How many visits will I need?
Most patients have an initial 4 visits and a follow-up in four months.The majority of patients need no further treatment. More complex cases may require additional follow-ups, but care is tailored case-by-case.
What is the treatment success rate?
About 80% of patients see significant improvement by the four-month follow-up. If Lyme and co-infections are the only issue, the success rate is even higher. Symptomatic improvement may vary greatly in cases with other diseases such as mold toxicity, cancer, diabetes, autism, neurological, or degenerative diseases.
Do I have to follow a specific diet?
We test for food sensitivities at your visit and recommend a whole-food, unprocessed diet. While not strictly required, avoiding inflammatory foods can speed up recovery and reduce symptoms faster.
Does the treatment eliminate Lyme or just suppress it?
The treatment activates your immune system to fully eliminate Lyme and co-infections. However, reinfection is possible if exposed again.
Will I experience herx reactions (die-off symptoms)?
About 50% of patients experience mild detox symptoms like fatigue or body aches. Patients with mold toxicity tend to have stronger reactions because their detox pathways are more burdened. Symptoms typically last a few days to a few weeks.
When will I start feeling better?
Some feel better within days, but most notice improvement around 6–8 weeks after treatment. Full healing can take longer depending on how long a patient has been sick. Most of our cases take about a year to totally heal. A general rule: it takes about 1-3 months of healing for every year you've been ill, with most cases capped at about 2 years. Children tend to recover faster.
What if I don’t detox well?
The treatment works by stimulating your own immune system, which only clears what your body can handle. This makes it gentler and more manageable than medications or antimicrobials. We also will provide recommendations to help aid in the detoxification process.
Can a patient be treated for Lyme if they also have mold toxicity?
Yes. Lyme disease and mold toxicity are two separate health stressors, but they can produce similar symptoms due to their effects on the nervous and immune systems. Both release neurotoxins and biotoxins that accumulate in the body and interfere with detoxification pathways and create inflamation.
At our clinic, patients with known or suspected mold issues can still be treated for Lyme and co-infections. In many cases, resolving Lyme allows the body to detox more efficiently, and mold becomes less of a burden. However, in other cases, symptoms persist after Lyme is cleared—indicating mold toxicity must also be addressed. Often, it's not possible to determine this in advance.
Our typical approach is to first treat Lyme and co-infections. At the follow-up visit (four months later), we assess improvement:
What if I don’t actually have Lyme disease?
If Lyme is not detected during evaluation, we’ll look for other health stressors causing your symptoms to see if we can help. If treatment is not needed, your fee will be adjusted or refunded accordingly.
Why didn’t my regular doctor find Lyme?
Standard blood tests for Lyme are only ~50% accurate. Lyme is a clinical diagnosis, but many providers are not trained to recognize Lyme symptoms or have the tools to treat chronic lyme. Awareness of lyme disease is growing, but the current testing and diagnosis of lyme disease is poor.
Can I continue supplements and medications before/during treatment?
You can continue most supplements. Prescription medications should be reviewed with your doctor. We generally recommend stopping Lyme-specific antimicrobials before starting treatment to avoid excess die-off. If antibiotics are prescribed for a non-lyme infection that is ok to complete the short course of treatment prescribed.
What if I’m not better at the follow-up?
Most commonly, there is an unresolved health stressor affecting the body still. The most common stressors are:
In these cases, we re-treat, recommend dental care if needed, or refer for mold evaluation. Mold toxicity is harder to assess in-office and may require lab work or outside specialists.
How does the treatment work?
Under the Lyme Disease tab above. You’ll find:
Also see LymeStop.com for additional FAQs.
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