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How can I get better? : an action plan for treating resistant Lyme and chronic disease / Richard I. Horowitz.

by Horowitz, Richard I.

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St. Martin's Griffin, 2017.

Lyme disease -- Diagnosis.

Lyme disease -- Treatment.

Tick-borne diseases -- Treatment.

Chronic diseases -- Treatment.

9781250070548 (pbk.)

x, 470 pages ; 24 cm.

Includes bibliographical references (pages 413-453) and index.

Part I. Testing and treating Lyme disease -- Identifying Lyme disease and other tick-borne illnesses -- A comprehensive diagnosis: the Horowitz sixteen-point differential diagnostic map -- Lyme disease specifics and treatment options -- "Persisters" and pulsing for treating resistant Lyme disease -- Part II. Lyme and MSIDS -- Ticks can carry more than Lyme: associated bacterial infections -- Lyme and other co-infections: parasitic, viral, and fungal infections -- Lyme and immune dysfunction -- Lyme and inflammation -- Lyme and environmental toxins -- Lyme, functional medicine and nutritional therapies -- Lyme and mitochondrial dysfunction -- Lyme and hormones -- Lyme and the brain -- Lyme and sleep disorders -- Lyme and autonomic nervous system dysfunction/POTS -- Lyme and allergies -- Lyme and gastrointestinal health -- Lyme and liver dysfunction -- Lyme and pain -- Lyme and exercise -- Meditation and the MSIDS model -- Appendix A. Medications, dosages, and common side effects -- Appendix B. Glossary of pharmaceutical names -- Appendix C. Journal names and abbreviations.

"Diagnosing, treating and healing Lyme, and peeling away the layers that lead to chronic disease. Are you sick, but can't find any answers why? Do you have a seemingly unconnected collection of symptoms that leave doctors guessing? Or have you been diagnosed, but found that none of the treatments seems to make a difference? You may have Lyme disease and not even know it. Known as "the great imitator," Lyme disease and its associated co-infections can mimic the symptoms of and often be misdiagnosed as Chronic Fatigue Syndrome, fibromyalgia, rheumatoid arthritis, lupus, multiple sclerosis, and even depression, anxiety, obsessive-compulsive disorder, and psychosis. In his previous book, Why Can't I Get Better?: Solving the Mystery of Lyme & Chronic Disease, internist Dr. Horowitz introduced his plan for treating Lyme disease, and chronic diseases in general. Now, in this new book, Dr. Horowitz updates his research and offers a direct, actionable step-by-step plan for implementing his 16 MSIDS Diagnostic Map."--Provided by publisher.

"MSIDS (Multiple Systemic Infectious Diseases Syndrome) is a term coined by Dr. Richard Horowitz to describe a "symptom complex" that can create persistent and tenacious illness. Instigated by Lyme disease and/or associated tick borne co-infections, other factors, such as parasitic or fungal infections, allergies, environmental toxicity, and compromised immune function, and many other, can create an illness that may be unique to an individual, making diagnosis and treatment a difficult and puzzle-solving process. MSIDS Symptoms Can Include: Abnormal liver functions, Allergies, Autonomic nervous system dysfunction, Endocrine abnormalities, Environmental toxicity, Enzyme deficiencies, Functional medicine abnormalities in biochemical pathways, Gastrointestinal abnormalities, Immune dysfunction, Inflammation, Mitochondrial dysfunction, Neuropsychological issues, Nutritional deficiencies, POTS (Postural Orthostatic Tachycardia Syndrome), Pain issue, Physical de-conditioning, Sleep disorders, Day sweats, night sweats, chills, Shortness of breath with unexplained cough, possibly from babesiosis, a malaria-type parasite contracted through tick bites."--From LymeActionNetwork.org website.

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