Does a certain antibiotic still work if you go back on it a second time or does lyme get resistant?

Basically, I was on roxithromycin with minocycline, plaquenil and tindamax months ago and while I was on it I felt a LOT better physically. All my neuro pains and muscle twitching were completely gone about 2-3 months in on it. I then asked my LLMD to try babesia treatment because I was still stuck with symptoms such as vision problems brain fog, and I was getting hot flashes. Now I've been on Malarone, minocycline and tindamax for 2 and a half months and I've since then felt flares of the neuro pains and twitching coming back again that seem to come and go. They're not always there but I get them like every 2 weeks or so I'd say,

I'm thinking, should I add in roxithromycin back because I felt better on it? Does a certain antibiotic still work if you go back on it a second time or does lyme & co get resistant to it?

Consider doing bart treatment at some point.

TheJay said...

Girlie said...
Consider doing bart treatment at some point.

I treated with Rifampin with mino/doxy/tetra for a year. Saw big improvement in physical pain symptoms like I mentioned in my OP, but still stuck with visual problems and brain fog.

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Oh okay - you didn't mention that in your post.

Another thing - I did Rifampin with minocycline for over a year and plateaued.
Then I did babesia...and now I'm back to bart again but with Rifabutin....and it's given me the worst herxes ever.
Almost like I never treated it.

So....that's also an option down the road - to try Rifabutin.

oregonhay said...
Yes

Yes to which question?
Still works or gets resistant?

“I'm thinking, should I add in roxithromycin back because I felt better on it? Does a certain antibiotic still work if you go back on it a second time or does lyme & co get resistant to it?”