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Meg Mangin R.N.
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Posted: Mon Jan 14th, 2008 04:11 |
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You are reacting as expected to minocyline.........
The reduction in blood pressure with protection from natural light is due to a reduction in 1,25-D. HBP is part of the Th1 inflammatory disease process and not a compensatory mechanism to cope with poor lung function. See Benicar Applications Beyond Hypertension
Natural D-Hist contains vitamin C, quercitin, stinging nettle herb as well as the proteolytic enzyme Bromelain and the amino acid N-Acetyl-Cysteine. Please discontine. See Why do I have to stop my alternative treatment and avoid most supplements?
NyQuil may contain more medication than you need. See What can I do for my intolerable cough?
In phase one, it's a good idea to experiment with minocycline and Benicar to see how they work for you. Extend the mino dosing schedule to every 72 hours to see if symptoms are dampened or if more immunopathology is provoked. And conversely, when symptoms peak (not necessarily intolerable), reduce or stop the mino dose to see if that dampens symptoms. You could also try taking lower dose minocycline every six or 12 hours to see if mino has an anti-flammatory effect for you.
When a symptom approaches intolerable try an extra Benicar, both oral and sublingual. If that is not effective, increase to every four hours around the clock (set an alarm) to see if that measure is effective to quell the symptom. The resulting information can be added to your personal tool kit.
You will gain experience adjusting MP meds to maintain tolerable immune system reactions. This skill will carry you smoothly through the protocol; when you have learned to manage on a day-to-day basis, you will be equipped to handle a crisis if it occurs. See How can I tell if the MP is working for me?
Let us know how it goes...........
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Posted: Mon Jan 21st, 2008 09:56 |
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Howdy again!
MEDS: Benicar Q6H; Mino 50 mg Q48H for 9 doses now
PALLIATIVES: Benedryl to stop drainage/coughing so I can sleep
SUPPLEMENTS: Milk Thistle for pain in liver, spleen, and kidneys (usually a few jabs each day, level 6, but don't last long)
LIGHT EXP: Stay indoors, no flourescents, NoIRs 16/7, incl. night driving
SYMPTOMS: ONE BEAUTIFUL, SYMPTOM-FREE DAY!  Ever since, though, noticeable rise in chest pressure, hoarseness, organ pains, IRRITABILITY, eyes watering, VERY swollen lymph nodes in front of neck, nasal stuffiness, brain fog. They are worst within an hour or two of taking the Mino. None truly intolerable, though some would be if lasted long. I plan to stick at 50 mg Mino for a while here, unless you advise me otherwise.
COMMENTS: Was able to work full schedule all week. Did have DIFFICULT week as close friends lost twin baby girls. To my shock, when I it was my turn to speak at the memorial service, my chest suddenly seized up painfully. Instantly I became absolutely breathless and hoarse. I would not have even GONE there with symptoms that severe. Methinks STRESS is not my friend!  I have NEVER experienced symptoms coming on that FAST. . .
I so appreciate your AMAZING website! I have decided to print out portions and create a few emergency packets for my husband to "grab and go" should I ever need to go to the hospital (concise info on the MP, antibiotic warnings, NO to organ donation (OR recieving, for that matter!!!!! ), no to prednisone, for example). I plan to write a "Contents" on the front of the manila envelopes. One packet will be cautions for dental work. Another will be in case my pulmonologist insists on more CTs or biopsies or prednisone. Tomorrow I will take the Eye Doctor packet to my annual checkup: a few pages on Sarc and the MP, uveitis, retinal detacment, and light sensitivity. I realized that under pressure in an emergency, I just might not be ABLE to locate the info I SHOULD take along. So I feel relieved to be "ready" for some of these scenarios, just in case.
Have a good MP week, y'all. Below zero here tonight, but I am in my "cave", a
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Posted: Mon Jan 21st, 2008 18:30 |
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Have you tried to experiment with Beni and mino as suggested in my Jan 13 post?
Based on your report, you may be staying at one dose level too long. Ongoing symptoms may signal the need for an increase.
Finding the low enough/high enough dose level of minocycline that works for you is part of the experience gained throughout the MP journey. You will gain confidence in your knowledge of the actions of your immune response and when to increase as you get more experience in independently adjusting the MP meds.
If you are living in a "cave", you may have lowered the artificial lighting too much. 30 Lux is more like romantic mood lighting. 
Let us know how it goes........
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Thanks for your admonitions, Meg! Sorry, I guess I'm in lala land regarding dosing. I THOUGHT I needed to have "3-4 days with no symptoms at a given Mino level" before I could ramp it up a notch. That is WHY I stayed so long at 25mg Q48H, = no days w/o symptoms! After our disastrous-to-me trip to California, I did try taking it every 12 hours for six days. I also upped the Benicar to Q4H. Truthfully, there was not much measurable change for the better. Finally inched past the flare and I tried the 50 anyway. I did react MORE, but I still didn't consider it intolerable (compared to the flare), so I was not even thinking of changing the routine in any way, up or down.
When you say "the dose that works for you", do you MEAN a dose that does NOT cause rising of symptoms? I THOUGHT provoking herxing was GOOD, as long as it was not intolerable. Except for FLARES after light-exposure on trips, I have only been miserable in short bursts(!), hence, "tolerable".
Just thought of another factor: I may be having more symptoms because I have QUIT my two crutches of Natural D-Hist and NiQuil. I had thought it was OK to squash symptoms, especially to enable decent sleep.
I WILL extend the Mino 50 timeframe to 72 hours, to see what happens. Will reread the Phase 1 Guidelines, and all the sites you suggested again.
On the "cave" lighting, isn't "the darker the better?" Is "TOO dark" not harmful, but not NECESSARY either? My rule of thumb has been to create a dim enough room that a houseplant will not thrive in it. Guess you could call it a "rule of the GREEN thumb!" (politically correct, no less, as well).
Thanks again, Meg, for your patience with me. I WANT to get it right.
Sincerely, Cowgirl
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Posted: Tue Jan 22nd, 2008 00:14 |
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I'm sorry you misunderstood. Mino may be increased after 3-4 doses with tolerable symptoms (not no symptoms).
Too dark an environment won't be harmful but there is no need to go to extremes, especially when other family members should be considered. You might want to purchase an inexpensive lux meter or view the Chicago DVD where the lighting was dimmed to 30 lux.
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Posted: Mon Jan 28th, 2008 04:26 |
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Already time to post again. Time flies when you're having "fun"!
MEDS: Benicar Q6H, sometimes an extra chewed half; Mino 50 mg Q72H, a change of timing suggested by you last week. Two cycles completed thus far. It DOES seem like I'm not having as MANY symptoms, though several new ones have popped up since that change. . .
PALLIATIVES: Milk Thistle for "like little electric shocks" in organs. Seems to help. Needed extra Benicar for all-day spleen pain once this week.
LIGHT: Sunshine almost none; several windows covered with cardboard; no fluorescents; NoIRs inside and out, plus when driving at night.
SYMPTOMS: NEW -- nausea several times, numbness of chin, burning on balls of feet as well as toe-tops, armpits aching. SAME OLD -- Coughing, throat frogs, some lung jabs, plenty of organ pains, lymph nodes in neck and clavical swollen and shooting little-bitty pains quite often. Sleep until first Benicar alarm, and then hard to get back to sleep. Brain fog and irritability more noticeable this week. Actually, though, DID do better overall than last week, judging by my symptom checklist. Except for the spleen pain, none stayed "intolerable".
BEST NEWS: After I got MORE serious about light avoidance, within about 8 days the BP went to NORMAL. (I understand it was MORE than JUST the "less light" that made it happen, but that really seemed to tip the scales.) Three weeks ago it was 298/130 after over exposure to light for 5 days. Today it was 119/83! I've taken nothing FOR blood pressure since starting the MP. My family, my doctor, and I are plain flabbergasted! You all SAID it would come down. Whew! This is SUCH a RELIEF! (I do know it may wellrollercoaster again, but still!)
Thankfully, my eye appointment went well. The doc willingly accepted all my MP printouts, and listened intently. He said many eye specialists will go their entire practice and not see a case of Sarcoidosis. I am HIS third one, and he knew just what to look for! Though I have previously suffered a retinal detachment that he agreed was likely a result of systemic sarc, I did NOT have other types of eye involvement he feared I might. Good. He plans to contact his other two sarc patients with the MP info. Yeah!
QUESTION: How long do you suggest I stay at Mino 50MG Q72H? I have been on "50's" since 1/4/08, eleven doses with some varying of timeframes. Having read AM I CONTAGIOUS? I want to get to the more protective doses since I work closely with clients and grandchildren.
I am almost finished watching the 2006 Recovery DVDs. THANK YOU, THANK YOU! I had not realized how VERY new this protocol is. I am more grateful to you than I could ever express. HOPE: priceless!
Cowgirl
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Posted: Mon Jan 28th, 2008 06:01 |
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Thanks for sharing your improvements and enthusiasm for the MP.....
Based on your report, you could increase mino to 50mg to every other day and then, as symptoms allow, to 75mg. See How To Identify Immunopathology (Herx) and How to assess symptoms. Finding the low enough/high enough dose level of minocycline that works for you is part of the experience gained throughout the MP journey. You will gain confidence in your knowledge of the actions of your immune response and when to increase as you get more experience in independently adjusting the MP meds.
Stay at each subsequent dose level for a minimun of 3-4 doses with tolerable symptoms at all times before increasing unless experience tells you that an increase would dampen intolerable symptoms.
You are not contagious so there is no need to worry about a 'protective' dose.
Let us know how it goes........
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Hello, MP guides --MEDS: Benicar 40mg Q6H, with occasional extra 1/2 chewed; Mino 75mg Q48H for past 3 doses. PALLIATIVES: Asprin twice for neuropathic pain in toes; Benedryl to enable sleep without drainage/coughing. SUPPLEMENTS: Probiotics; milk thistle as needed for organ pain, mostly spleen, some liver. LIGHT: Precautions all in place; no unintended exposures.
SYMPTOMS: My usual ones have been fewer and LESS intense since the 75mg mino. (This is the reverse of what I expected!) The brain fog really showed all week when using the calculator at work, though. 
Did experience two new symptoms, what felt like a spasm of the diaphragm (after a HARD coughing spell, did not last more than 3-4 minutes, never returned), and what felt like a return of former "hiatal hernia" PAIN with painful swallowing (again, short term, and never returned.)
COMMENTS: Met with my MP doc last week. giving him the new Press Release on Vit. D Research conflicts. It put to rest some of his lingering questions on the subject. Also sent it with a cover note to the state-wide newspaper published here, which has featured several articles pro-D already. Here's hoping they WILL allow equal time for opposing research!
PLAN: I think I will stay at this level of meds for another week, before attempting the 100mgs, unless you advise otherwise.
THANKS, heartfelt,
Cowgirl
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Posted: Mon Feb 4th, 2008 09:22 |
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Thanks for spreading the word about vitamin D.......
Before you leave phase one, be sure to experiment with minocycline and Benicar to see how they work for you. Extend the mino dosing schedule to every 72 hours to see if symptoms are dampened or if more immunopathology is provoked. And conversely, when symptoms peak (not necessarily intolerable), reduce or stop the mino dose to see if that dampens symptoms. You could also try taking lower dose minocycline every six or 12 hours to see if mino has an anti-flammatory effect for you.
When a symptom approaches intolerable try an extra Benicar, both oral and sublingual. If that is not effective, increase to every four hours around the clock (set an alarm) to see if that measure is effective to quell the symptom. The resulting information can be added to your personal tool kit.
Keep up the good work.............
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Posted: Sun Feb 10th, 2008 09:04 |
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Happy Day, MP Valentines! MEDS: Benicar 40mg Q6H; Mino 75 mg Q72H this week, with no seeming difference from Q48H. PALLIATIVES; Probiotics, Milk Thistle some days, NiQuil when sinus drainage and coughing make sleep impossible. LIGHT: staying mostly indoors, with low lights, windows covered, and NoIRs unless asleep; did shop a bit in fluorescent-lighted store, and felt overly TIRED when got home after. SYMPTOMS: charting all about the same as earlier, mostly 2-4 level; jabs of organ pain (6s) are tolerable because short-lived. Insomnia was awful last night, but got my ironing done and caught up reading on the Study Site. I have coughed a LOT today since my 75 mg Mino. BP has stayed DOWN, had a 123/79 this week. SOOO good!
QUESTIONS: The experiments with dosing and timing have not yet produced any BIG differences for me, though symptoms HAVE increased slightly overall after each increase in Mino. May I go up to 100 mg Mino soon? Or do I need to try dosing every 12 hours again first? I have had five doses of 75 mg over the last two weeks.
PLAN: I'm excited to get my 25 D retested soon. Hopefully it will be well on the way DOWN. I want to be ready to send for the Phase Two questionaire when I get your go ahead.
COMMENT: Loaned all the DVD's to my doc at his request! Can hardly wait to hear his reaction. Time to hit the hay!
Cowgirl
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Posted: Sun Feb 10th, 2008 22:18 |
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WHOA! Last night soon after I posted for the week I very SUDDENLY went into a DEEP herx! So I am wondering if your advice to today might change in the light of this unexpected additional info?
I think THIS is what "we've" been waiting for, right?! It is the most response I have had since starting the MP three months ago. It surprised me, since I'd been going along tolerably. Know it's all for the GOOD, but it was quite frightening anyway!
The coughing I mentioned a couple hours after taking a"75 mg Mino Q72H" stopped quickly after chewing an extra 1/2 Benicar. Cool. BUT when I went to bed it returned BIG time, and EACH cough produced the infamous "1/2 teaspoon of pure white sputum" (like marshmallow creme). I would estimate 25 of these in a row. I was afraid to go to sleep for fear I'd choke and that would be it.
During this same episode, the wheezing-whistling-crackling with each breath were the loudest I've had thus far (even when diagnosed with "pneumonia" several times earlier.) A NEW symptom was shuddering CHILLS as well.
So I did take a dose of NiQuil. Took the next Benicar at 4 hours instead of 6, and am continuing that shorter schedule through today. I AM feeling weak and feverish now, with occasional productive coughs. Stayed home from church, and will nap again here soon.
QUESTION: Should I go up to 100 mg Mino as suggested? If NOT, what would you suggest instead? (I have just completed TWO complete cycles of 75 mg Mino Q72H, five doses of 75 mg total.)
THANKS for your comfort and advice, as always. . .
Cowgirl P.S. This herx DID coincide with my spending about one hour at the drug store (after dark, all precautions in place) which was bright with fluorescent lighting. Could THAT have been the trigger????
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Posted: Mon Feb 11th, 2008 01:06 |
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You have taken the right action by increasing Benicar. You can continue that and recommend you wait to increase mino.
See What can I do for my intolerable cough?
Keep in touch........
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Oh DEAR! I've had an AWFUL day, with 103* fever and chills all night and all day' My BP returned to its former BAD readings, like 224/123 with a 130 pulse. It had actually been running a bit below "normal" for the past month. I got only 2 hours of sleep, the pounding keeping me awake. I'm so weak I can barely type this email. Horrendous coughing, and tons of WHITE sputum AND sinus drainage. Lymph in neck is swollen and painful.
I read the cardio info, and the when to RAISE the mino dosing. What I got from that was NOT to TAKE Mino at all for a few days, and to go to Q4H on Benicar until I'm better again. Extra chewed 20 mg of Benicar as needed too.
I was doing Guiafenesin pills to make the coughing less HARD. However, it does say not to take it if you have a long term cough or bronchitus-type illness. I was wondering if THAT could have raised the BP?
I HAVE contacted by MD, and should hear from him soon. THANKS for your help!
Cowgirl
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You have taken the right step by increasing Benicar to every three or fours hours around the clock (set an alarm and use a dosette to avoid error). Continue until symptoms are tolerable.
During a 'crisis' situation, an extra 20mg of Benicar may be taken sublingually with each every three or four hour oral Benicar dose.
If increasing Benicar does not reduce intolerable symptoms enough, you may need to adjust your antibiotics. Review all options in My immune response/symptoms are too strong. What should I do? Try the options one at a time. Do not hesitate to use any of the med adjustments suitable to you.
As always, if our information does not provide the answer for you (be sure to click on all the links), please ask before you take action.
Continue all supportive measures....light avoidance, rest, good nutrition, adequate hydration, palliative meds as needed.
Aspirin is okay for fever and guaifenisin is okay for long-term use since you are aware of what is causing your cough. A cough suppressant is okay too when you need to rest.
Sleeping upright in a recliner should help. Do you have oxygen, an inhaler or nebulizer available?
Hang in there.....
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Bless yer bones, Meg! I so appreciate the reply. My Doc did give me two inhalers for emergency. They are Xopenex HFA and Advair Discus. Are they about the same, or would one be best for this need?
Would you think I SHOULD have the O2 on hand and a nebulizer? I did use a nebulizer with one of my "pneummonias" last year.
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Having oxygen on hand is a good idea if you can arrange it. Please see Use of inhalers and nebulizers and Supplemental oxygen.
Hang tough........
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Wow. Tough week! I surely appreciated your quick input during my miseries and FEAR. For the first time, I put many "10"s on my charts. Emotionally I bottomed out, feeling hopeless. MEDS: finally back on Benicar 40MG Q6H and Mino 75MG Q48H, w/minor hrx. PALLIATIVES: ended up doing CONTACT Day and Night to stop runaway symptoms for 4 days; now only 1/2 dose at night to enable sleep. LIGHT: Have not been outdoors for 9 days.
SYMPTOMS: Coughing ("3") MUCH less, but still the white sputum; minor white nasal discharge ("3"). Having to "remember to breathe!" at times. BP did go right back down to normal range (!) after the big crisis, and the pulse returned to the 90's too. Whew. My old nemesis "Hiatal Hernia" ("8" at times) has reared its ugly head (pardon the pun) and is making swallowing food or even warm tea a slow and painful process. I do believe it has been reactivated by the HARD coughing. Ribs still hurt from that, too. Emotions ok again, though if tears are "cleansing", I'm clean as a whistle.
COMMENTS: When I called my MP doc to let him know I was having an intolerable sarc flare, HE was sick and out of the office TOO, having many of the same symptoms including the 103* fever! How amaziing it was of him to call me back EVEN though he was feeling lousy himself. Then I called my office, and a couple of the staff were out with it, too. Now my hubby has it. SO! We're certain my "flare" was truly a virus, albeit more difficult for ME to conquer because of being a sarc.
In the next week, I hope to attempt 100MG Mino as planned before the flu. I plan to get back to work on Tuesday. Very soon I will get bloodwork (w/D-25) done in prep for Phase 2, and discuss having O2 on hand in case of emergency.
Caught Gina's new "packet" invention last night! WONDERFUL!!!!!! Will be pleased with the "emergency sheets" soon to come as well, to take with you in a crisis. I had made some of these in envelopes to "grab and go" (ER, dentist, if need antibiotic, etc.), but the official ones will be sharper, I'm sure. It is SO important that the MP be presented impressively, IMO!
Kudos to the TEAM,
Cowgirl
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It's good to know you have recovered from that nasty virus and are feeling better........ Please see My respiratory function is poor. How can I prevent an acute infection?
Your plan looks good........
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Greetings! Managed to get back to work this week, though was VERY glad for the weekend to come so I could REST more. MEDS: Benicar 40MG Q6H and Mino 100MG Q48H PALLIATIVES: Night Contact to enable sleep; Benedryl cream for sores. SYMPTOMS: The stabs of pain in organs stopped when reached 100MG Mino. The major symptoms are respiratory now, 4-5 level, but none long-lasting. The continued productive cough is noticeably looser since the higher dose, and the sinus drainage seems less. Minor symptoms include dizziness, some mediastinal chest pressure, chills in the night, unmitigated insomnia. NEW: two small but painful leisions on edge of right nostril AND corners of mouth are red, cracked, and "grainy". Am treating them with Benedryl cream, as suggested for the six sarc leisions I had on the right calf earlier. (Those are flat dark purple scars now.) Sure had HOPED never to get any on my face. . . Any other suggestions?
PLAN: Continue same dosages until my coming MP Doc appt. He's gone to a med. convention this week, so couldn't get in as quickly as I'd hoped. Will get ready to apply for Phase Two.
COMMENT: I was able to attend church today for the first time in several weeks. The Pastor greeted me and announced they were "MARSHALLING as many as possible to pray for me!" Couldn't quit smiling all through the service! I AM thankful for their support, and ALSO for "the MARSHALL" himself and the Team.
Cowgirl
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