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Posted 5/25/2014 10:32 PM (GMT -5)
Something to keep in mind is that with any antimicrobial - rifampin, hottunyia, etc - these will not simply effect one thing ........ If there is a reaction to the remedy, it could be effecting parasites, other bacteria ( ie pneumonia ) even viruses ..

If rifampin kills Plasmodium Falciparum ( malaria, as stated in that report ), then it will have an effect on other parasites ...

These remedies do not seek out one type microbe at a time .... everything gets plowed in to
Posted 6/1/2014 11:14 PM (GMT -5)
so today is my day one of the three days off rifampin, after doing it about 12 days. It is definitely an easier night. I still have these two weird bumps on my skin that I describedin another post and now they feel uncomfortabl- I guess that s bartonella or something coming out. eek. But I have less panic today-

This was the thread where someone said not to stop the rifampin even for a day. So I am concerned about what will happen when I resume it. But at the same time. yesterday I felt so symptomatic all night after the rifampin nd I feel a little less so tonight- and that my body is having more of a chance to detox the die off.

In a few days I do rifampin again for 4 days and I am just going to trust my doctor and hope he knows what he is talking about.

Someone told me treating lyme and coinfecitons gets worse before it gts better but then it gets better so I really hope that is true. Since I started rifampin I have havd a lot of anxiety and fear and things, and not been going out much. Today I feel slightly beter in that way but also that I still have a way to go on the rifampin. I really hope it can get rid of this awful bartonella.

Posted 6/4/2014 2:46 AM (GMT -5)
My LLMD just put me on rifampin twice a daily last Tuesday ( I am taking 2 other antibiotics as well ). Rifampin is rough. I have had all the symptoms you mentioned. They tend to all come on about 3-5 hours after I take rifampin. I tried waking up and taking 1 dose so I could sleep through 1 round at least. Some symptoms have been on and off and hard to pin point exactly when they get going. SOOOOOO SOOOO darn tired. My family is kind enough to get a good laugh and not panic when I start talking gibberish on the meds which does go on and off as well. I notice alot of the abdominal issues have waned *slightly* as my body has adjusted. I guess I am not sleeping consistently ( based on the time stamp of this post that is evident ) which is odd cause I get so tired. I may try B-6/ B-12 to help get my body back on track. A bit of gator-aide does good also when I get cleaned out by the meds. Don't give up. Don't give in. You are not alone in it.
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