Intro and Minocin Question

April 14, 2008

Hi! I'm Terri, and I'm new to the group. I just started a therapy protocol

of minocycline and azithromycen for a diagnosis of RA, Psoriatic Arthritis,

and Fibromyalgia. The first week, I got progressively better. After that,

I slid into what I assume was a Herxheimer reaction where I was much worse

for several weeks. I have finally gotten back to square one, and now I am

waiting to improve.

I notice Ken said he thought Minocin was better, and I asked my doc who

didn't seem to care the pharmacy filled my Rx with the offbrand. Is it

possible to get Minocin anymore? Should I insist?

Can anyone tell me how long it takes to start seeing improvement on the

antibiotics? I was diagnosed with Psoriatic about 12 years ago. I treated

it occasionally with Motrin and Sulfasalizine, but I was pregnant most of

those years. (Yes, I meant that -I have eight children. LOL)

Anyway, about two years ago, I was so miserable, I finally went back to a

rheumatologist who diagnosed the RA and fibro. Joy. All the docs have

wanted me to take methotrexate or more, but because I am still in

child-bearing years, I haven't wanted to go that route. I was thrilled to

find this alternative and a doc who would prescribe it, but I would love to

be encouraged by others following the same plan.

Blessings!

Terri

I will still take Minocin which

> I have been doing for 3 years and all was well on this protocol

> until, Minocin, the brand name, taken off the market and I found, I

> feel, that the generics, I took were less efficacious and my blood

> tests reflect that, all indicating higher inflammation again. Someone

> said that nowI am back on the Minocin, it could take 6 months for my

> ESR levels to come back to normal.

>

> Please could you share what the first days and weeks after first

> taking MTX were like.

>

> Thank you so much.

>

> Ken.

>

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