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I have been on 300mg Rifampin 2x daily for a few months now and 1000mg Cipro.
I'm doing well but suddenly noticed severe bruising on my legs from lightly bumping into a chair, and have other bruises from just brushing into hard surfaces.
There were a few days where I missed my rifampin dose (not many) and I am wondering if this is a side effect. Tried to do a search and nothing much came up.
Any advice or thoughts on this? Also checking with my LLMD.
Thanks!
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I'm looking forward to hearing any wisdom others (or your llmd) may share.
I've been taking Rifampin several months and notice the same bruising problem.
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Yes. I had bruising all over my legs when I was on Rifampin. I believe it is listed as one of the side effects.
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I have become anemic from all the meds over the past 5 years I've been on. I used to just bruise a lot but the doctors said that I just had fair skin. They did some lab work two years ago and turns out I am anemic. I was below 10 on the blood work that was 10 which the blood doctor seemed to be very concerned about. I now take 324mgs of ferrous. I also notice that my blood doesn't clot quickly like it used to, even with a small prick for blood work.
I am also on riphamin, but did not know that was a side effect. I have been on it before but stopped about a year ago and I am back on it. Along with alina, mino, valtrex, and ketek.
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