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Topic: How long can someone be on Bicillin?

robi
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I was wondering how long a personm can be on bicillin?

PLease share your experiences with length and duration aof your bicillin treatment.

did you keep or lose the gains you made on bicillin once you stopped?

thanks,
robi

ps you can email: sciencerat1"at"yahoo.com if you would rather answer on private.

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groovy2
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hi Robi

I know of several people that have been on it
for 3 to 4 years with good results -Jay--

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Lymeorsomething
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Robi, have you made any progress with Bicillin? I know a few that are on it continuously with no side effects.

I was on it 2 months and liked the convenience of the injections over orals. However, it didn't seem to do much for me in that brief span.

I found it to be a very easy med though--easily tolerated and supposedly better on the gut than the daily orals...

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Larkspur
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I think my LLMD is planning on keeping me on it for about a year - I started last spring (3 shots per week)

It has helped me tremendously and I am now "functioning", but I have a very comprehensive alternative program too in addition to the bicillin injections

I have learned the hard way though that w/out the antibiotics, I am one sick lady!

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feelfit
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Bicillin should be taken for long periods. Its saturation is slow and takes a long time to build up in the system ti reach effectiveness.

I loved Bicillin.

Feelfit

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jenin98
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I have been on bicillin since day one, 15 months now. IT is a great drug for layering other drugs.
I took levaquin, zith, valtrex, flagyl with it, it was so easy for my doc to add/substract meds while on bicillin.
I have 2 lumps in my butt though, and every time I see my llmd, he has to take out the lumps with a needls, since the lumps is the bicillin all clumped up. I have taken up to 5 shots a week, but now I take 2 to 3 shots a week, with penicllin oral tabs.
very slow drug though

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