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triathletelymie
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Which oral antibiotics are used to cross the blood-brain barrier?

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? date of bite/no rash
10/09 symptoms, 4/10 diagnosed, after 6 mos. ER visits, tons of docs/tests
CDC+ 23/39/41/45/58/66/93
currently on oral plaquenil, doryx, rifampin, pyrazinamide, nystatin, numerous supplements
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Elizabeth S.
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I know Doxycycline is one of them...
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sammy
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Zithromax and Biaxin for sure.
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i think biaxin and flagyl

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If you do a search of this website, you will find a thread that answers this question.

A list was posted here. Just do a search.
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Roxithromycin although not available in the US you can order it online (w/script).

I just started to take it [Smile]
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minocycline
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Zith cleared my brain up a BUNCH in 3mo. Rifampin is getting in there and clearing my son's, but much, much more slowly. At this rate, I'm guessing he'll need at least another year of it, putting the total to 18mo.
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triathletelymie
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Up

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? date of bite/no rash
10/09 symptoms, 4/10 diagnosed, after 6 mos. ER visits, tons of docs/tests
CDC+ 23/39/41/45/58/66/93
currently on oral plaquenil, doryx, rifampin, pyrazinamide, nystatin, numerous supplements
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IckyTicky
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Minocycline is what I'm taking to cross BBB. It's suppose to be stronger than Doxy, yet not cause as bad sun rash that doxy gives me.

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IGG: 31+, 39IND, 41+
Also positive for Mycoplasma Pneumoniae and RMSF.
Whole family of 5 dx with Lyme.
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I was given Minocycline as well. One possible draw back, according to my doc, is that it has an anti-inflammatory quality that can mask other inflammatory neurological conditions (MS, for example).
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minocycline, doxy, levaquin, rifampin, flagyl, tindamax, biaxin, ? high dose amox, ceftin, azithromycin (not in CSF but penetrates brain tissue)

My Doc says omnicef too...I could not verify that online anywhere.

Those are the only ones that come to mind, msy be more
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triathletelymie
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? date of bite/no rash
10/09 symptoms, 4/10 diagnosed, after 6 mos. ER visits, tons of docs/tests
CDC+ 23/39/41/45/58/66/93
currently on oral plaquenil, doryx, rifampin, pyrazinamide, nystatin, numerous supplements
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