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Brinsupri experience after 3+ months

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@crepass Glad to hear you are doing so well on Brinsupri. I can imagine it would be disconcerting to not produce sputum after having been productive for several years. I'd be curious what your doctor thinks. Maybe not an issue unless you have an exacerbation? When's your next CT scan? I'd wonder if you could drop down to 10mg if you go for a while without a flare up.

As for me, I've been in Brinsupri 25mg for a little over 4 months. At the 4 month mark, I saw a significant reduction in sputum, resulting in less time with airway clearance. Yay! So far, I have BE only and leave regular sputum samples. The last time I had a flare and was treated with abx, I was not nearly as ill as I usually get, and got better faster. As of now, I still produce sputum easily. I've had BE for over 2 decades. I still have some early morning coughing (during sleep) but coughing is greatly diminished during the day. When I cough it seems something sets it off and I wonder if it's my asthma. Airway clearance 2x day with 7% saline, mucinex 1200mg 1-2x/day, and mullein tea 5 out of 7 days a week, (I have a giant bag of loose tea to use up!) and daily movement/exercise.

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@scoop Always good to hear that others are doing well as well. I think it’s only been a couple of weeks that I have dried up. Had quit mucinex around the end of september but still do beaucoup liquids. tonight, went to a support group where all 3 be doctors were in attendance. Dr. Ali said it was a good clinic question, but also that since brinsupri has 2 functions at this time. To decrease exacerbations, and to slow down decreasing lung function over time. So maybe there will be trade offs on dosage as they learn more. not really an answer, but I will be very interested in all new information at these upcoming bronchiectasis conferences.

@scoop Just found your reply to Crepass.
When do you have your next C Scan?
My mornings are filled with nearly continuous clearing after a nights sleep....and that's with waking up at least two times a night and clearing mucus for a short period of time before I feel I can go back to sleep.
Do I understand, in the two decades you have not had a MAC infection and therefore never have been on the big 3?
Barbara