posted
last two visits to LLMD he has talked about babs tx. (I think malerone, maybe mepron? one or the other)
this last time he said if I go on it, I can't take the doxy with it. everytime I reduce my doxy, or even take the generic brand, I get fevers and sweats until I go back on it
I am on rifampin, doxy, and biaxin. i am also afraid to go off the rifampin because of the bart.
this past visit he had me go up to 300 on the doxy and I added artemesia
he assures me that the biaxin is chipping away at the babs anyway, but I probably need to treat it more aggressively. and I dont want to lose ground with the lyme or bart
what else goes with mapron or malerone?
Posts: 615 | From maryland | Registered: Oct 2007
| IP: Logged |
posted
ok, then maybe its the rifampin or the doxy, i would have to go off one of them
Posts: 615 | From maryland | Registered: Oct 2007
| IP: Logged |
quote:Originally posted by roro: it looks like from your combo, the rifampin goes with malerone, but not with the doxy
Actually, I did take mino with the rifampin and malarone ..... I don't know whether doxy is that much different from mino, so I don't know why it also wouldn't work. I think the doxy would work with the rifampin and malarone.
There might be some other reason he doesn't want you on all of them together ... I don't think there's an interaction.
-------------------- sixgoofykids.blogspot.com Posts: 13449 | From Ohio | Registered: Feb 2007
| IP: Logged |
lymednva
Frequent Contributor (1K+ posts)
Member # 9098
posted
I have been taking doxy, biaxin, mepron, plus a bunch of other stuff since August and am feeling like it's making a difference.
Been on doxy a year, and about to stop it, after discussion with LLMD. Told him I'm tired of having to avoid dairy at breakfast and dinner, while also trying to eat high fat meals!
-------------------- Lymednva Posts: 2407 | From over the river and through the woods | Registered: Apr 2006
| IP: Logged |
Dawn in VA
Frequent Contributor (1K+ posts)
Member # 9693
posted
Roro, you said:
"t looks like from your combo, the rifampin goes with malerone, but not with doxy. the mepron goes with doxy, but not with rifampin."
Keep in mind that mepron is one of the 2 drugs in malarone.
-------------------- (The ole disclaimer: I'm not a doctor.) Posts: 1349 | From VA | Registered: Jul 2006
| IP: Logged |
posted
Whew...thanks six...wish me luck. I am starting out low 100 twice a day...then I will try to take more.
Posts: 422 | From CT | Registered: Oct 2007
| IP: Logged |
posted
then if malerone contains mepron, then it must be safe to take both coxy and rifampin
Posts: 615 | From maryland | Registered: Oct 2007
| IP: Logged |
quote:Originally posted by roro: then if malerone contains mepron, then it must be safe to take both coxy and rifampin
At Drugs.com it says it increases the metabolism of Biaxin.
It also says this:
quote:Other Interactions: When the two drugs were taken concomitantly, decreased concentrations of atovaquone and increased concentrations of Rifampin were observed.
-------------------- sixgoofykids.blogspot.com Posts: 13449 | From Ohio | Registered: Feb 2007
| IP: Logged |
posted
i just remembered, plaquenil was one of the ones he was thinking of putting me on.
Posts: 615 | From maryland | Registered: Oct 2007
| IP: Logged |
groovy2
Frequent Contributor (1K+ posts)
Member # 6304
posted
Hi All-
On LN last week someone wrote in a post about the same question --
They said that they called the pharmacy and they said not to take Doxi with mepron-
Thats the first time I have heard that about taking Doxi and Mepron together -
I will look and see if I can find the post again-- Jay --
Posts: 2999 | From Austin tx USA | Registered: Oct 2004
| IP: Logged |
posted
Jay, you are correct. I asked my LLMD about it and he said he has had good results on that combo, so he still uses it, but you are correct.
Roro, I take Plaquenil. It is anti-malarial, a cyst-buster, and helps the abx work better. I've been on it about my whole treatment.
Posts: 13449 | From Ohio | Registered: Feb 2007
| 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