Lulu, No more attacks so far, touch wood. I have been increasing the dose every day now. I think it was my mistake to increase it much too slowly. After 6 weeks of taking monolaurin I am on 3/4 scoop (only?) three times a day. I am hoping to reach 1 full scoop soon and then finally up to two. I cannot wait to celebrate my first anniversary! I will throw a big party here by pasting in a yummy cheesecake with melted chocolate on top. ( home made of course!) all the best to you lovely Lulu!
I'm touching wood here for you too Marta! I know how deflating it can be when you've been doing well only to have the dreaded beast come back for a visit. I think the mental battle that we fight can be every bit as difficult as the physical battle. I'm looking forward to the day when you paste that delicious celebratory cheesecake here and with melted chocolate no less....oh my! I almost drooled on my keyboard. ;D Stay strong and I hope with each increased dosage you'll chase the beast farther and farther away darlin'! xx
Thanks for your reply Lulu, and thanks even more for your permission to eat cake lol. I went a bit manic 5 months ago and started cutting so many foods out desperate for some improvement. Now I'm improving I will have to introduce them back little by little but will definitely start with a bit of cake
So how is everyone doing with the monolaurin? For me it has kept the symptoms at bay and I've had no more full on attacks. Life has almost been normal. Too much salt in a meal though will cause me to wake in the night flushing red hot with a roaring in my ears. Luckily I've been able to relax enough and ride it out without it turning into a vertigo attack. Plane rides aren't great, I hate moving when i can't see a horizon. Still, these are all minor quibbles when compared to what's worse!
Hi all, I have just started taking Monolaurin (Lauracidin) and after a couple of hours I am left with raging deep earache, my tinnitus is extra loud, I have lost most of my hearing and my symptoms are going crazy. I also took it with Yeast-x. It feels like I have a severe inner ear infection. Is this normal? Could it be Herx? Should I cut down on the amount I'm taking?
That’s great lulu I’ve been taking mono in capsules for about 2 years with my cocktail and I think it’s helped with my symptoms too. I was 16 mos remission until lately so I’m working back to good health right now. Congratulations and great news!!
Any further reports on monolaurin? This is the first I've heard of it. Considering adding it to the JOH regimen. JOH has helped me, and I've had lots of good days over the last couple months, but I'm not out of the woods. Had another attack (maybe a half attack) today - didn't go full-on puking and spinning, but was out of commission in bed with dizziness, vertigo, and nystagmus. Happy for the good days, but really want to get this more under control. Maybe longer JOH exposure will do it, but sounds like monolaurin is another avenue that might help viral or fungal aspects.
I have been reading the alternative therapies from the database and many of them sound interesting and worth trying. But I can't, and I don't think I should, try all together. I'm going to start going to the physical therapist to check my cervicals and my jaw, but at the same time that I do that I wanted to try something else and I think I'm going to start with this. Can anyone else who has tried it tell me how it went? Can it be combined with JOH or antivirals? I guess if Lulu hasn't been around here in 4 years it's good news that it has worked for her until today.
I do monolaurin 2 gm a day. I also do Lysine 3000per day, lemon bioflavs and vit c and b12/b6. When I slowly added the monolaurin last fall, I noticed a significant improvement and feel pretty good.
How many grams of monolaurin do you take? I am taking 990mg twice a day. I have thought about taking one more capsule a day and thus being close to 3g daily.
For anyone in the UK I am getting the pellets from here which I think are the cheapest. Going to give this a shot. No vertigo just tinnitus but I think I might be going bilateral Lauricidin Monolaurin | 227g - Lauricidin
I used to buy it from this site Lauricidine - Monolaurine Slightly cheaper as price in Euros. Monolaurin is definitely worth trying Good luck marieann!
I have a question I hope someone can answer For monolaurin to be effective do you need to get a herx reaction? I am about 2 months into taking the pellets - currently on 2 scoops a day but never had a herx reaction I did go up to 3 scoops for a few days but backed of as I had a real sore stomach - not sure if this was related to the monolaurin or if this was herx. Anyway I am thinking of pushing up my dosage again as I am not feeling any improvement in my ears Fortunately I have been vertigo free for over a year and a half - I just have an awful feeling in my ears and the tinnitus is brutal
@JonBubo Thanks for your kind response No I have not had any tests done for heavy metals, viruses or allergens. I will maybe enquire in the New Year and see if my health practice will accommodate - they are not the greatest I may have some other queries - I will send you a dm when I get a chance