🔬 What Is Q-REstrain (SOT) and Why Are So Many Patients Turning to It?
Posted by the Nurse Practitioners at Lowcountry Wellness Center | Whole You: The HO Member Blog
If you’ve been navigating a chronic illness—especially one involving stealth infections—you know how exhausting it can be to try treatment after treatment and still not feel like you. That’s why we’re excited to share more about a powerful, leading-edge therapy we offer here at Lowcountry Wellness Center:
Supportive Oligonucleotide Therapy (SOT), also known as Q-REstrain.
It’s one of the most advanced tools we’ve seen for helping patients with chronic infections regain control over their health—gently, precisely, and without antibiotics.
🧬 What Exactly Is Q-REstrain?
Q-REstrain is a highly personalized therapy that uses synthetic DNA or RNA fragments (called oligonucleotides) to interfere with the replication of specific pathogens in your body. It’s not a medication, herb, or antibiotic—it’s a molecular message, designed just for you.
Once infused, it tells the target infection to stop replicating. This gives your immune system a massive leg up in finally clearing stealth infections that have been hiding, thriving, and wreaking havoc for months (or years).
🦠 What Infections Can It Help Treat?
While most people associate SOT with Lyme disease, its reach goes far beyond that. At Lowcountry Wellness, we use Q-REstrain to help target:
- Lyme disease (Borrelia burgdorferi and co-infections)
- Bartonella
- Babesia
- Ehrlichia and Anaplasma
- Epstein-Barr Virus (EBV)
- Cytomegalovirus (CMV)
- Herpes Simplex Virus (HSV 1/2)
- Human Herpesvirus 6 (HHV-6)
- Mycoplasma
- Chlamydia pneumoniae
- Tick-borne relapsing fever
- Stealth mold-related pathogens
This list continues to grow as new targets are developed.
🩺 What’s the Process Like?
Here’s how it works at Lowcountry:
- Pathogen DNA Testing: We collect a blood or urine sample to test for the presence of bacterial or viral DNA using specialty labs.
- Custom Therapy Is Created: Your unique oligonucleotide is synthesized based on lab-identified sequences of the pathogen in your body.
- IV Infusion: Your therapy is given as a slow IV drip in our clinic under clinical supervision.
- Targeted Action: The therapy continues to work for 4–6+ months by inhibiting replication of the pathogen, reducing the infectious load over time.
💛 Why Patients Choose SOT at Lowcountry
- ✨ Non-toxic – No antibiotics. No microbiome damage.
- 🌿 Integrative care – We combine Q-REstrain with detox, nervous system support, and trauma-informed healing.
- 🧘♀️ Whole-person focus – We address the emotional and spiritual toll of chronic illness too.
- 👩⚕️ Expert guidance – Our founder, Dr. Penni Vachon, APRN, has walked this road herself and brings both clinical skill and personal empathy to every care plan.
🧠 Is Q-REstrain Right for Me?
You might benefit from Q-REstrain if you:
- Have chronic or relapsing symptoms of Lyme or a co-infection
- Can’t tolerate antibiotics or antivirals
- Have plateaued in your healing journey and need a reset
- Want a solution that works with your body—not against it
Ready to Learn More?
Q-REstrain isn’t for everyone—but for the right patient, it can be life-changing. If you’re an HO member and think this may be part of your next healing step, talk to your provider at your next visit—or reach out to the office to schedule a Lyme & stealth infection consult.
You deserve a care plan that meets you where you are—and helps you move forward with clarity and hope.
Making Healthcare Human Again,
Your Lowcountry Wellness Team
