lyme in Putnam
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did tindamax cause depression in anyone? It's only my third day and wondering. On antipressants and xanax. Doing iv rocephin/oral zithro and tindamax 5 days on, 5 days off tindamax.
Thanks much. feel well.
-------------------- He took u to it, He'll you through Posts: 2837 | From NE. | Registered: Apr 2007
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Yes. Big yes. My LLMD actually switched my meds after hearing about my reaction to Tindamax.
Posts: 398 | From By the Salish Sea | Registered: Dec 2008
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ohhh yes! Tindamx made me cry and be depressed, I hated the stuff.
I started to feel better on day 5 off and once I went back on it started all over again. Not fun.
I refused any antidepressants. I knew it was from the medicine and I rode it out, but that's just me.
-------------------- Bart Henslea 1976 Fibro/CFS/arthritis 2004 Lyme diagnosed 2007 3 1/2 years treatment with oral combos, Cowden, IV roc. BW herbs. Off all abx in 12/10. Feeling good. Posts: 647 | From NY | Registered: Dec 2007
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joalo
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Yes!! I've been pretty weepy the last few days. I'm only pulsing it on the weekends.
I don't want to be around anyone. I wonder if I could fit (hide) under my bed...
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canefan17
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Tindamax = flagyl?
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canefan, Pretty much. Tindi is suppose to not be as harsh. I find the same symptoms with both.
-------------------- Bart Henslea 1976 Fibro/CFS/arthritis 2004 Lyme diagnosed 2007 3 1/2 years treatment with oral combos, Cowden, IV roc. BW herbs. Off all abx in 12/10. Feeling good. Posts: 647 | From NY | Registered: Dec 2007
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Hey I'm taking 1500 mg tindamax, 1000mg ceftin, 500mg zithromax. I guess my LLMD wasn't at that conference.
I also take wormwood, vitamin D3, a multivitamin and a ton of probiotics.
I'm a new Lymie, just diagnosed 3 months ago. I'm trying to learn as much as possible. Because as we all know, knowledge is power!!!!
I don't totally understand the cyst buster thing. But I was told to pulse my wormwood (aritmisinin). I guess this is part of cyst busting?
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I am taking the 1500 mg of Tindamax too per day. Only pulsed for 3 days a week. It is making me very nauseated but not depressed.
Posts: 476 | From Columbus, Ohio | Registered: Aug 2007
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I've taken 500mg Tindamax BID (along with other antibiotics concurrently, Minocycline 100mg and Omnicef 300mg, BID. This is a protocol of my own invention, so please talk to your own physicians before trying it. As far as I know, it is not a standard ILADS combination.) for a total of 1000mg daily and had no adverse effects emotionally that I can attribute to it.
If you are already on antidepressants and anti anxiety medicine be careful though, since any effective treatment can make you feel "worse" overall physically or emotionally due to the herx effect.
Tindamax is an excellent drug and I believe is a great cornerstone of Lyme treatment. It is one of the few antibiotics able to deal with cystic and cell wall deficient forms, has a lot of anecdotal evidence to work on bacterial and possibly protzoan coinfections, and is WAY easier to tolerate than Flagyl. The only downside is its cost, I've found. Of course, it is a strong medicine and those sensitive could always have a bad reaction to anything!
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