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Is anyone taking Nuzyra for M. Abscesses or other?
Nuzyra is a new antibiotic used to treat M. Abscesses. It should be taken after 4 hours of fasting and prior to 2 more hours of fasting. I decided to take at 10 PM, but now I can't sleep. Insomnia is a side effect. I'm taking Linezolid at 6 AM and 6 PM, and Arikayce at 11 AM. Since I want to space out my drugs, now thinking on changing my time. Anyone else having or had this issue? Did the insomnia subside? I'm thinking set alarm for maybe 3 AM and take then? I'm doing good with Linezolid taking with toast in the morning and dinner at night. Though Linezolid is complicated too, since diet should be low or void of Tyramines to help avoid side effects.
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Hi Kathyjjb,
Have you experienced any nausea with your dose of Nuzyra? Do you take 2 tablets nightly? I need to take a half or 1/4 of Zofran 30 minutes prior to taking 2 pills or I have vomiting. I now need to take a yeast pill once a week for 6 months to prevent more yeast infections. On the day I take the yeast medication, I can’t take Zofran. I am open to any suggestions to help on this one night to prevent vomiting since I can’t take Zofran that evening.
Positive wishes to All.
@janetannfaust Hi Janet, I'm no longer taking Nuzyra. My insurance would not cover, and fortunately I was taken off all my MABC antibiotics due to low count and negative tests, Basically Dr is watching and waiting. Nuzyra made me so sick. I'm so sorry, you're having this problem. I only took for 3 weeks (my local ID doctor gave me free samples), went to NJH 3rd week into treatment when they determined I could go of medications-at least for now. My NJH DR would have put me on Clonazepam (I think that's the one) in lieu of the Nuzyra.