Malerone or rifampicin

Was azitromycin and minocycline seen good results. Doctor added in malerone and herx was crazy so put me on artimisia. Now wants me on rifampicin.

My concern was my symptoms are chills, chest palpitations, air hunger and fatigue sometimes pain. Should I go back on malerone since it's been three months since last tried it or go for rifampicin?

Given our DS's babs symptoms (sounds like yours) and treatment - I would stick with malarone/art since you herxed - but make sure your LLMD has you pulsing the art so it won't lose effectiveness. It definitely sounds like Babesia. Rifampicin (DS uses rifampin) is for Bart which in DS caused different symptoms.

As an example, DS treated in this order over the past 1.5 yrs: Lyme, Lyme/Babs, Lyme/Bart, back to Lyme Babs 2 weeks/Lyme/Bart next 2 weeks, now back to Lyme/Bart as he tries to get to maintenance of 3 weeks on/2 weeks off and then 3 weeks off/ 1 week on. Just treating 3 (he has myco/takes mino for that) at a time, I believe helped with fewer herxes but who knows. Some LLMDs believe you have to treat all infections at once.

Sounds like you were herxing on the malarone.

Maybe discuss going back on but pulsing it.

@ Girlie- I didn't know that - thanks for clarifying!