i will start Bactrim DS tomorrow and i wonder if it can be taken with Q10, as other Babesia Drugs like Mepron cannot be taken with it
Posted by nanaaaaa (Member # 30529) on :
the same question for artemisia
Posted by nefferdun (Member # 20157) on :
I took Q10 with it. I think it is just Mepron you can't take with it. It is fine to take Bactrim with artemisinin.
Check drugs.com for interactions. It tells you what foods you should not take with a drug too.
Posted by nanaaaaa (Member # 30529) on :
^so artemisia with q10 should be fine too, correct?
Posted by WPinVA (Member # 33581) on :
I'm taking arteminisin with COQ10 and as far as I know, it's fine.
Posted by little_olive (Member # 28063) on :
You can take all these things with Co Q-10.
quote:"Atovaquone- Mepron and Malarone also appears to work through a mitochondrial mechanism. It interferes with electron transport- the final stage of the KREBS cycle necessary for cellular energy production. This is considered a possible mechanism of action. It does not involve the coenzyme Q10 pathway. And even if it did, it inhibits an enzymatic conversion in the cell. It's effect would be independent of the amount of Q10 present. And furthermore- there is nothing to suggest that oral Q10 supplements would have any way of getting into bacterial mitochondria.
Q10 and Mepron both have effects in the mitochondria of cells. That is all they have in common. They work on different cellular mechanisms. If Q10 is an effective supplement for Lyme symptoms, then there is no scientific rationale for stopping it when anti-Babesia therapy is prescribed.
I know this contradicts advice I have given patients in the past. But not having the time to research every recommendation, I had taken this on faith. I think it was incorrect advice."