Hi dcd!
Thank you so much for asking. I've currently only taken TA-1 and am waiting for my MOTS-C to arrive (might take a while as it's from abroad).
With the TA-1 I've gone through about
3 vials, so about
21 injections. The TA-1 really shined for me with turning down the heat in the literal sense. I was profusely sweating in the summer to the point where I just drenched all the time. This never happened to me until I got Lyme + co-infections. Not even remotely, so I know it's caused by the infections. TA-1 basically just stopped that in it's track almost completely. It was quite amazing. Now it's winter so it's harder to notice and I haven't been using it lately.
I've done a lot of thinking about
why it worked, and to be honest I don't have a definite answer but I think the sweating might be some kind of immune reaction. Which in turn might be why the TA-1 made such a big difference, as it modulates the immune system.
Another thing in my current plan is to take TA-1 after I'm (hopefully) done treating one day. Garzie posted a really interesting thread about
antibiotics hiding in the spleen and I recently posted a lot of information in there about
TA-1, see here:
https://www.healingwell.com/community/default.aspx?f=30&m=4275973After reading that thread and the study, I don't want to risk something like that happening to me, after I finish up treatment one day. Meaning, I'm terrified that somewhere in my body the bacteria will slowly start beginning to replicate again. Granted, this will always happen to some extend but I feel like if I take TA-1 for let's say 3 months or so after treatment, possibly it will:
- Keep my immune system in good shape and maybe even "train it" to stay that way.
- Boost my immune system to kill the bacteria hiding in places like the spleen, through mechanisms such as boosting neutrophils and/or their function (see Garzie's thread).
Sorry I wish I had more peptide experience to share at this point, but it's been hard to get a hold of the peptides I want to use, up until recently.
I've also looked into using LL-37 for it's antimicrobial effects, and was planning on using it, however, I have since changed my mind as I was a bit concerned after seeing some of these studies:
https://www.karger.com/article/fulltext/490183https://www.thno.org/v09p2209.htmThe strange thing is that it's actually used sometimes to fight cancer too, in fact the first study mentions this:
"These investigations indicate that LL-37 can either be pro-tumorigenic or an anti-cancer agent for different cancers. Currently, it is difficult to fully understand the molecular basis for LL-37 effects in different cellular settings. However, available data indicate that LL-37 can act as a ligand for various membrane receptors thus explaining its tissue-specific effects in different cancers."
The thing is that many things can cause cancer but with the limited knowledge on human use of LL-37 as a peptide, I just rather not take the risk.
Now MOTS-C on the other hand, I don't see anything concerning like that about
it online, so I'm looking forward to trying it. Another thing I've learned is that MOTS-C doesn't cross into the brain, so that's very reassuring as that's always a concern of mine.
I've heard some really good things about
exosomes and I've also noticed that they are indeed often offered by the same clinics who offer peptides. I would be really interested to hear how that goes for you! Do you, in a strange way, look forward to it in the sense that it might provide healing? I feel like some of these things can sometimes offer hope. My heart goes out to you, I know you're in a lot of pain all the time.
Did you end up trying the ARA-290 or are you going to wait for now?
Hope it goes really well for you and please keep us posted!Thank you for the info on TA-1. This sounds very promising and is definitely going down on my list of things to try.
I havent started the ARA-290 yet. This psoriatic arthritis, or whatever arthritis it is, is so darn sensitive that I have to be very careful and try things very slowly. I do plan on getting back on it though.
I didnt realize that the FDA is cracking down on exosomes. Apparently they've been going after some practioners who are using them.
I'm so sick of these f'ing scumbags! Anything that helps, cant have that.