Azithromycin 250mg

[garshe]

My Consultant has suggested I take one 250mg tablet of Azithromycin every other day for the future. Enquiring if anyone has been prescribed this long term and any side effects. Also will it possibly help in avoiding chest infections .I have severe COPD. Sheila. X.

[Caspiana]

Hello garshe . I was on this everyday for five years. No side effects and I think it kept me relatively well. I hope it works for you too. xx 🍀

[garshe in reply to Caspiana]

Thanks Caspiana .I'll give it a go. Hope you are well x Sheila.

[sassy59]

Morning Sheila, Pete has been taking Azithromycin for a long time with no ill effects. They do help prevent chest infections. Just see how it goes.

Wishing you well. Xxxx

[garshe in reply to sassy59]

Thank you will give it a try. Love to you and Pete x Sheila

[Hacienda]

Morning Sheila, I too take Azith., 3 days a week for 4 years now. Most of that time I have been clear, no side affects. I am also stage 4, have been since Diagnosis 6 years ago. Take care Hun, They do work. Love n Hugs Carolina. xxx

[garshe in reply to Hacienda]

Thank you I am stage 3 hope it works for me also. Lots of love Sheila. x

[Croydonia]

Hi, I’ve been on azith 500 x 3 times a week for years, no side effects. My only worry is that I may be building up a resistance to antibiotics, but I’m reluctant to stop it, in case I start having chest infections again.

[garshe in reply to Croydonia]

Thanks for your reply .will definitely give it a go. Hope it works for me .x Sheila.

[wheezyof]

Hi Garshe,

I take azithromycin 3 days a week. Before taking it I was getting frequent flare ups. My lung function was rapidly getting worse (56% down to 30% in a year).

Since starting azithromycin I've had 1 flare up, that was very soon after starting to take it, and nothing since. My lung function has stabilised at 30%.

It has caused some slight hearing loss but that's been fixed with hearing aids. The way I see it is needing hearing aids is a lot better than the alternative - a wooden overcoat because my lungs were failing.

However I o have a reaction to a lot of drugs so I'm not a typical example.

Azithromycin works well for most of us,

[garshe in reply to wheezyof]

My attitude now is quality of life. I am 75yrs young so anything that can help with avoiding the dreaded chest infections I will give it a go. Thanks for your reply x Sheila.

[chubby2x22]

Morning sheila, I have been taking azithromycin 3 times a week. Completely stopped flare ups so far but I am dearfer. Good luck jane.

[garshe in reply to chubby2x22]

It seems others have noticed hearing difficulties. I haven't got this problem at the moment, did you have a hearing problem before taking arithromycin. X Sheila

[chubby2x22 in reply to garshe]

Slightly which I put down to old age. Lol. ,now it's like the feeling when you want your ears to pop. I take quite a cocktail of meds so really its hard to say. No chest infections is the bonus. Jane

[garshe in reply to chubby2x22]

No chest infections is great x Sheila

[Hidden]

I have it 3 days a week. Monday, Wednesday and Friday. Have done for years. It's kept my Bronchiectasis under control really well. I haven't had an exacerbation for 3 years. 😊

[garshe in reply to Hidden]

Fantastic.x Sheila.

[TyneandWear]

I also have been taking Azithromycin three days a week for a few years now. My exacerbations have more or less vanished. I used to have about four or five a year. This year I had one in January.

Good luck. It is a brilliant drug especially for those of us with very severe Emphysema.

[garshe in reply to TyneandWear]

Thanks .that's great to know. Hope I have same results x Sheila.

[Maximonkey]

Hi Sheila, I have been taking Azithromycin for 7 years now and it really has been my miracle. Before taking the Azith I was ill with pneumonia every 6 weeks and my immune system was on the floor, my doctor thought I was dying. Azith may cause you stomach pains for the first few weeks but after that your body will adjust and you will feel normal again. They prevent you from picking up every bug you come in contact with. Give them a go. Take care, Maximonkey

[garshe in reply to Maximonkey]

Thank you.x

[hallentine47]

I started tking these antibiotics almost 3 years ago and have not suffered an infection since. Due to takingso many other medications I am unsure what if any side effects I may have suffered but not aware of any specifically linked to taking Azithromycin.

[garshe in reply to hallentine47]

Thank you.x

[Claudine]

Like a lot of others on here I take it 3x a week. I have just renewed my prescription for starting it in October, usually until April or May. Yes, I do worry about resistance and this is why I decided to take it for just half the year. Also, stay away from children - they are little bug factories! Good luck.

[garshe in reply to Claudine]

Cant stay a way from children as My Granddaughter who is 11yrs old lives at my house. My husband and I do the school run as my daughter works and we love it. Love having Darcy here as she keeps me young. She is never ill as eats healthy and she is the reason I am here today. I gave up smoking so I would see her grow up .She is my World . x Sheila.