What size Zithromycin dose for Lyme?

[Guest guest]

Hello all,

I'm wondering what dose most LLMDs use when they are prescribing zithromycin

for Lyme.

I've been having intolerable reactions to abx for a long time now and, thus,

have barely been treating Lyme for almost two years.

Even though I've barely ever taken abx for anything but Lyme, I agreed to

take zithromycin for a nasty sinus infection that's had me in bed on and off

for three weeks. (I'm all too aware that part of this is Lyme as well.)

The dosing for an upper respiratory infection is one dose of 500 mg. zithro

on the first day and then one dose of 250 mg of the subsequent four days.

I'm on day three and have not had the awful feelings I usually get on the

Lyme doses of doxy, Biaxin, Flagyl.

What can you tell me about using Zithro for Lyme, please?

Thanks.

Deanna

[Guest guest]

Hi Deanna - I used Zithromax for about 4.5 months in combination

therapy with Flagyl and Bicillin LA. The dose was 600mg and I took

it 3 or 5 days per week (mostly it was 5 days per week during the 4.5

months). 600mg at one time got to be a bit much on an empty stomach,

so my LLMD said I could split it in half and take half (300mg) in the

morning and half in the evening.

I think Zithro is good for the L-form of borrelia, but it can also

hit bartonella and babesia.

I hope that you have a good probiotic to take with any antibiotics

that you use. I like the Theralac. Also, a yeast free, sugar free

diet is a must or the candida will just take over and make your life

miserable.

Hang in there

Robin

>

> Hello all,

>

> I'm wondering what dose most LLMDs use when they are prescribing

zithromycin

> for Lyme.

>

> I've been having intolerable reactions to abx for a long time now

and, thus,

> have barely been treating Lyme for almost two years.

>

> Even though I've barely ever taken abx for anything but Lyme, I

agreed to

> take zithromycin for a nasty sinus infection that's had me in bed

on and off

> for three weeks. (I'm all too aware that part of this is Lyme as

well.)

>

> The dosing for an upper respiratory infection is one dose of 500

mg. zithro

> on the first day and then one dose of 250 mg of the subsequent four

days.

> I'm on day three and have not had the awful feelings I usually get

on the

> Lyme doses of doxy, Biaxin, Flagyl.

>

> What can you tell me about using Zithro for Lyme, please?

>

> Thanks.

>

> Deanna

>