NTM and CBD oil or cannabis

Posted by kristin123 @kristin123, Dec 22, 2017

Hi! I'm new here. So glad to have found you all! I was diagnosed a year and a half ago and chose not to treat with antibiotics at present. Has anybody tried CBD oil? Apparently there have been some studies on treating tuberculosis. Thanks!

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@maureen2022

I have MAC, am on the big 3 and also use CBD and THC but not every day. Just when I need it. I don't have any interactions and I find it helps with overall wellness.

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I also have MAC and am taking the big 3. I also use CBD but not on the days I take the big 3. CBD is anti-inflammatory which is why I use it. But a pharmacist explained to me that azithromycin increases the concentration of CBD and rifampin reduces the concentration. That
may be a wash. But I don't think there are any studies on CBD usage and the big 3. So just to be safe, I only use CBD on the 4 days that I don't take the big 3.
Lora Jo

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I eat half a THC gummy every night to sleep. I'm no longer on the antibiotics but that is when I started it because of my interrupted sleep. If I don't have to get up (which is almost never), I eat a whole one. It's been a game changer for my sleep. I just wish MAC would be a reason I could get medical. That would save me a ton of money since I have to go to the recreational side of the building.

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@tinaesims

I eat half a THC gummy every night to sleep. I'm no longer on the antibiotics but that is when I started it because of my interrupted sleep. If I don't have to get up (which is almost never), I eat a whole one. It's been a game changer for my sleep. I just wish MAC would be a reason I could get medical. That would save me a ton of money since I have to go to the recreational side of the building.

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Could you tell me what brand works for you?

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I usually use sleepeeze. I don't think I spelled it right. I live in Illinois and they only sell Illinois products. Sometimes they are out, so I just go by what the young person tells me to.

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Hello, I have bronchiectasis and mac. I started the treatment with azithromycin, rifabutin and three times a week amykacin IV. I am weak and my liver does not respond well to the meds and really do not know how I am going to survive this long treatment. I read in one of the posts about the method of treating MAC and bronchiectasis with alternating antibiotics every month. Has anybody else, besides Terry, been treated this way? If you have , can you respond to my post and tell me the name of the clinic your doctor sees patients.

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