Guest guest Posted August 14, 1999 Report Share Posted August 14, 1999 Flagyl here just the normal diarrhea Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 14, 1999 Report Share Posted August 14, 1999 Anyone on Flagyl?? Any experiences? Good, bad, ugly??? Hubby has been on it and let me tell you....he is doing so well now I'm about ready to throw him out the window because I'm so jealous. AND he doesnt really herx..he never has. He just keeps getting better! It makes me SICK!! Oh wait, I mean sicker. Going to start it tommorrow... Anita (who's scared of the herxes) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 14, 1999 Report Share Posted August 14, 1999 --- Dave/Anita <starshar@...> wrote: > From: " Dave/Anita " <starshar@...> > > Anyone on Flagyl?? Any experiences? Good, bad, > ugly??? > > Hubby has been on it and let me tell you....he is > doing so well now I'm > about ready to throw him out the window because I'm > so jealous. AND he > doesnt really herx..he never has. He just keeps > getting better! It makes me > SICK!! Oh wait, I mean sicker. > > Going to start it tommorrow... > > Anita (who's scared of the herxes) > > Anita- That is great that your hubby is getting better!!! Hopefully you will follow his path and soon you will be telling us how good you feel. Hope it all goes well.Keep us posted. L(MI) > > --------------------------- Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 14, 1999 Report Share Posted August 14, 1999 Thanks, will let you know! Anita Re: [Lyme-aid] Flagyl? >From: lc lott <lclott@...> > > > >--- Dave/Anita <starshar@...> wrote: >> From: " Dave/Anita " <starshar@...> >> >> Anyone on Flagyl?? Any experiences? Good, bad, >> ugly??? >> >> Hubby has been on it and let me tell you....he is >> doing so well now I'm >> about ready to throw him out the window because I'm >> so jealous. AND he >> doesnt really herx..he never has. He just keeps >> getting better! It makes me >> SICK!! Oh wait, I mean sicker. >> >> Going to start it tommorrow... >> >> Anita (who's scared of the herxes) >> >> Anita- >That is great that your hubby is getting better!!! Hopefully you will >follow his path and soon you will be telling us how good you feel. Hope >it all goes well.Keep us posted. > L(MI) >> >> --------------------------- Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 14, 1999 Report Share Posted August 14, 1999 Hi Anita So glad your hubby is doing better; hopefully you soon will say you are doing better. HOw much are you going to be on, and with which other abx and how much? best, lea > Anyone on Flagyl?? Any experiences? Good, bad, ugly??? > > Hubby has been on it and let me tell you....he is doing so well now I'm > about ready to throw him out the window because I'm so jealous. AND he > doesnt really herx..he never has. He just keeps getting better! It makes me > SICK!! Oh wait, I mean sicker. > > Going to start it tommorrow... > > Anita (who's scared of the herxes) > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 15, 1999 Report Share Posted August 15, 1999 Hi, Anita, Is Flagyl the only thing your husband is taking? I am really glad to hear it is working so well for him.. the lucky guy!!!! hugs, elizabeth md In a message dated 99-08-14 10:28:56 EDT, you write: << rom: " Dave/Anita " <starshar@...> Anyone on Flagyl?? Any experiences? Good, bad, ugly??? Hubby has been on it and let me tell you....he is doing so well now I'm about ready to throw him out the window because I'm so jealous. AND he doesnt really herx..he never has. He just keeps getting better! It makes me SICK!! Oh wait, I mean sicker. Going to start it tommorrow... Anita (who's scared of the herxes) >> Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 15, 1999 Report Share Posted August 15, 1999 Yep...and from what I've read, I guess it is a low dose. 375 mg's twice daily. That's what I just started on. Which is fine by me right now since I herx so badly anyways. When I started the Cipro I had to start out with one daily and I herxed for almost two weeks on just one a day! I plan on asking about adding or increasing the meds after a while. Dave (hubby) has been banging and hammering in our kitchen (remodeling) since 8 this morning and it's almost six now! I've taken about three naps..LOL Hope everyone is doing ok what a gorgeous weekend here in Mich! take care, Anita Re: [Lyme-aid] Flagyl? >From: Shasus@... > >Hi, Anita, > >Is Flagyl the only thing your husband is taking? I am really glad to hear it >is working so well for him.. the lucky guy!!!! > >hugs, > >elizabeth > >md > > > >In a message dated 99-08-14 10:28:56 EDT, you write: > ><< rom: " Dave/Anita " <starshar@...> > > Anyone on Flagyl?? Any experiences? Good, bad, ugly??? > > Hubby has been on it and let me tell you....he is doing so well now I'm > about ready to throw him out the window because I'm so jealous. AND he > doesnt really herx..he never has. He just keeps getting better! It makes me > SICK!! Oh wait, I mean sicker. > > Going to start it tommorrow... > > Anita (who's scared of the herxes) > >> > >--------------------------- Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 15, 1999 Report Share Posted August 15, 1999 Hi Anita, My 17 yr.old son has been taking 1000mg/flagyl and 250mg/ceftin for about 5 weeks. Five days after he started the flagyl, he had 2 days of fatigue and slight headache. That is 4 weeks ago right now, so we're keeping our fingers crossed. He has not had any other problems with taking it. I do have him taking other supplements though, including primidopholus and milk thistle, etc. He felt that he was at 90% before starting the flagyl and now 99-100%. Says he is feeling great. I'm hoping he can go off abx soon, but I'm a little nervous about it too. Would appreciate opinions on this. I've read one or two months after symptoms free. Does that mean totally normal all the time? He was infected July '98, on abx late Nov. - mid Jan. for ear infections, started treatment for lyme on 2-1-99. He has had only minimal symptoms since mid-March,basically at 4 week cycle time only. Thanks in advance to everyone. Take Care, (MN) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 25, 2000 Report Share Posted February 25, 2000 Joan, I did very well with Flagyl. Remember, everyone reacts differently. I actually felt normal last July and August while on it when suddenly I relapsed. That is when we found out I was infected with babesia and ehrlichia. It was showing as a new infection too.. so I was most likely reinfected with a bite that I never saw. (I spend a lot of time outdoors all summer coaching cheerleading.. in an endemic area). Originally from Queens, NY! I see you are Long Island. I live in NJ now. Anyway, dont be afraid to try the flagyl. Once I can eradicate these co-infections I am going back on. It worked great for me with very little side effects. Lor Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 25, 2000 Report Share Posted February 25, 2000 I have been reading a lot of posts about the depression, anxiety and agitation that Flagyl can cause. Does this happen to the majority of people taking it? My anxiety and depression has finally been mostly under control thanks to Prozac. My LLMD has mentioned giving me Flagyl when I resume abx next week, but I am afraid that it will affect the emotional progress that I have made. Any ideas??? Thanks, Joan LI NY Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 25, 2000 Report Share Posted February 25, 2000 Hi Lorraine, I know that everyone reacts differently, but I kept reading that people had bad reactions to flagyl and wanted to hear from people who didn't. I'm glad that it helped you and I'm hoping to hear from more Lymies that did ok with it. Reinfections are a big problem around here, too. Our daughter was reinfected a number of times, as I'm sure I have been. It's like fighting a losing battle over and over...anyway, I hope you again feel as well as you did last summer! Thanks, Joan LI NY Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 25, 2000 Report Share Posted February 25, 2000 My daughter used Flagyl, low dose (200 mg.) and seemed to improve on it. She was only able to use it for 3 weeks at a time and then so off for a week or two. She was also trying Artemesia for Babesia at the same time so I can't be sure which seemed to do the trick. At this time she is symptom free and going strong. She had been sick since she was 6 and is now 18. We had tried everything for her. Years of antibiotics, IV and oral. What seemed to truly make the big turn around for her was the Hyperbaric chamber. Do I think it was a cure? No, but it put her in a position that her body and meds. kicked in. We do pray every day that her health continues. Meg No. CA Re: [Lyme-aid] FLAGYL? > From: Namkrats3@... > > Hi Lorraine, > I know that everyone reacts differently, but I kept reading that people > had bad reactions to flagyl and wanted to hear from people who didn't. > I'm glad that it helped you and I'm hoping to hear from more Lymies that > did ok with it. > > Reinfections are a big problem around here, too. Our daughter was > reinfected a number of times, as I'm sure I have been. It's like > fighting a losing battle over and over...anyway, I hope you again feel > as well as you did last summer! > Thanks, > Joan LI NY > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > Get your money connected @ OnMoney.com - the first Web site that lets you > see, consolidate, and manage all of your finances all in one place. > 1/1636/4/_/484634/_/951534954/ > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > > Send to -Offtopiconelist messages unrelated to lyme, please. > /archive/lyme-aid > /archives.cgi/Lyme-Documents > To unsubscribe, send email to -unsubscribeonelist > You may substitute " subscribe " , or " digest " or " normal " for > the word " unsubscribe " ( " normal " is the opposite of " digest " ). Leave blank both the message and subject header. > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 26, 2000 Report Share Posted February 26, 2000 Joan, I was on Flagyl 1000 mg. for nearly 4 months with a couple of week long breaks. As you probably read, a few days into the Flagyl I made amazing progress which has been sustained. After about 3 months on Flagyl and Zith I became severely anxious and depressed. The onset was fairly sudden and made me suspect the drugs but it could have been something else, like a herx. I tried to push through the symptoms and remain on Flagyl. I got worse and SSRI antidepressants weren't helping. The reason I suspected it was a Flagyl reaction was that from the first day I took Flagyl I felt wired and was having trouble sleeping. At that point it was not really problematic. It seemed that the severe anxiety was just an escalation of the feeling of being wired. I made it through the worst period taking Ativan (like Xanax and Valium) every 6 hours (I didn't get addicted). It would just knock me out. Finally I quit the Flagyl and a few days later I still had the symptoms. After getting the right antidepressant combo and dose I'm feeling fine - very emotionally stable. Both my doctor and I suspect that there might have been some kind of toxic build up with the Flagyl and that perhaps I should have quit when I started feeling so bad. Would I go through it again? Yes, the progress I made was so great it was worth going through those few horrible weeks. I felt so good yesterday I actually went out running. (I've been building up slowly to get back in shape. I think that if I had to do it again I would have quit sooner and probably avoided the severe reaction. I was too afraid to quit because in every other way I felt soooo much bettter. I've been off now for about 3 weeks. I'm on amoxy and Biaxin now. So far, so good, except I've just developed a very painful lump or swelling on the occipital part of my skull. Sheesh, it never ends. It's easy drug for most of us - hard on the stomach and nervous system, seems to aggravate or cause neuropathy and it's too easy to confuse bad drug reactions, the disease process and herxing. Hope that's helpful. Oh, and initially my doc prescribed 1500 mg/day. That was too much for me. Perhaps I could have gotten away with less than the 1000 I was taking. beth Re: [Lyme-aid] FLAGYL? > From: Namkrats3@... > > I have been reading a lot of posts about the depression, anxiety and > agitation that Flagyl can cause. Does this happen to the majority of > people taking it? > > My anxiety and depression has finally been mostly under control thanks > to Prozac. My LLMD has mentioned giving me Flagyl when I resume abx next > week, but I am afraid that it will affect the emotional progress that I > have made. Any ideas??? > Thanks, > Joan LI NY > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > Who will win the iMac? > Register now and win a FREE iMac at AWZ.com! > click here! > 1/1963/4/_/484634/_/951517858/ > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > > Send to -Offtopiconelist messages unrelated to lyme, please. > /archive/lyme-aid > /archives.cgi/Lyme-Documents > To unsubscribe, send email to -unsubscribeonelist > You may substitute " subscribe " , or " digest " or " normal " for > the word " unsubscribe " ( " normal " is the opposite of " digest " ). Leave blank both the message and subject header. > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 27, 2000 Report Share Posted February 27, 2000 In a message dated 00-02-26 10:38:07 EST, you write: << Hope that's helpful. Oh, and initially my doc prescribed 1500 mg/day. That was too much for me. Perhaps I could have gotten away with less than the 1000 I was taking. beth >> Dear beth & All, Have read that one should never start flagyl at more than 125 mg per day - to help prevent these awful herxes. Then build up doseage slowly. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 27, 2000 Report Share Posted February 27, 2000 In a message dated 00-02-26 10:38:07 EST, you write: << Hope that's helpful. Oh, and initially my doc prescribed 1500 mg/day. That was too much for me. Perhaps I could have gotten away with less than the 1000 I was taking. beth >> Dear beth & All, Have read that one should never start flagyl at more than 125 mg per day - to help prevent these awful herxes. Then build up doseage slowly. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 22, 2009 Report Share Posted April 22, 2009 Is is okay to take Flagyl while taking LDN? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 28, 2009 Report Share Posted April 28, 2009 Neither Soma nor Klonapin are classified as narcotics and could be taken with LDN if needed. A possible exception to this would be if the Soma (Carisoprodol) was not the standard 350mg pure Soma, but a combination product that contains 200 mg carisoprodol in combination with 325 mg aspirin and 16 mg codeine phosphate. Codeine is a weak narcotic at this dose and this form should be avoided if on LDN. If in doubt ask your pharmacist. Soma can be a drug of abuse and death is not uncommon with overdose and in combination with alcohol abuse. Klonopin(Clonazepam) is a controlled substance IV in USA but it is not an opioid. see: http://www.deadiversion.usdoj.gov/schedules/alpha/alphabetical.htm anything listed as Y in narcotic column must be avoided. best,P.B. > > also carisoprodol (soma) and klonopin are narcotics. I was surprised to learn this. > > Jan G > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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