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has anybody taken azithromycin and amikacin

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@lili56

thank you for your response and sharing concerns. I am starting rifabutin 300 mg after a week of taking azithromycin and then after another week ethambutol 400 mg. I tried the three antibiotics together in November and got very high fever- my doctor thought it could be the reaction to the meds. The treatment was stopped and I am starting it again but this time she decided it would be one of the three at a time so that we could watch for any adverse reaction. As far as the hearing test, she did not mention hearing test- i was only advised to watch for ringing in my ears and if i notice it I should let them know right away. Well, is it the right course of the treatment? I do not know, I can only hope because it seems to be a rocky road for me- I already changed a pulmonologist. How did you deal with diarrhea? I take a probiotic and eat yogurt and hope it prevents the worst. Are you still taking meds or are you already well? I am still learning how to deal with the thought of being ill and I am only at the beginning of this road. So thank you for your response- i am going to ask for the hearing test and ask about the risk of antibiotic resistance.

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My ID doctor has me taking a hearing test and a vision test every two months
and a liver panel every month. And a triple sputum test every two months.
Harry

I, too, have MAC and Bronchiectasis. I am 10 weeks in with treatment for MAC. I started Amikacin (via specialized nebulizer) Azithromycin, Ethambutol, and Rifampin all within the same week. I am much more sick now than I was when I started taking these medications. I have a cough. I completely lost my voice. I have ringing in my ears. I’m so short of breath that I need to use supplemental oxygen 24/7. I wake up with a horrific headache every single day. I have no appetite at all. I have nausea, diarrhea, and dizziness. My provider told me that the side effects will ease as I get further into the treatment. I’m not sure I believe that. I have been this sick since week two except that my voice returned in week 8 and I have had significant weight loss (I am 5’4” tall and have gone from 121 pounds to 97 pounds as of today). I literally feel like I am dying and I’m scared.