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Posted 10/14/2018 12:36 AM (GMT 0)
There's this seeming misconception that the Rifamycin class of drugs are really only good for Bartonella. While this is a Tier 1 drug for this pathogen what's little known is this class of drugs hits Lyme very hard due to its unique mechanism of action versus other classes of abx.

My brother who works in a top hospital in Seattle works with a nurse who's treated many lyme patients over the past 20 years. She said the most effective drug for Lyme was Rifampin especially when it went chronic.
Posted 10/14/2018 1:03 AM (GMT 0)

Rikky1 said...
There's this seeming misconception that the Rifamycin class of drugs are really only good for Bartonella. While this is a Tier 1 drug for this pathogen what's little known is this class of drugs hits Lyme very hard due to its unique mechanism of action versus other classes of abx.

My brother who works in a top hospital in Seattle works with a nurse who's treated many lyme patients over the past 20 years. She said the most effective drug for Lyme was Rifampin especially when it went chronic.


Thanks for posting Rikky. I think most llmd's don't usually prescribe for lyme though...so we aren't thinking of it for lyme meds. I'm not sure why...I don't think it's any harsher (or more risks) than the usual lyme abx.

I've read it's good for cysts, too. Maybe it was you who posted that information.
Posted 10/14/2018 1:16 AM (GMT 0)
Per Dr. Jaller and other prominent LLMD's there's varying opinion on whether Rifamycin class of drugs hit lyme persisters. I personally think it does because when I started taking it after 18 months of unsuccessful abating of symptoms trying abx's like Zithormax, Cefdinir and Tindimax all hell broke loose.

My strong belief is I busted open a bunch of stationary lyme persisters and the toxin release put me in the ER.
Posted 10/14/2018 2:02 AM (GMT 0)
In addition to bartonella and lyme, also has action against erhlichia. Probably other coinfections too
Posted 10/14/2018 9:22 PM (GMT 0)
DS's LLNP is using it in conjunction with another antibiotic to try and get rid of mycoplasma pneumonia along with Bart and Lyme.
Posted 10/14/2018 9:36 PM (GMT 0)
And it’s sometimes used for CpN

Chlamydia Pneumoniae
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