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Joined: Jan 28, 2005 Posts: 1047 Location: Northern Ontario, Canada
Posted: Tue Sep 08, 2009 1:28 pm Post subject: 5 days of doxy
5 days so far and my lower back is out , can't put any weight on my feet. my joints hurt, knees and elbows. no stomach problems with the doxy so far but can sure feel the affect of it (feel crappy)that's good though right? _________________ Your never as good as you think you are and never as bad as you think you are
Joined: Feb 10, 2006 Posts: 769 Location: Northern Virginia
Posted: Tue Sep 08, 2009 2:02 pm Post subject:
Yes. It's counter-intuitive. Feeling crappy generally means you're getting the desired effect, dead bacteria. You might want to take some charcoal caps at night, at least 2-hours apart from anything else you are consuming. Kim never took doxy, but the idea ought to be the same. This may be premature, but are you planning to get on a second antibiotic soon? Ken _________________ My Starting Point
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Joined: Jun 18, 2004 Posts: 1707 Location: Bedfordshire UK
Posted: Wed Sep 09, 2009 7:22 am Post subject:
Gosh, Robbie, keep at it because if you had no germs that would be affected by doxy, you wouldn't feel anything.
I hope you are taking some probiotics, at least two hours apart from the abx, mainly to help your stomach flora. Live yogurt will do.
I was delirious for the first two weeks, so I don't really know what hurt.
Sarah _________________ An Itinerary in Light and Shadow Completed Stratton/Wheldon antibiotic regime for aggressive secondary progressive MS in June 2007, after four years. Still improving with no relapses since starting. EDSS was 7, now I could pass for perfect most days.
Hi there Robbie
It feels yuk doesn't it (I'm 6 weeks into treatment now and it's been a complete rollercoaster - some fab days, some days feeling like a piece of old rope) - but keep going - reactions are GOOD - they tell you something is going on in there.
Agatha
Go Robbie...it sounds very promising for you. (in case anyone is wondering, my husband continues with abx, but there is not much to say about the effects. He doesn't do the pulses of flagyl enough,I think, because he is always "too busy" to risk losing energy...I will have to talk to him about it).
Joined: Jan 28, 2005 Posts: 1047 Location: Northern Ontario, Canada
Posted: Sun Sep 20, 2009 8:34 am Post subject:
have gone 2 weeks at 100mg twice a day, i am now starting 200mg twice a day, no problem tolerating it so far stomach wise just gives me a general crap feeling. _________________ Your never as good as you think you are and never as bad as you think you are
Joined: Jun 18, 2004 Posts: 1707 Location: Bedfordshire UK
Posted: Sun Sep 20, 2009 9:28 am Post subject:
Good grief Robbie, I never took more than 200mg in total per day, so I'm not surprised you feel crap with taking 400mg! You would be better sticking with the 200mg but adding a synergistic antibiotic like azithromycin or roxithromycin. The two work synergically together, both being more powerful and avoiding resistance developing.
I have dug out my first posting which was in the regimens forum which I thought might help you. I had only been taking antibiotics for a little over six months then:
You must take probiotics as well, at least two hours apart from the antibiotics otherwise you might end up with c difficile or goodness knows what, so please take note of this!
Sarah _________________ An Itinerary in Light and Shadow Completed Stratton/Wheldon antibiotic regime for aggressive secondary progressive MS in June 2007, after four years. Still improving with no relapses since starting. EDSS was 7, now I could pass for perfect most days.
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Joined: Jan 28, 2005 Posts: 1047 Location: Northern Ontario, Canada
Posted: Sun Sep 20, 2009 11:47 am Post subject:
i miss read what you sent me Sarah i thought it said 200 mg tiwce daily.i will drop it gack down and try and get some azithromycin or roxithromycin to add, i don't have any of this yet but will try. _________________ Your never as good as you think you are and never as bad as you think you are
Joined: Jun 18, 2004 Posts: 1707 Location: Bedfordshire UK
Posted: Mon Sep 21, 2009 5:51 am Post subject:
Robbie, everything will work better if you take the two synergic antibiotics, but I only took doxy for about three weeks.
Also, Ken is right about NAC, which isn't on my early list because it hadn't yet been introduced into the regime.
Sarah _________________ An Itinerary in Light and Shadow Completed Stratton/Wheldon antibiotic regime for aggressive secondary progressive MS in June 2007, after four years. Still improving with no relapses since starting. EDSS was 7, now I could pass for perfect most days.
Joined: Jan 28, 2005 Posts: 1047 Location: Northern Ontario, Canada
Posted: Mon Sep 21, 2009 10:22 am Post subject:
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Robbie, everything will work better if you take the two synergic antibiotics,
will try and get these Sarah and in the mean time i will keep taking the doxy. _________________ Your never as good as you think you are and never as bad as you think you are
Joined: Jun 18, 2004 Posts: 1707 Location: Bedfordshire UK
Posted: Mon Sep 21, 2009 10:38 am Post subject:
Right, if you are getting them through your GP, it will have to be doxy and azithromycin because I don't think roxithromycin is available in Canada, however if you are purchasing them online, I would go for roxi because it will get into the brain tissue more easily and it isn't at all upsetting.
Sarah _________________ An Itinerary in Light and Shadow Completed Stratton/Wheldon antibiotic regime for aggressive secondary progressive MS in June 2007, after four years. Still improving with no relapses since starting. EDSS was 7, now I could pass for perfect most days.
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