Re: IV ABX Study for Psychosis

Bart said.............The study design seems too similar to the first
fallon study, almost
designed to fail. I don't blame fallon except that he ought to know
that this is unlikely to work and the results will be interpreted to
mean that iv rocephin isn't the answer. If his first study looked
first at this sort of treatment and then longer treatment durations
it
would have been one thing. Instead treating people inadequately is
simply interpreted as treatment failure. Also the first study which
had reports of enough adverse events is simply being interpreted to
mean that (in llmd terms SHORT) courses of iv rocephin not only don't
cure but are more dangerous than beneficial...........

I would like to know...

What about those of us who are allergic to penn. and cephlosporins?

I'd love to take place in a study...while I don't fit the psychotic
profile so this one's not for me (I've never been on anti-psychotics
and hold a real full time job)...I'd love to be in a study (unless I
had to take some weird experimental stuff).

Lots of people are allergic to these meds. I'm sure I'm not the only
one with late term buggers on the brain who has not been offered IV
abx because of allergies.

I just sit here taking my minocycline day after day...for WHAT? Just
to keep the worst of the symptoms back in check? I'm better (mostly)
than I was last year...and way better than I was a few years ago
before I knew this was what I had...and I know I will never be 100%
and I am OK with that...but just to not relapse and get worse is all I
really want.

AND...I think you are right about the interpretation. I think...call
me crazy (or psychotic)...he will find people improve while on the IV
and relapse 6 months later. Sounds awfully familiar....






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