OFF ABX

[Santi]

My son has been off of Rifampin for over 1 week. Now he's been off Azith for about 3 days (checking to see if he is allergic to either one). After 3 days of being off the Azith, the anxiety has surfaced. He has begun to wet himself, destroy items and have meltdowns. Is it possible for such behaviors to return in such a short time? We did not see this when he came off of the Rifampin. How bad is it anyway to come off of abx so abrublty? We need to wait till Monday to recheck his bloodcount. Andrea

[momcap]

My son has been off of Rifampin for over 1 week. Now he's been off Azith for about 3 days (checking to see if he is allergic to either one). After 3 days of being off the Azith, the anxiety has surfaced. He has begun to wet himself, destroy items and have meltdowns. Is it possible for such behaviors to return in such a short time? We did not see this when he came off of the Rifampin. How bad is it anyway to come off of abx so abrublty? We need to wait till Monday to recheck his bloodcount. Andrea

 

My DS8 becomes intensely agitated and aggressive within 24 hours of stopping antibiotics. We saw this with penicillin, amoxicillin, zith, biaxin. The only antibiotic that he did better OFF of was augmentin because it made him rage 24/7. I've been told that a quick relapse indicates bartonella infection. He's currently being treated for lyme and bart.

[philamom]

Same here...my dd is off of abx due to elevated liver enzymes. She is very agitated & aggressive right now, and is diagnosed with Bart.

[sf_mom]

Similar experience on more than one occasion. DD was either rotated down or off antibiotics and each time she regressed within a week. Completely different child with aggression, mood liability, anxiety, language abilities and extremely emotional. The rate of relapse can be very indicative of how they are infected. With Bartonella relapse is typically 1 to 2 weeks, Babesia is 2 to 3 weeks, Lyme is 3 to 4 weeks. Of course these cycles are also dependent on how well the individual is recovered. Since your child is new Lyme treatment and the fact that he is diagnosed with Bartonella it is not surprising to that you are noticing an increase in symptoms already.

 

It has taken 6 to 10 weeks to regain progress once we noticed regressions.

 

-Wendy

Edited October 13, 2011 by SF Mom