My son was prescribed zithro 250mg bid, minocin 50mg bid, and tindamax on sat/sun. I feel very overwhelmed b/c doc told me about increased intracranial pressure with mino and it seems like alot of meds at once. I also have lyme and I'm only on doxy 200mg bid since 6/10. Any thoughts/opinions?? thanks
Posted by Pinelady (Member # 18524) on :
It sounds like maybe he thinks he has chronic strep or something also.
It could be he feels he needs to work on that first...
I really don't know just guessing---
Posted by skigal (Member # 7443) on :
How old is your son? You need to go slow with the meds..should start 1 med at a time to see how he reacts.
Posted by jkmom (Member # 14004) on :
My then 11 yo daughter was on the mino/zith combo for a while. I thought we were targeting bart, but I might be wrong. I wish that doctor had added tindamax because I feel we did not ever address the cyst form of Lyme.
My daughter started on tindamax recently and has had some positive steps on it without horrendous herxing like I expected.
It is a good idea to start one at a time so you know if there are any side effects.
Posted by Lymetoo (Member # 743) on :
Those dosages do not seem out of line with Lyme treatment.
Were you going to ask about Igenex testing???
Posted by sixgoofykids (Member # 11141) on :
That combo goes after all three forms of the borrelia at one time. It sounds good.
Posted by kimmie (Member # 25547) on :
My 9 year old takes 250mg of omnicef twice daily, 200mg of zith once daily and tindamax every Sat and Sun. I was concerned of the high doses for her, but she sees Dr J and he is the best. I have faith in him.