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@esssbeee This is a typical side effect of MAC and bronchiectasis. There is no single cause...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/270061/

Discussion: Losing weight due to MAC

Support Group: MAC & Bronchiectasis

Posted: Sep 8, 2019

I am so sorry to hear that you’re struggling with the medications and the illness. I...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/267053/

Discussion: Medication change from clarithromycin to azithromaycin

Support Group: MAC & Bronchiectasis

Posted: Jun 26, 2019

Jennifer, I just started month 7 of the big 3 after 2 months of various antibiotics...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/251057/

Discussion: The big 3 antibiotics for MAC

Support Group: MAC & Bronchiectasis

Posted: Feb 25, 2019

I was initially advised to take the meds at night with yogurt, and that worked for...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/225456/

Discussion: MAC Antibiotic Medication: What time schedule works best for you?

Support Group: MAC & Bronchiectasis

Posted: Nov 11, 2018

@jaejack, FYI about starting on the Big 3; many pulmonologists will start you on each drug...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/64988/

Discussion: (MAC/MAI) Mycobacterium Avium Complex Pulmonary Disease: Join us

Support Group: MAC & Bronchiectasis

Posted: Aug 4, 2018

Hi I'm sophie. I was on the big 3 for 2 years, just getting off in...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/64218/

Discussion: (MAC/MAI) Mycobacterium Avium Complex Pulmonary Disease: Join us

Support Group: MAC & Bronchiectasis

Posted: Apr 28, 2018

I'll be darned Terri if I can find where you said we all need to make...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/164317/

Discussion: Possible causes of MAC/MAI Re-Infections

Support Group: MAC & Bronchiectasis

Posted: Aug 29, 2017

@unicorn .. Christa The standard treatment for MAC IS the "Big 3" .. PLEASE keep in...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/61663/

Discussion: (MAC/MAI) Mycobacterium Avium Complex Pulmonary Disease: Join us

Support Group: MAC & Bronchiectasis

Posted: Jun 10, 2017

I am on the big 3 also. Hopefully i will be coming off in july. At...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/61253/

Discussion: (MAC/MAI) Mycobacterium Avium Complex Pulmonary Disease: Join us

Support Group: MAC & Bronchiectasis

Posted: May 27, 2017

@becky33, Becky, WOW Girl, have you been through the wringer! I am also age 73 and...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/61010/

Discussion: (MAC/MAI) Mycobacterium Avium Complex Pulmonary Disease: Join us

Support Group: MAC & Bronchiectasis

Posted: Apr 13, 2017

For those fearful of "the big 3," what helped me is coating my stomach first for...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1064827/

Discussion: How MAC patients have tolerated taking the 3 antibiotics

Support Group: MAC & Bronchiectasis

Posted: May 9, 2024

I started on the 2 vs 3 trial in late March 2023, taking Azithromycin and Ethambutol...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1062127/

Discussion: Starting Arikayce - nervous

Support Group: MAC & Bronchiectasis

Posted: May 4, 2024

Hi Suzanne, I started the big 3, 2 wks ago. As far as stomach problems go...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1047782/

Discussion: Tired and weakness after wks

Support Group: MAC & Bronchiectasis

Posted: Apr 9, 2024

Yes I take the big three every day. Clarithromycin 500mg every 12 hours. Rifampin 3 capsules...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/945256/

Discussion: Medications for MAC

Support Group: MAC & Bronchiectasis

Posted: Oct 10, 2023

I used to split the Big 3 up but when I went to NJH last month...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/888660/

Discussion: Azithromycin, Ethanbutol, & Rifampin Drug Therapy for MAC

Support Group: MAC & Bronchiectasis

Posted: Jul 2, 2023

I also have been taking the big 3 for over a year. I hope when August...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/832280/

Discussion: MAC Big Three Side Effects

Support Group: MAC & Bronchiectasis

Posted: Mar 26, 2023

MacInPA....just asking if what I'm taking is standard for MAC. Azithromycin 500 MG - 1 tablet...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/723204/

Discussion: (MAC/MAI) Mycobacterium Avium Complex Pulmonary Disease: Join us

Support Group: MAC & Bronchiectasis

Posted: Jul 3, 2022

@jeannie55: I have been taking the Big 3 for over a year. With a negative MAC...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/718265/

Discussion: Starting"Big 3": Anyone take Zofran (ondansetron) for nausea?

Support Group: MAC & Bronchiectasis

Posted: Jun 17, 2022

I don't know the answer to your question, but that is an interesting one, because many...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/655355/

Discussion: 7% saline continues to deliver.

Support Group: MAC & Bronchiectasis

Posted: Nov 18, 2021

@joanden The big 3 made me really tired and have an upset stomach (ended up on...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/303722/

Discussion: Tired and having a fever normal after a few weeks on Big 3 for MAC?

Support Group: MAC & Bronchiectasis

Posted: Mar 29, 2020

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