posted
Hi, I was on Amoxy for 8 months at 5 grams/day after my IV treatment. Are you taking Probenicid also? All the LLMDs strongly say you should in conjunction with plain Amoxy to keep it in your system longer(as compared to Augmentin XR which is a longer lasting form of Amoxy)
The oral ABX which has worked the best by far for me is Ketek, have you tried that yet? As for the little red dots , I had them for awhile when I was at 6 gms/day, just reduced my dose for a few days and they went away, never came back. Good luck on your health but I think you may need Tindimax or some other combo besides just Amoxy to get all the way back.
Posts: 44 | From Northeastern Wisconsin | Registered: Sep 2005
| IP: Logged |
Lyme x 9
Posts: 399 | From Texas | Registered: Apr 2005
| IP: Logged |
Nal
Frequent Contributor (1K+ posts)
Member # 6801
posted
I think eveyone is different. If your LLMD feels this is a good dose for you, then stick with it. I personally cant tolerate a large amount of antibiotics so I am actually on a childs dose of amoxycillin.
My LMD says its because I have a huge bacteria load and big amounts of meds make me way too sick.
Nancy
-------------------- Life is 10% what happens to you, 90% how you respond to it!
-Chuck Swindoll Posts: 1594 | From Colorado | Registered: Jan 2005
| IP: Logged |
posted
Hey there! I was just diagnosed a couple of months ago after almost 3 yrs. of symptoms! I'm pregnant and was when I first got tested, so the doc could only put me on Amoxicillin (spell?) for the duration of my pregnancy. Granted, when you are pregnant you can flare (I know I do!!), but I'm only on 500mg tid and I'm still having some flares... I know it's mostly to prevent my baby from getting this via the placenta, but I will have to go doxy or something else stronger, b/c it's not getting rid of it for sure!!!
Posts: 16 | From florida, USA | Registered: Apr 2005
| IP: Logged |
Aniek
Frequent Contributor (1K+ posts)
Member # 5374
posted
I have been on amoxy 1000 mg 3x a day for many months. During this period, I basically had a relapse.
My LLMD never thought the amoxy alone would get the lyme, she thought the lyme was gone and was targetting salmonella.
-------------------- "When there is pain, there are no words." - Toni Morrison Posts: 4711 | From Washington, DC | Registered: Mar 2004
| IP: Logged |
Michelle M
Frequent Contributor (1K+ posts)
Member # 7200
posted
3000 mg. a day of Amoxicillin (spread over three doses) + 500mg of Probenecid with each dose.
I believe this is in line with Dr. Burrascano's Guidelines.
Plus Biaxin XL 1000 mg/day.
I made a lot of progress last year on this, with various other things added to the Amoxy/Probenecid.
Michelle
Posts: 3193 | From Northern California | Registered: Apr 2005
| IP: Logged |
WildCondor
Unregistered
posted
What is going on with that tiny dose? Do you have a doctor? Doses are normally from 3,000- 16,000 mg per day of Amoxicillin. Are you on Probencid? Augmentin> with it?
IP: Logged |
Areneli
Frequent Contributor (1K+ posts)
Member # 6740
posted
I did experiment with Amoxy big time.
I had tinny little herx on dose 3 g/day. Later every weak I had increased the dose by a gram or two. Each time there was an additional herx. I went up to 27 g/day for a few weeks.
Still was not cured, although I am sure that many bugs had been killed and some improvement achieved.
Amoxy cannot kill anything other than spirochete so the Bb infection will go on.
Posts: 1538 | From Planet Earth | Registered: Jan 2005
| IP: Logged |
posted
wow 27 grams. That's like 54 pills of amoxi a day. Can you get to the point where you take too much of ABX ... can you immune system depend too much on ABXs if you take too much? just a question.
Best Wishes!
Posts: 187 | From Gaithersburg, Maryland | Registered: Feb 2006
| IP: Logged |
Areneli
Frequent Contributor (1K+ posts)
Member # 6740
posted
Amoxy is rather safe and complications are very rare and usually reversible when stopped.
Other ABx can be dangerous.
I have read a story of guy who took 36 g of Amoxy per day, so I am not the winner. Usually you are safe if you drink enough water.
Posts: 1538 | From Planet Earth | Registered: Jan 2005
| IP: Logged |
The Lyme Disease Network is a non-profit organization funded by individual donations. If you would like to support the Network and the LymeNet system of Web services, please send your donations to:
The
Lyme Disease Network of New Jersey 907 Pebble Creek Court,
Pennington,
NJ08534USA http://www.lymenet.org/
UBBFriend: Email this page to someone!
Printer-friendly view of this topic