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Hi, I am on 1 gr Rocephine IV a day, I know usually the dosage is 2 gr, I am scared to ask this question, but does it make sense to have only 1gr, will it kill anything?
thank you
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I'm not sure if 1 gm will do anything, but I will let you know that I'm on 2 grams 2x's a day. I don't know if the Dr's do it by weight, but I have a few extra pounds so that could be why....lol I don't know!
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ehr, I am not obese but I am no lightweight either. I am really worried now, though I definitly had some herxing, i am worried all this was mostly bacteriostatic....
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hey babe, are you scared to question your doctor? I just wanted to say, DONT EVER be afraid to state something like that to your doctor!
I know its SO hard to do that, but it is so important to your health to question things that you think are valid to question! I have been to 20 doctors trying to figure out what was wrong with me, and now after all that and a final diagnosis of lyme, i have worked up the courage to question them. You should ask your doctor about this.
Also, I am a 105 pound girl who is 5'6". I am thin thin thin, and I am on rocephin 2mg 2 times a day. I do fine, but all people are different.
The first 2 weeks of my treatment I was on 2mg Rocephin, 1 time a day. So you could say I eased into it?
Each person is different, but this is something worth talking to your doctor about. The standard treatment from my doctor in FL is 2mg, 2x a day. and I hear most people are on atleast a minimum of 2 mg.
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4 gr per day seems huge, how do you not develop gallbladder stones?
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Rianna
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4 gr per day seems huge, how do you not develop gallbladder stones?
I was on 2gms twice per day so 4 grms per day four days per week Mon-thurs. You MUST take Actigal 2 pills 3 times per day to stop billary sludging - I was on 4 gms for nearly 5 months.
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Just like Rianna said, but I'm on Urso 250 mg 2x's a day to prevent gall stones etc.
As far as the cost goes, I cannot tell ya my insurance pays for it. I'm sure someone here would know, gl!
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Actigall was not given to me on the basis that such drugs "don't work", obviously it must work if you are on 4 gr a day with no stones. My dr knows little about the disease, it's like this in Europe and we have to do the best we can with what we have, unfortunatly. I have a short course of Rocephine, ending soon, after that I am left to my own divices. I was hoping to give it a bit of a bashing with the Rocephine.
Thank you for your answers
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1 gram is usually the test dose to make sur eyou dont have an allergy to it. The usual starting dose is 2 grams/day and it is usually increased to 4 grams/day plus a macrolide such as Biaxin, plus flagyl.
Your dose is tiny. You can use Claforan instead if you have GB issues.
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Also, Actigall is also used to prevent GB problems. If you pulse 4g/day its easier on the GI system.
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