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Topic: Rifampin and Doxycycline

RZR
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Is it ok to take them together at the same time of day? LLMD did not say, but that is what I have been doing.

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Pam08
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That's what I have been doing too. My LLMD didn't specify anything either. I just don't have any room in my med/supplement schedule to take them apart from each other.

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RZR
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quote:
Originally posted by Pam08:
That's what I have been doing too. My LLMD didn't specify anything either. I just don't have any room in my med/supplement schedule to take them apart from each other.

Yes, that is my problem too.

Thank you!

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kitty9309
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Rifampin is better absorbed on an empty stomach.

People usually take doxy w/ food due to nausea.

Do you take both meds 2x/day?

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Kastroo
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wake up at 5am, pop Rif on empty stomach, get back to sleep till 7 (sleep through any possible nausea) eat breakfast and pop doxy...thats how i do it.

Rif is best absorbed when took at least 2 hours before food (my LLMD used to be a duck at TB clinic for few years so he knows the drug pretty well).

Btw. I love Rif...works like a vacuum cleaner for me [Smile]

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MariaA
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Kastroo brings up an interesting point- Rifampin is a TB drug. It's often used in TB patients for years (like 2 years) on end. This might be useful information if you have a doctor or insurance company that's trying to deny prescribing some of your meds- there's a pretty good safety profile on Rifampin in long-term usage even though it interacts with the metabolism of a bunch of other drugs.

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BHealthyNow
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I took both of them together with no issue.

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