Azithromycin

[chrisw]

Hi All,

Just wondering if anyone has any ideas concerning dosing of Azith? My Ped. prescribed for my son, but he and I were questioning dose because supposedly Azith. is 5 days of abx., but 10 days coverage. He was wondering if 5 days abx. then 5 off would be effective. He is willing to do the 250mg. daily, but I am curious what others have tried, and what has worked. Or, any other creative dosing that has worked. Any input would be greatly appreciated. My son is 9 and weighs about 70lbs.

Thanks,

 

Christie

[Indigo]

After dd was on Azith every day for several months, we began to pulse it, 10 days on, 5 off. But then she was exposed to strep and it threw everything off.

[peglem]

My child's doctor does creative dosing- to avoid liver trouble. We do 5 days on 250mg/day & then 7 days off. He did say I could use penvk on the off days if I wanted. I chose not to because I really want to work on yeast during her off days. When we 1st started this regimen I could usually see mild PANDAS symptoms returning on the 4th or 5th day off. (the dr. said, "good, that means it is clearing out of her system in between rounds) But by the 7th day off, she was getting toward the more severe end symptomwise. PANDAS behaviors disappeared again w/in 24 hrs of her first dose of the 5 days on. After about 8 months of this regimen, the symptoms on off days disappeared as well, except occaisionally if she is exposed to strep towards the end of her off days. We test liver every 6 months and so far, everything is great there. We have been doing this for nearly 18 months. I"m tempted to try taking her off antibiotics altogether this summer (how nice it would be to not have the yeast battle!). If she started symptoms again, we could always get her right back on them.