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Topic: rifabutin dosage and COST?

dan67
LymeNet Contributor
Member # 20344

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Has anyone taken rifabutin to avoid the side effects of Rifampin? Have you found it for cheaper than $500? What dose did you take? Thanks.

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Lymetoo
Moderator
Member # 743

posted

YIKES!!

Tried Costco?? You can buy online from them if you have to.

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--Lymetutu--
Opinions, not medical advice!

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bcb1200
Frequent Contributor (1K+ posts)
Member # 25745

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It was $50 / month with my insurance. The dosage is 150mg 2x / day. RIfampin is 300mg 2x / day.

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Bite date ?
2/10 symptoms began
5/10 dx'd, after 3 months numerous test and doctors

IgM Igenex +/CDC +
+ 23/25, 30, 31, 34, 41, 83/93

Currently on:

Currently at around 95% +/- most days.

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dan67
LymeNet Contributor
Member # 20344

posted

bcb, how did you do on it? Did you ever take rifampin?

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bcb1200
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Member # 25745

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Long story short...had a HUGE flare when starting Rifampin. Lots of symptoms I hadn't had in month and month. It was a rough first 1.5 weeks. But then I started to feel better. But...3 weeks later I had to stop due to high liver counts.

A month later I started Rifabutin but then had to stop due to low WBC.

But..I"m beginning to think it was something else that was effecting my liver (Supplements. Too much GSE, Oil of Oregano, etc). Since I have cut them back a bit my liver has been fine even with high dose Malarone.

So...I'm going to push to go back on it. It is a good drug.

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Bite date ?
2/10 symptoms began
5/10 dx'd, after 3 months numerous test and doctors

IgM Igenex +/CDC +
+ 23/25, 30, 31, 34, 41, 83/93

Currently on:

Currently at around 95% +/- most days.

Posts: 3134 | From Massachusetts | Registered: May 2010 | IP: Logged |

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