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Because Ceftin is known to cross the blood brain barrier? I'm thinking that as I do not have neuro sytoms that taking something like Ceftin will cause cysts to migrate up to me head and really cause havoc where before there was none. While taking non-brain-blood abx's will cause cysts but are less likely to cause serious neuro symptoms. Anyone have any thought on this? thanks, j
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I am currently on ceftin but i was having neuro symptoms already so i wouldnt be able to say if ceftin can cause them.
However as to my understand (correct me if im wrong) the cyst for of lyme is not responsible for any symptoms its the spirochete form that causes the majority of symptoms.
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DD, Thanks for the reply. What I was talking about was the latter effect whereby the Ceftin might help actually send the spirochetes or converted spirochetes into cyst form and allow them to break the blood brain barrier and when the cyts re-convert to spirochete at some later date they will come alive (so to speak) in my brain and give me all sorts of new found problems! thanks, j
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"I'm not good on technical stuff but I can tell you that Ceftin is given for neuro symptoms."
Yes I believe that is because it breaks the blood-brain barrier. The issue I bring up is what if you have no neuro symptoms them you use a drug that break the brain barrier might that send the buggers on up as the move around. I think this may be a good question. j
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I don't know the answer to this but I had neuro symptoms that were interfering with my daily functioning and the Ceftin has helped.
I would say it is possible though. Seems anything is possible with this darn disease!
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I've got to bump this question back up as I think its too important for those 'without' Neuro problems. I mean do we have to face neuro symptoms as part of getting the lyme out- as it were?
This is an example where I think it would be helpful if members could ask their respective doctors if they have experienced this in any of their patients? How horrible would it be if when treating for lyme the ABx given force the lyme into the brain in a profound way?
To be frank after being on these boards for over 4 years I got to say that so many people come and go (some I'm sure for good reason) that its hard to get on going reports and actual new information from patients on issues like I bring up here. So while there is plenty of info on here I think we could use even more sometimes. thanks, j
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