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Being that I'm a slender guy [5'10", 155 lbs.], what is the typical dosage of Doxy required, to rid ones self of Lyme? I saw where IGENEX protocol states 28 days for the term, but I was wondering what the dosage usually amounts to.
I haven't been diagnosed as yet, but I want to gather some facts, in case my symptoms/tests do prove it is Lyme.
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CaliforniaLyme
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To steal an old post of Trueblues- QUOTE: I think the doxy dose is 100mg per 50 pounds.
At 150ish (ok, on a good day) I'd need at least 300 mgs. (I think that would be low end.)
I believe Doxy is bacteriastatic at 200mg and bacteriacidal at higher doses.
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p.s. But different things work for different people- I was on 400 mg a day at 112 pounds!!! At 300 I would decline (but I was ultra-bad neuro Lyme, this was what I switched to after IV Rocephin-) So it depends on the person, too!!!!
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I was on 400 mg for 125 pounds.
My daughter is on 300 mg. for 100 pounds.
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I believe 400mg is the standard dose for lyme. That's what I am taking at 115 lbs
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lymednva
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Dr. B's guidelines say 300-600 mg/day, with no mention of weight.
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