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@heathert

Hi @sounder27 I was on the amikacin for a year, every night. Mine was free as I was in a research project for it thank goodness.

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Hello @heathert Did you have any side effects? I started Amikacin inhalation and the big 3 in April. One week after I started the Arikayce, I began having hoarseness which wasn’t going away. I saw my pulmonologist after week 2 and he put the Arikayce on hold for one week. He told me to do the albuterol inhalation before I do the Arikayce inhalation when I resume the treatment. I am on my 5th week of Arikayce and my voice is again croaky. I called my pulmonologist to inquire if it’s ok to switch to every other day instead of the daily treatment. I am waiting for him to return my call. I am wondering if switching it to every other day will still be effective.