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MAC & Bronchiectasis | Last Active: Jan 31 7:47am | Replies (19)
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@traceyk My doctor staggered start of the three medicines so I haven't started the other 2 but I had a headache, too with the Ethambutol and just portal messaged the doctor about it. (I'm on day 5 of just Ethambutol. ) Yesterday the headache didn't come on until later in the day - like 9 hours after the medicine and didn't last as long. Good luck and I hope you feel better. This is all so strange so I'm thinking of you.
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This am I took an ibuprofen with my Ethambutol and Azithromycin and other than a few moments later in the day ( like 7+ hrs later), I didn’t get the bad headache like the days before.
I’ll wait til my next day off work before I try no ibuprofen again. Had such a better day!
Now off to see ophthalmologist in the am. Imagine this is to get a baseline? Surely Ethambutol would take time before doing any eye damage? Is it our eyes causing our headaches I wonder… I’ll be asking him/her about it.