My DD7 stopped rifampin about 2 months ago, not because we were sure that bart. was completely gone, but because she was losing huge amounts of hair and we thought that maybe the rifampin was the cause.
She was in a pretty good place when we stopped. OCD and anxiety were much improved and a facial tic completely disappeared while on the rifampin. She took the rifampin (along with azithromycin and augmentin) for about 4 months.
We were told to keep an eye out for increase in bart symptoms and that relapse is usually with a week. We did not think that we saw any increased symptoms in the first week, but now I'm wondering if symptoms are re-emerging. She is having increased anxiety and obsessing more and has gone through periods of asking a lot of questions about things that have her worried (like fires and things). She asked a bunch of questions about fires for a couple of nights in a row, but then stopped.
I'm worried that if this is relapse, then the 4 months of treatment will have been for nothing. I have an RX for bactrim, but haven't started it. We could also resume the rifampin since the hair loss has mostly stopped (we never really figured out the cause). Has anyone seen bart. relapse take longer than a few days or a couple of weeks?