Re: Telithromycin and Ceftin--Compatible???

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Just google (drug interaction) and it will give you

many sites to check drug interaction. one of the best

is the second or third choice. It let you check on

thousands of drugs. jimd

--- drspeckster <drspeckster@...> wrote:

> Could someone please direct me to a site or tell me

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> these drugs together. I am assuming yes.

> Thanks.

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In the files/links section at the home site there are some drug interaction sites you can plug them into. I highly recommend doing this for all meds. pennydrspeckster <drspeckster@...> wrote: Could someone please direct me to a site or tell me if I can take these drugs together. I am assuming yes.Thanks.

[Guest guest]

Thanks Jim and Penny.

I just want to warn anyone who thinks that a search with no

interactions means it's ok to take the drugs. For instance, I

checked metronidazole, azithromycin, clarithromycin, telithromycin,

and cefuroxime against each other. No interactions were found.

However, though I may be somewhat of a light risk taker, there is no

way I would want to put my liver through all of these drugs at once,

with the possible exception of the cefuroxime. I guess I need to dig

deeper. My problem these days is time. I haven't read all the posts

lately nor have I been able to do much research, as my situation has

changed and my computer time is very limited. I would like to share

that I have now been on telithromycin (ketek) for about 6 months and

it is working on the focci of my infected sinuses, jaw, eyes, ears.

It feels as though all of these areas are continuously being

squeezed. My sweating is nearly gone, and my malaise is nil. I had

two weeks worth of ceftin and took it with the ketek and the

squeezing feeling increased some. My dx is mycoplasma. Lyme negative

on multiple tests. My take on ketek for myco is that it is the best

option, but you must be very patient. I was on mino, doxy, clarith,

and zith for several years prior to the ketek. Though I know I'm not

out of the woods yet, I feel I will win if I just continue the meds.

I feel the key is to not give up and keep taking the meds. I got

dizzy quite a bit on the ketek several times, but kept taking it.

Maybe not smart, but the way I saw it was what other choice was

there really. I miss reading all the posts here. I don't really know

what kind of progress has been made by some of you, but hope

improvement. I just want to say I think about the folks here on the

board and have a special soft spot in my heart for all here. Keep up

the faith.

> Could someone please direct me to a site or tell me if I

can take

> these drugs together. I am assuming yes.

> Thanks.

>

[Guest guest]

Sorry, meant to address that last post to , not Jim. (need to

get to bed now. :-)

> > Could someone please direct me to a site or tell me if

I

> can take

> > these drugs together. I am assuming yes.

> > Thanks.

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[Guest guest]

An intreresting read. I would want to know a little about the

organisms in my sinus/head region though. As you might need to tackle

a head swimming full of pseudonomas- that really doesn't get nailed

nicely by dsome of your drug choices.A little bit of tweaking therapy

options may help you get there quicker with less side effects IMO.

But on another note it's a good post... basically people feeling a

little down and out because there therapy somewhat failed can take

comfort in the fact that if you get a good combo going, as in your

own case, you can keep moving forward.

Thnks tony

> > Could someone please direct me to a site or tell me if

I

> can take

> > these drugs together. I am assuming yes.

> > Thanks.

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