Frank and Sally: Very interesting that you had these huge infections (assuming bacterial) before you got diagnosed with MS! Frank, have you ever thought of asking the doc to prescribe 100 mg. of minocycline a day. It would be an interesting trial to see what happens if you take it daily. I know someone with MS whose doctor prescribes Avonex and the 100 mg. of minocycline a day. I'm actually on minocycline daily because I developed adult acne last year...yup, I feel like the teenager I never was (no acne as a kid). Sometimes I wonder if this MS thing just screws with all systems in the body and knocks everything out of whack.