I am trying to DE along with ascorbic acid along with Antibiotics .I just read something interesting about DE however that states that DE is actually harmful in people with lyme disease because in inhibits the meds or herbs from getting to all tissues .Basically it blocks the cells . It was the first I had heard of it and when I have used DE on my body and in the environment I had really good results .For now I am going to stick with it and see how it gos .Thank you for the information .I appreciate any help I can get .