From what I understand, Flagyl breaks up cysts where the spirochetes can hide. So it's an important antibiotic to take. My doctor has never asked me to take it more than three days in a row. I usually take it weekends and do other abx weekdays. Good luck!

For Lyme Flagyl is usually used along with another antibiotic. The Flagyl gets the bacteria out of hiding, and then the OTHER antibiotic kills them. That is the theory at least.

Once you've been on flagyl a while, your stomach will probably get used to it, and then you should be able to take more on an empty stomach.

I just stopped taking zithromiacin that did not seem to be helping me enough.

I called the nurse and she told me to stop taking the flagyl for a few days until the herx subsides then start again with 1/4 tablet a day etc.

I haven't had much of a herx on any of the meds I have tried so far so this threw me off a little.

Thanks for all of the input!

I ended up in the ER with a shot to break down the alcohol. The ER called my LLMD who said, "she knows better than that". I didnt get much sympathy.

The herxes have been long, but not terribly bad. I did other abx combinations for the first 10 months so the lyme load was lessened before starting on this powerful combo.

My llmd says you can stay on flagyl for up to six months if you continue to make steady progress. He also says the herxes can last weeks. This is true in my case.

It's really working great for me getting rid of a lot of symptoms and improving everything. I'm thrilled and feeling better than I have in years!

Definitely avoid alcohol and get on a good yeast program.

Started with 3 days IV 500 mg (I have stomach problems)to test for allergies (am allergic to almost every abx these days) the first week. Managed ok.

Second week did 4 days and felt so bad that I had to stop taking it everyday, couldn't even drive home from the hosp. Has also introduced Zitro every other day. Third week introduced flucanazole/daily as well.

The original idea was to take all 3 for 10 days then break from metronidazole for 7 and continue with the other 2.

Now changed protocol to IV metronidazole every other day and continue with flucanazole/daily and zithro/every other day opposite IV. Seems to be working out ok so far.

Also taking Mg, probiotics,selenium, coQ 10, and the list goes on.