LDN and the Antiobiotic Doxycycline?

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DOES ANYONE KNOW WHETHER THE LONGTERM USE OF THE ANTIBIOTIC DOXYCYCLINE OR MINOCYCLINE WOULD BE CONTRAINDICATED OR WOULD NEGATE THE EFFECTS OF LDN?

I have been taking ldn for Polymyositis (an inflammatory muscle disease) for about 3 months and had felt I was making good progress. However in the last 6 weeks my Osteoarthritis of the Knee suddenly became very severe, making walking again more difficult. Several doctors have long recommended doxycycline or minocycline for Rheumatoid Arthritis, and I believe a few rheumatologists have begun to recommend it for RA, but they did not feel that it would be useful for Osteoarthritis. However in 2005 a UCLA Arthritis Update newsletter referenced an excellent study by Brandt, et al, published in the Journal of Arthritis and Rheumatism, in which 100 mg of doxycycline twice a day over 30 months was found to have a marked effect in slowing the loss of knee cartilage in Osteoarthritis of the Knee--not because of its antibiotic properties but because it blocked an enzyme which destroys knee cartilage.

I would like to try doxycycline, but I wonder how it might interact with or affect my use of LDN?See what's free at AOL.com.

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CYBERGUY - that edgar cayce arthritis treatment cite didn't come up, either!!

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THANX, CYBERGUY!!! think that will work out better!! like it better, anyhow, because of the list!!

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Hi,

I don't think there would be a problem taking LDN with any antibiotic.

The person to ask, however, is Dr. Skip Lenz, a licensed pharmacist and

an expert on LDN. He can be contacted at

slenzrph@...

A nutritional supplement that might of help is

glucosamine/osteochondroitin.

You might also consider the alternative arthritis treatment approach

presented here:

http://www.webspawner.com/users/ecsarthritistx/index.com

Regards,

Cyberguy

cyberguy2_2006

DOES ANYONE KNOW WHETHER THE LONGTERM USE OF THE ANTIBIOTIC DOXYCYCLINE OR MINOCYCLINE WOULD BE CONTRAINDICATED OR WOULD NEGATE THE EFFECTS OF LDN?

I have been taking ldn for Polymyositis (an inflammatory muscle disease) for about 3 months and had felt I was making good progress. However in the last 6 weeks my Osteoarthritis of the Knee suddenly became very severe, making walking again more difficult. Several doctors have long recommended doxycycline or minocycline for Rheumatoid Arthritis, and I believe a few rheumatologists have begun to recommend it for RA, but they did not feel that it would be useful for Osteoarthritis. However in 2005 a UCLA Arthritis Update newsletter referenced an excellent study by Brandt, et al, published in the Journal of Arthritis and Rheumatism, in which 100 mg of doxycycline twice a day over 30 months was found to have a marked effect in slowing the loss of knee cartilage in Osteoarthritis of the Knee--not because of its antibiotic properties but because it blocked an enzyme whic

h destroys knee cartilage.

I would like to try doxycycline, but I wonder how it might interact with or affect my use of LDN?See what's free at AOL.com.

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Ooops!

The correct URL for the alternative arthritis treament is

http://www.webspawner.com/users/ecsarthritistx/index.html

Regards,

Cyberguy

cyberguy2_2006

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Hi,

Visit this site

http://www.webspawner.com/users/ecstreatments/index.html

and click on arthritis.

Regards,

Cyberguy

CYBERGUY - that edgar cayce arthritis treatment cite didn't come up, either!!

marshirisSee what's free at AOL.com.

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In a message dated 5/18/07 6:40:11 AM Eastern Daylight Time, cyber_guy_2006@... writes:

I don't think there would be a problem taking LDN with any antibiotic

Be very cautious about taking antibiotics that are ototoxic!!! I got tinnitus from taking Zithromycin (Zithromax).************************************** See what's free at http://www.aol.com.