new to this super informative/supportive forum...thanks for reading and being informative and supportive!
after 7 years i am taking the plunge into antibiotics...yikes!
any thoughts on a flagyl (or maybe plaquenil) 500mg with 500mg of biaxin (or amoxocyllin?)
thanks in advance
t
Posted by Lymetoo (Member # 743) on :
That should knock your socks off! [the flagyl] The Biaxin may be a little on the low side. This is not advice.
Do you have an LLMD?? He/she is the one who should be doing the prescribing.
Tell us more about yourself!
Posted by Michelle M (Member # 7200) on :
Welcome Tammy!
More info, please!
What do you mean, 'after 7 years...' ?
Did you not treat the lyme at all for seven years?
Or maybe treat holistically for seven years and now are switching to abx?
Or maybe you mean you just found out you have had it for seven years?
Aaargh -- we're easily confused around here!!!
I agree with Tutu -- batten down the hatches for the Flagyl - but it's good stuff.
Great to have a fellow Canadian on board!
Michelle
Posted by tammytoad (Member # 10548) on :
Sorry, never know how much info to give...
I had lyme 2X before this time...the last time i contracted it i felt it...i went into my body and met it and knew i had it (and at the time, it told me to feed it sugar)...i went to the doctor and told him i had it. he told me i was paranoid and sent me away...a few weeks later, while on the road to NM from NJ with no health insurance i got the bulls eye rash.
basically been researching and dealing ever since. as for not treating...i wouldn't put it that way. i eat in accordance to what the bugger likes...(soooo, no sugar, and THAT seems to be the way)...i have adapted to it, and i don't want to. i avoid stress, and i have had to give up my livlihood of farming...i have outbreaks every now and again, and i pretty much know how to keep things in control...but i also know it is not good to have this in my body and that it would be nice to not have to be so conscious of my every step.
AND, i don't see ANY conclusive evidence that long term antibiotics are the key...BUT, i feel drawn to give it a shot right now...AND the flagyl piece is scaring me...if it works i want to do it...i can deal with 6 months of torment to get rid of it, but i am scared of A. long term nervous system damage and B. making the spirochete stronger and warping so i won't know how to handle it anymore.
i do have a LLMD (the only one in BC it seems). his agenda is more to make people believe that lyme exists...there are no questions in my case, it is pretty straight forward (if only the origianl doctor saw that!)
he gave me the options of: flagyl tinidazole (but that isn't covered, so nevermind) or plaquenil
mixed with biaxin or zithromax (amoxycillin) or ketek
it is a protocol. i will listen to the doctor, but the thing is, he isn't listening to me...he is giving out a protocol...which is fine, i just want to know ALL my anti biotic options and which ones would be the best fit for me and my case.
any flagyl experiences would be good to know ?
thanks for the replies!
t
Posted by lucy96734 (Member # 8372) on :
I did Tinidazole and Ketek combo as a step in my treatment plan. Now Tinidazole and Omnicef.
I have heard Flagyl is harsher in terms of herx for some. You do need to stay away from alcohol, even mouthwash and cold medicine.
It sounds like you are already eating the anti-yeast diet. That is good. Are you taking probiotics? Make sure you take good probiotics at least 2 hrs away from the abx.
There is a ton of information about for detoxing while you are going through treatment, good to read up on.
It is good to find out all you can but everyone is different in how they respond.
Good luck!
Lucy
Posted by tammytoad (Member # 10548) on :
thanks lucy
Posted by Lymetoo (Member # 743) on :
Yes, definitely make sure you take plenty of probiotics while on abx...and take them 2 hrs before or after the abx.
Flagyl is often "ramped up" when you begin it. Many give their patients 1/4 pill for the first few days to see how they react.
Then you gradually increase the dosage as tolerated.
Ketek is very good...but you have to have your liver enzymes closely monitored. Biaxin was a VERY good drug for me.
Hope this helps!!
Posted by lymednva (Member # 9098) on :
Just FYI, not medical advice, I have been on Ketek and Omnicef since April, after being ill for over 40 years. I also added Plaquenil in July.
I noticed an almost immediate improvement in my fatigue and need for long daily naps.
I still nap almost every day, but not as long, and my POTS has improved so I can actually stand up for longer than one or two minutes at a time!
Be sure to take a good liver support supplement, like milk thistle, if you are on Ketek, and, as was mentioned earlier, get your levels checked frequently.
I herxed pretty hard when I started on Ketek and again a week later when I added the Omnicef. Now I herx about once a month, but it's getting better, so may be time to switch abx.
Good luck!
Posted by AZURE WISH (Member # 804) on :
Unfortunately its alot of trial and error...
I have done flagyl from your first list - helped alot...but herxes were horrible and long... but I survived them.
I have done everything on your second list. The only thing that did not help was the amoxicillin...
But for some amoxicillin has worked wonders.
Best wishes Posted by diana (Member # 7466) on :
Tammy,
A number of us in the Vancouver area are trying some different things. Go to canlyme.com. We have a get together coming up this week and I think it would be well worth your while to speak with others on what has worked for them.
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