If WC were here she would know this. I'm trying to get a sense of what "normal" vs "high" is for meds. 'high" seems to mean something different for everyone. My LLMD uses "high" doses but I wonder if they are really that high?
Amoxicillin Zith/biaxin Flagyl/Tinidamax Mino/doxy Mycobutin Septra Omnicef?
Posted by MariaA (Member # 9128) on :
OK- what I've learned about Septra is from Dr S's babesia book, I think. He mentioned that Dr H of NY used to try high doses of Septra but decided that the side effects were unacceptable at 4 800/160 capsules per day. I have tried to raise my dosage of Septra when I had my babesia relapse and didnt have other babesia meds handy, and I was fine with up to 4 per day, but I didn't sustain that dosage, and was not doing any blood tests at the time (a complete metabolic panel sounds like it would have been a good idea if I"d wanted to try this dosage longer-term). I did NOT consult with my LLMD on this at the time.
Posted by CD57 (Member # 11749) on :
yikes! 4 sounds like a lot. My LLMD Rxs 3. I think the standard dose is 2 day?
Anyone else on the others?
Posted by sixgoofykids (Member # 11141) on :
I took 2500 mg amoxy three times daily with probenecid.
Doxy- 400 per day
Can't remember the rest ....
Posted by MariaA (Member # 9128) on :
CD- yeah, 2 Septra DS a day is standard (that's the 160/800 dose). I'm not recommending that anyone try what I tried for a few days.
Posted by CD57 (Member # 11749) on :