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Topic: 11yo son + igenex. quest about meds

rndanni
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Member # 26856

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My son was prescribed zithro 250mg bid, minocin 50mg bid, and tindamax on sat/sun. I feel very overwhelmed b/c doc told me about increased intracranial pressure with mino and it seems like alot of meds at once. I also have lyme and I'm only on doxy 200mg bid since 6/10. Any thoughts/opinions?? thanks

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Pinelady
Frequent Contributor (5K+ posts)
Member # 18524

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It sounds like maybe he thinks he has chronic strep or something also.

It could be he feels he needs to work on that first...

I really don't know just guessing---

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unable to identify.Igenex Jan.09IFA titer 1:40 IND
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skigal
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Member # 7443

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How old is your son? You need to go slow with the meds..should start 1 med at a time to see how he reacts.

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jkmom
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Member # 14004

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My then 11 yo daughter was on the mino/zith combo for a while. I thought we were targeting bart, but I might be wrong. I wish that doctor had added tindamax because I feel we did not ever address the cyst form of Lyme.

My daughter started on tindamax recently and has had some positive steps on it without horrendous herxing like I expected.

It is a good idea to start one at a time so you know if there are any side effects.

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Lymetoo
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Member # 743

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Those dosages do not seem out of line with Lyme treatment.

Were you going to ask about Igenex testing???

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sixgoofykids
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That combo goes after all three forms of the borrelia at one time. It sounds good.

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kimmie
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Member # 25547

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My 9 year old takes 250mg of omnicef twice daily, 200mg of zith once daily and tindamax every Sat and Sun. I was concerned of the high doses for her, but she sees Dr J and he is the best. I have faith in him.

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