Would like a few more opinions

you know my opinion

 

LOL and you know mine plus after enough time has passed you can always add them back one at a time. The problem with taking so many new things at once is you will never know what's helping you or what may be setting you back or causing any adverse reactions. When it comes to meds more is not better.

 

I seem to remember you've been switching around what you been doing. But if you've been sticking with that routine for a while (a week or more) and don't have anything that seems like side effects, I say stick with it until you are convinced it is either working or not. Then if you find it works and don't want to be taking extras, you can start removing them one by one to see what's actually working.

If you are having anything that seems like side effects, then I'd go to just the Acyclovir and give that a good try before adding anything else.

Whatever you do, I hope it works!

 

I'd go with just the Acyclovir. The down side to that is that it may take awhile to see positive results.
IMO,,you're taking too many things at one time to discern which is helping and which isn't doing anything or causing side effects.
I know this is hard. You want to do anything and everything you can to get this under control. Unfortunately, you're not getting results this way so I think you need to stick to one regimen to see what works.

 

Lysine and acyclovir suppress herpes virus replication by different, but complementary biochemistries. There is no good reason to limit one's treatment of Meniere's to any single-factor approach. Attack the disease from every angle. Better odds for success against this difficult, recalcitrant disease.

For example, at the start, physicians don't tell you, "Go on a low-salt diet for several months and see how that works. If it doesn't, forget the salt thing and I'll give you a diuretic for several months. We'll then see how that works, alone." No, most MM patients are put first on a combination low-salt/diuretic treatment. If symptoms are reduced or eliminated by this, who cares which agent, by itself, is more effective. All that's really wanted is relief. Attacking the disease with multiple treatment agents and procedures has the best chance of success.

--John of Ohio

 

But Santa seems to be having a reaction or side effects to something. His symptoms got worse when he started trying these things. If he determines it is one or the other, then he can get rid of the one that doesn't agree with his system and proceed with the others. I've also not heard of doctors prescribing multiple antibiotics simultaneously even though they may have different ways of combatting the infection.

 

Talk to your doctor.

 

The only way Santa will know what's making him feel worse is taking one med at a time for a period of time before adding a new one.

 

That's what I was trying to say. For me, it was the only way. I'd start with the antivirals first, even though it does take a while to see results. But definitely one thing at a time since he's experiencing side effects.