Need help finding out combining mino and Azithromycin

[Carolyn]

I appreciate anyone who can help me with my concern. I have been pulsing minocycline 2 times a day on MWF for RA and recently developed a lung infection which my pulmonologist prescribed Azithromycin daily for at least two months. Is it safe to keep pulsing the mino while taking the Azithromycin every day? He told me to stop taking the mino a month ago but I’m starting to feel some increased pain again. I looked the drugs up but could find no interactions. Has anyone had experience with taking both or know if it’s safe?
Thanks so much.

Carolyn Crompton

Diagnosed 2014 RA and hypothyroid-no symptoms
2015-symptoms start and start treatment for thyroid
MTHFR- one copy of A1298C
Mycoplasma pneumonie, Ab, IgG
EBV- VCA IgG, EBV-EAIgG, NA igG
Current meds:Minocycline - Torrent 100 mg MWF- 2x, Levothyroxine 88mcg, Liothyronine 5 mcg - 2x daily Ranitidine 150mg -2x, Nasacort, ibuprofen-200 mg daily - nothing for pain since May 2018
Supplements: Thyrolife Optima, Fish oil, vitamin D -5000 daily, magnesium glycinate- 100 mg, probiotic 25 billion
Food sensitiv

[Lynne G.SD]

Hi Caroline;
I took them and a few more for years due to Lyme.No problem excepy fot the metalic taste in my mouth when I used clindamycin

[Pinkmoth]

My llmd has had me on azith with Mino for a while, so at least she seems to think it’s fine!

Autoimmune: ANA positive speckled. Probable MCTD with SD overlap. Hashimoto's. Possible Erlos Danlos. Mold Illness.
Infections: Bartonella, toxoplasmosis, mycoplasma, EBV
Meds: minocycline (Zydus generic) 100mg 1x daily,
Supps: digestive enzymes, Monolaurin, Betaine hydrochloric acid, iron, quercetin, biocidin

[Luck20]

I’ve been on both for 9 months. You can see my schedule down below. I haven’t had any problems and I’m getting better.

Originally +Ana May 2018 (now negative Jan 2019), scleroderma or uctd, Morphea (now mostly gone!), Myositis ( better now) Probable Lyme w/coinfections, had Bartonella marks that disappeared,
Mild reflux, mostly gone,mild ild, skin hardening (continued softening and some parts normal again) Impaired liver function, now normal after 1 year and CK, LDH all normal again, 14 mo after starting ap.

Minocin m-f 2x, antibiotic rotation, ldn 4.5, cellcept 3000, probiotics, Monolaurens, Olive leaf extract, fish

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