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jersey321
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I've been on IV Rocephin for 4 weeks (2 gm daily) and I got a call the other day from someone at my docs office saying my white blood cell count was low and told me to start taking Echinacea 4 days on and 3 days off.

Is this a typical side effect of rocecphin? Is echinacea an adequate plan of action to boost white blood cell count?
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Rianna
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My WBC went way low and my LFT went sky high from week 4-8. I was told to ensure I took Actigall and the rest would sort itself out on its own and it did.

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Jersey,

My husband's WBC count also dropped after a couple of weeks on Rocephin. LLMD recommended Oceana brand shark liver oil. There's a recent thread with recommendations for other brands as well:

http://tinyurl.com/av689o


Of course, follow your own LLMD's advice, but this may be something to ask about.

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My white blood cell count fell dangerously low on rocephin, and my llmd finally switched me to doxy.
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