I have not been able to cope with taking abx very well since I
started treatment several years ago. As a result my health has
deterorated terribly. Last night I was talking to a someone who is .
extremely knowledgeable on the subject of lyme disease. She's
had it for years and members of her family have too. Anyway,
she told me that I can take my abx prescription and go to a
compound doctor (she does this) and have him/her make it into
a patch or lotion or so other deliver system other than oral. She
said people who have a hard time tolerating abx orally are able
to do this. Has anyone here taken their abx rx to a compound rx
and had them put their abx together into a lotion, patch or
whatever else? Why haven't I read about this here? Maybe I just
never saw this subject here and overlooked it but seems if this
is a viable option then why aren't we hearing more about it? Is
this an effective way to get abx into your system without
bothering your stomach? Those who have done this or have
knowledge about it please share your thoughts and
experiences with this. Thank you!
Posted by Dawn in VA (Member # 9693) on :
I haven't heard about compounding ABX into a patch or cream. Sounds interesting though! Hopefully others may pitch in here.
Posted by Rumigirl (Member # 15091) on :
Another alternative is IV abx. Of course, it's more involved, but it has a track record, whereas, I assume that abx transdermally doesn't.
It all depends on what your problems are with orals---GI problems? Candida? If it's Candida, that can happen with any route.
Posted by MariaA (Member # 9128) on :
You may want to call some compounding pharmacies and ask them- these guys are experts at their job.
Posted by Aniek (Member # 5374) on :
I would not do this without talking to your doctor. I would assume the dose you want transdermally is different than an oral dose because it is going to be processed differently.
Posted by gwb (Member # 7273) on :
SInce I posted this I decided to visit a compounding pharmacist to
discuss with him about having antibiotics delivered via lotion or
patch. He said that it really could not be done because the
molecules are too big in the antibiotics and it would not be
effective. The only other delivery system that he said could be
given (other than IV) is through suppositories. I'm going to be
seeing my LLMD soon and plan to discuss this idea with him
and see if this is something he'd be willing to let me try. There
is some information about antibiotic suppositories at this
google link for those of you who might be interested in