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I am doing 300 mg of IV doxy and my infusion nurse and pharmacist both said that the infusion should be at a rate of 100 mg an hour.
-------------------- ? date of bite/no rash 10/09 symptoms, 4/10 diagnosed, after 6 mos. ER visits, tons of docs/tests CDC+ 23/39/41/45/58/66/93 currently on oral plaquenil, doryx, rifampin, pyrazinamide, nystatin, numerous supplements Posts: 718 | From Pennsylvania | Registered: Jun 2010
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my son (20) has been on 400 IV doxy since 8/10...4 hours...we first did it for 2 hrs without knowing it should have been 4 hrs...he had terrible diarrhea because of it, since I give it to him over 4 hrs and he's fine. Just yesterday doc gave him flagyl to start, 3x (250 mg) day also
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IV Doxy should run an hour for every 100 mg. 400mg should run over 4 hours. My daughter had a pump that fit into a fanny pack.
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