Also, I read on the website an interesting story by Gary Kinghorn. He used
Cipro with better results than tetracycline. Does anyone have any experience
with this, and when would this be called for?
Glad to be part of this support community.
Leslie