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Hi, I’ve been on Amikacin IV for the last month. I have a bit of balance disturbances and a dizziness and slowness/fogginess and fatigue. Is anyone experiencing the same? Should I be worried? Again symptoms are mild so still don’t want to quit on the medication but Igbo anyone knows that’s enough reason to stop and experienced the same please let me know. Thanks.
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@amn I was on Amakacin IV for a year and diddnt really have any side effects but loss of voice occasionally. Your symptoms could come from the way you are breathing when inhaling, are you holding the amakacin in for a while? This could cause your symptoms, just something to think about. Take care
Hi all, I started Tobramycin today! It’s inhaled through the nebulizer and I am having some side effects. Headache, nauseous, dizzy and sleepy. Has anyone used this? The doctors said after a week it should ok. I want to beat this so I am going to stay on. I’m grateful I get to inhale this and hope this will work for me.
They have lessened quite a bit. And being overly emotional has gone away. I am still on the big 3 orally and will add nebulized amilacin this week. Also the amounts of the big 3 will be adjusted so that I am getting just what I need according to my blood levels. This is such an individual thing and it is wise to not only monitor these drugs but adjust the amounts given according to our reactions to them. Good luck!
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Hi amn17......I was on Amikacin IV for 8 weeks and experienced the same.....thick headed, fuzzy brained, dizzy, and fatigued. I am now at NJH in Denver and my doctor here will be switching me to an amikacin nebulizer. That way the drug goes right to the lungs and not to the brain and other body parts. Maybe this would work for you too? Ask your doctor...hop this helps!