This is just background reading from the manufacturer to show you children as young as 1 month old have been given Mepron.

But as you said, only Dr. Jones has the perfect answer for your kids.

The site is below:

You have to scroll down to the MEPRON heading in blue; click on that; enlarge your screen.

It's very long, but scroll through the info & you'll see a chart where children have been given Mepron 10 mg/kg of body weight or 30 mg/kilogram of body weight.

http://www.antibiotic-consult.com/secure/aaa.htm

The actual dosage instructions begin at age 13 and up.

I'm really glad you're on the look-out for Babesiosis. I was treated for about one-year before I got to take Mepron. My symptoms were shortness of breath & fine tremor of head; bad neuro problems.

Mepron made me a "mean mommie." It goes to the brain & can cause depression & insomnia.

Here's a site where Dr. B. talks about Babs.
http://www.angelfire.com/ny/lymedisease/fdn.html

Again, you'll have to scroll down to the Babs part.

paraphrased:
At least 90% of his chronic patients tested positive for Babs. It causes brain dysfunction & headaches.

1. Much more common than originally thought
2. High fever is rare
3. becomes chronic when Lyme is chronic

My Babs was just a simmering case----right under the radar.

Pediatrics is such a whole different ballgame when it comes to dosing meds, but I've seen moms on this board give Mepron to their kids.

Hope this helps a little. Best wishes.
Take Care,
Jan

P.S. Sorry -----just saw your earlier post. One pound of weight is 2.2 kilograms.

Here's a conversion site: Click on the weight conversion icon at the left.

http://www.metric-conversions.org/weight/kilograms-to-pounds.htm

[This message has been edited by RECIPEGIRL (edited 24 August 2004).]

I only got through 2 bottles of Mepron. Later, I may have to do more, but for me, my nerves needed a break (neuritis).

The LLMD didn't think I needed more at this time. The first bottle was pretty easy to get through; the 2nd bottle was definitely getting harder to take; by the third bottle I was a blooming nut case.

I'm sure many will take issue with what he told me, but he said if you can tolerate the Mepron you probably need it & it's working for you.

When it becomes impossible to take because of neuritis/depression-----it's time to stop. (He says because the Babs are probably gone!) I'm sure every patient is different.

Probably, Dr. Jones prescribes on a case-by-case basis because you have to be so careful with children's meds.

KJ from Houston on the board has given at least l of her kids Mepron. Maybe she might have some pointers for you. Her e-mail appears on her profile; it's [email protected]

I would hate to give you mis-information, but I probably would not go by those charts.

Hope this helps. Let me know if I can help further.
Take Care,
Jan