if chronic should take flagyl with either one not both.
both are not necessary since they both go after the same bacteria.
docdave
The idea generally is to combine abx that have different methods of action.
However, I found that the combo of zithromax and clindamycin, which are similar drugs, worked the best for my back symptoms. One doc observed that maybe it was just the big whack on intracellular bugs that gave this combo its power. Maybe I needed some intracellular activity at that point.
So there is more than one aspect to consider.
[This message has been edited by lou (edited 17 July 2005).]
Ketek also may have an effect on the co-infections, especially mycoplasma and babesia.
[This message has been edited by liz28 (edited 30 July 2005).]
I just started malerone for babs. After three days, I think its playing games with my neuro/psych stuff.
i also am a firm believer in antivirals.
the bacteria tends to act more like a herpes type virus than a bacteria, going in tissue and walling itself of.
with that in mind, i put myself on acyclovir last year and have been doing much better.
also the benefit of not getting a viral coinfection when the immune system is down is quite helpful, ie no herpes, shingles or ebv while on acyclovir.
also i think these mycoplasms may be killed by the antivirals.
antivirals don't kill virues they just prevent them from stirring up their heads when your down and out.
docdave
made her so sick she could only take for 2 weeks and he took her off of it. She was
dizzy and could barely walk, heart palipatations, chest pain, brain fog worse
than normal, ribs hurt so bad she couldn't touch them, had to take her to hospital to
get EKG and blood work and what ever else they do for severe chest pain and irregular
heart beat. Guess it wasn't such a good idea for her. Maybe bacteria load is too high
right now for much of anything. She is now off of all meds for 4 days then will start
back on just 400mg of Ketek. Don't know what Dr. H has in mind after that.
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When I started the mino I herxed pretty big.....felt like a freight train was runnning in my head about 20 minues after swolling the pill.
Mino really, really helped clear my brain fog. the train only happens occassionally now. Ketek an mino work on the same form of the drug, but when I added the mino I saw vast improvement.
Mino/Ketek is a great combofor me. I also take plaquenil and have been pulsing tiniadazole recently.
Falgyl almost killed me.
robi
A few weeks ago, my LLMD decided that the combo was probably a little too much for me, and is now having me pulse just 100mg of Mino along with the Ketek every other day. Also, he added 40mg of Benicar 3Xs a day to the mix.
With this combo, I instantly noticed a difference right away with the level of pain and inflammation in my body. However, it has not been a silver bullet yet. Actually, I am starting to think that my Babs infection tx may not have been addressed for a long enough duration.
Healing thoughts to all,
Jewl
Ketek seems to work for some not for others.