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Topic: Anyone know anything about Vermox (mebendazole) for parasites.

Haley
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I was just prescribed this medicine. I took my first dose and I'm having those buzzing feelings of the nerves. The same thing that happens on Flagyl.

I was given this due to antibodies to Toxocara.

If anyone has experience with this medicine. Good or bad. Let me know.

Thanks

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sammy
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I've taken it a couple times after working and traveling out of the country. It was more of a preventative measure. I didn't have any signs of a parasitic infection, just something that my doctor recommended.

I do not remember having any side effects from the medication. It is safe for kids to use too.

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sparkle7
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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Toxocariasis

High parasitic loads or repeated infection can lead to visceral larva migrans (VLM).[16] VLM is primarily diagnosed in young children, because they are more prone to exposure and ingestion of infective eggs.[17] Toxocara infection commonly resolves itself within weeks, but chronic eosinophilia may result.[18] In VLM, larvae migration incites inflammation of internal organs and sometimes the central nervous system.[19][20]

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This may be why you are feeling ill in your nerves...? Just an educated guess.

The Vermox must be doing something...

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Haley
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Thanks very much for the reply.

I suppose my test result could imply another type of parasite but my LLMD only did a couple of tests.

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