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I'm so sorry to hear how sick you are feeling! Try not to be discouraged, you may just need to make some adjustments and give your body time to get used to them. That is good that you are now taking a probiotic. I don't know why some doctors don't recommend starting a probiotic when meds are started. I would think that should be standard protocol. I felt very sick when I first started the antibiotics but it did pass after about 2 weeks. I used Seaband Accupressure wristbands and they did help. I started a probiotic immediately. I take Azithromycin and Ethambutol in the morning after breakfast. The Rifampin should be taken 1 hr before or 2 hrs after a meal so I take that before bed. Are you taking all 3 on an empty stomach? That could aggravate the nausea. Best of luck! Hang in there!

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Many thanks. I'm actually now taking all three before bed - a few hours after eating. I can't stand the nausea during the day. During the day I feel sick - but not like I do after taking them at night - then I feel like I want to throw up - so take as close to bedtime as possible and take my sleeping tablets to try and sleep through it. This is pretty miserable. I feel for everyone who has and does go through this - and other similar things. It's really horrible feeling like you're taking poison. I felt so sick - felt like better to take my chances on having quality of life over this. Will do my best to keep on them for as long as I can - but feeling this way - not sure I can. I don't understand why they can't come up with a better treatment. If as they say - the medications have a hard time actually getting to the disease to treat it - then surely a better way of giving them - injecting into the actual bacteria in the lungs or something. I don't know - I'm not a scientist or doctor - but seems there must be something better. Doesn't feel like we're in a very advanced society when this is the best treatment they can come up with. Apologies - I'm just really sad and angry and feel dreadful. Thank you for your support.