How to take Mepron?

I’m starting my mepron tonight and just wanted to know how everyone starts it.

I’m combining it with Zithromax.

My llmd has me taking 5mL twice daily with high fat. Does this dosage sound correct and should I start low and increase by 1ml a day?

What should I eat with it high in fat?

Sorry for the questions but my llmd originally prescribed malarone so we didn’t really talk about mepron and she’s out today.

Girlie said...
5 ml is one tsp.
Yes, that is the dose. Some people are prescribed 2 tsp twice daily.
I found the 1 tsp really hit me hard.

It works better with fat. Peanut butter, coconut oil, cheese...
I usually took it with 1 Tbsp peanut butter and a handful of cashews - them ate my breakfast or dinner.

I think trying to take the full 5 ml is a good idea - if you find it's too much and can't handle it - then maybe only do a once daily dose for awhile.

Okay awesome! And you didn’t mix it with anything right? Just take it straight?

Girlie said...

NicHostetler said...

Girlie said...
5 ml is one tsp.
Yes, that is the dose. Some people are prescribed 2 tsp twice daily.
I found the 1 tsp really hit me hard.

It works better with fat. Peanut butter, coconut oil, cheese...
I usually took it with 1 Tbsp peanut butter and a handful of cashews - them ate my breakfast or dinner.

I think trying to take the full 5 ml is a good idea - if you find it's too much and can't handle it - then maybe only do a once daily dose for awhile.

Okay awesome! And you didn’t mix it with anything right? Just take it straight?

I took it straight - Yucky stuff. I gag easily, too - so a few times it was a challenge.
If I can do it...you can.

Girlie- I took it last night and then again tonight. Last night I had problems sleeping all night. I just felt uncomfortable.. kind of anxious? Sleeping is usually never an issue with me. I woke up feeling like I got hit by a bus with a bad headache that lasted until late afternoon today.

So like I said, tonight I took it again and now I’m having pain in my heart which is scary to me. On top of feeling really out of it and off balance. Since starting it last night I’ve felt like it’s hard to concentrate.

Are these typical babesia die off symptoms or side effects that I should be worried about?

Thank you so much!

I never herxed THAT quickly on Mepron, but all your symptoms definitely sound like my average fight with Babesia. Night time sweats, insomnia, heart palps and panic are my biggest problem with Babs. Sometimes air hunger. After a few rounds of Mepron they improved, but my blood is still swimming with Protozoa so we doubled the Mepron and everything went nuts. Back to going low and slow.

Also, zithromax can have side effects too. When I took them together I got horribly bloated, so I waited an hour after my Mepron to take the z-max.

Mustard Seed said...
In the study that looked at Mepron absorption with fatty meals vs fasting, they had the patients take the Mepron 45 minutes after the meal, to "allow time for bile release and the formation of micelles before drug reached the small bowel".

BTW, should be between 30-50 grams of fat. It's more than you think.

Oh never knew that about eating first... I would usually take my peanut butter first, cashews, then do the Mepron, Eat my meal after.
I was probably only getting about 25 grams of fat - when I was taking it with the coconut oil.
less if not...