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Epstein Barr Nuclear AG AB IGG result of over 600

Posted by lsh @lsh, May 3, 2020

Hello, I am searching for information and also input because of my hideously high lab results for EBNA Nuclear AB IGG. My result was given as over 600. The range is less than 18 is negative. Over 22 is positive. To restate, my lab result is over 600.

I am 52. I did have mono at age 11. For at least four years I have complained on numerous times to my PCP of fatigue. We suspected thyroid but that has been treated and I still have suffered from bouts of fatigue, feeling like I was coming down with a bug, dizziness, etc for 3 or 4 days out of just about every month for the last eighteen months. I finally saw a naturopath who tested me for EBV.

I love my Naturopath, but I am wondering if I should be seeing a specialist because of this high lab result.
I am on a treatment plan of antiviral supplements, and immune supporting vitamins and supplements which she said will probably need to be taken for at least three months.

Has anyone else had numbers this high? I am having trouble finding much information on reactivated EBV.

Thank you!
Lisa

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jm2002 | @jm2002 | Apr 24 3:17pm
In reply to @joyfulyhis "This was supposed to say, “do you feel like you have recurring symptoms?" + (show)
@joyfulyhis

This was supposed to say, “do you feel like you have recurring symptoms?

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yes continuous
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jigglejaws94 | @jigglejaws94 | May 17 11:34am

It may be a good sign that you have good immunity now for EBV. Mine is the same.

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jodygirl321 | @jodygirl321 | Jun 10 2:31pm
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@tricia7

I have been going through very similar. My EBV numbers are the same as yours except my AB to VCA IGM are NOT normal. I’ve been so sick for so long. My doctor tells me the same thing. She doesn’t understand EBV and my numbers just run high. Let it go Take an antidepressant.
I did see Infectious Disease who said the same. Conventual Medicine has no idea what to do with people who have EBV.
It was a Functional Medicine provider who ran the test that diagnosed this. Functional Medicine doesn't accept health insurance and it gets expensive. I followed the treatment protocol she prescribed for a year and my numbers didn’t move. She prescribed Vit C infusions, Lauracidine, LDN and a round of Valttrex.
This horrible condition no longer allows me to work. I won’t be seeing Functional Medicine any longer due to finances. I have had to accept I have to live with this condition and just “rest”, in other words, no life.
I had Lyme disease in 2020 which is another misunderstood condition. Functional Medicine ran labs and I was still reactive on 2 bands for Lyme. My regular doctor said that means nothing. I understand how hard it is to live with this and wish you the best. I so wish it was taken more seriously.

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It’s absolutely awful. I’ve been reading a lot about MECFS, and that and so many other autoimmune issues, MS, EBV, they all have the same basic symptoms in common. I feel like it’s all caused by this virus, it just comes out in different ways in all of us. I am part of an Epstein-Barr group on Facebook and it seems like no matter what the protocols, nobody seems to be able to get their early antigen back to normal. Not only am I too sensitive for infusions and all of the supplements they want to throw at me, I can’t afford it either. So right now eating plant-based has helped me a bit, and I’ve actually been going to the gym except I keep kind of hitting a wall and I have to take breaks. I don’t do anything strenuous, I do some movements on the exercise ball and ride the recumbent bike for a little bit. I do take a regular amount of vitamin C, and my ferritin is low so I take iron. Plus being plant-based I have to take B12. I’m on a very low dose of an antidepressant, which is Lexapro and it does help with the anxiety. I take that along with a beta blocker and a benzo, very very small amounts of everything. I do that so I have some semblance of a normal life, without my medication I don’t know if I would leave the house. I’m so sorry that we are all going through this, it helps to know that we’re not alone.

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