Does this sound like good advise from LLMD? Getting concerned....

Flagyl and zith will not work in combo on co-infections.  Mepron is for babesia.  Zith is usually paired with rifampin for bartonella or there are other combos for bartonella.

Forms of Borrelia
• Spirochete – has a cell wall. Penicillins, cephalosporins, Primaxin, Vancomycin
• L-Forms – has no cell wall. Tetracyclines and Erythromycins. (Azithromycin)
• Cyst – protected form. Difficult to kill. Use Flagyl, Tinidazole, and possibly Rifampin (Hope to Heal 2007 www.betterhealthguy.com)

These are suggested types of antibiotics for each for of Borrelia (Lyme). I believe hiker was referring to co infections.

I am taking Amox with Flagyl and azith.

My LLMD says Flagyl is the cornerstone of his treatment.  He gives it down the road for the cyst form of Lyme, but he also says he's pretty sure it goes after babesia, too.  He's been seeing this in his practice. 

CherylSue

Thanks for all your input. He is still herxing.....His left foot and ankle are badly swollen this week, red and very painful. He can not put any weight on it. Speech is slurred a good part of the day. Dry cough is almost constant along with twitching. Low grade fever comes and goes. Dr. said to start pulsing, 4 days on and 3 days off. I want to have him detox more but he can't even stand, we are doing foot baths of epson salts and hydrogen peroxide. I know herxing is a good thing but we would like just a little improvement to keep us going. A few good days would be nice? We have contacted a new LLMD but can't get in until the 12th of Nov.

Hi ticker,

I'm in week 4 of a 6 week course of Mepron/Zith. Weeks 1 and 2 were low-level herx, week 3 was tough! So far, week 4 is very benign.

I see Dr. P in Wilton, CT, and so far he's had me do 5 weeks tetracycline, 1 week off, and now this. Then another week off, and I'm not sure what. Perhaps back on tetracycline, but at higher dose.

The mepron makes me a bit shakey, but I like it better than the tetracycline. During the tet cycle I felt like I had a stone in my gut the whole time. Plus, I herxed the whole five weeks.

A bit of background:
I had a bulls eye Jul 2007, and wasted precious time when an IDSA doc said, after a short course of abx, I had post-lyme, and I needed to "just wait 3-18 months". He went so far as to say the LLMDs were all quacks, and to avoid them. Of course I never got any better, and by this Spring he said I was a head-case and needed a psychiatrist. Familiar sad story, right?

My LLMD thinks I probably have had lyme for several years, as I've had constant tick exposure (hiked the Appalachian Trail in 2005, sleeping out 120+ nights - yes, I used to be able to DO things) and some known, apparently non-reactive, tick bites. Also, twice in 2006 I was on 3 weeks doxy for "possible lyme", and I got better and thought nothing of it. This may explain why as of Aug 2007 it was acting like late stage chronic lyme with heavy neuro symptoms, even though I "just got bit" in July.

I'm very happy to be seeing Dr. P now. I expect it'll take a while, but I'm already showing some improvement.

As a way to get my mental skills back, I write about this in my blog: http://lymechronicles.blogspot.com

Cheers.

Hi hiker53,

I drink a lot of water, and take a lot of fiber. My holistic doc uses acupressure to help organ detox. I've been warned against radical detox, as it'll weaken me too much.

What do you recommend for a gentle detox?

Thanks.

cr3ativegirl - masonsmom hasn't been on the forum for about 7 years. This thread is really old...just wanted you to know that.

They haven't been on for several years either.