Hope this helps people's queries about Azithromycin. Ive been on Azithromycin for over a year and it's made a big difference. A new consultant after I moved put me on it. It works by killing off ineffective neutrafils in blood....they fight infection but only live for 28 days. For some reason when older ones don't die off they reduce body's natural defenses. So the drug helps restore it.
At one to I was on doxycycline almost continuously. Don't be worried about being on Az long term as its not like other antibiotics where you get resistant. Hope this helps...try it! I've had one chest infection in a year. But I also live in less polluted area after moving 2 yrs ago.
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Good to here Azithromycin seems to be doing the trick for you. Useful to learn what you've reported.
As I understand it, the bigger worry for Azithromycin relates to Cardio / Heart risks.
Gather it’s important to known and take into consideration that risk when weighed against whatever degree of benefit you feel you’re getting from Azithromycin.
Also, gather an Asthmatic has to have appropriate indicators in order for Azithromycin to be suitable for treatment of their particular type of Asthma. That said, I’m looking into using it.
The thing to watch with this antibiotic is that it can affect your hearing . I was on them long term fir a year and then only when I had infection , I now have moderate hearing loss in both ears and wear hearing aids
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