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MAC & Bronchiectasis | Last Active: Mar 12 10:15am | Replies (65)

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Each person can be different but I found this schedule worked best for me. Ethambutol with breakfast, rifampin at 10am, Azithromycin with big dinner, rifampin at 9pm. AZ & ethambutol can be taken with food. Rifampin cannot and requires a 2 hour window if no food.

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bbeers | @bbeers | Dec 3, 2023

Thank you for your response. Initially he wanted me to take all 3 at once 3 days a week. Now that I am seeing an ID Dr. she isn't starting me on any meds right now because I have no symptoms. It's kinda like living with a bomb inside of you just waiting to go off and not knowing when that might happen. I believe I got this disease from volunteering to take care of the 4H Gardens. Oh well, it is what it is. Best wishes for good health for you.

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kitchensink | @kitchensink | Dec 3, 2023

Thanks for the feedback. I am reading the following on the Mayo clinic website:

Take the capsule on an empty stomach, 1 hour before or 2 hours after a meal, with a full of glass water. It is important to take this medicine on a regular schedule. If this medicine upsets your stomach, take it with food.