Omnicef and lyme disease

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Avatar f tn We visited a child Neurologist last week and he immediatly said that our son did not have lyme disease since lyme disease was not in the state of GA. He also looked at our sons MRI results and said that he did not see any of the white spots that the 2 radiologists had seen. The office performed an EEG test on our son that day and we are suppoed to find the results out next Monday.
Avatar f tn -- Biaxin (clartihromycin) and Omnicef (cefdinir) for Lyme. However, I have seen references in various places online to Flagyl being used against babesia. If you search "babesiosis flagyl" you'll find what I did. Take care!
Avatar f tn s different for everyone, esp. if you also have co-infections with Lyme. Theoretically, the sooner you get diagnosed and treated, the shorter the course of treatment, but it doesn't always work that way. LLMDs (Lyme Literate MDs) treat until symptoms resolve and tests clear, and that varies for everyone. Can be up to 18 months or so, but can also be shorter time. Were you diagnosed with any coinfections, and how long does your MD propose to treat?
Avatar f tn I am on everything except the Cefidinir(Omnicef) bc she is adding that after we add the Septra and sees if it is well tolerated.
Avatar f tn In the meantime I was out of meds and now I am having sciatica, migraines, and tingling feet, and just overall very moody. Just annoying. So now new one is Amoxicillin and Biaxin so far I am tolerating it fine. I notice this Lymes affects my moods sometimes and I seem much more grouchy and tired than usual.
Avatar m tn I was only on two antibiotics at the same time, and didn't have the kind of discomfort you report. Ask your doc what can be done, whether other treatments would be less problematic, etc. Also I would NOT take any herbals or medicinals or anything in that frame of reference UNLESS your Lyme doc okays it as to what meds/supplements you take at what doses for how long. Herbs and pharmaceuticals are all just chemicals, and mixing them without a doc's okay is just asking for trouble.
Avatar f tn I had tinutitis before I knew I had Lyme and co's. Then when I started going to an LLMD, she said that it was from BARTONELLA. It just kind of went away when I started rifampin.
Avatar f tn Mepron/atovaquone and Zithromax/azithromycin for Babesiosis first, then when that was extinct, Biaxin/clarithromycin and Omnicef/cefidnir for Lyme. Took 15 months, start to finish. Overt symptoms had been few, mainly tiredness but not the crushing fatigue others of us have had. Tests were initially run on the family only at my stubborn insistence, and I was dead-dog sick with the same things, Lyme and Babesiosis. Go figure.
Avatar f tn My sodium level was low and my white blood count and granulocytes were very high and my lymphocytes were low. The Dr. put me on Omnicef for 10 days. I went back to the doctor a few days ago, and everything else turned out normal except now I had high Calcium and High Total Blood Protein. My Total Protein was 10.6. I am worried about the possibility of a Parathyroid Tumor with Cancer or something serious.
Avatar f tn I currently live on the eastern shore of MD and lyme is common here so my concern of Lyme was taken seriously. I was told it is still safe to breastfeed though there is some conflicting info on the Internet. I was given a prescription for Omnicef 300 Mg twice per day for 10 days and am to start it pending my test results. I am actually planning to start it tonight without waiting for results. My questions are does this sound like Lyme? What are the chances the blood test will be positive?
280418 tn?1306325910 I wish I could tell you. I have been through several years of several different treatments and after a couple weeks off the treatment my symptoms always return. sometimes even worse because of the rebound affect. What type of treatment are you getting? What symptoms of Lyme have you experienced?
Avatar f tn wughead My LLMD would say that you have lyme specific bands and if you were having symptoms of lyme disease, he would treat you. He says that antibiotics help like 97% of people with specific bands for lyme with symptoms. Do you have a lot of neurological symptoms??
Avatar f tn clarithromycin) and Omnicef (gen: cefdinir), and then switched to Zithromax (gen: azithromycin) and Flagyl (gen: metronidazole). As I recall, the switch in meds was because I was having a bad reaction to treatment, but it may have been that the doc didn't realize my problem was the probiotic I was taking and not the antibiotics. I don't know. So ..
Avatar f tn I had a bad case of lyme and finaly saw a LLMD who put me on Tetracycline and I felt worst before I got better. My Herx was so bad I called the doctor and complained and accused her of making me more sick. She told me "good the medicine is working, don't stop it, if you want to have your life back keep taking it" So I listened to her and I am glad I did cause a few weeks later I was feeling better. Stick to it. It will get better.
Avatar f tn My LLMD is changing my antibiotic treatment to Omnicef and Biaxin for 3 more months. Mainly because he believes Flagyl was responsible for my hormone imbalance and I wasn't able to keep it down since I got the flu. Has anyone been treated with this combination? It's the first time I have hear about it, but I have taken these before for other infections and did just fine. I am hopeful since my CD57 has gone up from 23 to 56. However, my IgM results show more Lyme.
Avatar n tn Hello my 12 year old was taking omnicef for a ear infection and 10 days into it she got hives all over her body and they come and go and really ichy do you think it's from the Omnicef?
Avatar m tn Has anyone experienced this or have any advice? The reflux and sore throat are worse than my lyme symptoms and I need to get it under control so I can finish my lyme treatment. I'm afraid I may develop a permanent reflux condition.
147426 tn?1317265632 Does this mean there is no DNA for Lyme, but you still carry the spirockete that causes Lyme disease and you will never get rig off it? I was tested for lyme twice having these results: Lyme Western Blot Results for first one =0.67; for second one= 0.15 (Negative results) Do you have any idea why the number went down? I have many symptoms, and I asked my infectious disease doctor why he does not prescribe me antibiotic, if there is a probability of infection.
Avatar f tn Considerations for dysmyelinating etiology such as adrenoleukodystrophy should be considered as well as lyme disease, and multiple sclerosis and potentially secondary demyelinating disease. Pediatric neurological consult is suggested. The following week a child neurologist performed an "EEG test" on my son and the results came back: "Abnormal" slow frequency on right side sharp/ slow waves in the same location epileptic tendencies shown More seizures may occur The DR.
Avatar f tn Wags: I have over 20 lesions on my brain and that's not a typo! Mine are small and scattered throughout my brain. The first thing the neuro asked me was "have you had lyme disease"! They ran every test under the sun and everything including the LP came back normal (thank goodness I guess). Anyhow, it also did not show Lyme disease. I was then tested at Igenex and came back positive for lyme and erlichosis.
Avatar f tn So, after a massive setback starting on Memorial Day, I am now on Rocephin shots and Rifampin. Getting the Rocephin shots was a royal pain, with my insurance company's mistakes resulting in weeks of delays. I couldn't believe it when one infusion pharmacy rep (at a major Bay Area health system) completely changed her tone of voice when I answered "Lyme Disease" to her question of the diagnosis.
Avatar f tn the tests to determine this was an ELISHA TEST and a WESTERN BLOT TEST. same tests used for HIV. could it be at all possible that I could have HIV and not Lyme disease and they were diagnosed wrong? Im freaking out and very worried.
Avatar f tn Thanks for the help, but I got some bad news today (in my perspective), I went to an ID doctor and he says that the other doctors were wrong and I don't have Lyme Disease, and he doesn't know what I have. He said that I was positive for IgM antibodies , but not the right ones that indicate Lyme. I really don't know. He thinks I might have a rheumatic problem. If anyone has any ideas I'm welcome to any opinions.
Avatar f tn In your situation, I would take my child to a Lyme specialist for diagnosis and treatment *now*. Infectious disease MDs are, sadly, some of the docs most resistant to the idea of Lyme as something to be taken seriously. You might take your daughter back to the doc at Emory who at least considered the possibility of Lyme or ask him/her for a referral to a Lyme-friendly doc.