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Posted 8/11/2018 1:28 PM (GMT -7)
Hey all. I started the Buhner protocol a week or two ago, and am slowly working on adding the new herbs in to my treatment. My question is how long do I wait before increasing the dose of an herb? And how often do I introduce the new ones?

I have like, 8 things to be taking and I'm only on 3 so far. Am I supposed to get up to max dose with one before starting another one? Or do I add them in more frequently than that?
Posted 8/11/2018 1:41 PM (GMT -7)
i would say increase one to the recommended strength by titrating up every 3 days as long as you are feeling good. It takes some people quite a bit longer to be able to titrate up. I did every 3-5 days until I got to the max dose which for some herbs was very fast. (turmeric/jknotweed).

Then I would add in a new herb. I would say if they are supportive herbs you can add them immediately but it is still recommended in general to only start one new herb at a time so you can gauge if you are having a rxn.

I'm sure others on here will chime in on what has worked for them too.
Posted 8/11/2018 1:47 PM (GMT -7)
I'm taking some of them in capsule form, but the capsules are usually only about 1/3 of his recommended dose. So I increase 1 pill at a time until I'm up there. Ok, I'll do every 3 to 4 days and see if that works.
Posted 8/11/2018 5:01 PM (GMT -7)
Are you taking any tinctures? From what I found 1/4 teaspoon is about 24 drops, so would you start with 8 drops 3x a day then work your way up?
Posted 8/11/2018 8:20 PM (GMT -7)
I would add a new herb every 4-5 days and get them all going before increasing doses. The herbs work synergistically with each other.
Posted 8/12/2018 6:45 PM (GMT -7)
Are you taking it for strictly Lyme disease or a Lyme coinfection, or both? I’m getting ready to treat Bartonella with Buhner’s protocol, Lyme is the least of my problems as of now.
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