Looking for anyone who may have personal experience with Q-fever.
Thanks!
Posted by MorningSong (Member # 19989) on :
My test results indicate Q Fever Phase II, but only for IGG, IGM negative. There was an interesting post on MDfunction just yesterday that you may find helpful:
"Treatment of the acute Q fever with antibiotics is very effective and should take place in consultation with an infectious diseases specialist. Commonly used are doxycycline, tetracycline, chloramphenicol, ciprofloxacin, ofloxacin, and hydroxychloroquine. The chronic form is more difficult to treat and can require up to four years of treatment with doxycycline and quinolones or doxycycline with hydroxychloroquine."
The same things used to treat Lyme are used to treat Q fever...
And if you think about it - if it can take up to 4 yrs to treat this - then you can get the long term Lyme treatment that you need...
The reason for staying with a Lyme doc is that he would need to oversee the combined treatments for both Lyme and Q fever - which can also be transmitted via tick - which - if you do have Lyme would make a lot of sense..."[End Quote]
There are other posts in this same thread that may be helpful or maybe someone on this site.
Posted by timaca (Member # 6911) on :
My friend had it. She was on mino for a few years. She also had HHV-6, EBV and enterovirus. After treating those she is doing quite well and in nursing school now. Best Timaca
Posted by Tincup (Member # 5829) on :
Thank you both for replying!
I will share this and hope others answer also and let us have some first hand experiences.
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