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So long as one is responding to olmesartan or olmesartan plus antibiotics with symptoms that wax and wane, there are still bacteria to be killed. | So long as one is responding to olmesartan or olmesartan plus antibiotics with symptoms that wax and wane, there are still bacteria to be killed. | ||
- | Note that there is no requirement | + | Note that there is no requirement for patients to use |
+ | antibiotics in order to complete the Protocol. In many cases, patients can make considerable progress on olmesartan (Benicar) alone as the drug increases expression of the body's own antimicrobial peptides. | ||
+ | If choosing to use antibiotics there is no need to reach the maximum dosages for all antibiotics or do all antibiotic combinations. However, it is considered a good indication of patients' | ||
===== Why the MP requires multiple years ===== | ===== Why the MP requires multiple years ===== | ||
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When patients first begin the MP, they may optionally use low-dose, pulsed minocycline to reduce patients' | When patients first begin the MP, they may optionally use low-dose, pulsed minocycline to reduce patients' | ||
- | Many of the patients on the MP, especially the early adopters, were very sick indeed. Some may have even been too sick to complete the MP. However, as the MP has been shown to induce recovery in serious forms of chronic disease, a number of patients have begun to use the treatment to treat a couple minor symptoms | + | Many of the patients on the MP, especially the early adopters, were very sick indeed. Some may have even been too sick to complete the MP. However, as the MP has been shown to induce recovery in serious forms of chronic disease, a number of patients have begun to use the treatment to treat a couple |
==== Similarity of the MP to anti-tuberculosis treatments ==== | ==== Similarity of the MP to anti-tuberculosis treatments ==== | ||