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Posted by Health (Member # 6034) on :

I am in Canada, and want to know if anyone knows of other orals that are not

the typical ones prescribed.

I cannot take the minocycline, it makes the light worse, so the tetra's are out, that class of antibiotics.

I took CEFTIN, and my vagina was so raw, my bowels so raw I thought I was going to die, breathing was worse too. It was a reaction to the antibiotic, CEFTIN,

I have an allergy to penicillin, and the LLMD did not want me to go on the Ceftin, but I insisted saying I read that some are ok with it

if they have an allergy to penicillin. Well, the LLMD was right, I had to stop it,

SO, the Cesaphlorins are out, and Penicillins.

I did the azithromycin and flagyl 2 years ago and relapsed after being 2 months on it,so this is out.

I am on the Biaxin, and flagyl, but this is starting to fail on me.

I have the KETEK, and IV left, but the IV will be followed by Orals, I am reading,

what other orals are there?

Maybe my LLMD does not know of others used, so can suggest them to him, we are always learning.

any info greatly appreciated.

thanks,

Trish

Posted by Beverly (Member # 1271) on :

Hi Trish,

I am so sorry you are having no luck with abx. [Frown]

The only other abx I can think of is Bactrim and I am not sure if this can be used long term? And maybe Cipro?

I hope you find something that helps, abx or herbs.

Posted by Health (Member # 6034) on :

thanks Beverly,

My LLMD said that he had found that Bactrim was not helping his patients, it was not that effective for them he said.

Ciprofloxacin is this used with Flagyl?

Herbs do nothing for me anymore, neither the
collodial Silver, I need the strong antibiotics.

thanks,

Trish

Posted by Beverly (Member # 1271) on :

I don't know trish, hopefully someone who knows will answer.

Posted by focusonsurvival (Member # 9124) on :

What about Rifampin.

Posted by robi (Member # 5547) on :

try these links:

http://www.lymepa.org/Antibiotics_spreadsheet_2004-1215.pdf

http://www.anapsid.org/lyme/matthewgoss/drugs.html

robi

Posted by Health (Member # 6034) on :

thanks,

I thought Rifampin was mostly used for Bartonella?

Has anyone had success with rifampin for lyme?
used with flagyl?

Thanks for the spread sheet, I found a mistake on this spreadsheet, I have it, so I question it.
It has very good info, and lots is right, but it has a mistake, so maybe there

are other mistakes on it?

Here is the mistake it made.
It says Clindamycin is a Macrolide, in my Medical book about antibiotics, it says

Clindamycin is a .

Maybe everything else on this sheet is right, but maybe not.

I cannot afford any mistakes now.

Trish

Posted by Andie333 (Member # 7370) on :

Trish,

I'm on ceftin for Lyme and rifampin for Bartonella. I've generally heard of rifampin used for bart.

Hope youre able to find something that is effective!

Andie

Posted by Boomerang (Member # 7979) on :

Hi Trish.....

I don't know if this will help you or not, but it has had quite an affect for my husband, and he's also allergic to penicillin (and Ceftin).

He has been taking the supplement NAC (N-acetyl cysteine .......1200 mg twice a day. It has the same affect as penicillin, and the good thing is it also supposedly helps protect the liver. So, you might want to give it a try??

He can take the NAC with no problem. Hope this helps.