Wheldon Protocol: Understanding Treatment for Chlamydophila Pneumoniae

The Wheldon Protocol is an antibiotic treatment developed by David Wheldon, a Fellow of the Royal College of Pathology. It is for the treatment of "Chlamydophila pneumoniae," which is thought to be a factor in a number of diseases.

Definition

• "C. pneumoniae" is a bacteria that attacks arteries, nerves and the lungs. "C. pneumoniae has been attributed as a cause of, contributing factor to or aggravator of more than 40 diseases, including pneumonia, diabetes, multiple sclerosis, lung cancer, chronic fatigue syndrome and much more.

Antibiotics

• The treatment involves simultaneously taking the antibiotics doxycycline and roxithromycin (or azithromycin) that, according to Wheldon, achieve a fourfold increase in effectiveness when taken together. These are followed by later short courses of metronidazole. The overall treatment may last longer than 6 months.

Reactions

• Side effects of this antibiotic regime can be severe and can include flulike symptoms and general malaise in the early stages. Later in the treatment, patients have reported feeling disorientation and waves of giddiness.