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Diarrhea side effects from the Big 3

MAC & Bronchiectasis | Last Active: Apr 25 8:28am | Replies (55)

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@milburyi

only you can answer that but I stopped after 2 months of being on only 2 of the meds.
diarrhea and gastritis. the infectious doctor said it a quality of life issue and if I had added the 3rd required drug I would have been even sicker. so I opted out. my best to you.

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Thank you so much for you comment. I stopped all 4 of the antibiotics last Friday due to quality of life issues which were almost unbearable after taking the medication faithfully for 3 full months. I talked with my Infectious Disease physician this morning. He advised me to start back on one medication today at 1/2 the prescribed dose. Tomorrow, I add a second medication at the normal dose. The day after tomorrow, I add a third medication at 1/3 of the prescribed dose. The next day, I resume the Arikayce via the nebulizer. He asked me to keep a log of how I am feeling after each day of adding a specific medication. He feels the reduction of the antibiotics may have to be adjusted depending whether or not negative side effects occur on which particular drugs. I am going to follow his advice and give it a try, as I would like to be cured of the MAC infection. However, if the unbearable side effects do not lessen, I may have to throw in the towel. Thanks so much for your support. I have felt 200% better being off the antibiotics for a few short days.