LymeNet Flash: Has anyone been on a MAKROLIDE and a QUINOLONE at the same time?

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Posted by nanaaaaa (Member # 30529) on :

hi guys,

I'm on Gemifloxacin and Tinidazole and Minocycline. I took Minocycline for 1,5 years now and want to exchange it with another ABX. I focus on Lymecycline but thats not available in Germany and will take me a month or more to get it. So while I try to get Lymecyclin, I want another agent than minocycline. I was wondering if anyone has used Gemifloxacin (Faktive/Gemez) together with a makrolide like Clarithromycin (Biaxin) oder Telithromycin (Ketek). Dont want to add azithromycin or Doxycycline because i already took them both for 6 month and I think they re the worst oral choices you can make!
THX 4 answers

Posted by bcb1200 (Member # 25745) on :

You shouldn't take a Macrolide and a Floroquinolone together because they can impact the QT interval for your heart.

In a recent lecture, Dr. Burrascano said "You cannot combine a macrolide with a Floroquinolone."

Why not try high dose Amoxy or Ceftin or Omnicef?

Posted by nanaaaaa (Member # 30529) on :

thx 4 the good info

would try omnicef is the same issue in Germany with Lymecycline, my doc is ordering it from abroad, but it will take a while...

ceftin, isnt it only good in early lyme?

what is LDN?

Posted by Beachinit (Member # 21040) on :

Ceftin is good in all stages of lyme. Dr Burrascano took that med for over 2 years to treat his own Lyme disease. Please see his treatment guide.

Posted by nanaaaaa (Member # 30529) on :

okay i looked in his last guide of 2008. the only thing he says about ceftin is this:

Cefuroxime axetil (Ceftin), a second generation agent, is also effective against staph and
thus is useful in treating atypical erythema migrans that may represent a mixed infection that contains some of
the more common skin pathogens in addition to Bb. Because this agent�s G.I. side effects and high cost, it is
not often used as first line drug.

so where do you have your statement from, im very interested!!

Posted by nanaaaaa (Member # 30529) on :

furthermore he calls cefuroxime it an alternative, okay. but that doesnt point out for which stage [Frown]