? about frequency of dosing amoxicillin (please, I'm worried)

[Guest guest]

Hello, I'm worried and looking for other experiences.

My son has been on amoxicillin for 4 weeks now--two weeks left. But

the doctor dosed it twice a day. Last night I read tons of online

information and all the sites I found were dosing three times a day

and I am completely worried now that the doctor messed up. I contacted

him and he said twice is fine and don't worry. Well, I don't trust him

(our regular ped. left and he was bit on vacation; we're not in a

heavy lyme area so the doctor has no experience) and I am worried.

I wondered what other parents who trust their doctors or whose doctors

have lyme experience are being given--dosing two times or three times

per day?

le

[Guest guest]

From Dr. Burrascano's guidelines:

*Amoxicillin- Adults: 1g q8h plus probenecid 500mg q8h; doses up to 6

grams daily are

often needed

Pregnancy: 1g q6h and adjust.

Children: 50 mg/kg/day divided into q8h doses.

Doing the math, a 44 lb child should take 1000mg per day. Dr.

Burrascano says to divide it every 8 hours (three times a day). But

I think two times a day is fine. Our LLMD told us that we can give

our son his Ceftin twice a day instead of three times (but to give

him the full day's dose). Its half life is 80 minutes.

Amoxicillin's half life is 60 minutes. I also believe my wife and I

took Amoxicillin twice a day, but that was a while ago and my memory

is fussy. In any case, I think it is more important that he is

getting the large daily dose than it is to divide it into two or

three times a day.

I hope that helps.

Take care,

Rich (skiweasel7)

>

> Hello, I'm worried and looking for other experiences.

>

> My son has been on amoxicillin for 4 weeks now--two weeks left. But

> the doctor dosed it twice a day. Last night I read tons of online

> information and all the sites I found were dosing three times a day

> and I am completely worried now that the doctor messed up. I

contacted

> him and he said twice is fine and don't worry. Well, I don't trust

him

> (our regular ped. left and he was bit on vacation; we're not in a

> heavy lyme area so the doctor has no experience) and I am worried.

>

> I wondered what other parents who trust their doctors or whose

doctors

> have lyme experience are being given--dosing two times or three

times

> per day?

>

> le

>