A new study (http://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2014-11/mu-oho112114.php) shows that only half of people in clinical drug trials take their drugs as instructed. That’s a problem. It taints or disqualifies numerous drug safety and efficacy trials; and it’s probably worse for people just taking regular drugs with regular prescriptions in regular doctor-prescribed on the street therapies. I keep a detailed record of email and online postings of the “success” rate of those who have tried my Meniere’s Treatment Regimen (http://www.zoominternet.net/~kcshop/JOH.pdf), but I’m wondering (legitimately, if the information in the first linked article applies — I think it would) if some of the “failures” reported for my regimen are a result of failures to properly take the regimen components, not the regimen itself. Taking three 1000 mg doses of lysine spread out through each day, without food (either at least 20 minutes before a meal, or 2 hours after food) can be complicated and easily forgotten. It is clear from the experiences of those many more thousands of people taking lysine to control cold sores and other similar herpes infections that failure to take enough lysine, or failure to take it without food, negates its antiherpetic efficacy. How often is this a complication of other Meniere’s therapies, including acyclovir and the other prescription antiherpetic drugs? How often do Meniere’s sufferers fail to get relief because they are not diligent (and persistent) in adhering to the provisions of each therapy? –John of Ohio
Good point JOH. I have been 99.9% diligent with both your regimen and the antivirals and my health has improved significantly. The between-meals part is the most challenging yet my motivation is strong enough to set a timer on days I might be distracted. I find with many people whom I have done healing work, the lack of full self-responsibility thing is what causes much lack of progress. I imagine too that if people are too lacks about the protocols, they may not be looking at and controlling other non dietary triggers. Falls right in line the full-responsibility issue. This is probably the biggest issue facing any health regimen to produce results. One would think with the MM disaster, that would shift. For some no doubt it has.