Hi I would like to start to treat Brucella and bartonella. I will take Rifampin (300mgx2 or 600mgx1), Doxy (200mgx2), Azthromycin (250mgx2).
I read that I have to take Rifampin in an empty stomach, so is it better to take all the 600mg in the morning? Or should I take 300mg 2 times a day?
Also, I cannot take Doxy and Rifampin at the same time, because Rifampin makes Doxy less effective.
I hope somebody took this combination and can help me. Posted by hope_29 (Member # 22363) on :
Do you think I can take Rifampin at daytime, and I take Doxy+Azithro in the morning and at night?
Posted by coltman (Member # 21272) on :
Well rifampin influences liver metabolism (speeds it up) so it does make most everything metabolized by liver less effective. My LLMD things rifampin+doxy is fine ,but rifampin+ macrolides is counterproductive. I personally couldn't find a way to avoid the issue so I just go with what llmd said.
You could split them in time by 12 hours since rifampin has short half life (5-7 hours) , so like take all doxy in the morning, all rifampin at night
I personally did not have great experience with that combo as doxy in large doses makes you nauseous from time to time and rifampin 600 mg at a time is not a cake either . So basically I felt like **** most of the time
Posted by hope_29 (Member # 22363) on :
Coltman thank you for the answer. Did you take Rifampin every day? and for how long?
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