- Abx specific for Babesia/others 7th March 2007
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I believe that Bartonella is often treated with Levaquin . If you have not done so, I recommend reading Dr...
- Update on my appt with LLMD - a month with no drugs. yikes! 21st February 2007
... regular Herx cycle going so I felt confident that the Levaquin was doing it's job.
I'm nervous about stopping...
- Got an appointment!! 8th February 2007
... getting worse.
On a hunch, my LLMD switched me to Levaquin . She thought that perhaps I had co-infections even ... though I tested negative.
I was on the Levaquin for only a few weeks when I noticed marked changes ... and have been doing so ever since. I have been on Levaquin for 9 months now.
My Herx's include new symptoms ... that!
Had I not gone after the Bartonella with the Levaquin , I never would have gotten better.
I feel much ... daily chart and it's hard to tell exactly when the Levaquin made an impact on my improvement because it made me...
... back on antibiotics I feel a lot better. I'm taking Levaquin which is a substitute for penicillin and it is very...
... muscle pain I was having. Now, since I've started Levaquin , I feel a lot better and the pain isn't as bad. Very...
- Help - Advice needed 8th February 2007
... improved my symptoms a tiny bit.
I then switched to Levaquin , a very strong, broad spectrum antibiotic. I switched ... them.
She made the right decision. I have been on Levaquin for nine months and I feel much much better than I ... did last year.
However, the Levaquin causes regular Herx's for me about every 3 or 4 weeks...
... improved my symptoms a tiny bit.
I then switched to Levaquin , a very strong, broad spectrum antibiotic. I switched ... them.
She made the right decision. I have been on Levaquin for nine months and I feel much much better than I ... did last year.
However, the Levaquin causes regular Herx's for me about every 3 or 4 weeks ... reading your post, I noticed you saying that you take Levaquin . I have been feeling bad again and was recently put ... back on Levaquin for a bladder infection. the funny thing is that everytime...
- Regarding Lyme's Disease 4th February 2007
... anxiety, insomnia, red rashes. Treatment is often Levaquin or Rifampin.
Mycoplasma is a bacterial infection...
- Saw LLMD today. Not doing to good. 29th January 2007
... part to running out of augmentin in Dec. I was on Levaquin only for most of Dec. He thinks it gave lyme and...
- My lyme test came back positive 26th January 2007
... bladder infection (never had one before) so he put me on Levaquin and I feel much better.
Is it always necessary...
- Romans12:12, you Ok? 7th January 2007
... My Lyme doc has me on Augmentin and had me go on Levaquin (another abx.) and I've been on Copaxone prescribed...
... had some new yeast issues and decided to stop the Levaquin and just stay on the Augmentin. I'm anxious to hear...
- Checking in 7th January 2007
... some type of abx. Problem is that I have run out of Levaquin and it was really doing some good. My LLMD can't...
- Need Info About Leg and Foot Pain 2nd January 2007
... suspected I had a co-infection so she switched me to Levaquin in April 2006, which is sometimes given to combat ... immediately after I began taking it.
I have been taking Levaquin for 8 months now and I have pain all the time. Once ... ouch ouch all the time.
What I believe is that the Levaquin found the Bartonella and is killing it. The die ... of these nasty bacteria is causing the pain. The Levaquin could also be killing the Lyme. It's a broad spectrum ... pain is proof that my medicine is working.
I love Levaquin . My brain fog is 90% gone and I feel much better...
... because lyme mimicks everything! :) From what I read Levaquin can have bad effects on tendons. Since we both have...
- Trying Malarone - anyone heard of it? 1st January 2007
... she didn't want me taking the Zithro/Mepron with the Levaquin I already take?
If I have to take fatty food with...
- MicBlues and anyone else home today.... 25th December 2006
... the Bartonella and didn't know it till i started the Levaquin - so I figure going after Babesia won't hurt. Worse...
- help me understand the neurological symptons 19th December 2006
... feel improvement on the Malarone.
I heard that the Levaquin I take is such a broad spectrum drug that it could...
- Dr Jemsek 13th December 2006
... some pills left over and I am taking amoxicillin and levaquin every other day for 9 days. The last 3 of those days...
- Update on my LLMD appt and bummed 30th November 2006
... or waiting we dropped it.
- I will stay on the Levaquin Plaquelin combination.
- She added a whole slew...
- For those treating bartonella 29th November 2006
... even though I tested negative. She gave me an rx for levaquin . I am scared to take it because I've heard about ... s alot going into my body and I'm hesitant to add levaquin because of the amount of abx and the side effects...
... Lymegirl
I am pulsing levaquin . I have to be careful and not stretch my muscles...
... in a little while.
I am on Biaxin, plaquenil and Levaquin .
I stopped those dreadful Bicillin injections because ... nothing and they were very very expensive!
I love Levaquin . I have no problems with it at all and my improvement ... I've been on it 6 1/2 months.
After starting Levaquin my brain fog went away (about 80% away) and I can ... into our bodies. If you're not comfortable with Levaquin , it may not be worth your worry to start taking it...
... please be extremely careful if you choose to take levaquin . i took avelox from the same family of drugs over ... and the worst part about it is people still think levaquin and other fluroquinolones are safe drugs. other people ... and other weird symptoms are related directly to levaquin and other fluoroquinolone drugs. no one who takes...
... sorry about what has happened. How long did you take levaquin ? Do you have lyme? What are you doing for treatment ... around much. That is why I am hesitant about the levaquin since my muscles and all don't work well to begin ... well. You are taking the same meds as me (except the levaquin which I'm thinking about) I'm still taking the shots...
... hi i took avelox which is very similar to levaquin and have the same side effects (their in the same...
- Is Dr. J in NC good? 28th November 2006
... the way I space them apart. I take augmentin and levaquin every other day for 9 days and then off for 12. So...
- Happy Thanksgiving!!! 22nd November 2006
... you.
I am doing much better since begining the Levaquin a few months ago. I know there are ptoentially harmful ... side effects of Levaquin , but thankfully I don't have any of them.
I started...
- Lyme co-infections cure? 18th November 2006
... scratch fever. I believe it is often treated with Levaquin . Mycoplasma is similiar to pneumonia. It can be...
- CD57 Question 9th November 2006
... orals, maybe Jernigans but I do feel better. I am on Levaquin for the bartonella. I hope that is why I feel better...
- antiobiotics 9th November 2006
... Hi zorm.
I am taking Levaquin , a quinilone antibiotic, for Bartonella and Lyme....
- For the newbies & all: no more brain fog for me 8th November 2006
... Ceftin, Ketek, Tindamax, Diflucan, Doxycycline and Levaquin .
Supplements I have tried: Bromelain, 5-HTP, milk ... the "good" bacteria.
Currently I take: Biaxin, Levaquin , milk thistle, AG Immune and probiotics. I also take...
- question 7th November 2006
... I take these along with my 2 regular antibiotics Levaquin and Biaxin.
It takes a long time for my prodcuts...
- please help is this lyme 1st November 2006
... infection of Lyme. I take an antibiotic for it called Levaquin . I take 750 mg per day. I've been taking it for...
- Change in my protocol - Dr. E update 1st November 2006
... a change in a while.
> I will continue with the Levaquin , 750 mg per day; it's kicking Lyme & Bartonella butt...
- Started ??? about Neuro-Antitox musculo/skeletal and borrelogen 25th October 2006
... not sure. Is there a connection?? I am still on levaquin and augmentin. What do you think, anyone with muscle ... herx from Dr J's stuff. I know levaquin can cause muscle problems, but I have been on it for...
... have told me this too. I tend to think it may be the levaquin . I think others have had muscles torn or rupture...
... taking the musculo-skelatal formula. Probably from the Levaquin or just strained it in some way. My husband's back...
... physical and mental pain constantly. if your still taking levaquin please stop before it does more damage. i hope you...
... Pain still pretty bad. I have stopped the Levaquin . I am wearing a tens unit to help alittle with the...
- Blues...hello.... 21st October 2006
... why the good days went away.
I am still on the Levaquin . I Herx regularly on it so I know it is working ... Are you able to do it yourself? When I started the Levaquin , I got a slew of new symptoms and that's one of the...
... If I tolerate the Rocephin then we are going to add Levaquin and I am also nervous about that since I have heard...
- Update... 21st October 2006
... orals. I plan to stay on orals for a month. I'm on Levaquin trying to make sure I get the Bartonella. I go back...
- Killer Headache/went back on orals 19th October 2006
... trying to claw out my ears. So, I just went back on Levaquin and Augumentin. I will stay on them until I go back...
... longer.
I am taking the Jernigan stuff plus my Levaquin . I think the Jernigan mixtures made my last Herx...
- 75 year old with inflammed raw eyes 15th October 2006
... then bang. I started back on orals augmentin and levaquin . I have been on Dr Jernigans neuro detox pns/cns...
- Off antibiotics for good 12th October 2006
... inside of me. I'm handling it so far. I like the Levaquin and I feel it really made a difference and pushed...
... as my doc is hitting it hard with Cedax, plaquenil, Levaquin and Artemisinin. one good thing was that my tmj disapeared...
... effort!
I'm reading well now after many months of Levaquin which may have cleared out some of the ammonia from...
- Dr. J tinctures 9th October 2006
... different antibiotics. Currently, I am only taking Levaquin , 750mg per day.
:)
It's kicking Lyme and Bartonella...
... Mickie
I tried going back on the levaquin with the antitox (cns/pns) and after about 4 days ... stopped the levaquin . I was feeling really bad again alot of musculo/joint...
- A message of hope - feeling better 8th October 2006
... treating a suspected Bartonella co-infection with Levaquin . It helped greatly and I continue to have definite...
- Hi lymegirl 5th October 2006
... When do you see Dr E again? Are you still taking the levaquin with Dr J's stuff?
Hope you are feeling better...
... unstuck from my intestinal walls.
I am still on the Levaquin . I am Herx'ing in nice detectable pattern so there ... to have killed the Bartonella.
I've been on the Levaquin for 4 mo.s now. I definitely feel better. I am...
- Leaving for NC Coast/Beach Friday. 4th October 2006
... Bartonella. He said you have to have at least one month of Levaquin . Sometimes more. I have only done pulses. Two weeks...
- Please! Need Some Help 2nd October 2006
... in many months. This last round I was put back on levaquin and minocycline (in doxy family). I am currently...
- Jernigan tinctures are working - I feel better! 26th September 2006
... months forgetting to order it.
I am staying on the Levaquin . As a matter of fact, I noticed my rashes starting...
- Anyone take Dr. J's protocol with antibiotics? 21st September 2006
... It helped me for a while, but then nothing.
The Levaquin I have been on for 4 months. It is kicking butt ... for a change, but I don't know if I've been om the Levaquin long enough. How do you know when to give up on ... a co-infection?
I am considering staying on the Levaquin while I start on Dr. J's protocol.
Anyone out there...
... sleeper and thanks.
I was going to stay on the Levaquin a bit longer and see if I can squeeze another Herx...
... feel all that much better.
I may just give up the Levaquin altogether and focus on the Dr. J stuff.
Take care...
- Hello Friends 17th September 2006
... ran enough tests to confirm it though. They gave me levaquin for 10 days and feel that should get rid of it. The...
- picc problems 17th September 2006
... the symptoms. Boy am I glad she did!
I started LEvaquin 4 months ago (for Bartonella) and it is kicking butt...
... I found some articles to that effect. I wonder if levaquin would be more effective. You are brave for going...
- JoJo: question about Dr J protocol 14th September 2006
... We'll see what she says at my appt.
I am also on Levaquin and its kicking butt so I want to stay on it - but ... on antibiotics and she had no improvement.
The Levaquin is doing something big time. I have a pretty solid...
- Jules - Shanna - Dork & Jeanne - all you old timers 12th September 2006
... need some down time. Three days on minocycline and levaquin and its kicking me good. This has been a horrible...
- Finally, defintely ... Herx'ing 7th September 2006
... week to another and another.
So my LLMD put me on Levaquin for a suspected Bartonella co-infection. Thank heaven...
... time will tell.
I've been Herx'ing for 3 months on Levaquin for Barttonella co-infection. I never had any definite...
- Questions about lyme disease. Due to get my labs next Tues 6th September 2006
... Alot of herxing. Two weeks off. Now finishing levaquin & Mino (add flagyl last three days) with another two...
- Jemsek Clinic update 6th September 2006
...
I am to go back on a every other day pulse of levaquin and minocycline for 2 wks adding flagyl the last 4...
- Question for 6B or any other Bartonella sufferer. 29th August 2006
... suspected it was there. She muscle tested me for Levaquin (an antibiotic used for Bart. infections) and I was ... muscle testing - but she's the boss)
I started the Levaquin and almost immediately I felt a difference. Every ... to say that I FEEL BETTER than before I started the Levaquin . My mind is more clear, my memory has improved, ... etc.
There are risks with Levaquin , and I'm keeping on the lookout for any of those. ... - but nothing like the improvements I've had with Levaquin .
I know that most LLMD's believe that a co-infection...
... step.
The Levafloxacin sounds real similiar to Levaquin . I hope it does the trick for you.
I keep forgetting...
... however, the best meds to completely eradicate it are levaquin , rifampin with zithromax, and cipro. Levaquin can...
... tick! What's up with that. I am too young to take Levaquin , I looked on their website. My parents are barely...
- does dr jernagin protocol work?? 28th August 2006
... two cents.
I am having good improvement with the Levaquin .
However, its been on my mind to start his stuff...
- Frango?? 21st August 2006
... blues- I was keeping you in my thoughts I saw that the Levaquin was giving you a really bad time- I hope that means...
... I haven't done that yet. I am waiting for the Levaquin to do its job and then see if I feel there is Lyme...
- Interesting LLMD appt with Dr. E 17th August 2006
... year. Currently on Doxy for 10 months (for Lyme) and Levaquin for 2 months (for Bartonella co-infection). I've ... improved mentally on the Levaquin , had some rashes come and go, and bad pain and stiffness...
- Wanting to stop all treatment... 13th August 2006
... s itself. Lots of factors with Lyme - thats why Levaquin works for me but not for someone else. Thats why...
- ItsMyLife - question about depression & emotional stuff 10th August 2006
... am not getting any improvement. I’ve been on the Levaquin for 2 months now. I’ll give it 4 more. I could...
... want to tell you that I just did a quick search of levaquin and depression and I came up with more than 100,000 ... hits. One guy wrote:
"I was prescribed Levaquin , since I also suffer from depression, I at first did ... beginning a 14 day course of treatment. I know the Levaquin caused my condition to deteriorate because I immediately ... as I was regaining my grasp of reality. I believe Levaquin should be prescribed only as a last resort, and the ... Would you please consider switching? I know that the levaquin has been helpful in killing the lyme, but you can...
... could kick myself for not thinking to do a search on Levaquin + depression. I am glad you did it for me. :)
... simple way to see if my mental state is impacted by the Levaquin . A few days rest from abx should tell.
Thank...
... I'm hoping you're doing better. Did you stop the levaquin at all, or are you just hanging in there with it?...
... my mental state.
I agree that a break from the Levaquin may be in order.
But then I think, well, I have ... Also, my brain feels more clear since starting the Levaquin .
Lastly, I have had feelings of complete despair ... before starting the Levaquin . They may not have been as severe, but I have had ... periods of wanting to give up. Maybe the Levaquin is killing bacteria in my brain or my glands, affecting...
- Antibiotic withdraw? Any ever hear or suffer from this. 10th August 2006
... You....
Jodie
:D
I am on three antiboitics, Levaquin , ketek, and Flagyl during my pulse.
I love this...
- 2 qws re: symptoms and treatment results 5th August 2006
... Primaxin and Septra cuz i couldnt handle the pain with levaquin .
Any idears?
Also, I have done Lyme treatment...
- Babesiosis Symptoms during Treatment 4th August 2006
... went away after I started the bartonella treatment ( Levaquin ). It felt wonderful to not walk around with a fever...
- Levaquin reaction and alternatives 23rd July 2006
... cipro for bartonella, cipro is in the same family as levaquin and has the same side effects listed, namely "tendon ... feel bad about stopping it.
I won't take cipro, levaquin , tequin, or anything in that line of quinolonone type...
... Hi, sorry to hear of your adverse reaction to Levaquin . I posted my experience with Levaquin in another...
... Hi mwilki.
I am currently taking Levaquin , 750mg per day, orally.
I have to admit that I ... was fighting the Lyme with Doxy only. I feel the Levaquin in helping me tremendously.
My mind is much more ... clear now than before the Levaquin .
I am always on the lookout for a change in the ... Thats too bad you had to find out the hard way that Levaquin is not for you.
Hang in there and I hope it subsides...
- DR. J board decisions? 23rd July 2006
... call from a nurse today re: alternative treatment to Levaquin ....so ill let you know what I hear!...
- A word for those with brain fog 17th July 2006
... from these symptoms, I had great improvement with Levaquin to fight a Bartonella co-infection.
It may be worth ... getting tested for Bartonella or try the Levaquin to see if you get a reaction. I tested negative but...
... Hi 6Blues. I am so glad Levaquin helped and you are feeling better! Thanks for sharing...
... are in the same situation - and I think we started Levaquin at the same time. It has helped me quite a bit too...
... the support.
I have no idea how long I'll be on Levaquin - but I love the stuff. I just had another, yet smaller...
... the Lyme. Glad you had a good experience with the Levaquin . :) :)...
... Glad to hear that you are getting some relief from Levaquin .
This illness is new to me so please excuse ...
... tough. I don't think I have beat it yet. Was on levaquin for awhile. I'm on Ammoxicillin 1000three times a...
- What meds/supplements are you on? Also, what tests does your LLMD order? 13th July 2006
... pills a day. Here's what I take:
> Doxy (abx)
> Levaquin (abx)
> Wellbutrin (antidepressant)
> 5 HTP (neurotransmi...
- My new game plan on beating lyme and co infections!..... 13th July 2006
... tested negative for Bartonella, she started me on Levaquin . It is kicking serious co-infection butt!
I wince ... sleeping better this week ayway). I am very pleased with Levaquin .
So for the time being, I have shelved the NP idea...
- greetings and anyone have Bartonella? 1st July 2006
... because you found this place.
since i started the levaquin i am in so much pain - muscle pain. ouch - all day ... or not i think my brain is getting better with the levaquin . my memory is a bit better, which helps a work.
...
... And many many days I didn't.
I had to stop the levaquin first of this week due to the bulls eye and the possiblity ... here. Either way, I am better since I stopped the levaquin and started amoxicillin 1000mg threee times a day ... You might want to consider taking a break from the levaquin .
It is sad seeing all the new ones on here and...
- 6blues: balance update 29th June 2006
... stress for me. argh!! ;)
Since I started the Levaquin , I've had such severe muscle pain that I "sit around ... stay my course for a bit longer. Then we tried the Levaquin and thats working, so I guess we'll wait for the Bartonella...
- LLMD UPDATE/em rash 26th June 2006
... :)
I just want to let you know that I started Levaquin and broke out in a Bartonella-type rash a week or...
... bartonella rash which is so much worse since I began the Levaquin . But I am stopping Levaquin to battle the lyme. ...
- Weird buzzy adrenaline feeling in toes 26th June 2006
... I added Levaquin 4 weeks ago to kill a suspected Bartonella co-infeciton...
... figured another abx couldn't hurt so I started the Levaquin .
I was tested last year and it was negative.
... almost don't care if its negative or positive. This Levaquin is doing something.
This feeling is worse in my...
- Need advice on having children. 25th June 2006
... think of from Doxy, several IV (5 months PICC line), Levaquin , Flagyl and Zithromax just to name a few. I also...
- Anyone with rashes? 25th June 2006
... LLMD suspected a Bartonella co-infection, I started Levaquin . 3 weeks into it, I developed a rash on my legs....
- Bullseye???? 21st June 2006
... pain experience and maybe it will help.
I started Levaquin about 3 weeks ago. I began to have severe muscle...
- Preparing to cleanse... 20th June 2006
... know, I currently have sever muscle soreness from Levaquin treating Bartonella, and I wonder if the accupuncture...
- Herbal vs. Medication--Help for a Dr. Jemsek Patient 19th June 2006
... until then will keep on with what I've been doing. Levaquin (which I hear is risky) and a doxy twin (can't remember...
- Help - Bartonella (Cat Scratch Fever) rash? 18th June 2006
... Dear friends,
I have been on Levaquin for 17 days to fight a suspected Bartonella co-infection...
... read my response to you on the other thread about Levaquin , and forgot to explicity mention that muscle soreness ... is a possible side-effect of Levaquin . I hinted at it through my ramblings, but felt a ... knowing what I know, I'd bet quite a sum that the Levaquin is behind your complaints. Again, my response to...
... lessen here and there.
I'm going to stay on the Levaquin . I have a feeling that its working for me.
Will...
... Bartonella, me and my LLMD suspected it. So I started the Levaquin .
Immediately I got severe muscle pain. Then the...
- Do I have Lyme's? 17th June 2006
... works.
Recently started a new antibiotic called Levaquin and my muscles are so very sore! I feel as if I went...
- Fed up and can't stand it anymore 14th June 2006
... asked ... here's my current daily protocol:
> 750 mg Levaquin per day
> 1200 mg injections Bicillin every other...
- Bartonella 14th June 2006
... know if its Western Blot or what.
I started the Levaquin 17 days ago. I think my LLMD said it was good against ... haven't had any noticable tendon pain, so if this Levaquin is kicking bacterial butt - I'm stickin' with it....
... hurt alot. Rash is really bad. I am currently on Levaquin and minocycline and I go back the end of this month...
- help needed please 11th June 2006
... get rid of the lyme and Bartonella needs cipro or levaquin . I hope you can find someone the help you. I am...
... take - tried and had to stop) I have been taking levaquin but do not feel I am even close to beating the bartonella...
- 4 steps backward 10th June 2006
... the dr yesterday. Haven't heard back yet. I am on Levaquin and I wonder if that could be the problem but since ... I have had similar problems before don't think its levaquin . I know the bartonella is not gone and I thought...
... m taking 100 twice a day every other day with the Levaquin . It has been a horrible week. Ranks up there with...
- Little update 9th June 2006
... look and the dr said it was bartonella. I was put on levaquin and septra ds (which is bactrim) and also in the sulfa...
