After talking to three pharmacists, I'm a bit worried about taking the amount of malarone 250/100 that my LLMD has prescribed.
He's got me on 6 pills a day. Thats 180 pills a month.. and besides the cost (its putting me in the poor house), I'm afraid that it will attack my liver at that dose, give me a horrible headache and make me so dizzy that I can't go to work.
What did you all take when you were on Malarone? Did anyone take 6 per day? How did you take them? 6 all at once or spread out?
Thanks.
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Vermont_Lymie
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Wow. I do not know how one could handle that much malarone. Everyone is different, but I am pretty sure that I could not tolerate that much. And many folks tell me that I am rather tough when it comes to treatment.
I am only taking one 250/100 malarone each day. And believe me, that amount has done quite a bit.
It was difficult for the first two months, and then I felt much better. I am on one malarone pill 250/100 day for about four months now, and will give it up at about 5 months. I weigh 135 pounds. And tested positive for babesia, as well as having all the symptoms!
There is one lymenetter who has taken 4 x 250/100 malarone each day, and she seemed to handle it quite well. For me the herxes/adjustments/side-effects during the first two months were quite challenging. Best wishes.
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I am on one pill of adult Malarone (half a dose) a day. I am not feeling many babesia symptoms lately if any.
I was on 4 months of Mepron but I relapsed after I was told it was gone.
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I take 4 - at one time during the day 3 days out of each week. 6 is what Dr. B mentioned at the H2H conference recently.
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I take one/day.
I've heard others taking 2 or 4. There are some taking pediatric doses. I guess each case varies. I tested low level B. macroti, 9 years ago and am just treating it now. (I don't know if that's relevant.)
How is that pulse working for you, Scott? Have you been on it long? Was Dr B saying 6 daily or pulsed? I'm just curious. Thanks
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I take 4 a day along with 1000mg of biaxin.
I am also treating CMV and yeast issues at this time.
The plan is for four a day for 3 months-maybe four.
My husband who weighs about 170 lbs was also one four a day too.
Maybe the dose is dependent upon your weight, but I am not sure.
I weigh 99lbs right now.
Hugs,
Geneal
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