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it seems rocephin IV is the best overall med? does it work better in combo w/ something, perhaps for cysts, or something that helps it work faster... like amantadine does for zithromax apparently?
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char
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Hi Daniel, The little that I know is that just like oral abx, IV abx work with a synergy when 2 or 3 are used.
We have done IV Rocephin plus tindimax IV Rocephin plus clyndimicin
Also other famly members have done many oral combos.
map1131
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There is no best when it comes to treating lyme. Some people improve on a certain oral abx and others don't improve on that.
Rochepin is not an absolute. Many can tell you stories of relapsing after IV. Oral abx can be just as effective if you are taking the right one for you.
One man's medicine can be another man's poison. You just have to keep trying to find the abx or combo of abx that will aide you in improvement, one step at a time.
This is a very slow process for most chronic lymies.
Pam
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quote:Originally posted by danielb: it seems rocephin IV is the best overall med?
If I had to choose meds for IV, Rocephin would be at the bottom of my list. I've been on this board for 5 yrs and I've read TONS of IV Rocephin relapses.
I know of a few people who said they wished they'd NEVER taken it at all!
And yes, if you do it, be SURE to add cyst busters such as flagyl and be SURE to follow the IV with oral antibiotics.
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My LLMD doesn't prescribe IV abx initially; she almost always starts with orals.
I picked her for that reason; I know there are docs in this area who use an entirely different approach, but this seemed most right to me.
I think she will go to IV but only when/ if there's no progress made with orals.
In retrospect, I'm really glad I picked her.
I herxed like a maniac on orals, but I was able to keep working. I can't imagine how nasty things would have been with IV.
Also, my insurance co will only pay for a month of IV, and I just don't have the money to pay for more.
I think Pam said it best-- there's no right treatment for everyone.
Andie
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Depends a lot on coinfections, etc. It takes many different types of things to address many different problems. This is like an onion. No one has just Borrelia. There are always other contributing factors.
For the Bb, I think Bicillin is among the more promising conventional options....and there are many promising alternative options as well.
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