Augmentin vs. Azith

[Stephanie2]

I just can' t figure out what is going on in my house! I think I need to talk to our DAN, but in the mean time I am looking for any thoughts on what is happening.

 

Recently, both of my boys stopped responding to Augmentin, right around the same time (also, my husband and I had very bad sore throats at the time - did not get cultured just started a Z pak right away).

 

So, I called their DAN practitioner who decided to switch them both to azith for 14 days. Well, within 3 days my ds5 started doing fabulous, but my ds2 seems to be going downhill, despite the fact that he also started a 20 day steroid taper. I am wondering what the heck is going on!

 

Also, DS2 broke out in a terrible yeast rash as soon as we started the steroid so the DAN gave him ketoconozole. the yeast rash went away, but behavior continues to plummet.

 

Could it be that the azith and the steroid are exacerbating his previous clostridia infection, or some other bacteria?

 

I will say this. His one 'classic' pandas symptom of picking his skin is completely gone. So i am really wondering if something else besides pandas is going on here.

 

Thanks,

Stephanie

[AmberM]

we just switched to ketoconazole as well and have been having a hard time in the last week with SIB's and tantrums. I'm thinking clostridia here for my dd as well..... that stuff is awful. Can you give flagyl at the same time as zithro? I worry about major stomach upset but if it's necessary. We've had clostridia so many times it's like an old friend here. We don't even test for it anymore.... we just treat.

-Amber

 

I just can' t figure out what is going on in my house! I think I need to talk to our DAN, but in the mean time I am looking for any thoughts on what is happening.

 

Recently, both of my boys stopped responding to Augmentin, right around the same time (also, my husband and I had very bad sore throats at the time - did not get cultured just started a Z pak right away).

 

So, I called their DAN practitioner who decided to switch them both to azith for 14 days. Well, within 3 days my ds5 started doing fabulous, but my ds2 seems to be going downhill, despite the fact that he also started a 20 day steroid taper. I am wondering what the heck is going on!

 

Also, DS2 broke out in a terrible yeast rash as soon as we started the steroid so the DAN gave him ketoconozole. the yeast rash went away, but behavior continues to plummet.

 

Could it be that the azith and the steroid are exacerbating his previous clostridia infection, or some other bacteria?

 

I will say this. His one 'classic' pandas symptom of picking his skin is completely gone. So i am really wondering if something else besides pandas is going on here.

 

Thanks,

Stephanie

[Stephanie2]

You are very good! Yes it may be clostridia. He has had it twice, once recently. He is being treated with vancomycin. We are down to our last pills of vanco, I hope all #### doesn't break loose when I stop it! I am going to give him some OLE to try to keep it at bay.

 

Always something!

 

we just switched to ketoconazole as well and have been having a hard time in the last week with SIB's and tantrums. I'm thinking clostridia here for my dd as well..... that stuff is awful. Can you give flagyl at the same time as zithro? I worry about major stomach upset but if it's necessary. We've had clostridia so many times it's like an old friend here. We don't even test for it anymore.... we just treat.

-Amber

 

I just can' t figure out what is going on in my house! I think I need to talk to our DAN, but in the mean time I am looking for any thoughts on what is happening.

 

Recently, both of my boys stopped responding to Augmentin, right around the same time (also, my husband and I had very bad sore throats at the time - did not get cultured just started a Z pak right away).

 

So, I called their DAN practitioner who decided to switch them both to azith for 14 days. Well, within 3 days my ds5 started doing fabulous, but my ds2 seems to be going downhill, despite the fact that he also started a 20 day steroid taper. I am wondering what the heck is going on!

 

Also, DS2 broke out in a terrible yeast rash as soon as we started the steroid so the DAN gave him ketoconozole. the yeast rash went away, but behavior continues to plummet.

 

Could it be that the azith and the steroid are exacerbating his previous clostridia infection, or some other bacteria?

 

I will say this. His one 'classic' pandas symptom of picking his skin is completely gone. So i am really wondering if something else besides pandas is going on here.

 

Thanks,

Stephanie