No improvement with Bartonella?

I've been taking rifampin and biaxin for Bartonella for over three months now. In the last two days my bone pain and foot pain is really bad. My chest wall hurts. I'm exhausted, foggy, and my muscles are angry. I keep on having tachycardia. I tried taking a nap today and couldn't because my heart rate was 101 BPM and it's distracting. I feel dizzy and woozy, the heart and dizzy problems only started when I began the rifampin and biaxin.
I think I might have started a herx Saturday night but now it's Tuesday...I don't know if herxes can last that long and be called a "herx." The problem is I don't see any improvement. In fact, it only seems to be getting worse. (Is that a good thing? I don't know.) I'm pretty discouraged. I know it takes 3-6 months to see any improvement.

I'm taking liposomal glutathione, Epsom salt baths, drinking lots of water, milk thistle. Not entirely sure what else to do. I already take so many pills I don't want to take more though...
My GI health is great, especially considering one of my first symptoms was "IBS." But I've never had a problem with the antibiotics or yeast.

I get the pill thing too. Enough is enough.

I like denikeef's suggestions. Do you do anything to sweat? Sauna or exercise? That can help--skin is our largest detox organ. Try adding sea salt and hydrogen peroxide to baths, essential oils, turn temperature up a bit, maybe soak longer, more frequently. Try dry brushing to get blood circulating a little better.

If you find the herxing too unbearable for too much longer, you might want to explore slowing treatment down a bit or maybe incorporate herbal antimicrobials. Or, some people choose to focus only on their dominant infection.

Have you shared concerns with your LLMD?

-p

Rifing 2x day with plasma has helped with iv zith ,baby doses alinia...plus bee venom lots

Violet...It is Alka-seltzer Gold...not plus. I had to order mine through Amazon and Walgreens. I couldn't find it in the stores.

Violent your experience mimics mine almost to a tee. I was taking Rifampin/Cipro then switched the Cipro to Biaxin and then Doxy. I did this for 4 months and I didn't see any improvement just worsening of my chest and head issues. I detoxed like crazy and it didn't do anything I just suffered and suffered.

I recently saw my LLMD and he took me off Rifampin/Doxy and I'll be starting up Plaquenil/Levaquin shortly. I could have the same experience.

Note when I went off the antibiotics I felt much better. Still symptoms but more tolerable I think because I'm not killing the bugs at the same rate of speed.

Keep us posted I'll do the same.