Non prescription anti-virals and immunomodulators that I am currently trying/about to try.
On the 19th of August 2009, I began taking colloidal silver. I take two tablespoons 10 minutes before breakfast, one tablespoon 10 minutes before lunch and one tablespoon 20 minutes before dinner. Rather than swallow the colloidal silver straight away, I leave it under my tongue for 30 seconds, then swish it around my mouth and finally swallow it. This is to hopefully maximise the absorption of it. I will continue taking the colloidal silver for 8 weeks. This is a website that looks at some of the things colloidal silver can supposedly treat
(http://www.diagnose-me.com/treat/T305705.html)
On the 19th of August 2009, I also began taking ProBoost (thymic protein A.) I take it one hour after meals, 3 times a day. Rather than swallowing it, I place it underneath my tongue for 3 minutes and it dissolves. Any that is swallowed becomes useless due to the acidity of the stomach. I will take ProBoost for 12 weeks. ProBoost can be helpful to CFS patients with various infections and is also an immunostimulant.
On the 26th of August 2009, I will begin to take Inosine tablets. Inosine is the active ingredient in Isoprinosine, which is a prescription medication. Isoprinosine can raise natural killer cell levels and hopefully Insosine will do this to me. Inosine is an antiviral and immunostimulant. The dose of Inosine I will be taking varies depending on the day, week and month. I will be taking a dosing structure recommended by Dr Cheney and is found at this website. (http://www.anapsid.org/cnd/drugs/isoprinosine.html)
On the 28th of August 2009, I will begin to take Artesunate. The use of Artesunate in treating CFS is experimental. Despite this, studies have shown that Artesunate is an anti-viral and can reduce herpesvirus levels. The herpesvirus relation to CFS is quite controversial. Some CFS specialists believe the herpesvirus is central to a root cause of CFS however other specialists deny any relation between the two. Personally I believe that a subset of CFS patients are infected with a quasi-herpesvirus.
I will take
First day: 2 capsules twice a day sublingually (by opening the capsules and pouring the contents under my tongue.
Second day to Fifth day: Take 2 capsules once a day, sublingually
For the next 2 or 3 months: Take 1 capsule 2 or 3 times a week
While completing these treatments, I will continue to update on this blog if I experience any effects.
Source:
http://www.chronic-fatigue-syndrome.suite101.com/article.cfm/immunostimulants_in_cfsme_treatment
http://www.ei-resource.org/expert-columns/dr.-jacob-teitelbaums-column/how-to-optimize-your-immune-defense-system-naturally/
http://www.prohealth.com/fibromyalgia/blog/boardDetail.cfm?id=1353234
What is the protocol for taking Artesunate? It supposed to be taken in a pulsed manner. What do you do after taking it 2 or 3 time a week for 2 or 3 months? Do you stop it for a period of time and start the whole cycle all over again?
( 2 twice a day for first day. 2 once a day for 2 to 5 days and 2 or 3 times a week for 2 or three months. ) Thanks for taking the time to answer me.
Dan S. I have suffered from CFS for over 20 years
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I was unable to find the protocol for inosine?
How are you taking it? Did it helpl?
Thank you so much for your help.
I have had cfs for 24 years. I am xmrv +
Lynn
Due to Inosine being the active ingredient in the prescription medication Imunovir, I followed the dosing schedule on this website: http://www.anapsid.org/cnd/drugs/isoprinosine.html under ‘Isoprinosine/Imunovir Dosage.’ I took 500mg tablets of Inosine:
“Month 1:
Week One, take 6 tablets a day, Monday through Friday, and none on the weekend.
Week Two, take 2 tablets a day, Monday through Friday, and none on the weekend.
Week Three, repeat Week One.
Week Four, repeate Week two.
Month 2: Repeat Month 1.”
This is the pulsing schedule that Dr. Cheney recommends for Imunovir and hence presumably Inosine.
Just wondering why I am not seeing anything dated more recently…I am curious to see how things worked out for you…which treatments you found effective and what positive effects you gained from which treatment…also any significant negative side effects you may have encountered from certain treatments…..i am extremely anxious to bring forward a self made treatment plan for my doctors approval…in which after his approval i plan to begin….as the very first course of CFS treatment after suffering from it for over 16 years….and undergoing countless assessments,misdiagnosis,endless amounts of medication combinations,cognitive behavioural therapy…to the point where there currently isn’t anyone in the local public or private mental health sector willing to take me on as a patient as my file and medical history is quite a thick file and each of the previous treatment regimes have resulted in very little to no success in making many of my CFS symptoms bearable! i now have a 4 yr old with special needs.