Antibiotic Advice Please

[Krista]

Last summer our 8 yr old was diagnosed with possible PANDAS or Tourettes. The tics practically disappeared after 13 days on amox. He has started ticcing again, and has elevated ASOT results. This time the amox does not seem to be working (he is on day 10). We have a doctor appt. on Tuesday and I want to ask for a different antibiotic. What would you all recommend?

[matis_mom]

Last summer our 8 yr old was diagnosed with possible PANDAS or Tourettes. The tics practically disappeared after 13 days on amox. He has started ticcing again, and has elevated ASOT results. This time the amox does not seem to be working (he is on day 10). We have a doctor appt. on Tuesday and I want to ask for a different antibiotic. What would you all recommend?

I would ask for Omnicef, Augmentin, or Zithromax. My kids did not clear on Amoxicillin, but Omnicef worked (for my other children, not my PANDAS son, he is on Augmentin XR)

 

Isabel

[poetmom]

Augmentin is what worked for my son. His PANDAS symptoms had a distinct positive reaction to the Augmentin but he had to be on it for +6wks before he quit reacting to being taken off it. He was on several other antibiotics at the time that had no affect on the PANDAS.

[matthew6]

Augmentin is what worked for my son. His PANDAS symptoms had a distinct positive reaction to the Augmentin but he had to be on it for +6wks before he quit reacting to being taken off it. He was on several other antibiotics at the time that had no affect on the PANDAS.

I was wondering if symptoms come back when you took your son off augmentin? I heard some kids are on antibiotic therapy for years and wonder what the side effects are. thank, maria at mariamarcus1025@gmail.com

[matthew6]

Augmentin is what worked for my son. His PANDAS symptoms had a distinct positive reaction to the Augmentin but he had to be on it for +6wks before he quit reacting to being taken off it. He was on several other antibiotics at the time that had no affect on the PANDAS.

I was wondering if symptoms come back when you took your son off augmentin? I heard some kids are on antibiotic therapy for years and wonder what the side effects are. thank, maria at mariamarcus1025@gmail.com