Welcome to Mayo Connect. PLEASE! do not let the fact that people have side effects from the antibiotics stop you from doing what is medically necessary.

Every person has a different experience with their disease, their infection, their airway clearance, and when needed their antibiotic therapy. In spite of how it sounds here, not everyone has a terrible reaction to the medications, and even when we do, if the infection is severe, it may be necessary to regain out health or avoid loss of lung capacity.

We have addressed this in the past, and you can read about it here:
https://connect.mayoclinic.org/discussion/macntm-is-different-for-everyone-treatment-might-be-different-too/

Maybe you can tell us a little about how/when you were diagnosed, how you have been managing so far, and whether it is now being recommended that you begin antibiotic therapy?

Sue