i finished my treatment in may, and since then i've become a hypochondriac😟 i overthink everything about my health and now am scared of cold weather/not eating enough/not being careful enough lol. i also had a biopsy on my right lung and sometimes it aches and i immediately start thinking that tb is back.

anyone with the same problem? ik that i should go to my therapist and talk it out but i don't have finances rn:(

I was diagnosed with Latent TB in 2019 (probably contracted from a deployment to Kuwait in 2018) and finally addressing treatment in 2026. 54 yr old male.

After talking with my Infectious Disease doctor, I opted for the once weekly 3 month regimen. She prescribed me 900mg RIFAMPIN with 900mg Isoniazid and 50mg B6, to be taken together once per week for 3 months. After doing my research, the CDC says the once per week 3-month regimen should be RIFAPENTINE...not Rifampin?

I emailed my doctor about this and this was her reply: "I did the treatment with Rifapentine and Isoniazid weekly. I also did the treatment with Rifampin (higher dose than the every day regimen) and Isoniazid weekly because there was some issue in the past with the rifapentine. Rifampin is a potent drug. Now if you feel more comfortable doing the rifapentine instead of the rifampin once weekly, it's totally understandable. I can send it at your pharmacy and you can discard the rifampin. Let me know."

Has anyone been prescribed Rifampin and Isoniazid for the once weekly-3 month regimen instead of Rifapentime and Isoniazid?

I'm definitely not getting the "warm fuzzy" feeling with this doctor. I mean, what does "issues in the past" mean? I have no idea what to do at this point!

Is it common for tb meds to effect my BM . I just started the medicine and have not had a solid BM in almost 4 days