"Toxoplasma is a single-celled parasite that infects at least one-third of the world’s human population. It’s famous for its ability to manipulate its hosts".. Is this why they didn't want us learning about HCQ and Ivermectin? Both are known to kill parasites.
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I took a "microdose" of doxycycline for acne for years. My dermatologist recommended it. After awhile I began to suspect it was having a negative effect. Recently stopped taking it and my face has cleared up. I think it worked alright for awhile when I wasn't being as conscious about my health. Part of the problem was inflammation but a better way to deal with that is intermittent fasting, a probiotic, and a better diet. I had been assured that the small dosage would not mess with my gut bacteria but I think that it did.
Thanks for that feedback. We had an article published in the Journal of Dermatology and some of the dermatologists picked up on the idea. I had several patients that were taking it for adult onset acne and Rosacea. When I tried to take them off it to give their bodies a break just to see if their skin would stay clear on its own... well.... let's put it this way.... one patient said she'd kill me if I took her off of it.
The original studies we did on 20mg sub-antimicrobial dose doxycycline only ran for 9 months. We could say that within that time there was no noted disturbance in gut flora - in both human and animal studies. Beyond that, we just didn't know. I continued research using doxycycline and C-reactive protein levels - a marker for increased inflammation and cardiovascular risk. This research was done looking specifically on people with Type 2 Diabetes. But, when the drug went off patent most of the research into doxy as a means of lowering inflammation were shut down prior to having any conclusive results.
It is good that you are able to control your skin by cleaning up your internal environment. That is the ideal because, IMHO, that is what causes the outbreaks to begin with. Unfortunately, most people are not as astute and responsible as you are to work at finding a way other than pharma. Sadly, most patients just want a pill.
I had been on it for years maybe 5 years or so. Before that I was taking larger doses of anti-biotics. So I had been taking anti-biotics for my entire adult life. Not healthy.
Still I was having breakouts and I started to wonder whether the cure was also causing the disease so to speak. I slowly weaned myself off the 20mg dose by cutting the pills in half and my body and skin responded positively.
I can definitely see how people would want an easy solution. In my case there just wasn't one. It has been a goal of mine for a very long time to achieve clear skin and I'm finally seeing results. It has taken a lot of research, effort, and money.
I am glad you started to listen to your own body. I do think that long term use of drugs like antimicrobial dose minocycline for use in dermatology is extremely flawed. And in some cases, has led to lymphomas - a dirty little secret they don't tell patients. I am sure that these cancers mostly stem from a gut biome that is altered.
Your gut biome was more than likely already out of balance when an antibiotic drug was thrown into the mix that further exacerbated the problem. At the point where the 20mg doxy was introduced it was just a straw that broke the camel's back. It doesn't take much to reach that tipping point. You did the correct thing in just scrapping everything and starting from scratch - something a good clinician should have recommended to begin with. But, in defense of clinicians, you are the rare patient. Most patients do not want to make the necessary changes to lifestyle and diet that health requires. Good for you!
I was involved in extensive testing just to make sure that at a 20mg dose the doxy would not affect the immune system. In fact, that was the thrust of the research in the beginning that took years. We did not have time to research other uses for it before the plug was pulled by the drug company funding the research when it went off patent. I am pretty confident in the results of our research. It is like aspirin. At 325 mg it has analgesic effects - but at 81mg it has very limited analgesic actions but retains its antiplatelet activity.