Can anyone tell me their experiences with Tindamax? My daughter is supposed to start taking it on Dec. 30th and we have heard many different things about it. Any info would be helpful. Thanks.
Posted by nspiker (Member # 22824) on :
I have taken tindamax, twice a day, for fourteen months straight. It has been easy to take, no side effects.
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[ 12-28-2010, 10:24 PM: Message edited by: sixgoofykids ]
Posted by VB (Member # 16824) on :
much easier for me to take than flagyl. If this is her first cyst buster though, she could react very strongly to it
Posted by Lauralyme (Member # 15021) on :
I had a rough time on it. I took it along side Alinia for one month.
I detoxed aggressively and I still felt pretty bad.
Posted by tls122269 (Member # 23200) on :
My daughter is taking it with Zithromax, minocycline and zoloft. She is supposed to go back for her second semester in college on January 9 (six hours from home) and we are worried how her body is going to react.
I guess we will wait and see how she does...more waiting and more worrying.
Posted by pepperspeck (Member # 18837) on :
My daughter is beginning her 3rd month on it, twice a week along with mino and zith. The first couple of weeks the only thing I noticed was that she was abnormally "elated" for the three days following the med and she was waking up early with this "I have so much to do and I am so excited" feeling. The third week she became more subdued, with some symptoms returning that had been absent for months. The second month was rough, with the 3 to 4 days after taking it making her feel very achy etc. She would start to feel back to baseline and it was time to take it for the 2 days. Again, the third week into the fourth week of the month was the worst. She was not able to get out of bed, let alone leave the house. I think that one of the worse parts is that she has been encouraged by her progress and adding the med has blown her hope out of the water. I have spent lots of time explaining to her what is happening and why it needs to happen. It has been a very difficult time emotionally for both of us. I would perhaps, talk to your daughter about this, especially if she has had lyme for awhile and this is her first cyst busting drug. PM me if you want to talk more.
Posted by nefferdun (Member # 20157) on :
I was taking it twice a week but not now, as the new LLMD did not give it to me. I thought it was effective. I felt more herxing on those days. Oddly my shins hurt more and I had headaches and insomnia - - more bart symptoms than lyme.
Some doctors give it a few days once a month, some a couple of days once a week. It is in the same family as flagyl, I believe, and at the ILAD conference someone said flagyl needs to be taken for 2-4 weeks every day to make any difference.
Good luck with it.
Posted by tls122269 (Member # 23200) on :
Nefferdun -
Her dr. prescribed it for 10 consecutive days every month. It is a low dosage, but she is only about 95 pounds so I'm worried how it will affect her. I'll be sure to let everyone know. Thanks for the info.