How quickly do symptoms return after stopping abx?

Just curious from members of the forum. How quickly did you feel symptoms come back that seems to of been kept in check by taking antibiotics? Was it hours, days, weeks? Thx.

I took a break from antibiotics - 2 1/2 months...and it was several weeks before I had any symptoms come back.

R.- for me it was 3 months. I tried twice - and both times it was after 3 months exactly that I was back at square one.

Wow Healing98 that's a long time to be on abx. Have you noticed any negative effects to being on them that long? How's the gut?

As others have said, it is all going to be individual, but I will share my experience for reference.

I was on abx for 10 months - various kinds, doxy, mino, rifampin, zith, etc. to address lyme, & Bart and about a months worth of meds for Babs, but had to stop early because the Babs drugs were causing kidney stones.

I stopped in early October of last year because I felt I had plateaued, and felt the abx were doing too much collateral damage to my good gut bacteria.

I continued taking supportive herbs and vitamins, probiotics, thyroid meds and LDN, and continued with detoxing.

By late March of this year I began noticing that my depression and mood was progressively getting worse. Around Easter weekend, I started having horrendous neck pain and stiffness.

I have since begun the assault on lyme & co again, although it's really anyone's guess as to what is really left that I am fighting.

So the short answer is it took about 5 1/2 months before issues came back. The good news is I think the herbs are working just fine so far. Don't underestimate them as a healing tool!

Hi Girlie-

Yes, I have that info for you.

But PLEASE, take this with a grain of salt because basically ANYTHING I tried for Babs caused bladder/kidney issues. This included the CSA herbs.

I have a very unscientific theory that the reason I had difficultly with Babs meds and herbals in the past was because of my low PH. My uric acid level was 8 in August, which is very alkaline and allows the bacteria to grow. Magnesium ammonium phosphate (struvite) stones form in alkaline urine. I think this had to due with being hypothyroid. Somehow these meds just could not be metabolized properly and may have contributed to lower PH levels causing the stones. I have been on thyroid meds for a while, but just recently found the right dosage and T4/T3 ratio & combo.

Since trying Babs herbs again, I have had zero issues. The only reason I have not gone back on pharmaceuticals is because I would like to stick with a strong herbal approach this time around. If it doesn't work, I will go back.

Anyway, here is the regimen that I attempted last year:
Clindamycin & Quinine alternating with Biaxin & Plaquenil for a total of 40 days. Sorry I don't have the actually rotating schedule, but hopefully this gives you an idea.

Girlie-

I went back and checked my notes...

"Did not notice much of a herx with first round of clind/quin. Some headaches and mild fatigue. Causing kidney stones and bladder issues. Stopped on day 30"

"Once I added Planq, started getting more physical herxing with weak, heavy aching legs. Also, a couple of times Planq caused nausea and stomach pain"

So no issues with clind/quin other than the kidney stuff. Planq was problematic though.

As a side note, I also had stomach issues with Doxy and Flagyl.