EBV AND VIRAL - POSSIBLE SOLUTIONS
Updated: 2 days ago
Many of us with Lyme also deal with viral infections like EBV. Here are the ideas my doctors, other Lyme-literate doctors and our community have used, with research where it exists. Sources are at the bottom.
Short on time or energy? A quick-view graphic with the key points is at the bottom of this post.
Full education on each is linked below, and product links are under WHERE TO BUY.
Want to learn more about EBV first? Read my education post:
EBV (EPSTEIN-BARR VIRUS) AND HHV-6 REACTIVATED
My top picks, from my own experience: Andrographis, Baikal skullcap, green tea (EGCG), lysine, monolaurin, olive leaf extract, quercetin, vitamin C, and low dose naltrexone (prescription).
ANDROGRAPHIS (EBV lab study)
ASTRAGALUS (EBV lab study)
BAIKAL SKULLCAP (EBV lab study; in Find Relief)
BETA GLUCAN
BLACK SEED OIL
CISTUS INCANUS
ELDERBERRY
GLUTATHIONE
GREEN TEA (EGCG) (EBV lab study; in Find Relief)
LOW DOSE NALTREXONE
LYSINE
MAQUI BERRY
MONOLAURIN
MUSHROOMS (EBV lab studies)
NAC
OLIVE LEAF (my doctor always goes back to it in my EBV protocols)
QUERCETIN (EBV lab studies; in Find Relief)
SULFORAPHANE
TAKUNA
VITAMIN C
ZINC
VIRAL FORMULAS OFTEN MENTIONED
Links are under WHERE TO BUY.
- Viracon (Vital Nutrients)
- ViraCare (Patient One MediNutritionals)
- Viracid (Ortho Molecular Products)
- H2PLX (Priority One)
- Humic-Monolaurin Complex (Allergy Research Group; includes olive leaf)
- Byron White A-EB/H6
WHAT DR. HOROWITZ SAYS
Dr. Horowitz names olive leaf extract, mushroom-derived beta-glucan and colostrum (transfer factors) as supplements with antiviral research, and finds Byron White's A-EB/H6 occasionally helpful.
PRESCRIPTIONS TO ASK YOUR DOCTOR ABOUT
VALTREX (VALACYCLOVIR)
An antiviral prescription many of us in the Lyme community have used. Dr. Horowitz lists it along with Famvir, acyclovir and Valcyte (for severe cases). In his experience, Valtrex and Famvir don't help most of his patients much, except for preventing frequent herpes virus flare-ups.
BEFORE YOU START
- Read the warning on each bottle, and talk with your doctor before trying any of these, especially if you take other medicines.
- Always ask your doctor before adding anything to your protocol.
MY EXPERIENCE
- I have used most of the viral formulas above at different stages in my treatment too. I have had great success with them.
- When natural support hasn't been enough during reactivated EBV, my doctor has prescribed Valtrex for me.
- Find Relief is one I personally love. I'm including it here because it contains green tea extract (EGCG), quercetin, apigenin, and Baikal skullcap, which are among the natural compounds studied in EBV research or named by doctors.
WHERE TO BUY
Buy products on Fullscript for a 25% discount
One I personally love: Find Relief, formulated by my doctor, Dr. Thoring.
I can provide brand recommendations upon request.
Buy here (Designs for Health Olive Leaf Extract: my doctor has used it in my EBV protocols for years and always goes back to it):
Buy here (Vital Nutrients Viracon):
Buy here (Patient One MediNutritionals ViraCare):
Viracid (Ortho Molecular Products): request access through Fullscript
Buy here (Priority One H2PLX):
Buy here (Allergy Research Group Humic-Monolaurin Complex):
RELATED POSTS
REACTIVATED VIRUSES
IMMUNE SYSTEM - POSSIBLE SOLUTIONS
COVID AND VIRAL PREVENTION AND ACTIVE INFECTIONS POSSIBLE SOLUTION IDEAS
SOURCES
Dr. Richard Horowitz, LymeDisease.org, Viruses and other infections (2019, older source, still worth reading)
Natural products against EBV, lab review (2024)
Natural medicines against EBV, lab review (2023)
Disclaimer: Rise Above Lyme makes no claims about any possible benefit of using any product mentioned within this site. Always consult with your doctor before adding anything. The information shared is based on personal experience, years of accumulated researched resources from Lyme Literate doctors and polls conducted within Lyme groups from actual patient experience using these solution ideas.
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