In my experience-
My SD returned though.
This was after I had stopped taking doxycycline. And this could be also because my serum wbc and neutrophils increased. I had begun to take some proteolytic enzymes. My aim was to lyse the arterial (and the capillaries that feed internal organs as well) of plaque, which I suspect to be contributory to my high blood pressure. I would then realize (or suspect) that as my plaque was being lysed, bacterial biofilms were being broken and bacteria were being released, and this was having an effect. My blood pressure further increased, and my SD came back (My left knee arthritic pain was still not being felt, but I felt a slight pain in my hips).
At this point, I stopped taking the enzymes. And plotted my next strategy. I'm pretty sure by now that my issues were related to bacteria, and that this bacteria were all from my blood vessel walls. I had a hidden periodontal until last year, and in those years (at least 15 years) it had released bacteria internally to my blood vessels, and it had caused all the above-mentioned symptoms. Even after the teeth were extracted 16 months ago, the effects persist as the periodontal bacteria had colonized at my blood vessels, which is no trivial matter, considering how vast the network of blood vessels is.
I'm back to taking doxycycline at an increased dosage. Instead of 2 x 20 mg daily, it's now at 2 x 50 mg. I decided on this dosage because it was at this dosage that I'm seeing my weekly serum tests show lowered levels of wbc and neutrophils.
Aside from doxycyline, I was taking plenty of other supplements that would help break biofilms as well as help kill bacteria and fungus, as well as some bacterial enzymes. There is a high level of symbiotic activity among the periodontal bacteria and other bacteria and fungi, and they were helping each other out in terms of survival, and they were thriving off my body. They were dismembering chunks of protein for the carbon and nitrogen contents, which they use as food. They were also converting arginine to citrulline, depriving my body of the vasodilatory action of nitrous oxide to lower my blood pressure. There were plenty of effects - citrullination of protein causing autoimmune reaction that translated to arthritic pain, and deprivation of nitrogen substrates needed for vasodilation needed for lower blood pressure and good erectile ability. And then there were the flakes coming off my scalp, which I believe to be waste products coming off the innate immune system's phagocytes killing off bacteria. I suspect the lymphatic system had access to the scalp, from which these waste by-products are being released.
I was holding off on using proteolytic enzymes, given how poorly it ended last time around. Remember that it caused a lot of bacteria to be released into the blood stream, and this was causing my blood pressure to worsen. But because my blood pressure wasn't going down, I finally had to. This came out of my concern that as the supplements take effect, they were releasing some fragments that would end up getting stuck along the capillaries, and this would be blocking blood flow. Proteolytic enzymes would need to be used to unblock the capillaries, as these enzymes would lyse, or eat away these fragments.
I slowly reintroduced the proteolytic enzymes, and sure enough my blood pressure would show signs of going down. Encouraged, I would increase the dosage level. But yesterday I noticed that my dermatitis started to become worse. It was feeling more wet than I had come to be accustomed to.
I'm now dialing down the dosage. I even stopped the intake of proteolytic enzymes to allow my system to stabilize to a point where I can see my SD go back to the level it was, which was being more stubborn dandruff attached to the scalp at different sections, but dry and seemingly on the way to being cleared; instead of being wet and seemingly very active.
I'm seeing the SD as a nice way for me to determine my dosage level of proteolytic enzymes, relative to the fixed dosage of doxycycline at 2 x 50 mg. I didn't want to increase my doxy dosage, as I want to be on the safe side of dosing when it comes to antibiotics. I just had to be at a dosage level with proteolytic enzymes that would release enough bacteria that can be easily killed or inhibited by my current doxy dosage. This way, I could manage the release of toxins and waste in a way that doesn't cause SD to worsen.
And like Tim Robbins' character in the Shawshank Redemption, I can steadily eat away at the periodontal bacteria lining up my blood vessel walls until I reach freedom from the symptoms.
And though seborrheic dermatitis is the least of them, it will still be helpful to know I've beat it, no matter how inconsequential seeing it gone will be.
- Have had SD for close to twenty years; could never figure out why; and why it is on the scalp on not elsewhere
- Looking back, it came together with an arthritic knee pain, which I could not get rid of; went to see sports therapist, and the exercise rubber band to correct a supposed muscle imbalance did not help
- I also began to have high blood pressure at around the same time
- Over the years I also experienced diminished erectile strength and endurance
- It was around this time, twenty years back, that I had my first periodontal issue, which left me with two periodontal pockets
- I suspect all these symptoms are all interrelated; I don't believe it is about aging, as all doctors I'd see would say so, or if they didn't say that, they'd say it is a mystery
My SD returned though.
This was after I had stopped taking doxycycline. And this could be also because my serum wbc and neutrophils increased. I had begun to take some proteolytic enzymes. My aim was to lyse the arterial (and the capillaries that feed internal organs as well) of plaque, which I suspect to be contributory to my high blood pressure. I would then realize (or suspect) that as my plaque was being lysed, bacterial biofilms were being broken and bacteria were being released, and this was having an effect. My blood pressure further increased, and my SD came back (My left knee arthritic pain was still not being felt, but I felt a slight pain in my hips).
At this point, I stopped taking the enzymes. And plotted my next strategy. I'm pretty sure by now that my issues were related to bacteria, and that this bacteria were all from my blood vessel walls. I had a hidden periodontal until last year, and in those years (at least 15 years) it had released bacteria internally to my blood vessels, and it had caused all the above-mentioned symptoms. Even after the teeth were extracted 16 months ago, the effects persist as the periodontal bacteria had colonized at my blood vessels, which is no trivial matter, considering how vast the network of blood vessels is.
I'm back to taking doxycycline at an increased dosage. Instead of 2 x 20 mg daily, it's now at 2 x 50 mg. I decided on this dosage because it was at this dosage that I'm seeing my weekly serum tests show lowered levels of wbc and neutrophils.
Aside from doxycyline, I was taking plenty of other supplements that would help break biofilms as well as help kill bacteria and fungus, as well as some bacterial enzymes. There is a high level of symbiotic activity among the periodontal bacteria and other bacteria and fungi, and they were helping each other out in terms of survival, and they were thriving off my body. They were dismembering chunks of protein for the carbon and nitrogen contents, which they use as food. They were also converting arginine to citrulline, depriving my body of the vasodilatory action of nitrous oxide to lower my blood pressure. There were plenty of effects - citrullination of protein causing autoimmune reaction that translated to arthritic pain, and deprivation of nitrogen substrates needed for vasodilation needed for lower blood pressure and good erectile ability. And then there were the flakes coming off my scalp, which I believe to be waste products coming off the innate immune system's phagocytes killing off bacteria. I suspect the lymphatic system had access to the scalp, from which these waste by-products are being released.
I was holding off on using proteolytic enzymes, given how poorly it ended last time around. Remember that it caused a lot of bacteria to be released into the blood stream, and this was causing my blood pressure to worsen. But because my blood pressure wasn't going down, I finally had to. This came out of my concern that as the supplements take effect, they were releasing some fragments that would end up getting stuck along the capillaries, and this would be blocking blood flow. Proteolytic enzymes would need to be used to unblock the capillaries, as these enzymes would lyse, or eat away these fragments.
I slowly reintroduced the proteolytic enzymes, and sure enough my blood pressure would show signs of going down. Encouraged, I would increase the dosage level. But yesterday I noticed that my dermatitis started to become worse. It was feeling more wet than I had come to be accustomed to.
I'm now dialing down the dosage. I even stopped the intake of proteolytic enzymes to allow my system to stabilize to a point where I can see my SD go back to the level it was, which was being more stubborn dandruff attached to the scalp at different sections, but dry and seemingly on the way to being cleared; instead of being wet and seemingly very active.
I'm seeing the SD as a nice way for me to determine my dosage level of proteolytic enzymes, relative to the fixed dosage of doxycycline at 2 x 50 mg. I didn't want to increase my doxy dosage, as I want to be on the safe side of dosing when it comes to antibiotics. I just had to be at a dosage level with proteolytic enzymes that would release enough bacteria that can be easily killed or inhibited by my current doxy dosage. This way, I could manage the release of toxins and waste in a way that doesn't cause SD to worsen.
And like Tim Robbins' character in the Shawshank Redemption, I can steadily eat away at the periodontal bacteria lining up my blood vessel walls until I reach freedom from the symptoms.
And though seborrheic dermatitis is the least of them, it will still be helpful to know I've beat it, no matter how inconsequential seeing it gone will be.