Thank you for your quick reply.I was never on 3x a week regime. I have been on Azithromycin 250mg/day, clofazimine 100 mg/day and Rifampin 600 mg/day for 7 months. Initially, for the 1st 2 weeks, my dose of Rifampin was 300 mg/day and then it increased to 600mg/day. I contacted my Respirologist who advised me to decrease the dose of Clofazimine to 50 mg/day ( as my brown skin color indicates it is accumulating in the body). He advised me that Rifampin could cause uveitis ( blurred vision, eye pain and redness) and to see my Opthalmologist, stop the antibiotics and call him immediately should I develop these symptoms. My Opthalmologist has advised me to see her as soon as the decrease in vision occurs ( as it lasts about 3 hours and my vision was back to normal by the time I saw her yesterday). She did not detect any abnormalities and knows the antibiotics that I am taking. She suggested I could have Amaurosis fugax (mini stroke involving the optic blood vessels) and is referring me for a Stroke work up. However, I do not have any risk factors for a stroke but am grateful to be assessed for this anyway. I feel it is the antibiotics ( Rifampin)and appreciate your very supportive comments regarding this. By the way, what a pleasure it was to read about the efficacy of Breathe Easy tea. It is my “ go to” beverage for coughing spells.

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