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Just finished my first week of Rifampin after having to go off Levaquin for GI problems. Taking 300 mg./1x day and will go up to 600 mg. tonight. I am very tired, my stretch-mark like rash is worse day by day and I have an unrelenting frontal headache. What should I expect? What have your experiences been like?
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hang in there ....I was as about to be in psycic yeard for 5 months from my headaches and neuro problems...also ...the marks will really go worst , I have not idea why .That happens on me and my son .Maybe bart is running for its life and it is hiding.
But I have been 11 months on rifampin herxin and 5 months on levaquin herxing...SO HANG in there.
With this disease I have learn , NO PAIN , NO GAIN.
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My experience with rifampin was that I really had to watch the diet, and even so, I could not tolerate it for longer than 2 weeks. (BAAAAAD diarhea, like fire-water)
My husband did just fine on it, and ate pretty much what he wanted. (no fair!!)
I have 2 strains of bart, no lyme. tinitus increased initially, then improved. All other symptoms cleared right away, and stayed away for about 2 months.
I am just now starting to feel like my hands are swelling up again, tired all the time, creepy crawly feelings that I had before.
Hopefully, your experience will be more like my husband's!!
best of luck. kp
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i did really bad for like 4 days now its fine...im gonna go up to 600 mg next monday lol I have too much going on this week just incase to up it this week..
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Hubby always has the bad frontal headaches with rifampin. It's a tough one. Hang in there.
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Rifampin has been the absolutely best drug for me with the most positve response
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Rifampin has helped me, even though I herxed for a long time w/out stopping. I have been on it for 11 months. It improved my head pain and pressure, but my joint pain and muscle pain increased.
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