Is it ok to take them together at the same time of day? LLMD did not say, but that is what I have been doing.
Posted by Pam08 (Member # 19203) on :
That's what I have been doing too. My LLMD didn't specify anything either. I just don't have any room in my med/supplement schedule to take them apart from each other.
Posted by jennie46 (Member # 20953) on :
quote:Originally posted by Pam08: That's what I have been doing too. My LLMD didn't specify anything either. I just don't have any room in my med/supplement schedule to take them apart from each other.
Yes, that is my problem too.
Thank you!
Posted by kitty9309 (Member # 19945) on :
Rifampin is better absorbed on an empty stomach.
People usually take doxy w/ food due to nausea.
Do you take both meds 2x/day?
Posted by Kastroo (Member # 22825) on :
wake up at 5am, pop Rif on empty stomach, get back to sleep till 7 (sleep through any possible nausea) eat breakfast and pop doxy...thats how i do it.
Rif is best absorbed when took at least 2 hours before food (my LLMD used to be a duck at TB clinic for few years so he knows the drug pretty well).
Btw. I love Rif...works like a vacuum cleaner for me Posted by MariaA (Member # 9128) on :
Kastroo brings up an interesting point- Rifampin is a TB drug. It's often used in TB patients for years (like 2 years) on end. This might be useful information if you have a doctor or insurance company that's trying to deny prescribing some of your meds- there's a pretty good safety profile on Rifampin in long-term usage even though it interacts with the metabolism of a bunch of other drugs.
Posted by BHealthyNow (Member # 22537) on :
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