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I have been on Doxy 200mg a day for almost 4 weeks.
I haven't really noticed any difference in my symptoms. Only one or two days did I feel particularly bad after taking it. I am not sure what caused that, but I am sitting here feeling the same as I had before I started it.
I am seeing no change for better or worse. Is this normal?
Not having a Herx is REALLY putting my doubts even higher as to what my DX is.....
Does is take longer to herx, or should I have already started to??
I see my LLMD on Wednesday and I will discuss with him, I just though someone might have some advice as to what my next step should be.
100mg doxy 2 times a day 2 ounces of Mona Vie daily (has done NOTHING)
I have tried homeopathy (which I would like to try again) Theta Healing Marshall Protocol (Mino & Benicar) Vibrational healing Many other alt therapies that may make people think I am nuts!! and Now the Doxy
Nothing even TOUCHES my symptoms.....I have felt the exact same for over a year...no changes with anything I do.
I know it takes time, but being in bed for a year.... and 9 of those MONTHS completely bedridden and dependent on help. I am starting to wonder if I will ever get better at ALL.
I know its sounds like I am always complaining,,...I am just lost and confused and honestly don't know what to do somedays. I don't have a lot of family support and my fiance , well he doesn't know what to do anymore....he is also worn out from doing EVERYTHNG and now we believe he also has lyme...How WONDERFUL!!!
Thanks for reading.....
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I took Doxy 200 mg/day for the first ten days and felt better and my rash went away. Then I switched to Doxy 400 mg/day and felt awful for about 5 weeks - then I felt alot better. My LD was diagnosed relatively early - only about 5 weeks after my tick bite.
Don't know if this helps you any. BTW I went on to do Ceftin, Zith and Flagyl (generic when possible) and I believe that I'm cured. I've been off abx since Spring 2005 and life is pretty normal for me.
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That is a low dose of doxy for treating Lyme.
Also, I had no help from doxy either. Not every drug that is good for some is good for others. Maybe it's time to try something different, or to go with a stronger dose.
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Daise...what do you mean by Another nasty???
No this is not more MP stuff, I have stopped the MP in April first week of May. Although I have considered going back on it.
I am on such a low dose because my LLMD was worried about my heart. I was having horrible tachycardia while on the MP on 100mg of mino. He didnt want to put me on a high dose of DOXY and than my heart go nuts. I also realize now that the Benicar was helping my immune system see the pathogens and that is WHY I was herxing so badly and feeling so ill on the MP.
I am on this low dose per my LLMD....
I go to my LLMD on Wed and I am going to speak with him.
I dont understand why 100 or 200mg wont work....does anyone know why???
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You have to take Higher dose Doxi - 400 to 600mg spread threw day -
200mg just makes germs Mad -Jay-
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I took 200 mg/day for a month after my bite, and developed
encephalitis (which I still have, one year later) during that
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DBourne - you asked what the Rx were for the abx. Here's a synopsis of my treatment history:
Antibiotics:
Adoxa: (Doxycycline) 200 mg per day (91/2 days) Adoxa: (Doxycycline) 400 mg per day (56 days) 66 days total
Cefuroxime 1000 mg per day (91/2 days) Then stopped for a 8 days and started again Cefuroxime 1000 mg per day (421/2 days) 52 days total
Zithromax 250 mg per day (12 days) Zithromax 500 mg per day (23 days) 35 days total
Metronidazol increasing dosage (9 days) Metronidazol 750 mg (30 days) 40 days total
Antifungal treatment:
Fluconazole: 200 mg, Nystatin: intermittently -then regularly (4 tabs 3 times per day) along with Solaray Yeast-Cleanse which has caprylic acid, garlic, tea tree oil, pau d'arco, and other yeast fighting elements. Also during that time I regularly took acidopholus (both refrigerated and Primal Defense) as well as a number of other supplements including but not limited to: multi-vitamins, Vit. C, Vit. B complex, calcium citrate, magnesium malate, evening primrose oil, gingko, alpha lipoleic acid, CoEnzyme Q10. I tried a course of oil of oregano too.
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Do not compare what happened to you on Mino to what might happen to you on Doxy - although they are related, they are also quite different.
50 mg of Mino was hard for me to handle and I stopped - this after taking 400 mg of Doxy plus Tindamax and being able to handle that.
I could take regular Biaxin but time-release Biaxin had my heart racing wildy.
The ideal for Doxy in 200mg 3 times a day; however I have done well on 200 mg twice a day plus Tindamax 3 days a week. This minmum of 200 mg twice a day actually made a huge difference as opposed to when I only had 100 mg twice a day.
ESG
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