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Posted 8/14/2013 1:27 AM (GMT 0)
Hello, I hope everybody is doing great.

I've been trying to do Mepron but it kicks my butt. The full dose(2 tsp a day), I can't even function. I could have fallen asleep at any point.

I went down to one teaspoon a day and I'm in a daze, a fog. I can force myself to make it through work, but I can barely function afterwards.

Is this a herx or side-effect?

I dropped down to 1/2 teaspoon a day. Is that useless?

Should I just take A-BABs or something?

Thank you, Dan 

Posted 8/17/2013 3:26 PM (GMT 0)
If no one else answers your post, Dan, I would encourage you to use our search feature as I'm sure that I've seen quite a few posts where others talk about issues with Mepron. I think it's a tough one to take.
Posted 8/18/2013 4:02 PM (GMT 0)

Dan

I've taken Mepron and Zith but it did not do the same for me. It actually was not working.  Until I added artemesia then that kicked my butt.

Are you on anything else? artemesia? cryptolepis? A-Bab? Quina?

These are some Bab herbs.  I am no longer on the Mepron but on a couple of these herbs and seem to be working pretty good.  A-Bab is good but it can also kick butt and herx.

Have you been taking any support for Liver, spleen and kidneys? All 3 systems are affected especially when you have Bab dieoff.  Dieoff can make you extremely exhausted but also the disease itself.

Have you had your blood levels checked. Babesia can cause youto be anemic and affect RBC, hemoglobin etc.

anyway, just a couple things to look into. Best wishes. ecotick

Posted 8/19/2013 3:41 PM (GMT 0)
I agree. Add Art.
I took Mepron for 4 months and i felt AWFUL the entire time. I then switched to bactrim/art/malarone and was fine with that. It's been 7 months. I think, but i am not sure, i have impacted babs. i can't tell because lyme and maybe bart are really causing me trouble. So I can't tell what is what.
Posted 8/19/2013 11:22 PM (GMT 0)
Today is my first day on Mepron (2 tsp 2x/day) and Artemisinin (800 mg 2x/day), along with Bactrim and Omnicef, and I am wiped out. Chills, sweating, unbelievable brain fog, fatigue/weakness, and lower back pain right around my tailbone. Definitely urinated less today as well, and my urine was a little darker than usual (wondering if it is partially because the Mepron itself is so yellow).

It's too soon to tell how Mepron will continue to affect me, but ditto what others have said: use it with Art. Apparently the two work well together in fighting babs.
Posted 8/20/2013 5:30 AM (GMT 0)
It's possible that you might just be herxing. I've been on Mepron for a few months now, and I really am not experiencing any side-effects anymore. I was pretty sensitive to it when I started, but I think maybe that was just die-off. Definitely touch bases with your doc on it, though. Everyone's different.
Posted 8/20/2013 11:36 PM (GMT 0)
Mepron never affected me that way in fact it was one of the medicines that I definitely saw improvement from using it.
Posted 8/26/2013 12:56 AM (GMT 0)
Thank you everybody for your help with Mepron. I don't think my body can handle it right now and I can't afford to herx for I wouldn't be able to work.
I've found out that heavy metal toxicity can cause excessive sweating so I will be trying to detox the mercury from all of those child hood immunizations and flu shots(which are loaded with mercury). I also need to get all of my amalgams out of my teeth, so this will be a long process!
I wish that I had a doctor to trust my health with, but this last year, I've had to tell her what we need to do next and as you can tell, I'm no expert!
I'll revisit Babs if I have to, but Dr Klinghardt highly suggests taking the metals out first for they help create a great environment for all of the infections. This could explain why some people just can't get rid of their infections.
Thank you all again for your input. It seems the more I learn about all of this stuff the more that there is to learn. Dan
Posted 2/6/2014 5:18 PM (GMT 0)
Hi Everyone-

I have confirmed Lyme, but Babs was negative. For 9 months I blood work has showed anemia and lower red blood cell count. I have been on a myriad of antibiotics with some issues. I am currently taking Biaxin/flagyl for my Lyme, but my doctor also added Mepron on Monday. I tried to take it before, but had breathing issues. We thought it may have been the combination of the drugs I was on at the time (doxy/zith/mepron). So, we tried it again...I took half a teaspoon Monday and another half Tuesday. I almost instantly became very depressed, had massive anxiety and was crying at everything. The doctor said to stop it right away, so I did. The problem now is that I am exhausted, have a massive headache, and heart palps that are scaring me.

Is it just the Mepron leaving my system, or did I disturb the babs and now this is going to be the way I feel. I wasn't feeling 100% before, but I haven't felt this bad since I started treatment 9 months ago? Any advice would be appreciated.
Posted 2/12/2014 5:33 PM (GMT 0)
I was on Mepron on and off for the last two years and I actually felt better taking it but the first two weeks I would be very tired until my body would adjust.
My daughter is on Mepron and if we take her off or up her dose then she has seizuers until her little 4 year old body adjusts and she is also on Keppra for seizures.

I think in your case it's a Herx. Try to stick with it, sounds like it may be working. I don't think the 1/2 tsp is a waste at all. Give you body a chance to adjust and then up the dose.
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