Vitamins & Supplements
From Dr. Joseph J. Burrascano's Lyme & Tick Borne Diseases Guidelines
MANAGING LYME DISEASE
- NUTRITIONAL SUPPLEMENTS IN DISSEMINATED LYME DISEASE
BACKGROUND INFORMATION
Studies on patients with chronic illnesses such as Lyme and Chronic Fatigue have demonstrated that some of the late symptoms are related to cellular damage and deficiencies in certain essential nutrients. Double blinded, placebo controlled studies, and in one case direct assay of biopsy specimens have proven the value of some of the supplements listed. Some are required, while others are optional -see below. They are listed in order of importance.
I suggest patients use a pill organizer. These are multi-compartment boxes that you pre-fill with your pills once a week. This makes the task of taking a large number of tablets much, much simpler and can markedly minimize missed doses. The Vitamin Shop sells a variety of good organizers.
I have found that the quality of supplements used is often more important than the dose. In fact, I do not recommend “mega doses”. Instead, seek out, if possible, pharmaceutical grade products, especially if USP certified. I recommend, among others, Pharmanex, Researched Nutritionals and Nature Made products because they fit these criteria. In the list below, it is indicated whether the products should be gotten from Pharmanex, Researched Nutritionals, a different specific manufacturer, or even if a generic substitute is OK. Source
See pages 28-31 of Dr. Joseph Burrascano's Guidelines for vitamin and supplement information.