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Topic: oral vs iv antibiotics
DaleS
LymeNet Contributor
Member # 44571
posted 01-05-2015 04:59 AM
my llmd has me gradually working in 4 oral abx. I have cns issues and think I should be on iv abx. Do iv abx work as well as oral for cns and peripheral neuropathy?
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Razzle
Frequent Contributor (1K+ posts)
Member # 30398
posted 01-05-2015 05:24 AM
Some LLMD's believe IV is the best way to treat CNS Lyme. -------------------- -Razzle Lyme IgM IGeneX Pos. 18+++, 23-25+, 30++, 31+, 34++, 39 IND, 83-93 IND; IgG IGeneX Neg. 30+, 39 IND; Mayo/CDC Pos. IgM 23+, 39+; IgG Mayo/CDC Neg. band 41+; Bart. (clinical dx; Fry Labs neg. for all coinfections), sx >30 yrs.
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jlcd1
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Member # 18138
posted 01-05-2015 12:17 PM
I think that getting the load down 1st with orals is a great approach. Then maybe IV later down the road. I tried to do IV doxy right away and they thought i was having an allergic reaction because i was so itchy all over. So they took me off it. Ended up being too many things dying at once. I did 3 months of IV doxy a yr later and was fine, no itching at all.
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DaleS
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posted 01-05-2015 04:04 PM
Thanks for the input. I appreciate it.
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tdtid
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Member # 10276
posted 01-13-2015 09:23 AM
I agree that getting the load down on orals is always a good move since IV can be rough and you don't want to struggle more than you have to. But yes, my LLMD feels that for neuro symptoms of lyme, it's the best way to zap it out of there. Good luck. -------------------- "To Dream The Impossible Dream" Man of La Mancha
Posts: 2638 | From New Hampshire | Registered: Oct 2006
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Judie
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Member # 38323
posted 01-13-2015 04:41 PM
I'd look into bicillin-LA shots or IM rocephin shots before doing IV. FYI - Tinidazole, flagyl and fluoroquinolones (cipro, levaquin, avelox) can exacerbate and give you peripheral neuropathy. I learned this the hard way. The doc thought it was bartonella/Lyme symptoms, but it wasn't. The LLMD had no idea about the FDA warning. This happened September of last year. I was crippled for 2 months with pain after my 8th day of levaquin. I'm still dealing with problems. The doc wanted to do IV avelox. I'd be in a wheelchair by now if I did that. 2013 FDA Warning about Fluoroquinolone antibiotics causing PERMANENT damage http://flash.lymenet.org/scripts/ultimatebb.cgi?ubb=get_topic;f=1;t=130342;p=0
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