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Anzathiaprine, Cyclosporin and Prednisone
I am currently taking Anzathiaprine, Cyclosporin and Prednisone! I have been on Prednisone and Anzathiaprine for almost 9 years. They have finally tried to use others but I am scared of the enlarged gums and apparent hair growth that come with using Cyclosporin. I have 'Auto Immune Haemolytic Anaemia' (a rare blood disorder). They've removed my spleen and tried treating with Rituxan. Is anyone else on Cyclosporin and wants to chat or has 'Auto Immune Haemolytic Anaemia'?
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Prednisone in children??
Prednisone dampens the immune system and can lead to severe medical issues if not taken correctly. I have been on it for excema. Excema is like an alergic reaction of the body attacking itself or something being sucreted by the body. Prednisone works by an increase of corticoids in the system. This in affect lowers energy, increases hunger, etc. I've delt with the side effects, and being young, I feel I was more suseptible to the affects than now, when I am older. But one needs to be weened off of the drug for many reasons, and I think the best way to explain is to show the examples of what can go wrong with the drug. You should read: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prednisone Have a good day.
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Glyburide/Metform 2.5 Twice a day
My understanding is that Glyburide is used to flog the Pancreas to make it produce more insulin. However, from what I've heard (you should research it yourself) is that the bodies own immune system turns on the pancreas and distroys it in type 1 diabetes. With no pancreas to flog, I cannot see why your father would have been on Glyburide. But there may be other causes and results to type 1 diabetes. Metformin on the other hand works at getting cells to utilize the insulin that already exists in the body in type 2 or insulin resistant diabetes.. I've included a link to Dr. Koop.com on Lactic Acidosis -
http://www.drkoop.com/ency/93/000391.html
web md dot com also has some info but not much..

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Dave

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Any success with the antibiotic Biaxin (clarithromycin)?
I was on biaxin with mepron for a while cause I could not tolerate the oral zithromax. I back-slid myself right into a week stay in the hospital. Went to IV Z and rocephin with mepron, have been doing fine ever since. But I also have BabsWA1, so that could be a reason why it didn't work for me right there. One of my best friends was on it, Biaxin, for a while and it worked for him, so you really can't say for sure who it will work for. Acording to my llmd biaxin is not generally one of his first choices unless you can't tolerate Z or Doxy. In theory the mechanism by which it works is sound, but in practice it will really depend on how your body reacts to it. My advise, courtesy of my llmd, give it a while and if you don't make any progress, ask for something else. Something elase he also said about biaxin was that it is generally gentler on you body, whatever that is supposed to mean. any long-term antibiotics are not great for a immune system but not treating Lyme properly is even worse. But I'm also not a doctor, so if you are really having problems or concers about your medications and dosing talk to myou doctor or if he is not Lyme literate, find one who is. It's worth it to spend a little time to find a good doctor and get your questions answered.
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Clindamycin severe side effects
I was prescribed cleocin-oral 300mg from the dentist when I had my wisdom teeth removed. A couple of weeks later I notice a change in the consistancy of my bowel movements and thought that it was just a phase until one morning I was awaken with severe diarrhea. For three weeks I was back and fourth between going five times a day to not going at all. During this time I'd been to the doctor three times and have even taken a trip to the emergency room. I used to be afraid of needles but I have had so much blood taken from me that it doesn't bother me anymore. I was told that I had developed Cdif and am now on flagyl for a week. The severe cramping caused me to bleed two weeks after my normal cycle. I am lucky that I wasn't pregnant because I don't think that the baby would have made it. Tomarrow I have to see the Radiologist and the Gynocologist to make sure no damage was done. I understand that you take the risk of developing complications from using prescription drugs since they put the warning on the label but I wonder how many people have severe reactions from using this drug. They say that you should talk to your doctor if you have question about taking a drug prior to. But what is left out of the conversation for those of us who are unaware of what is further down the line weeks after taking a certain drug. I don't know if the dose of cleocin that I received was just too strong for me or if my immune system was already impared. I make it a priority to keep up on my visits to the doctor and I do ask questions. But how careful do you need to be? I have done some research on cleocin and am somewhat aware of its other uses. If not taken orally I wonder about its other possible side effects and what they can lead to.
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