Need advice

[Spiffy1]

This is my second try to post. Forgive me if I repeat myself.

My doctor and compounding pharmacist are leaving it up to me as to how many milligrams of minocyclene to start with. So do I start low and slow at 25 or 50? Or do I start with where I left off at 100 BID on MWF. Remember I am trying this because I broke out in a rash after they switched my generic. I did well on Ranbaxy, but not PAR or Torrent. Thoughts?

Flare fall of 2014...muscle aches, joint pains, fatigue, hair loss, rashes, etc.
RA Factor 71 in Jan 2015 down to 25 as of September 2017
DR4/DQ8 HLA...biotoxin illness
IGG food allergy to wheat, egg, and dairy...probably all grains
Vit. C&D, probiotics, milk thistle, turmeric, fish oil, methyl b 12, methyl folate, digestive enzymes, Candisol, Ubiquinol, berberine, chlorella, Moducare, LDN, monolaurin, Triphala, Patriot Greens, Paractin
MTHFR compound heterozygous
Igenex IGM positive Lyme, minoMWF

[PhilC]

Hi,

I would start at a low dose, and the reason is a simple one. If you are now allergic to minocycline, it is likely that you will react to it even if the dose is small, and it would be better to try to minimize the intensity of the reaction. If you don’t break out in a rash from a small dose of minocycline, but you do from a larger dose, then it’s probably another type of reaction, and not a true allergy.

Phil

"Unthinking respect for authority is the greatest enemy of truth."
- Albert Einstein

[Spiffy1]

Thank you. That sounds most reasonable. Will do.

Flare fall of 2014...muscle aches, joint pains, fatigue, hair loss, rashes, etc.
RA Factor 71 in Jan 2015 down to 25 as of September 2017
DR4/DQ8 HLA...biotoxin illness
IGG food allergy to wheat, egg, and dairy...probably all grains
Vit. C&D, probiotics, milk thistle, turmeric, fish oil, methyl b 12, methyl folate, digestive enzymes, Candisol, Ubiquinol, berberine, chlorella, Moducare, LDN, monolaurin, Triphala, Patriot Greens, Paractin
MTHFR compound heterozygous
Igenex IGM positive Lyme, minoMWF

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