RE: does anyone has the same flare?please help

March 5, 2008

Hello Group

I have SD and started takin minocin(generic) almost

one year ago. after 3 months I saw improvement and the

I had a flu that destroyed all of the improvements.I

had swellon feet , unbearable moving pain around my

hest and ribs that forced me to emergency room. It

took me 3 months to get a little better. My ESR jumped

from 40 to 60 then to 120. Since middle of Jan. this

year I decided to switch to brand minocin and also

taking Metronidazole 9falgyl) 100 mg twice aday and

100 mg Ketokenazole to treat my yeast infection. My

Doctor also prescribed for me 2 mg Medrol 4 days a

week to lower down my high inflammation and alow the

minocin to work.I am on Medrol just one month

Now again I had a long flu 2 weeks ago that has ruined

everything. Again swollen and painful feet. pain in

my chest now in my left side that gets worse with each

breath.I feel cold again.

Is it herx or SD raging? My vit D is low. I am on a

very restricted diet since 10 months ago. I don't what

else i should do. The pain is horrible. I just take

200 mg of ibuprofen twice a day.my stomack is painful.

I guess I am putting much medication into it.Please

give me some suggestion. any recommendation would be

appreciated.

thanks

soheila

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March 5, 2008

Oh Wow, the metronidzole is doing a number on you. So is the medrol. They

both are killing your stomach. You need to first get your gut back in order.

Stop the metronidzole. Stop the ketokenazole for now. If you can, stop the

medrol (if you have been taking it over a week you may not be able to stop

due to it lowering the inflammation and making you feel more comfortable).

Get the gut in order and you will have a better response of the Minocin.

I hope you are taking a probiotic that has a lot of good bacteria to

repopulate the gut (I'm not sure of the number, someone else may help you

here) If you are not taking a good probiotic start NOW. Get some Alo vera

GEL (I get mine at GNC) not juice and take it about 3 or 4 times a day for

now. Glutamine take it. I get mine at GNC . These things will help stop the

leaky gut.

How much Minocin are you taking? Try M and F 100 mgms once a day till you

feel better, You might have to go even lower if you still feel bad in 2

weeks.

It might not have been the flu. I can't tell you for sure but it may have

been a herx or results of all the meds.

This is just an anecdote but when I felt cold it was because my iron was

very low. Get a ferritin level if you can. This is not a CBC.

I think you can take Tylenol more than 2 times a day. I also take Ultram (a

prescription). Ultracett has Tylenol in it.

What kind of restrictive diet are you on? Why?

Let me know how you make out .

Cooky

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