I am on rifampin and zith right now herxing my butt off.
I was told to take 500mgs 3 times a day.
Should I start out slow.
Im suppose to pulse it 3 days a week.
Posted by ktkdommer (Member # 29020) on :
The three of us herxed at varying degress on tindamax at first. Each month we had less herxing and now no problems at all. It is over a year on the stuff.
I was told to take it Saturday and Sunday but the days can be flexible. I work and found the herx came after the last pill so I moved my days to mid-week and then if I feel bad I have the weekend to recover.
Your post and others makes me think we need to take more. We are twice a day for 2 days a week.
I herxed at the start of rifampin too.
I think we can always start slow. Our doctor would want my son fairly comfortable and would say back off or back down if needed.
Posted by ktkdommer (Member # 29020) on :
The three of us herxed at varying degress on tindamax at first. Each month we had less herxing and now no problems at all. It is over a year on the stuff.
I was told to take it Saturday and Sunday but the days can be flexible. I work and found the herx came after the last pill so I moved my days to mid-week and then if I feel bad I have the weekend to recover.
Your post and others makes me think we need to take more. We are twice a day for 2 days a week.
I herxed at the start of rifampin too.
I think we can always start slow. Our doctor would want my son fairly comfortable and would say back off or back down if needed.
Posted by Rene (Member # 4870) on :
If you are herxing still from rifampin and zith, would definitely start out slow. Tindamax is hard to take. My first herx after pulsing for 2 days and taking NO other medications was 10 days.
If I were in your shoes would wait until the herxing from the others slows down, and then start Tindimax.
Posted by Lymetoo (Member # 743) on :
START SLOW!!
No way would I begin with 500mg at once .. or more than ONE 500mg pill per day. Call me a wimp.
Posted by tricia386 (Member # 29623) on :
So maybe I will cut the 500mg pill in half maybe pulse 250 the first week then 250 first day then 500 and 500.. etc?
Posted by kidsgotlyme (Member # 23691) on :
If my daughter had started out at that dose, she would have been deathly sick!
Even taking just one 500mg pill per day was too much for her.
I am going to pm you.
Posted by tricia386 (Member # 29623) on :
well i took one 250 today. and I am going to take another one tomorrow. then wait again till next week
Posted by lyme in Putnam (Member # 11561) on :
Did better on tindamax than flagyl. 500. Handled tindamax on the way to remission, from Iv zithro and Iv rocephin. Did great.Good luck.
Posted by Lymetoo (Member # 743) on :
quote:Originally posted by tricia386: well i took one 250 today. and I am going to take another one tomorrow. then wait again till next week
- Why are you waiting till next week? Dr's orders??
Posted by fatigued15 (Member # 6437) on :
I agree with lymetoo. Follow the doctors orders. I am on Tindamax now. Alkazeltzer gold helps with the herxhiemers.
Posted by Abxnomore (Member # 18936) on :
I did 500 three times a day with no serious issues.
Posted by tricia386 (Member # 29623) on :
I mean I am going to take another 250 today and another 250 tomorrow. I am only suppose to pulse it 3 days a week.
Posted by t9im (Member # 25489) on :
Hi Tricia:
Our daugher took tindamax from Sept - April and in January started to have an alergic reaction.
My wife called the company and if you have a skin condition (massing of cells) pedicaratosus (sp) then you will have an alergic reaction. This created the spots to highlight and create severe itching.
We keep our daugher on the drug as it was amazing how her neuro symptoms improved while on it.
We did have to stop by mid April as another side effect, anexoria was in full force.