Hi all! This is a series I'm creating for everyone getting on disulfiram or currently on it
How a pioneering doctor uses disulfiram to treat persistent Lyme disease Some chronic Lyme patients--though not all--get substantially better on this drug
More recently, the drug was found to have activity against Borrelia burgdorferi in an in vitro (test tube) study, and it was reintroduced as a treatment for Lyme disease
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Kenneth Liegner described the use of disulfiram (DSF) in three patients with chronic relapsing borreliosis
Source: The Lyme Times
In the first phase of treatment, a maximum of 500 mg daily is given in a single dose for one to two weeks
Although not all of these side effects may occur, if they do occur they may need medical attention
It acts as a deterrent to drinking further alcohol
Disulfiram (), známý též pod svým obchodním názvem Antabus, je lék používaný v léčbě závislosti na alkoholu
Antabuse prevents your body from turning acetaldehyde into acetic acid
Disulfiram For Alcoholism Treatment
If any of these effects last or get worse, tell Introduction
Since then, an increasing number of practitioners
Rajadas believes that "pain is real"
Although usually taken in the morning, disulfiram may be taken on retiring by patients who experience a sedative effect
Each year, in the USA, about one person out of 1,000 develops Lyme Disease as declared by the general practitioners, which leads to a total of around 300,000 annual cases ()
Disulfiram is an aid in the management of selected patients who want to remain in a state of enforced sobriety so that supportive and psychotherapeutic treatment may be applied to best advantage