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I had blood drawn for a test on Saturday. The lab technician was not able to get the blood to flow because it was clotting. He said I was dehydrated and to go home, drink a bunch of water and come back Monday.
I found this strange because I drink at least 100 ounces of water a day, but drank extra water anyway and went back yesterday to try again.
My blood is still clotting. They had to try 3 veins to get enough blood for the sample. Does Zithromax cause this? I had been taking it for about a month. I am also taking Rifampin and Alinia. I never had this problem before.
I called my LLMD and he said he had not heard of Zithromax causing this. I also have mild QT prolongation that I had before starting meds. I had been noticing some irregular heartbeats on the Zithromax, but nowhere near as bad as the heart symptoms I had years ago before a cardiac ablation, so did not worry about it.
So is this something I should be worried about? I have to have something to pair with the Rifampin for Bartonella. I am very allergic to doxycycline.
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Can you do clarithomycin? ...is your heart stuff because of the lyme?...i have very thick sticky blood...lyme can do this ...are you taking enzymes like serrapeptase or lubrokinase ..aspirin will make the platlets slippery but does not thin ..bee venom and heparin will...are all tetracyclines bad for you?
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I just talked to my pharmacist and he said it was most likely the Rifampin causing the clotting. Now I don't know how I am going to treat Bartonella. I am very allergic to doxycycline, and no way am I taking Levaquin with my severe neuropathy. I was allergic to minocycline too.
I am taking digestive enzymes, but I was taking protease and currently Zymex II for parasites. It has bromelain and papain. I will try the serrapeptase or lubrokinase. I am not sure about the heparin.
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