my son was bit by a tick on thursday. we found it thursday night. took him to pediatrician on friday and was able to get 3 weeks of ceftin.
he is 5 and allergic to amoxy, too young for doxy.
does anyone know the dosage for children. he is taking 3/4 teaspoon 2x a day, which is 185 mg. i think. want to make sure it is enough. he weighs 32 lbs. thanks, maureen
Posted by Beachinit (Member # 21040) on :
my math says 187.5 mg in 3/4 tsp. he is taking 2 doses per day = 375 mg /day the weight 32 lbs = 14.54 kg 375/14.54 = 26.7 mg/kg/day
based on this you are close to but slightly below the 30mg/kg/day desired dose for the above conditions. You would need to check with a pediatric lyme LLMD to get lyme specific dose information for children.
From Dr B's guide:
Cefuroxime axetil- Oral alternative that may be effective in amoxicillin and doxycycline failures. Useful in EM rashes co-infected with common skin pathogens. Adults and pregnancy: 1g q12h and adjust. Children: 125 to 500 mg q12h based on weight.
It appears you at least are within this range.
Wish I could be of more help.
Beachinit
Posted by maureen2174 (Member # 11471) on :
thank you beachnit. i also saw that he is within the 125 to 500 mg range, but can't find anything online specifically for lyme related to weight.
i am pretty sure a lyme pediatrician will not advise anything unless i saw one, which could be weeks away and i am treating immediately, so that wouldn't do me any good, unfortunately.
i am treating based on a tick bite at this point. i just want to actually avoid lyme if the tick was carrying it. i don't want to just increase his dosage on my own though because i know too much of ceftin can cause convulsions (warning signs of overdose). so i guess i will just have to stick with the 187 mg. at this point, which is 3/4 teaspoon.
anyone else have some info on this?
thanks, maureen
Posted by Beachinit (Member # 21040) on :
Way to go maureen. Glad your are taking action, I think you will be glad you did. You are a smart mom. Your son is lucky to have you.