Taking mino with plaquenil?

[Guest guest]

Hi Lynne

Thanks for the info re Lyme disease. I'm in Australia and fortunately

we don't have Lyme disease here. We do have some mosquito borne

diseases but I've tested negative to those. I was feeling good last

May and fed up with the candida effects of mino (even with good

probiotics and strict diet) so I stopped it for a while. The candida

improved and I felt much better in that regard but in two or three

months the pain became very bad. I began the mino again in September

and it's still not really controlling the pain though I think it's a

bit better.

I now have some joint deformities (which I didn't have before I

stopped the mino). I've been having 1mg prednisone daily for a few

weeks and things are better so am down to 0.5mg but I will stop that

in two weeks. At one time in desperation I even thought of going on

methotrexate because I didn't want more deformities (I want to keep

being able to walk for exercise) but have scrapped that idea since I

know a few people on it and don't want the fatigue and general

unwellness that they seem to have.

So I'm persevering with the mino and plaquenil. I think someone on

one of the lists said it can take up to twelve months to work once

you stop the mino and start again. I don't know why that would be but

I'm hoping for good results in the end.

Everyone, don't give up the minocycline!!! (unless in special

circumstances of course).

Ros