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Hi guys, hubby is having a bad few days...yesterday he started with extra bad head pain and eye but then started for the first time in along time to get dizzy and weak and trembling....doc has him on diflucan and uped his flagyl to 500 2x a day last week....i guess it is but i still worry...i know some days ago there was alot on board about flagyl but didn't get a chance to read them ...any info you have would be great...thanks ....madge
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mojo
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Flagyl is a tough one. I was only on 500 mgs 2 x per day for a week per month when I was on it so by the time it was intolerable I was able to go off for three weeks.
It sure felt like a herx to me, but I'm looking forward to some other answers. I'm not sure if Flagyl kills Bb or just opens the cysts - what is the general consensus on that?
Diflucan can kill Lyme, too, so that can be contributing, perhaps. Yeast die off can be tough, as well.
Sometimes it's tough to know what's going on.
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you better believe you can herx on flagyl!!
i had severe migraines within 3-4 days so bad i couldn't function. then they cleared up.
i think it was the best drug i've had but because it's so hard on liver and other organs, doc backed off it.
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That drug took me to the gates of hell....I had to back off and take lower doseage and you might consider pulsing it every other day.
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The worst herxs for me were from Flagyl. The only time I've been bed bound was during my second cycle of Flagyl. I was just too tired to get up for 2 days.
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Of course you can! Flagyl is the herx bomb! I love Flagyl! yay!
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i love it too, but man, it will put you down. dumb me, he gave me like 250 mg once per day, and i said, duh, well ok, and took it......
and this was for two weeks....
well live and learn....
whoaaaa......
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mojo
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LOL - I guess I'm not the only one who has a tough time with this drug!
I know I'll be on this one again - oh boy!
In the meantime Rifampin is really kicking my butt. I herxed BIG time for the first time in over two years. We are definatley killing something over here.
I think everyone agrees that it works very well and it's a necessary evil.
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Thanks so much,i thought it was the meds....he has been so sick for so long but he understands its mostly the meds....i told him maybe to cut back for a day off...he need a break....i print things he is going through and read them to him...with his head and eye pain he can't read or do much of anything...dark room and no lights...thanks all it helps me also...Madge
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