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Topic: positive anaplasmosis - treatment ?

canaanbites
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I recently tested positive for anaplasmosis (through LabCorps), which I believe is either the same as ehrlichiosis or similar. My LLMD said she would normally put me on doxy for this but instead, since it is summer and I am in the sun a lot, she is putting me on Mepron/Zith.

I have never heard of Mepron/Zith as treatment for anything other than babesia. I was treated with Mepron and Biaxin several years ago when first diagnosed with lyme and coinfections. (My insurance co. wouldn't pay for more than 6 days of zith). So, I am trying to figure out why my LLMD chose this treatment...

I am wondering that since I tested positive for anaplasmosis, that maybe she is covering all bases by treating the babs too? It is certainly possible that I still have babs.

I did not have a pleasant experience on Mepron, to say the least....I actually told myself I would never go on it again! But, now I am second guessing, thinking that I should try it for a month and see how it goes with the zithromax. I have much more support now (divorced from a very controlling, anti-lyme treatment man) and I don't have to hide my treatment and pretend to feel great when I feel at my worst.

What do you think?

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seibertneurolyme
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Member # 6416

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My guess is that your doc decided to wait til cooler weather to treat the anaplasma and is treating you for babesia now.

Standard treatment for anaplasma is doxy -- although some docs think mino works also. For tough cases a combo of doxy and rifampin is used.

Bea Seibert

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canaanbites
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Member # 32852

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Thanks for the replies. I am not excited about tackling the Mepron again. I am actually very nervous. I am afraid of what it may do to my mood (which is already really bad). I am afraid of being stuck on the couch for the rest of the summer, which is so impossible, as we all know, when we have children...

THanks for listening [Smile]

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