Haemophilia influenzae

[Alice70]

Hi ,for months now I have had this heamopilus influenzae bug bringing up green mucus ,my sputum tests say Doxycycline will kill it ,in the past four months I have taken three courses of two weeks Doxycycline, they didn't get rid of it ,I am on Doxycycline agian now ,I new after nine days that it wasn't shifting it still coughing up loads of green mucus ,my doctor now has told me to double up Doxycycline to two 100 mg a day,that is taking 200mgs a day on third day of double dose no difference jet ,I'm exhausted with coughing,but no temperature, I have mild brochiecstas and copd ,I think it is the brochiecstas that is coursing it ,what ever can be done if the Doxycycline won't shift it when mucus sample test tells gp it's the antibiotic to kill it gp even showed it me on screen,help please

[Mooka]

my respiratory consultant said that only an idiot carries on trying the same thing when it’s not working! Perhaps you could have another antibiotic with the doxy. Do you have a respiratory doctor you can ring his secretary or specialist nurses? Sounds like your GP is out of their depth. Good luck it’s so tiring having so many infections.

[Alice70 in reply to Mooka]

So true ,I send another sputum test in tomorrow not excepting anymore Doxycycline, I'll ring consultant secretary tomorrow as I know infection still there

[poodledoc]

I had Haemophilus influenzae 1 year ago and was put on Amoxi/Clav ( generic for Augmentin) and it worked quickly and it stayed away.

[Tinker26]

I cultured the same and was so unwell, it took clarithromycin, doxycyclibe and amociclav to clear it, otherwise I was to be given iv drugs, ask for a change and increase in antibiotics dosage good luck

[Alice70 in reply to Tinker26]

Spoken to gp today changed from Doxycycline to Amoxicillin, thank you Tinker

[Patk1]

I was v ill with HI pneumonia last year & it took 12 wks of continuous doxycycline x2 day + steroids for full time too.dr wanted me in hospital as breathing+ wheezing were atrocious.after 12 wks, it was gone.I'd try continuing with doxy until its clear x

[Alice70 in reply to Patk1]

Gp changed Doxycycline to Amoxicillin this morning

[Patk1]

Hope Yr feeling better Alice70 x

[Alice70 in reply to Patk1]

Thank you Patk ,I don't really feel ill with it as I haven't got temperature, but my breathing is worse than ever,not good at the best of times ,iv got 2 days left of six weeks of antibiotics its a bit better ,but I know it hasn't gone ,I've been on two weeks of Doxycycline, two weeks of Amoxicillin, now two weeks of cotrimoxazole ,all these antibiotics can't be good for us ,hope you are keeping well and safe Alice

[Patk1 in reply to Alice70]

Hib infection can be hard to get rid of.i was really ill last Yr for 3months.do speak to gp b4 antibiotic runs out x

[Alice70 in reply to Patk1]

I'm going to ring for oppiontment oppiontment in mor nine