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Posted by Phillipa on March 30, 2010, at 2:00:21
Very interesting one day on doxy and I noticed my aches and pains were less. If this link work doxy is on page two. Being studied as an anti inflammatory med. Phillipa
http://www.webmd.com/osteoarthritis/tc/osteoarthritis-medications?ecd=wnl_art_032610
Posted by ed_uk2010 on March 30, 2010, at 2:00:22
In reply to Doxycycline Not Good For Imflammation?, posted by Phillipa on March 26, 2010, at 19:37:54
> Very interesting one day on doxy and I noticed my aches and pains were less. If this link work doxy is on page two. Being studied as an anti inflammatory med. Phillipa
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> http://www.webmd.com/osteoarthritis/tc/osteoarthritis-medications?ecd=wnl_art_032610Glad you're feeling a bit better PJ. Doxycycline is known to have an anti-inflammatory effect in certain conditions eg. acne, rosacea and chronic periodontal disease. Minocycline, a related drug, has shown some efficacy in rheumatoid arthritis. As you know, RA is a severe auto-immune arthritis.
Posted by bleauberry on March 30, 2010, at 2:00:22
In reply to Doxycycline Not Good For Imflammation?, posted by Phillipa on March 26, 2010, at 19:37:54
Doxy is a very good anti inflammatory. It is sometimes prescribed in doses not effective against bacteria, for the anti inflammatory effect only. Doses such 25mg, 50mg.
The immediate improvement you felt could also be a common pattern in Lyme. That is, the drug immediately paralyzes the lifestyle of the bugs, which brings about immediate improvement in symptoms. But they haven't died yet. When that happens, things will change. Usually somewhere in the 3rd day to 2 week period. I'm curious to see if you will get the Herx in that expected timeframe or if you will not get one. Will be interesting.
I too felt immediate improvement on Doxy. In a few days I was in trouble though.
Posted by Phillipa on March 30, 2010, at 2:00:22
In reply to Re: Doxycycline Not Good For Imflammation?, posted by bleauberry on March 27, 2010, at 18:39:53
BB in what way? Phillipa ps sounds almost like Scott's three day blip in inprovement in meds? Also my thigh hurt today never did before?
Posted by bleauberry on March 30, 2010, at 2:00:46
In reply to , posted by on December 31, 1969, at 18:00:00
Hi Jan,
Hey, there is no way I or anyone else could predict or explain all the happenings. Not even my llmd who is real pro.
But there are some common patterns that are seen. The one my llmd looked for as diagnostic confirmation was: 1.Feeling immediate improvement; 2.that improvement is short-lived and turns into deterioration with worsening of existing symptoms and creation of new ones also; 3. Blips of random periodic improvement that become more and more frequent over time (months) to where the good days eventually outnumber the bad days, and finally the good days are the norm.
It's a long haul for most people. My Herx's in fact never ended. Just went on and on and on. I actually got worse and worse. That's when llmd theorized I had a yeast problem that was worse than the lyme problem, and thus antibiotics were doing more harm than good.
Since that time, I have had more improvement on Diflucan than any antibiotic. Even my Hidradenitis tames down a lot on Diflucan, even though it is generally assumed to be a bacterial complication not a yeast complication.
In a German hospital they took a dozen treatment resistant Lyme patients and put them on Diflucan for one month. Seven went into remission, one improved, one nothing, and one got worse. Darn good odds. Diflucan, though an antifungal med, somehow interrupts the ability of lyme to function. Doesn't kill them, just stops their activity. That's the hypothesis anyway. No one knows. Or maybe their lyme had been cured, but in the process yeast took over due to the antibioticss and the symptoms looked the same.
All I know is antiyeast has helped me more than anything else. Don't know why. Docs don't know about it. The Dermatologist said it had nothing to do with Hidradenitis except maybe as a secondary involvement. I think they are all wrong. I think yeast plays a much larger role in a wide variety of diseases than is currently recognized. And Diflucan can do a lot of things not currently recognized outside of just killing yeast.
It's a complicated world in medicine. 100 years from now they'll look back and see how archaic and primitive medicine was in 2010.
Hip pain. Well, most pain is caused by inflammation. Inflammation is caused by irritation. The corpses, toxins, and excretions of dead and dying organisms do a lot of that.
Posted by Phillipa on March 30, 2010, at 2:00:46
In reply to Re: Doxycycline Not Good For Imflammation?, posted by bleauberry on March 28, 2010, at 7:28:51
BB interesting I'd think I'd have a vaginal yeast infection if yeast were problem. Last one over l5 years ago? Will keep you updated or write me for updates. Love Jan
Posted by rogerk on October 23, 2010, at 12:53:04
In reply to Re: Doxycycline Not Good For Imflammation? » bleauberry, posted by Phillipa on March 30, 2010, at 2:00:46
true, some antibiotics are good for inflammation issues. even azithromycin knocked down, my pain and/or inflammation for a few days(while clearing up a case of CA pneumonia i had a few months back.) the worst for me was taking clarithromycin, that is a terrible drug IMO.
but even on Dr. Oz, he mentions doxycycline as a treatment option for acne, which makes me think that anything inflammation-wise close to the skin, it would be good for.
Posted by rogerk on October 23, 2010, at 16:58:51
In reply to Re: Doxycycline Not Good For Imflammation?, posted by rogerk on October 23, 2010, at 12:53:04
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