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Topic: Zythro 250 twice a day vs 500 once? and what time?

Kudzuslipper
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Hi Again...sorry for all the drug questions lately... dr's are already gone for the weekend.

When I was on Zythro before it was 2 250mg tablets a day...I took that as meaning twice a day.

My new script is for 500mg once a day. Is that ok? and what time of day do you think it would be best...morning or right before bed?

I would say bed so I could take all the other supps in the am, but I am still taking doxy twice a day so that wrecks that theory...

could the zyth have any effect on sleeping either good or bad?

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Hoops123
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Hi - I have always taking zith twice a day. Once in AM and once around dinner time.

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bcb1200
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I think once is better. I take my 500 mg in the am.

Zith has an absurdly long half life. Days and days. So taking it once / day means you will still have plenty in your system 24 hours later.

I think the big spike of 500 is worth it, rather than a low, steady 250

[ 10-14-2011, 02:35 PM: Message edited by: bcb1200 ]

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baileypup
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I was taking 600 mg. once a day per my llmd. I agree that it has a really long half life.

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JAC
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Kslipper I am on that as well. Take with something in your stomach and not the same times as other antibiotic. I was taking hydroxycloroquine at bed with it and would get bad stomach pain. Now I split them up so as not to have pain.

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Kramberry
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Since it has a long life why do we need to take it daily? Can we take it alternate days?

Im prescribed 500mg daily

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JAC
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Kramberry when I was herxing I called someone w/ ilads and they told me to cut back to half on the days I was really sick.

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