stop minocyclin while on IV?

[JBJBJB]

Tomorrow I will get my clindamycin IV. Should I stop taking minocyclin until I finish all my 10 IVs?

[kat]

According to Dr S, YES, stop while you are taking your IVs.

[JBJBJB]

Kat,

Thanks! I will not take any. I will take more probiotics and Vit C tonight.

:JB

[Kim]

Good luck with your IV series, JB.

[JBJBJB]

Kim,

Thank you! I have five days off. I will do it in my own house, so I can keep myself warm and drink a lot of water.

Dr. S said after the IV, he may put me on pulsing. I will call him to discuss this. He will add zithromax once every 10 days.

I will keep yall posted.

JB

[Kim]

[user=266]JBJBJB[/user] wrote:

Kim,

Thank you! I have five days off. I will do it in my own house, so I can keep myself warm and drink a lot of water.

Dr. S said after the IV, he may put me on pulsing. I will call him to discuss this. He will add zithromax once every 10 days.

I will keep yall posted.

JB

That pulsed-Mino/Zith combo is what has always worked the best for me.  Wish you had something more fun to do on your five days off.:(  Good luck!

[Parisa]

JB,

Good luck with your IVs! I hope it starts to turn things around for you!

[JBJBJB]

Parisa,

I am all wired on right now. If I won't get much of improvement, I will try Zithromax IV like you mentioned. It makes sense for me to have that. I will be seeing my IU Medical center pulmonary doctor soon, I will mention that to him.

Thank you for the best wishes. jb

 

[DianeWI]

Hi JB<   I hope and pray for the best for you right now.  I hope you see wonderful improvement in just a matter of a few weeks.    Diane

[JBJBJB]

Thanks, Diane. I sure hope so.

I am hanging there. One of the site got infected. The nurse had to pull the IV out. They “blew two veins” already. It was hard to find a working vein. I kept drinking a lot of water and kept my arms warm.

Funny thing is I got all these minocyclin “tan” and now my arms are very dark… the nurse could not see the vain any more.

I am hanging in here. :JB:doh:

 

[Rockin Annie]

Hi JB,

Hope you are doing ok with your IV's, and  hope the nurse is gentle with you, I am thinking of you, I have very plump veins but they sometimes still have trouble getiing it in :X………Annie

Diagnosed with RA in 2004, after trying many conventional meds I changed to mino.
2015 changed to doxy 50mgs
2016 went off doxy, after getting double pneumonia and massive flare put myself on 250 mgs Zith & 50 mgs doxy, which I will increase slowly.
Supps, magnesium, NAC, vit c, krill oil, oregano oil, thisylin, turmeric, olive leaf extract, vit B, multi vit.

[Mumof3]

Good luck! I hope you are feeling better soon!

[Kim]

[user=266]JBJBJB[/user] wrote:

I am hanging there. One of the site got infected. The nurse had to pull the IV out. They “blew two veins” already. It was hard to find a working vein. I kept drinking a lot of water and kept my arms warm.

Funny thing is I got all these minocyclin “tan” and now my arms are very dark… the nurse could not see the vain any more. 

You poor baby, that just sounds awful!:crying: 

No more whining from me about my self injections.  What you're going through is way more traumatic.  I'm a little jealous about the mino tan, however.  How have I not had that after 3 years on Mino???  My skin now is a sickly yellow/white and my normal complexion is olive???  It seems to have lost all its pigment.

I say we follow Patti's advice and add a glass of wine to the tx protocol.

Hang in there, JB……we'll do the countdown with you.:?  You should be about half way through, eh?

Oh, by the way, I whimped out on my first injection and made my husband do it; however, he'll be out-of-town when I'm due for the next one.  I'll let you know if I tip the mailman to do that one. 😀

kim

 

[Lynne G.SD]

Hi JB;
       I rarely get to this site for more than 2 minutes here and there and missed your posting.In fact I have not yet read the answers to your question from the other members so I expect I will be saying the same thing as them.
     I had a home care nurse that used to come way too early in the morning to do my I.V s.We have a wonderful home care service here,she would just put the needle in and start the drip and then leave as I would unplug myself when it was finished.She was running late with other patients but was leary to leave me.The next day when she saw that I had done just fine that became our normal procedure.
     When on I.V do not take any other antibiotics that week.I hated the terrible metalic taste especially bad when I got to the 900mg mark.Frankly I found the oral stuff worked just as well but seemed to have a little more pep with the I.V s.No sooner that I removed the needle I was off and running in the greenhouse.I kept asking her if there was only clindamycin in those I.V.s  hehehe.Let me know if this weird event happens to you also.    Lynne

[Parisa]

JB,

I hope things are going better now and I hope the nurse is being extra cautious with her sterilization so that you don't get any more infections.  When in doubt, swab everything down with alcohol!

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