Cefuroxime for Lyme Disease User Reviews
Brand names: Ceftin, Zinacef
Cefuroxime has an average rating of 8.8 out of 10 from a total of 8 reviews for the treatment of Lyme Disease. 88% of reviewers reported a positive experience, while 0% reported a negative experience.
- Ericb
- Taken for less than 1 month
- June 4, 2022
"Cefuroxime is very easy to take, compared to Doxy, this is a breeze. Still have headaches but on day 7 so we will see. Taking it for possible Lyme after a tick bite and an itchy rash but no bullseye or anything. It just looked like a bug bite. I also have long covid so that is seriously complicating things. I do not know what symptoms are from what......."
- Alice
- Taken for less than 1 month
- September 8, 2020
"I was prescribed this cefuroxime at a dose of 500mg 2 x a day for 10 days for Lyme Disease. I had no symptoms of having Lyme other than a bite mark and huge circular rash that was terribly itchy. I have had no side effects from cefuroxime for me. I will ask for this in the future. Best of luck to all who are ill. I hope you have a speedy recovery & are paired with a successful remedy!"
- kindje
- July 11, 2016
Ceftin (cefuroxime) "son of 3,5 years old has Lyme; received cefuroxime axetil 250 mg oral suspension 21 days. It was hard to find pharmacy that carries this. The pediatrician had to mediate. Our son did a great job taking the medicine, as we used a plastic, injection tof administer it to him. He did fine with that. However. On the bottle it said to shake well before use. The liquid was too thick for shaking. You had to just wait for the goo to come out of the narrow bottle. When the bottle was "empty" there was a thick layer at the bottom and around the sides. Even thicker than the rest. How can we tell if he got the right amount of medicine? Better to put susp into an open neck jar and stir each time. With Lyme you"re never sure if medication worked."
- Anonymous
- September 26, 2010
Ceftin (cefuroxime) "Experienced immediate relief from foggy brain, ended headaches and muscle and joint pain."
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- Lyme...
- Taken for 1 to 6 months
- October 23, 2017
Ceftin (cefuroxime) "Ceftin is the only antibiotic that cured my Lyme Disease after trying others. I have been symptom free for many years now. I took it for 6 weeks."
- Anonymous
- May 11, 2015
Ceftin (cefuroxime) "After several rounds of doxycycline it started to lose its effectiveness. After a week on ceftin my symptoms subsided. I'm not cured, but my symptoms have been manageable for the past 2 years"
- Anonymous
- May 29, 2009
Ceftin (cefuroxime) "Only complaint is that it has a very bitter taste - helpful to take with food. Also recommend taking a good pro-biotic to avoid getting diarrhea/colitis."
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"Got biten by a tick and doctor decided to put me on antibiotics to prevent lyme disease - even though there were no clear signs of lyme disease. Doctor prescribed this drug cefuroxime after only three pills of Doxycycline. Compared to the Doxycycline, this drug barely shows any side effects at all! First thing I noticed was a weird taste in my mouth a couple of minutes after swallowing my first pill (probably because it's bitter). Also been having a bit of lightheadedness and a bit less appetite. Oral thrush barely noticeable. But compared to the Doxycycline I absolutely recommend this antibiotic. Doesn't burn your stomach/esophagus, doesn't cause sun sensitivity, doesn't ruin your sense of taste and smell etc like the doxycycline did. I was able to take 500mg of this drug twice a day for three weeks. I gave up on Doxycycline just after the third pill since the side effects were DEVASTATING. Cefuroxime is a great antibiotic!"