Metronidazole

Anyone taking this or has experience to share? I am taking 500mg for 10 days now, since here it can be bought without prescription here and my pharmacist said it would do good for lyme but not take it longer that 10 days at once.

Interesting about the use of metronidazole for borrelia infections. Looks like anyone who has had Lyme for a while may benefit from it.

http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/j.1699-0463.1999.tb01594.x/abstract

Hi again,

My treatment pretty much follows these guidelines. I have cut and paste the use of Metronidazole to kill off the Cystic form below.

http://www.ilads.org/lyme/B_guidelines_12_17_08.pdf

4. CYSTIC FORM- When present in a hostile environment, such as growth medium lacking some
nutrients, spinal fluid, or serum with certain antibiotics added, Bb can change from the spiral form
(“spirochete”) into a cyst form. This cyst seems to be able to remain dormant, but when placed into
an environment more favorable to its growth, Bb can revert into the spirochete form. The antibiotics
commonly used for Lyme do not kill the cystic form of Bb. However, there is laboratory evidence
that metronidazole and tinidazole will disrupt it. Therefore, the chronically infected patient who has
resistant disease may need to have metronidazole (or tinidazole) added to the regimen. More
details are provided in the section on treatment options.

I have found this document to be extremely helpful.

Healwell!
PT

I take 500 my twice daily every day, for months now.