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mzmolly

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11. What I said was - if one presents with symptoms of mental illness
Tue Jul 3, 2012, 06:56 PM
Jul 2012

and a positive "toxo" titer, initial treatment might include appropriate antibiotics (and, anti-parasitic meds, for that matter.) Regarding what antibiotic I propose, I defer to the Mayo Clinic, who has the "background in medicine" and is apparently "spouting nonsense." LOL.

Treatments and drugs - By Mayo Clinic staff

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Pyrimethamine (Daraprim). This medication for malaria is also used to treat toxoplasmosis. It's a folic acid antagonist, which means it may prevent your body from absorbing the important B vitamin folate (folic acid, vitamin B-9, vitamin B complex), especially when you take high doses over a long period of time. For that reason, your doctor may recommend taking additional folic acid. Other potential side effects of pyrimethamine include bone marrow suppression and liver toxicity.

Sulfadiazine. This antibiotic is used in combination with pyrimethamine to treat toxoplasmosis.

http://www.mayoclinic.com/health/toxoplasmosis/ds00510/dsection=treatments-and-drugs


Here's more: http://www.livestrong.com/article/164220-antibiotics-that-kill-human-parasites/
wow libodem Jul 2012 #1
It isn't dangerous to deal with the cat box while pregnant. Most cats don't have Toxo or if they kestrel91316 Jul 2012 #3
good to know libodem Jul 2012 #15
FYI - the bacteria is found in many places, including raw and undercooked mzmolly Jul 2012 #4
Please.....since you don't even comprehend that Toxo is a protozoan parasite and NOT kestrel91316 Jul 2012 #16
"toxoplasmosis is a bacterium that lives inside the cells of any mammal" mzmolly Jul 2012 #17
My mom was the daughter of Depression-era cat people and wound up with schizophrenia, FWIW. kestrel91316 Jul 2012 #2
What I'd also like to see are tests done on the mentally ill, mzmolly Jul 2012 #5
The problem is, the blood test for Toxo only tells whether or not you have ever been exposed, not kestrel91316 Jul 2012 #6
Even if you've ever had an infection, mzmolly Jul 2012 #7
There is no rationale for treating people for Toxo merely because they have a positive titer. The kestrel91316 Jul 2012 #9
What I said was - if one presents with symptoms of mental illness mzmolly Jul 2012 #11
And Lyme can make people present with "bipolar." Scary how such teensy things can wreak havoc! GreenPartyVoter Jul 2012 #8
There is increasing evidence that mental illness might have an mzmolly Jul 2012 #12
I know that bipolar frequently seem to show up with Colitis, which is an autoimmune disorder. Lucky GreenPartyVoter Jul 2012 #14
I'm sorry to hear that. mzmolly Jul 2012 #18
Thank you! *hugs* GreenPartyVoter Jul 2012 #19
hell, the onset of the flu makes me feel terribly depressed. elehhhhna Jul 2012 #10
True. mzmolly Jul 2012 #13
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