Vertigo from Arikayce?

Posted by Mary @mjb24, 16 hours ago

I have been on Arikayce for 18 months with no real side effects. Last Thursday I had an awful episode of vertigo. My dr gave me something to take for the dizziness and vomiting and thankfully it helped. I was told to stop the Arikayce until I saw my ENT doctor which I did today. They did not find anything but I have to go back next Wednesday for a vestibular function test. He thought I should be safe to re-start the Arikayce. His thoughts were that if it hadn't affected me over 18 months it probably isn't the cause. Has anyone else come down with vertigo after taking Arikayce? If so, how long were you on the Arikayce when the vertigo started?

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cahcb4769 | @cahcb4769 | 16 hours ago

I’ve been on Arikayce for at least 2 years. A couple of months ago I got really bad chest pains (Bronchospasm - their most common side effect). I stopped for a week and the pains went away. Then I tried 3 days a week, then I went to every other day and now I’m back on daily. Will see what happens.