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Topic: Mepron hard on kidneys or liver?

cozynana
LymeNet Contributor
Member # 34270

posted

My kidney and liver numbers are high. I just had blood work, ultrasound and x-ray.

I am waiting for results.

My DO wants me to start Mepron next and I wonder how hard it is on the Kidneys and Liver.

Anyone have experience with this?

Waiting to start Mepron until I get test results.

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atheana58
Member
Member # 33429

posted

Hi cozynana,
I have been on mepron,750x2, since July 26.
I just had my blood work done, which shows low wbc and high rdw. My iron saturation is low(10%0, and my ferritin levels are 3093.

It sure makes me scared being on these abx for so long. But what choice do we have.

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faithful777
Moderator
Member # 22872

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Any abx can raise your liver enzymes. You should be taking alpha lipoic acid, milk thistle as supplements. There are other detox supplements but I find these two help me out the most.

Low white count is a side effect of some coinfections.

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Faithful

Just sharing my experience, I am not a doctor.

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beaches
Frequent Contributor (1K+ posts)
Member # 38251

posted

But mepron isn't an abx. It's an antimalarial I thought. So not sure if it goes through the liver or kidneys.

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cozynana
LymeNet Contributor
Member # 34270

posted

What is lipoic acid and what does it do? I cannot take milk thistle for some reason,

makes me very sick. I have tried it multiple times thinking each time it might work.

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