biaxin for lyme

t see a great proven rack record that Clarithromycin is effective in treating Lyme, whereas every website advocates 3-4 weeks of doxy as the cure for early stage lyme, which i have. I've been infected 9 days before treatment and have been on doxy for 2 weeks, and now Clarith for 3 days. Oh, also, I heard it might be a good idea to swich meds on the bacteria so they don't grow an immunity to just one??? Does anyone have any insight or advise for me? Thanks so much, this is confusing.

Saw my LLMD in San Francisco on Friday and he said that my Erlichoisis is cleared but wants me to stay on my meds (Ketek & Cipro) for another 30 days. My testing for lyme is still coming up positive and there were more positive bands and stronger ones than my last test three months ago. He said that the meds I'm currently are on do not treat lyme. After this course of meds, I am switching to Amox & Biaxin to begin treating the lyme. My CD57 shot up from like 20 to 87 though!

I am knew to this Lyme Disease, but I do know the Fibro Center I was going to treats Lyme with 3 different abx at one time. This approach alarmed me as well. If you can handle it, go for it. I can't even handle 300 mg of Doxy right now!

I was on Biaxin alone for 3mos and felt semi normal which for me is great. LLMD added Doxy and it has made all my symptoms come back worse than before. I want to quit the doxy but im told to just ride it out. I am wondering what exactly Doxy helps with? I kno biaxin helps with Bartonella for example. But what does Doxy do exactly for someone with late stage chronic lyme?

Hey -- good to hear from you, just wish you were feeling better. I'm not medically trained, so all this is guess work about what approach I would take if I were going through what you are -- From what I understand, there is usually not much difference in the body's reaction to generic vs brand name meds, such as Biaxin/clarithromycin, but there are some instances when it can occur because of tiny differences between the specific chemical structure of the two medications.

Oddly enough, of all the MDs I saw when I had Lyme, the ophthalmologist was the doc (other than my Lyme doc) who took Lyme very very seriously. It seems that ophthalmologists as a group are very up to date about Lyme. I would definitely see an ophthalomogist for his/her views.

Since I have gone back on Biaxin and Tindamax in the last week, I seem to hit a wall around 3pm and I can't keep my eyes open. I have taken an afternoon nap about 4 days out of 7. I am a terrible napper and rarely ever nap, even when I was at my sickest with Lyme. I guess it could be herxing from the meds, but I haven't had this in the past. I am wondering if these two drugs are particularly targeting cysts and spiros in my brain.

Welcome -- sorry to hear you've joined the ever-growing ranks of Lyme patients, but glad you got a diagnosis! Others will chime in here, but my best advice is to find a Lyme specialist for a consultation. You can get a referral from contact [at] ilads [dot] org ILADS is the main voluntary physician's group for those who think progressive thoughts about Lyme.

Plaquenil is often perceived as an anti-arthritis drug used to treat connective tissue disorders. What it does is make the body more alkaline. My doc explained that he prescribes it with Biaxin (Clarithromycin-an intracellular abx) because by making the body more alkaline, the Biaxin can more easily penetrate the body's cells, which makes it up to 40% more effective. There is the common belief that inflammation causes pain.

I started taking Biaxin 2 days ago for a horrible throat infection. Since then my muscles have been weak and crampy (especially my calves with restless leg syndrome as well). I also am having horrible stomach cramps and nausea and I get an overwhelming metallic taste in my mouth (almost like bile actually). And the insomnia last night was unbearable. I haven't had insomnia in over a year. Has anyone else experienced this with Biaxin?

ve read about patient experiences, amoxicillin is a popular choice for treating Lyme, especially in younger patients. Doxycycline is also widely used in treating Lyme. I've taken neither of those two. Depending on if/what co-infections the patient has, other meds/combinations can be effective. I've been on several different antibiotics, including minocylcine, azithromycin, and factive.

-- 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!

I have not lab tests supporting Babs, but my LLMD has suspected it (or something else) in addition to Bart and Lyme, each for which I had some (though weak) laboratory evidence. I'm wary of posting too much treatment detail (color me paranoid), but I've been pusling antibiotic therapy using mino, zith, and factive (with detours using bactrim or plaquenil).

My question is do you think it is possible this is mycoplasma and not chronic lyme? And if so exactly what test should I ask my doctor for to test for mycoplasma? My IgM Lyme test through Igenex showed 30+, 39, 41 IND. Thank you for your time and expertise.

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.

It was about an hour and 45 minutes from me. He was on my insurance plan but this is not typical. I took Biaxin for probably six months. I got better. I stopped it. I got worse after a few months. I am on doxy now but smaller doses. What state do you live in? Don't let them tell you it's in your head!

I was on plaquenil with Biaxin for a little while. My doc said plaquenil makes the body more alkaline, making Biaxin significantly more effective. I drank lemon water for several months when I first got diagnosed. I still find it counter-intuitive that what I thought were acidic lemons would make me more alkaline. I've seen info that cancer cells divide more in acidic environments, so staying more alkaline supposedly helps ward off cancer. An added bonus.

The answer is that my Lyme was in control of my brain for a while. There have been many other situations where I was left asking that same question. The thing I wanted to warn you about is that Lyme can also cause severe depression and can progress quickly to suicidal thoughts because of the irrational thinking. Please watch your symptoms and tell your Dr. if you notice these kinds of mental changes. You think it could never happen to you but so did I until it did.

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