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I am three weeks into Rifampin and I'm still feeling bad. My bones are burning and now I am sick to my stomach. Does anyone know if these symptoms are normal for Bart?
I was at 85% before I opened this can of worms. Thanks guys.
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RCI, me too! I was 85-90% better before opening my Rifampin can-of-worms. It's a major bummer to feel like you're finally reaching the finish line.....and then you're back to the start again.
I can't tell you if it's a side effect, toxins, or a herx you're experiencing. Mine were more flu-like symptoms, headache, arm ache, high bp and I did have slight nausea and indigestion.
I went off Rifampin nine days ago, after taking it for five weeks, and just the last day or so do I feel like I'm getting back to my well self. I've focused on detoxing and binding, and drinking lots of lemon water.
My llmd thought it really stirred things up, but not in a good way. We agreed that for now I should detox, and then consider levaquin (with those side effects).
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Bailey, Thanks for sharing, yeah it is a bummer to realize that this isn't over. That's how I feel too, that I am stirring things up, and not in a good way.
This is my second time on it. It was part of my first drug combo, the worst 2 weeks of my whole life! I herxed my brains out, it was awful. I was only on it for a month, that was a year ago.
Are you on abx still, or are you off all of them?
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I used to take up to 1200mg per day combined with Clarithromycin without any problem. 900mg is used in other cases. Rifampin is used long-term on TB. I had big improvement on it and felt the good effects almost immediately within a day. If I retake it after I stopped for a while, it did worsen my sole pains hours after taking it.
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