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Has anyone tried Zyvox (linezolid) ?

Posted by evie2456 @evie2456, Mar 2 7:10am

Has anyone tried Zyvox? I can’t take the big 3, And you have to take it for a year or more! I’m hoping to take something for a shorter duration and a better chance of a cure! I know they all can possibly have serious side effects.
I’m willing to risk it with frequent monitoring.

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barbdk | @barbdk | Mar 3 8:00am

I tried linezolid for a short while, but I couldn’t tolerate it. I believe it has a warning to not eat a long list of things like soy sauce, cheddar cheese, and a bunch of other things. I’m not even sure which of the many lung infections I’ve had that it was prescribed for!

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reneemc | @reneemc | Mar 3 11:45am

I couldn’t take the Linezolid due to it causing low platelets

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evie2456 | @evie2456 | Mar 4 7:48am
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@reneemc

I couldn’t take the Linezolid due to it causing low platelets

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Thanks, yes it has a lot of bad side effects possible.
But looks to be very effective for the patient that can tolerate it.
I’m thinking about it.

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mwturner | @mwturner | Mar 4 2:04pm
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@evie2456

Thanks, yes it has a lot of bad side effects possible.
But looks to be very effective for the patient that can tolerate it.
I’m thinking about it.

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I developed severe anemia. Needless to say it was discontinued.

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Sue, Volunteer Mentor | @sueinmn | Mar 4 9:17pm
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@evie2456

Thanks, yes it has a lot of bad side effects possible.
But looks to be very effective for the patient that can tolerate it.
I’m thinking about it.

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Did your specific infection show sensitivity to it on the culture? If not, I would want to make sure it is the right drug for my own strain of MAC before I tried it.
Have you tried airway clearance with 7% saline to see if you could knock down the infection without antibiotics?
Sue

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evie2456 | @evie2456 | Mar 5 1:00pm
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@sueinmn

Did your specific infection show sensitivity to it on the culture? If not, I would want to make sure it is the right drug for my own strain of MAC before I tried it.
Have you tried airway clearance with 7% saline to see if you could knock down the infection without antibiotics?
Sue

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Thank you, No sensitivity test yet. I am nebulizing with Albuterol and 3%
saline. I took the big 3 for 3 months but had severe reactions.

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