Does Doxy and Zithro beat Bartonella?

I've been on rifampin for a month and 2 weeks and Biaxin for 2 months as well as the Zhang protocol. Terrible anxiety, depression, OCD for 5 years (never had any childhood traumas- treatment resistant depression, tried 20+ psychotropic drugs). I know it's early but I still haven't had any relief. Any suggestions for dealing with symptoms like these for Bart? Tranquilizers can only do so much.

Girlie said...
From what I've read, the flouroquinolones (sp?) are very effective - but come with risks I don't want to take.

dunno ... i was 3 months on flouroquinolones combined with all sorts of other drugs
- 1000mg levo+ 600mg rifampin
- 1500mg cipro+300mg mino +1500mg tinidazole
- 1500mg cipro+300mg doxy+1500mg tinidazole

All i can say is after the "nuke bart" regimen - levo+rifampin - just a day after finishing all doses, i repeated the blood microscopy and my bartonella quintana was alive and well, i could clearly see an erythrocyte with 7 bartonella bacteria inside. And that after i tried to maximize the rifampin that i absorbed by taking it on empty stomach (and during that time my stomach was in really bad shape).

After that, i realized this is attrition warfare. Will not nuke this thing with a megadose in a month or two, but probably make my body inhospitable on longer term by strengthening the immune system and taking some antiboiotic /herbs (like Houttuynia) on longer term may prove more successful.