Guest guest Posted June 23, 1999 Report Share Posted June 23, 1999 Hello everyone, my name is I'm a newbie to this list and have decided to jump in and get my feet wet. I was diagnosed with Reiters Syndrome about 5 years ago and have been on the AP for almost 4 years now. Initially I went through the usual treatments, Prednizone, Sulphasalazine, Methotrexate, Plaquinil, Sandimue, and a host of others, with little success. Once I was introduced to the AP, I improved dramatically. My arthritis retreated from my jaw, neck, back, hips, knees, and made a last stand in my feet, where it has remained, entrenched for about 2.5 years. I moved to Vancouver about 2 years ago and was unable to continue with my periodic IV treatments. The new Dr.s here did not believe that the IV Clindamyacin therapy was necessary to the treatment. After insistng, they agreed to prescribe oral Clindamyacin as a substitute. I'm currently on Doxycycline (200 mg/day) and Indomethacin (100 mg/day) as well as Misoprostol (400mg/day). Every three months I would shock my system with 1800 mg of Clindamyacin per day for 5 days. I have noticed over the past 8 to 12 months that my arthritis has slowly been seeking out its old haunts in my body and has discovered a few new places to infest. I am pushing to re-instate the IV therapy hoping that it will subdue this new arthritis attack. Does anyone know of any studies or articles that validate the IV treatment for Reactive arthritis? Any comments, opinions, or suggestions are welcome. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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