zithromax for lyme disease

Audrey, Sorry to hear what you've been through, but your spirit sounds strong, esp. your PS above. Ha. I've read your other postings today, and you've been through a lot with your son's Lyme already, so you are (unfortunately) well prepared to deal with your situation, compared to where most people begin. Are you seeing an LLMD? It sounds like you may not be. As you may already know from your son's experience, neurologists are not believers.

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.

im suffering from chronic lyme right now and we think ive bee undiagnosed for a solid 5-6 years. my doc put me on zithromax too, as well as doxycycline and tindamax for anitbiotics. with such high doses of antibiotics you more than likely will herx.. which is a pretty sucky good thing ya kno. but one thing i noticed that helped was my doc also put me on cholestyramine. its a cholesterol lowering medicine but in the case of lymes it acts as a binding agent.

If this is true, it is significant that some physicians follow a protocol for treating Lyme disease that allows just two to six weeks of antibiotic therapy. Based on the above scenario this may be inadequate. "If either of the above examples are true, this may mean that physicians who are acting in good faith by using conservative treatment protocols may actually be prolonging and thus complicating Lyme infection in their patients. However, much of this theory is speculative.

( ,CDC recommended,---- a test that has led to many people never getting treated for Lyme disease when they actually have it. That test is wrong almost as many times as correct. That issue has been discussed here many times. Use your search function to find them.

Hi All, My husband wrote the previous post regarding myself with possible lyme's disease. Here are all my symptoms: headaches, joint aches, swollen lymph nodes in neck, ear pain in and behind ear, jaw pain with some tooth pain, fatigue, dizziness (almost like a brain fog), some word-finding difficulties (could be related to fatigue), and some occasional tingling/numbness in arms, hands, and left side of face. All these symptoms are intermittent. What are your thoughts?

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You should look for a Lyme specialist or Neurologist who knows about Lyme Disease.

I was on 1/2 dose for one week and then full dose for 2 weeks and now I am off for 2 weeks. I was told that if I feel like **** for the two weeks that I am off Flagyl that it means the treatment is working. His explanation, the 2 weeks of flagyl destroy the Cystic Form of the spirochette but the other antibiotic in my case Doxy destroys the actual spirochette.

The study results indicate that the IgG Western blot is a highly reproducible test for detecting antibodies to the Lyme disease bacterium. These antibodies indicate prior exposure to B. burgdorferi. In contrast, the variable results obtained with the LUAT indicate that it is not a reliable test for evaluating patients with active or suspected Lyme disease. Hope this helps.

s school to be a guest speaker for his health report!! He did his report on Lyme Disease. I think I opened up alot of young eyes in the classroom and it felt so good to help these young kids realize the importance of "paying attention to what your body is telling you" because treating it early can save alot of the "aftermath" of this disease. So far I have been on doxy for 30 days, my new med is on order at the pharmacy and it costs $50.

My lyme md wants to put me on I.V. Rocephin and oral zithromax for lyme. Should I check further into microplasma before being treated for lyme? or Can the I.V. help both?

Also look for affinity groups such as the Florida Lyme Disease Association, which may have a list of Lyme specialists in Florida. I just searched on google for -- florida lyme disease association -- and got hits for several different Lyme organizations in Florida, with variations on the name.

Sometimes people with an autoimmune disease are later diagnosed with Lyme disease. Have you ever been bitten by a tick??? I gradually developed stomach problems about seven years ago after being bitten by a tick. I've tested negative for lyme every time (PCR test) but I'm now on IM Rocephin as a "challenge". I'll get my final lyme test done after that round of antibiotics.

I have been suffering from almost every symptom listed for Lyme Disease since being diagosed in 2007. Most recently I have had seizures and cognitive problems causing problems at work. Does anyone have any information regarding preferred treatment other than antibiotics and pills for the symptoms. I rarely have a day withont pain. Help!

What is/are the urine test(s) definitive for the diagnosis of untreated Lyme Disease?

Some who are officially diagnosed with MS, ALS, Parkinson etc. really have Lyme disease. For years I was blown off by infectious disease doctors and told I had a false-positive Lyme test. The years I lost in dealing with the havoc the disease was wreaking inside my body due to nondiagnosis will likely result in permanent disability and premature death. It has already reached my kidneys. If you are undiagnosed and not getting anywhere, don't lose any more time.

I've been treating for Lyme or possible TBIs and because of odd reactions I was told to stop the abx to see how I'd do. Well I was sort of left hanging. I'm fine now but I was thinking about pulsing these abx I have left in with some Flagyl. I've read Doxy is good at forcing the bacteria into cyst form. And all I have is plenty Doxy and about a months worth of Zithromax in addition to the Flagyl. I've been taking Doxy for a week.

I use to have to have IV fluids all the time when I first got sick. I lost 40 lbs the first month. Then I gained a lot of weight because I became hypothyroid. Now I am normal. Anyway, I also had a lesion on my spleen too. It looks and feels like a regular ulcer. The ones in my brain got me misdiagnosed with MS. They first gave me Levaquin for Bart's but it gave me tendonitis, a side effect so I switched to Zithromax and Rifampin.

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