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Posted by kimmie (Member # 25547) on :

just curious about what everyone else is taking for a flagyl dose? Daily or pulsed?

I take 1500-2000mg flagy daily for 4 days X 2 weeks.

My neuro symptoms have kicked in, but are managable. Thanks [hi]

Posted by blinkie (Member # 14470) on :

500mg tid for one month

Posted by Marrit (Member # 25454) on :

kimmie,

That seems like an awfully high dose. Are you a large person? Keep tabs on those neuro symptoms as they can escalate rapidly and are a red flag to stop.

Posted by kimmie (Member # 25547) on :

Thanks Marrit, I am 120lbs. It is my muscle twitching that is my worst symptom on flagyl.

Posted by bcb1200 (Member # 25745) on :

I'm 35 yo male, 6'2" and weigh 210 lbs.

I pulse 1000 mg Flagyl (500 mg 2x / day) for 3 days every 2 weeks.

It's working well for me. I'm 95% most days...sometimes better!

Posted by BackinStOlaf (Member # 23725) on :

that seems like a high dose to me too

I pulse 750 mg a day for 3 days every 2 weeks. May start pulsing every week.

Posted by TN Kim (Member # 26729) on :

I am on my first pulse of Flagyl. 500 mg. Twice Daily for 3 weeks on then 3 weeks off and repeat.

I am having lots of pain now and feeling like crap! Counting days til my 3 weeks off! [Frown]

Kim

Posted by Lymetoo (Member # 743) on :

I took it everyday for months on end. Nightmare!

I can't remember my dosage, but don't think it was ever more than 750mg a day. It liked to have killed me.

Posted by swedish lyme sufferer (Member # 14579) on :

I took 500mg x 3!
Just take it, you will feel like XXXX but it works!
I took it IV. Pulsed 10 days on every month.
It made me almost well.
almost.....
still fighting.

Posted by mojo (Member # 9309) on :

One of my Dr's had me on only 250 tid but the dose is usually 500 mg tid.

That IS a high dose!

Posted by BackinStOlaf (Member # 23725) on :

When we pulse flagyl, we bust the cysts open...but what happens when we stop and continue with our other meds? it just reverts back again?

Posted by bcb1200 (Member # 25745) on :

No...it busts the cysts and kills them or else it busts the cysts and then whatever other abx you are on (doxy, biaxin, zith, etc) kills them.

Posted by WildCondor (Member # 434) on :

Kimmie's dose is a normal dose. It is usually 500 mg 3 or 4 times per day for every day treatment. When you pulse the dose is usually increased to 750 mg 4x per day, for a normal body weight. Most of the doses I hear people taking are very low, so this is nice to see. Flagyl is essential to getting well. [Wink]