Rifampin

Hello everyone, so my llmd wants me to start tifampin and I'm terribly nervous since I often herx pretty badly or perhaps it's side effects. I've been treatingamber Lyme for a year and babesia for a few months and he told that Bartonella might be lingering even though it didn't show up on test results. Does anyone have any input on rifampin? Hopefully there are some good things you can share because I get so scared of trying any new antibiotic or herb. It seems like I finally get a break for a short period from feeling so sick and horrible only to get hit again when I add something new! Also just curious if anyone knows which herbal treatment would compare to rifampin, I go back and forth about whether I want to continue with antibiotics or not. Thanks so much!

I was on 1200mg for awhile with no herx or liver issues. You should be fine.

Herbs that treat bart = houttuynia and maybe a couple others. My knowledge of herbs isn't the best.

it's pretty important to watch for your pee color, i don't want to sound grose but this is of value to see how much of the rifampin has been absorbed. when i used to take it i started to take it with food (dr hasn't told me anything) and noticed pee is orange but not too much, then i read and found out absorption is 30% lower with food, started taken it on empty stomach and there u go, orange pee all the way

tonyaraven said...
Thanks everyone! I think I'm feeling a little more brave to try it! It's always scary starting anything new because you just never know how you will react. Maybe I'll make a new post to ask this question, but I'll ask here too, how long do you think one should give antibiotics and anti malaria (malarone) a chance before switching just to herbs? I'm terribly worried about my whole insides!! I've been on doxy and azithromycin for a year! Started malarone in may but only a quarter tab and worked very slowly to one and a half a day, llmd wants me to increase. Thanks for your feedback!

That's a personal choice. Everyone is different. Some never choose to do antibiotics at all.

Others' wait until they're almost healed and add them in, and continue after they're healed.

Doxy and azithro for an entire year is too long IMO - what was the reason for that?

I was just prescribed Rifampin. 300mg 2x a day. Pulse either 3 days on 4 off or m-w-s. I'm to stop houttinaya for now and stick with samento.

Rifampin works. Made the back of my neck sore. That and the pee color.

Rifampin has been good for my Bart symptoms. Bart is my biggest problem currently. It was tough getting to full dose for me. I started slowly and titrated up. But once I got there, I saw symptoms improve really quickly.

Kat1000, do you mean prescription wise? I'm on azithromycin, rifampin, plaquenil. Also taking LDN and antifungal medicine. As far as supplements, I mainly just do vitamin d/k2, enzymes, molybdenum, and probiotics.

Maybe the LDN will help with your pain. It's not really helping me right now. It's just keeping me awake at night. Hope you have better luck. I think I am going to have to go back to a lower dose. I had quit it for a while, and when I started back at 2mg, my body freaked out. May have to try 1.5 mg again.

Kat1000, that may be why my doctor has me on Plaquenil. Because it's kind of a cyst buster. Maybe he could put you on grapefruit seed extract or something more natural to help biofilms. But I see your concern. I think normally you do pair the rifampin with other antibiotics. Not sure how big of a deal that is though.