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Does everyone take mepron 3wks. on and one week off? What happens if you take it straight through with no breaks? Thanks
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Tincup
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A number of doctors are moving to that schedule due, in part to, the herx factor.
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I have never gotten a break at the 3 week mark, with either of my doctors that have prescribed it. In fact, when I did try to go off of it prematurely, symptoms returned quickly. I am afraid I was building resistance to it by trying to go off of it before I was ready.
I have been on for about 7 months straight now.
I wish I could go off at 3 weeks just to reboot my brain! But the brain symptoms have gotten much better with time so I think it is working.
Good luck.
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I wonder if the logic behind the break is not to trick the protozoans into thinking "we've stopped" and then zapping them again after a break of a week. Ask your doc why the break; he will tell you the current thinking.
When I first took in 2004, I took it 7 months straight with no breaks and I got better. I don't recall herxing on Mepron, it was the zithromax that nailed me!!!
After that initial time I relapsed and went back on Mepron and zith for an additional 4 months straight, and did much better the 2nd time.
However, I hate to tell you this, but when I was re-tested after the 2nd time, my Igenex test was still posistive for B. microti......so another 6 months - this time with Malarone and Ketek (which was a good drug for me; I had no probs)
Best of luck on your Babs journey!!!!!!!
Gail
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Hi All -
I do Not think Babs meds should be pulsed -
Even short breaks -1 day -- can cause bad effects --
I considered the idea of taking a break form meds to let the bugs come out of hiding and then zap them--
Threw my treatment I have had to stop taking mepron because of supply problems --
EVERY Time I stopped meds for even one or 2 days I would relapse and Loose Much progress - Months of progress - poof gone --
The closest I have come to Dying threw this whole treatment was the first time I had to stop Mepron --
I thought I was going to Die any second - ALL of my symptoms SPIKED in 2 days -- Lasted 2 weeks till I got more meds -
Several times I thought I had died - and it would have been OK with me -- It was that scary --
I am NEVER going to put myself threw that again -EVER --
I was to sick to do it -- but I thought about robbing a pharmacy to keep myself from dying -
Babs in not just Any bug -- its a Super Bug and HAS to be treated as such --
Do your self a favor and take your BABS meds Every day -- Jay --
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