Hello all just wondering whats meds are used most often for babs and who got better using them ?
Also how do.you guys brave through the herx and still go to work etc?
Is anxiety a babs symptom ?
I room a third of a drop of abab and started flaring and I was on bactrim but noticed sores on my mouth ap frustrated ...
Posted by bcb1200 (Member # 25745) on :
Most common drugs. Mepron with Zith, Malarone with Zith. Some derivative of Artemisinin should be added in all cases.
Posted by Lymetoo (Member # 743) on :
Clindamycin/quinine
zith and artemisinin
Both worked for me.
Posted by nefferdun (Member # 20157) on :
Here is a site for the 12 drugs used for malaria. These are used for babesia as well but for a much longer period of time. You have to scroll down a bit to get past the general information about malaria. It gives side effects and risks as well.
Common drugs given are Mepron/zithro/artemesinin or malarone/zithro/artemesinin. Babesia duncani is so resistant it takes a high dose to get rid of it. Some doctors use both malarone and mepron together.
Sometimes Plaquenil or Bactrim DS is also added - or clindamycin is used instead of zithro.
Stronger derivatives of artemsia can be used such as artesunate or artemether. Coartem is a relatively new drug that is only taken for three days. It contains artemether as the second ingredient - hence Co-Artem(ether)
Posted by cleo (Member # 6646) on :
I have taken zhang art for awhile not. Done malarone. The hardest one and most improvement I have had is coartem. Have not done the mepron and zith combo. I think my dr. wants to avoid it because of the cost.
Posted by skigal (Member # 7443) on :
Thanks nefferdun for that site, great info. Under the Malarone section they mention: the combination of Atovaquone + Doxycycline is also active. I thought that combo was a no go?? Interesting, I'll give the malarone & doxy a try.
Posted by skigal (Member # 7443) on :
Yes, anxiety is also a Babs symptom. It's not just Bart/Lyme. Dr. S of one of the Lyme Books mentions it as a symptom.
Posted by Geet3721 (Member # 15751) on :
Thank you all for your feedback and links . I am currently on biaxin plaq and mepron and ade it through 3 weeks of bactrim and started getting sores on my lip so I stopped
Was wondering if doing the mepron will get rid of it or of i need something else .