Posted by bleauberry on May 17, 2009, at 13:42:30
In reply to Should everyone go on a trial of antibiotics?, posted by odon on May 16, 2009, at 8:42:18
Routine antibiotics for the general population...NO.
Routine antibiotics/antifunglas for pbabble-like populations...YES. But these are only short diagnostic challenge tests to see if a Herx reaction is provoked, usually with Tetracycline and Nystatin. From there, the entire clinical picture and presentation has to direct the next move.
While some people do present with just depression, usually there are other confounding symptoms such as Fibromyalgia-like, Chronic Fatigue Syndrome-like, Arthritis-like, neurological, schizophrenia-like, anxiety, chemical or food sensitivities, night sweats, brain fog, or any combination of them. As you can see, bacteria and yeast can look exactly like what is in the psychiatric manual.
From personal experience I can tell you that Lyme or Candida toxins feel exactly the same as the pure DSM clinical depression that you and I call depression. No difference.
This was a really long post. I just chopped it all off to answer the basic title question. If anyone is interested in learning more, please start a new thread. It is a long topic because it requires explaining a lot of things to debunk the predictable notions, assumptions, and pessimism by those who don't know this stuff real deep.
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