HeartsinPain said...
Hey guys I’m about a week into taking the Riffy. I heard that Rifampin doesn’t actually kill the bacteria but a few days ago my entire body hurt and I was just exhausted, I couldn’t get off the couch. I took an Epson salts bath and just laid there. Why did I Herx or if it wasn’t actually killing anything, was this a bad flare? It’s disappointing because my LLMD has first told me I’d be treating for six months and then be fine after that but here I am at six months and I’m still having issues.
Well - even if that's true, Rifampin kills other bacteria...and maybe that's what we're experiencing...
I doubt if it's a flare. I definitely had a reaction to Rifabutin (same class) that was classic herx symptoms.....fever/high heart rate/body pain....lasting for several days.