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yanivnaced
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hi my wife's pretty much been in remission for a few months now. Stopped all abx around the start of this year.

she went to see her regular doctor for a possible UTI this morning and was prescribed 5 days of levaquin (1 pill each day for 5 days).


Is she playing with fire by doing this? Will it trigger relapse? She just took her first pill.
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CD57
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not necessarily. just see how it goes.

how did your wife get to remission? did you post her over in success stories?
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She did about 6 months of abx last year. She was diagnosed relatively soon after feeling sick, about 3 months.

The abx wasn't making her feel any better. So she stopped abx early January we found a ND specializing in Lyme. She's been on herbs since Jan, after waxing and waning, all her symptoms pretty much went away about 3 months ago. She'll still be on herbs full dose for another 9 months or so to really be sure.
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Hi,

She probley already knows this, but Levaquin should be taken on an empty stomach.

Nothing 2 hours before or after taking it.

It can bind itself to other things, even caffine and will be less effective.

Good luck.

Autumnday

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Well--she should be educated about

the potential risks of the drug, just in case she

does experience any Lyme-like sx subsequent to taking it

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5 days isn't that long a course, though...so she may very well be fine
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