To all that know my story I have been through at least 6 IV meds in the past 8 months.
I saw my Lyme Doc yesterday and is putting me back on IV Doxy again.
I told him since I do have the Bart and the Babs, I would like to be on IV Doxy Long term.
The problem when I first took it was he kept switching the IV meds too soon.
I went from IV Doxy,Zithro,Invanz,Tygacil,Vanco,and Clindamycin all in 8 Months!!!
I feel that Doxy was always the best ABX for me, seemed to work and make me Herx like hell.
So my new drugs are as follows:
IV Doxy 150mg 2x day
600mg Zithromax
750mg Levaquin
1500 mg Mepron
400mg Plaquenil
Hopefully this will help me some. I haven't felt any relief in 2 years....
Posted by DaveNJ (Member # 17362) on :
Kreynolds,
I hope this gets you on track.
Dave
Posted by Kreynolds (Member # 15117) on :
Thanks Dave!
Posted by Kreynolds (Member # 15117) on :
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Posted by dmc (Member # 5102) on :
Why did you stop the Tigecyl?
Hope you get lasting positive results.
Posted by Kreynolds (Member # 15117) on :
dmc:
The Doc stopped it because I felt it wasn't doing anything...
Thanks for your response!
Posted by kim812 (Member # 17644) on :
I think my doc is going to switch me to IV Doxy when I see him in a couple weeks. I am currently on Rocephin for the second time and it hasn't done a thing for me.
I hope the Doxy works for you again. I was on oral Doxy and it made me have even more fatigue then I do now...so I am a little hesitant to try it.
Posted by Kreynolds (Member # 15117) on :
kim812:
I was allergic to Rocephin.... In my opinion Doxy is the best drug out there for Lyme.
It also helps kill off coinfections which some of the other ABX don't.
The only complaint I have about Doxy is it really makes my face and head hot.
You can't be in the sun/heat so it kinda stinks especially with the nice weather coming.
Good Luck!
Posted by njgirl14 (Member # 14174) on :
i have read and it has been discussed here that you should not take mepron with doxy. reduces mepron effectiveness by 40 %. my llmd agrees with that.
Posted by Kreynolds (Member # 15117) on :
njgirl14:
Really??? Wow i never knew that.... I'll have to check that out! Thanks.
Posted by Boomerang (Member # 7979) on :
Just wondering about an update. How goes the IV Doxy?
Posted by tcw (Member # 15698) on :
You do not get any venous irritation from the IV doxy? That is a good sign - doxy can really be hard on the veins in some ppl. My son had doxy administered via peripheral IV for about 3 days and he could not move his arm w/o pain for about a month after that.
Posted by feelfit (Member # 12770) on :
doxy is usually administered through a central line. It is very caustic and I can't believe that your son was given it through a peripheral IV!
feelfit
Posted by John S (Member # 19756) on :
Is your insurance covering all that? I'd have to rob a bank =)
Posted by CD57 (Member # 11749) on :
How are you feeling Kreynolds? Looks like you are now tackling the babesia in your protocol, maybe this will give you the progress you have been looking for. Also, in Cure Unknown I believe it is mentioned that the author considered IV doxy the workhorse that got her son better.
Posted by seekhelp (Member # 15067) on :
I agree. I'd have to find a couple banks to rob too! I hope it's worth it in the end. Best of luck.
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