I just read that Dr.B says never to take fagyl with the tetracycline's. I am on mino and flagyl. Isn't mino in the tetracycline family? And if so, does anyone know why this isn't okay?
Posted by GenaD (Member # 11988) on :
I'm interested in this as well...My doctor has me taking minocycline and pulsing flagyl 3 times a week.
Posted by jamescase20 (Member # 14124) on :
I did before...didnt know that. gee...great...no wonder I got so freaking sick.
Posted by lymielauren28 (Member # 13742) on :
Haha...no @$$@!!! I feel worse on this combo than before I started treatment. At first I thought it was a herx but I'm going on over a month of this...so I'm beginning to wonder. Hopefully someone can give us a little more detail as to why NOT to take the tetracyclines with flagyl. I've searched and searched but can't find an explanation....
Posted by christinelyme2 (Member # 15028) on :
I'm pretty new to lymenet and I was
wondering if anyone knows if minocycline is a
good antibiotic if you have neuro lyme. I was
told it goes into your brain. my eye keeps
twitching though and its annoying. does ayone
know what the twitching means? Posted by lymielauren28 (Member # 13742) on :
Hey Christine...welcome! While I am questioning mino and flagyl together, I don't question mino! For me it has been very affective, and I do know that yes, it does cross the blood/brain barrier...hence, your eye twitches! I'm sure that the mino is up there "shakin' things up a bit" and your twitching is probably just a result of that. Hang on tight though! For me it has produced some of my worst herxing yet!
Posted by jamescase20 (Member # 14124) on :
yeah the tick guide says not to do that. oh well, it says the tetras reduce the eff of the flag. oh well.
Posted by Geneal (Member # 10375) on :
My neighbor did mino and pulsed flagyl for 3 days a week.
She felt like she made excellent progress on it.
I did doxy and flagyl (pulsed) as I can not take mino.
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While I am questioning mino and flagyl together, I don't question mino! For me it has been very affective, and I do know that yes, it does cross the blood/brain barrier...hence, your eye twitches!