Posted 10/30/2020 6:35 PM (GMT -5)
I am wondering if anyone else has had problems with the immunosuppressive effect of minocycline.
When I take minocycline I suddenly stop herxing. After a day or so it wears off and then I herx. It is suppressing the immune response. Since I've been taking minocycline, I have gotten cold, flu, and I got covid-19 twice. I was able to treat the coronavirus with atovaquone, but I got no antibodies to it. Before I started taking mino, I rarely got colds.
The reason I'm taking minocycline is that it's one of the few drugs that is effective against bartonella. Some antifolates also work, but I had problems with low folate when taking those.