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Posted by PV (Member # 20436) on :

I'm currently taking 2 x 500mg of Zithromax per day to work with my atovaquone (Mepron).

Most sites say 200-600mg per day is the correct amount.

Can anyone tell me if 1g per day of Zithromax is OK?

The half-life of zithromax is 68 hours so it remains in the body a considerable time.

Peter

Posted by mupersan (Member # 19683) on :

My impression is that the dosage is very individual on every antibiotic.

I take 500 mg Zithromax per day, but also 500mg Ceftin and 400 mg Plaquenil. I've seen others take 1g of Zithromax.

You should however ramp up the dosage on Zithromax. Did provoke a huge herx on me.

Posted by Abxnomore (Member # 18936) on :

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Posted by feelfit (Member # 12770) on :

I am on 500mg 2x day with mepron and 4 grams rocephin

Posted by Keebler (Member # 12673) on :

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ILADS

The International Lyme and Associated Diseases Society (ILADS) provides a forum for health science professionals to share their wealth of knowledge regarding the management of Lyme and associated diseases.

links to treatment:

http://www.ilads.org/lyme_disease/treatment_guidelines.html

and

http://www.ilads.org/lyme_disease/B_guidelines_12_17_08.pdf

Dr. Burrascano'sTreatment Guidelines (2008) - 37 pages

Go to page 27 and also pages 31-32 for self-care information.

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http://www.lymepa.org/html/dr__j__burrascano_september_20_15.html

Burrascano's Powerpoint presentation 9-20-08

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This is included in Burrascano's Guidelines, but you may want to be able to refer to it separately, too:

http://www.lymepa.org/Nutritional_Supplements.pdf

Nutritional Supplements in Disseminated Lyme Disease

J.J. Burrascano, Jr., MD (2008)

Four pages

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THE LYME DISEASE SOLUTION (2008)

- by Kenneth B. Singleton , MD; James A. Duke. Ph.D. (Foreword)

You can read more about it here and see customer reviews.

Web site: www.lymedoctor.com

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