Linenup, who also posted above told me about the classical pearls a while ago. You can google 'gu syndrome' and read about heiner fruehauf, the chinese medicine expert who started treating chronic parasitosis with these herbs. If you go on the classicalpearls website, and contact their european distributor, you can find someone in ireland who works with the pearls. I suggest this if you want to try the herbal way. The pearls are surely costly but i have read great reviews on it from people with lyme. This is only an idea, and you should certainly find out what works for you. But, as i said, for me the vital element in this whole process is to remain positive.