Mswillie, your original calculation came up with 0.16 MG, not 0.16 GM. That’s what confused me. 
The question was “how do you convert the 1.87% paste into 3 mg doses”
0.16 mg of paste (provided it is homogenous) contains 3 mg of ivermectin.
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Mswillie, your original calculation came up with 0.16 MG, not 0.16 GM. That’s what confused me. :)[/QUOTE]
Oops. You’re right, that should have been 0.16 grams or 160 mg. My mistake. And I do this for a living. Geesh. I’ll edit.
Everyone’s high school math and science teachers should be ashamed right now. :lol:
This whole thread is scary to think about!!:eek: :eek:
Why would ivermectin work on human lyme, and not on our horses?
Maybe a higher concentration of ivermectin is needed? For both human and horse?? Anybody know?
How long of a duration is the human to take the 3mg of ivermectin for lyme?
There is ivermectin in many of the heart worm applications for dogs/cats. Not sure you would like the beef/liver flavor though. But maybe that is a cross to bare since it may be the correct dosage for you. Maybe the dosage # for a dog is correct for a human?
Ivermectin is not effective against the Lyme organism. Not in any way, shape, or form. It is NOT used to treat actual Lyme disease. There is a subculture in the chronic Lyme community that believes that Lyme sufferers are also afflicted with parasites, like “microfilaria” and liver flukes and all manner of worms. That is the (I use the term loosely) “rationale” for using dewormers. It is not supported by ANY actual medical evidence, but there sure are a lot of blogs about it, many of which make one wish they had a tinfoil hat. The world of “alternative thinking” about Lyme disease is a JUNGLE, top to bottom and side to side. :no:
Ivermectin Paste Dosing and Human Use
There are various Ivermectin products on the market so each may vary a bit but the recommended dose is the same for humans and horses: 200 micro grams per kilogram of body weight which converts to 91 micro grams per pound. Durvet makes an Ivermectin 1.87% paste for horses with plunger indicators to dispense the correct amount per 250lbs of body weight. A little goes a long way.
I have personally taken the Durvet Ivermectin Horse Paste orally multiple times over the years and never had a single adverse effect. It has a fairly flavorless gooey consistency which most anyone should be able to swallow. Any farm and garden type place that carries livestock feed should have it and around here it is $4 for a tube designed to treat a 1250 pound horse.
It is dangerous to exceed recommended doses so as 170lb guy I never took more than a 250lb dose. The one possible complication I see from this would be if you have some sort over overly heavy parasite load because in animals I have seen where large numbers of worms in the intestinal tract die off and form an impaction blocking the intestine. A trip to Taco Bell should clear that 
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Ivermectin is not effective against the Lyme organism. Not in any way, shape, or form. It is NOT used to treat actual Lyme disease. There is a subculture in the chronic Lyme community that believes that Lyme sufferers are also afflicted with parasites, like “microfilaria” and liver flukes and all manner of worms. That is the (I use the term loosely) “rationale” for using dewormers. It is not supported by ANY actual medical evidence, but there sure are a lot of blogs about it, many of which make one wish they had a tinfoil hat. The world of “alternative thinking” about Lyme disease is a JUNGLE, top to bottom and side to side. :no:[/QUOTE]
As usual Deltawave has it!
The medication of choice for treatment of Lyme disease is Doxcycline, in horses Tetracycline IV is even more a drug of choice but expensive because usually people have their veterinarian give it, as dosing with it is not for the faint of heart.
I would suggest a different physician, unless of course if you are also infested with intestinal parasites.
(Note this is a 3 year old thread :D)
