Re: Question re Albenza, it worked then stopped working.

Hello LL:

Welcome and thank you for your post. You have an interesting history and I can identify with some of it.

"A year and a half ago my doctor asked if I wanted to try an antiparasital protocol that included Biltricide, Ivermectin and Albenza."

Did you take all 3 at the same time or consecutively? If I remember correctly about the meds, Biltricide is generally given to those with tapeworm, and Ivermectin & Albenza are general antiparasite meds.

Going back to Albenza alone can be a problem -- I've done that and it is frustrating when resistance builds up.




"I started the Albenza 20 days in and within a week or so noticed improvement. It continued for several weeks and I developed a severe rash on my chest, arms and shoulders. It was very red with bumps that were not itchy or painful. I interpreted this as a major detox reaction from some organism that was dying."

I can understand how you'd interpret the rash as a detox, but I'd actually interpret the rash as an allergic reaction because of the severity and location. If you had an allergic reaction, that could be a dangerous situation for you.




"We decided to try treating possible Babesia with Mepron and Zithromax for at least three months and I was still slipping back. Four days after terminating this treatment I started going downhill FAST."

The thing about meds are that the can be effective but someone with considerable knowledge needs to know what they're doing, along with knowing whether or not those meds CAN directly affect the organisms that you were targeting. I've never treated Lyme so I don't have any experience in this, but off the top of my head I had wondered why you weren't being treated with a bacterial agent along with the antiparasite meds. Perhaps that would be a question to ask your practitioner about.



"My main symptom is I feel poisoned, like a severe toxic hangover that doesn't go away. I also have some cognitive problems like memory and can't sleep without meds and I also have daily headaches. 95% of my symptoms are in my brain so I feel that the infection is in my CNS."

Sure, I don't doubt it and it makes sense.




"My brain MRI's have always been clear, so no parsitic cysts."

Although "parasitic cysts" were ruled out, did someone look at the films to rule out other possibilities? Just a thought. Parasites could be protozoa or mold. It may or may not be a factor, but could be. There is a post here of an article that it took someone 10 MRIs to find the problem; I only mention this because you mentioned CNS and "co-factors".




"I've been stool tested several times and have always been negative for parsites and I have never seen any in my stool even when doing various cleanses. I really don't have any gut issues, my bowels move okay."

A negative stool test doesn't mean anything. Not all parasites are large or visible, particularly when hidden within the feces. You might want to look at this on "What Happened to Proven Sciences?"


http://rhrplus.com/article_labs.html





"So the million dollar question is what did the Albenza kill? I've done many of the herbal parasite cleanses with no effect. I've asked numerous doctors and they have no clue. If I had parasites in my brain it would have probably shown up on my MRI as cysts."

Maybe they would show up, maybe not. It is my understanding that it is best to compare MRI & CT scan side-by-side. IF there is something there, it could show up on one but not the other, which is why it is best to do both tests when dealing with brain issues.

As far as Albenza goes, it is one of the few drugs that is known to cross BBB (blood-brain barrier). It is the reason why it is used for parasites/organisms in the brain.




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