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Posted by jersey321 (Member # 11942) on :

I've been on IV Rocephin for 4 weeks (2 gm daily) and I got a call the other day from someone at my docs office saying my white blood cell count was low and told me to start taking Echinacea 4 days on and 3 days off.

Is this a typical side effect of rocecphin? Is echinacea an adequate plan of action to boost white blood cell count?

Posted by Rianna (Member # 11038) on :

My WBC went way low and my LFT went sky high from week 4-8. I was told to ensure I took Actigall and the rest would sort itself out on its own and it did.

Rianna

Posted by viva (Member # 8183) on :

Jersey,

My husband's WBC count also dropped after a couple of weeks on Rocephin. LLMD recommended Oceana brand shark liver oil. There's a recent thread with recommendations for other brands as well:

http://tinyurl.com/av689o

Of course, follow your own LLMD's advice, but this may be something to ask about.

Best,
Viva

Posted by savebabe (Member # 9847) on :

My white blood cell count fell dangerously low on rocephin, and my llmd finally switched me to doxy.