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Posted by Anxiety soldier (Member # 43885) on :
 
Can you take these drugs together at the same time of do they need to be spaced out?
 
Posted by nefferdun (Member # 20157) on :
 
An LLND gave me those two drugs and did not tell me to space them apart. You can check on interactions between drugs at drugs.com.
 
Posted by GretaM (Member # 40917) on :
 
I took the rifampin on an empty stomach half hour before eating, and the doxy in the middle of a full meal.

Doxy sometimes causes sun sensitivity.

If that happens, mino is sometimes a good alternative.
 
Posted by t9im (Member # 25489) on :
 
Hi AS:

You should take then apart, just like Greta's post.

I would add:

1 - you need to avoid the sun or be covered to avoid the doxy chemical burn.

2 - you need to add a probiotic to the mix to replace the good bacteria being killed by the meds.
 
Posted by droid1226 (Member # 34930) on :
 
I took them the same time for months.

But to add to t9im's and Greta's comments...make sure you take the probiotics a couple hrs away from the antibiotics. Plus, taking rifampin with food lowers the levels of it in your blood by a third.
 


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