I've only doubled Tinidazole for yesterday, the 1st day of Phase 2, just like the insert advised for most infections.For dosage of antibiotics, you better ask your doctor before changing it yourself.
I've read about Levofloxacin & decided not to mess around with it.
I couldn't find any help in regards to my doubt about Levofloxacin's interaction with magnesium-containing antacids (Rabeprazole) so I ended up taking/establishing it by the end of the afternoon, between meals; also because I wanted to be awaken if any of its nasty side effects came up. My doubt was also whether it would diminish efficacy if not taken together with the Tinidazole. I phoned my country's 24H healthline & the nurse said it was also Ok to take it isolated as long as I did take it everyday.
I guess I will though I have found a LAR and a LTR but not a LATR therapy...to boost cure rate, you can continue amoxicillin on phase 2 if you want.
I'll have to take it between the last Rabeprazole & Tinidazole, tho. Can both Amoxicillin and Tinidazole interact in a counterproductive way?
I'm also pondering about acquiring Ranitidine (Bismuth Citrate) 300mg.
There are also good references to it in this interesting article that sums up a lot of studies:
https://clinmedjournals.org/articles/jc ... -2-011.php
How should it be taken?
Should it be placed right in the middle of the Rabeprazoles?
Can it be a piece that I can position differently from day to day as an unpredictability factor?
Or must it be taken with any of the antibiotics to enhance effectiveness? (and if so which is better?)
Yes, I know. I didn't say otherwise. In other words: when the stomach acid turns to the alkaline side too much the esophagus sphincter, which is acid-activated, doesn't close hence the reflux/heartburn which is nothing but a pH4 or pH5 invading the esophagus (pH6).when pH is low, it's acidic. When pH is up, it's alkaline. So Rabeprazole stop acid production and your stomach pH will rise from acidic to neutral.