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Topic: How long - Azith & Rifampin?

elle
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How long were you treated for Bart with azith & rifampin? I have been treated for 2 months and feel pretty good. Curious how long this usually lasts.

Thanks

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lymebytes
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I have not heard of these two abx being used in combo myself, but if it is working that is great.

Bart has a way of "relapsing" in some people, took me over a year to beat it on biaxin.

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elle
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I took biaxin for several months w/ mepron and then switched to azith/mepron.

It has worked for me and my hubby. Just uncertain how long we should be doing this. Neither of us have many side effects. I took levaquin previously and it took months to get over the pain that caused. It worked quickly but I had many side effects with it.

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disturbedme
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I was treated for FOUR months using Rifampin/Doxy/Biaxin. I believe Azith would have been in the mix instead of Biaxin accept that Azith and my stomach did not get along.

I did this combo for four months. Helped me immenseley. But I'm pretty sure it did not get rid of my Bartonella totally either, as I still have at least 6 or so symptoms of it.

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KauaiGoddess
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Aloha~

Six months for me.

First month had some rough headaches- but overall it was a steady improvement!

It's done WONDERS for me! So thankful.

Starting Levaquin tomorrow.

Wish me luck!

All the best to you!

Love & Hugs~
Fawne

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Clarissa
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I was treated for Bart with Zith & Rifampin for 5 mos.

I've been off abx 2 1/2 mos and, so far so good. It was a winner combo for me!

Sounds like you're doing well on it so stick with a good thing (at least 3 mos)!

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