hey there, badgerMR. to be honest, i took metronidazol just one day after i took my azythromicine (i know, shouldn't self-diagnose), but I took them anyway. and it did not help. I know there's an alternative which is tinidazol but I'm just saying I did take antibiotics against MG myself and it did not help the symptom...
doxycycline, azithromycin and moxifloxacin. The first two failed to clear my infection and now I have two days that I finished the moxifloxacin 400 mg( 10 days treatment) clearing my symptoms. My question is, Is it possible for the bacteria to reoccur after the moxifloxacin treatment? And if yes what other option are there?
A recent study was done to show that Myco was only erradicated by 85% of those on the Azithro regiment described, however Avelox ( Moxifloxacin) killed Myco in all cases. Routine is to try described Azithro regimen first and if symtoms still exist Moxifloxacin. Why? I guess so that Myco doesn't become Moxifloxacin resistant. Save the bugs, kill the patient kind of thing. I say take the 400mg a day X 10 day regiment of Moxifloxacin and help yourself.
Cure rates with moxifloxacin are 100% According to some info
I’ve found, and is used after Doxy and az. So id press to get moxifloxacin. moxifloxacin 400 mg daily for 7 to 14 days is the preferred antibiotic regimen.
But the doctor mentioned that my white blood cell count is slightly higher than normal ( WBC count taken from the swabs, not from my blood work) and mentioned that there might be an infection so she prescribed Avelox (Moxifloxacin), 4 x 400mg once daily.
The background is, I am Chinese male, been with my girlfriend for about a year and both of us have been loyal and we were both asymptomatic before this event.
now only left moxifloxacin hasnt try, seems to be last resort. this bacteria already bothered me for 6 months, really want to get rid of it.
Hi - I have some questions about long QT syndrome. I've recently had 3 EKGs because of palpitations and a fast heartbeat. I've asked the doctor who did them about long QT and each time he said there was nothing showing I had it. My QT/QTc was 350/418 on the first one I believe, on the second 362/425 and on the third 358/440. Heartbeat was 86, 83 and 91 respectively. The last one is the one that got me worried, because apparently 440 is the limit for normal.
Sounds like a horrible diet, which could cause a lot of problems, including low potassium (and long QT), anxiety, low magnesium (and long QT), vitamin defiency, etc. You need at least 3000 mg of potassium daily, and preferrably 3.500-4.700 mg (guidelines vary between countries, in Norway it's 3.700).
I think your prolonged corrected QT interval was caused by 1) Mathematical overestimation from the Bazett formula due to a high heart rate, and 2) Low potassium.
Thanks for your reply. If it changes anything, I have also found an earlier EKG with a ventricular rate of 96 and QT (uncorrected) 326. Shouldn't my uncorrected QT be lower, or does it stop decreasing with increased heart rate like this? Sorry for disturbing you with such questions, but my anxiety sometimes gets the best out of me...
Yes, a well known side effect of the majority of SSRI''s is that they can prolong the QT interval. This does not mean that they will and "prolonging" the QT interval is not the same thing as having a "prolonged QT interval".
Hi, we are not doctors on these sites but I am a microbiologist and can give you some advice. It is rare to have Moxifloxacin resistance but it does happen. Since you both still have symptoms. Have you re-tested after treatment? If so I would wait about a week before re-testing to get the antibiotic out of your system. Yes usually after treatment of up to 14 days you should be symptom free unless it is a resistant strain or you have something else causing the problem.
t offer at the time and this test confirmed i have mycoplasma gen. He also took a swab to develop in the lab and he said moxifloxacin 400mg was fast effective to the bacteria but there was a part of the bacteria that was resistant. He still gave me a 20 day course and its been a week since i've finished it and yes the infection is still there. My symptoms is not as bad as some other sufferers, slight discharge in the mornings and tingles around the tip but not as much as before.
my daughter had 2 ekgs and showed a QT interval of 468 with a heart rate of 68. Obviously this is a prolonged qt, but what are the odds that it is Long QT syndrome? If it isn't, what is it???? I can't find any answers. I do know that it is considered a borderline QT interval until it hits 470. If she doesn't get diagnosed with long qt syndrome (cardiology appointment is next week) Does it just mean that she has a long qt interval and nothing else?
Long QT Syndrome is normally a lifelong condition. That being said, a prolonged QT interval can be caused by medication or electrolyte abnormalities, even in healthy individuals without Long QT Syndrome. Additionally, some individuals with Long QT Syndrome don't have a consistently prolonged QT interval. It's possible to have a occasional normal EKG, and still have Long QT Syndrome.
What do you mean by "EKG showed problems with QT intervals"? The reason I ask is that the QT interval has to be corrected using something like the RR interval to have real meaning. RR is just the time interval from beat to beat, and if you have bradycardia there might need to be more correction going on. On the other hand, some drugs affect the QT interval. If you do have a prolonged QT caused by drugs, I should think it should be reversible when you stop taking the drug.
There are a couple other antibiotics that can be prescribed if NGU is persistent, Erythromycine or Moxifloxacin. However, I would only use Moxifloxacin as a last resort, as it can have some very harsh and lasting side effects. In addition, if it's fungal related (Trich) they can also treat you with an alternative regimen of metronizadole.
Return to your doctor and discuss persistent NGU with him and CDC guidelines for testing and treating:
http://www.cdc.
I was diagnosed with pneumonia 6 weeks ago. I was on oral antibiotics for 2 days, then admitted with an IV drip for 3 days (levifloxacin, as I'm allergic to penicillin-based drugs) then given a 5 day course of oral clarithromyacin. I rested for 2 more weeks after finishing the antibiotics but was still coughing yellow mucus and feeling tired with moderate/mild activity.
Azithromycin has a high resistance, I know Moxifloxacin is also getting high resistance. Have you tried any of these drugs?
My holter only shows pac 7 beats and other than that is fine. My qt avg was 383 and qtc avg was 398. My QT max was 467 and QTc max was 480 msec. My percentage of QTc greater than 450 ms was 0%. The other two ekg that I was done about 4 years ago show qt 372 qtc 421 and qt 360 qtc 428. My echo is fine.
My internal medicine doctor of 12 years wants me to see a cardiologist. But it is soooooo rare to diagnose Long QT on ECG. I have had an episode of documented Long QT on ECG when I was hypokalemic (low potassium).
After exhaustive research on internet, I found that the genetic blood test for Long QT Syndrome only identifies 70% of Long QT cases. So you have a 30% chance of getting a negative test and still have the syndrome. The test is $5,000 for one person.
I am a worrier and saw a different EP to confirm I have nothing to worry about and he said he definitely thinks I have a long qt. What? He said he doesn’t think I have long qt syndrome, but that I just have a long qt. He said he agrees with the computer printouts and says the computer printouts are usuallly pretty accurate. I asked him to manually calculate one of the ekgs and he said he came out with a range from 460-490 on just one of them.
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