Re: reducing inflammation when coming off antibiotics

[Guest guest]

> What would be the right way to try to come off doxycycline and

> minimize the rebound inflammation? (Say you had been taking 100mg.

> of doxycycline/day for 3 months).

Jody, there's no " right " way, it depends on a number of individual

factors, plus each physician has his/her own style or preference.

Keep in mind that decreasing or eliminating an oral antibiotic is

done within a treatment plan and not as a singular event, as it

represents a transition from initial treatment to maintenance care.

Marjorie

Marjorie Lazoff, MD