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Posted by lymeisfine (Member # 25368) on :
 
Just wanted to get some advice after finishing my IV treatment. The treatment was mostly for neuropathy in the arms/shoulders. My LLMD had me on IV medication for 15 months. The first 4 months I did Invanz and azithromycin 5 days on/2 days off for three weeks and then Flagyl the final week of the month for 5 days.

However, the rest of the time I only took a single antibiotic for three weeks (5 days on/2 days off), followed by Flagyl for the final week. The antibiotics were Minocyclin, doxycycline, and clindamycin, all taken alone for a few months at a time. In hindsight, was this a good idea? I've made very little, if any progress on the protocol.

I had good results with this LLMD when using combinations of orals and bicillin injections for almost a year. Later I relapsed and went the IV route. Now I'm looking to try Bicillin/malarone for a couple months. Any suggestions are welcomed.
 
Posted by steve1906 (Member # 16206) on :
 
Just so others may be able to help, what are your symptoms today?

Steve
 
Posted by lymeisfine (Member # 25368) on :
 
My symptom throughout IV treatment has been neuropathy in the upper extremities (arms, shoulders). There hasn't been much improvement now that my treatment (mostly with a single antibiotic pulse) is finished, and this is my main complaint today. Was my treatment protocol up to par? Would going with Bicillin/malarone now be a good idea? Maybe someone with a similar issue can chime in.
 


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