Experiences with

Azythromycin

Sorry for the long delay - even private consultations and tests seem to take a while here. A quick reminder - after being diagnosed with moderate COPD by a nurse following spirometry, and several chest infections, I asked in August to be referred to a consultant so I could have a CT scan and proper diagnosis

Hi everyone, I have copd and also only 1 lung , one removed due to cancer. I have been under the respiratory nurses for quite a while , then about a year ago they discharged me as they had done and given me everything they could. They did say to phone them again if needed. My query

has anyone any experience with long term antibiotic treatment for bronchiectasis particularly Azithromycin.

Hi, Lasy year was my worse ever for Chest Infection started Sept&still ongoing although calmed a little since August. Bronchiatitis, Asthma diagnosed after Pneumonia (poss COPD). Prescribed above for Winter months x3 a week. However, I get stomach pains changing to back pains later in the day. I only

Hi all, was diagnosed with bronchiectasis and chronic asthma in may. I had had a cough since Christmas and was given several short courses of doxy, which would work and when I stopped chest infection would come back. When I was eventually diagnosed I was given a 2 wk course of doxy but they did not work

Hello everyone. I hope those of you reading this with bronchiectasis are feeling well right now. I have a 14 year old son with bronchiectasis and I wondered if anyone here has experience with children with the condition. My son got it after contracting a superbug in hospital seven years ago. He takes

Hello everyone. I hope those of you reading this with bronchiectasis are feeling well right now. I have a 14 year old son with bronchiectasis and I wondered if anyone here has experience with children with the condition. My son got it after contracting a superbug in hospital seven years ago. He takes

Not sure if I'm writing on the correct post as this is my first time writing on here. But would appreciate any advice you can give. I have COPD and chronic sinusitis . I have my regular Inhalers that im normally ok on and also on Azithromycin 3 time's a week. And steroid spray for my sinusitis. However

I have recently been prescribed azithromycin long term three times a week. Has anyone had their blood pressure go up as a result of taking this whilst also being treated for high blood pressure and AF with Digoxin cadesartan and bisoprolol. I have been told by the consultant that the digoxin is a low

Hi,I have just been prescribed azithromycin 250mg (Mon,Wed,Fri). I would like to know other people's experience on this medication. I had an open lobectomy (right lower lobe) a year ago. I've had/got pseudomonas, Klebsiella and serratia. Since surgery I have had constant wheezing, inflamed air way and

Hi I am interested in other people's experience in taking Azithromycin three times a week for a year. I have been prescribed it for Bronchiectasis and the results have been incredible, so I want to know if this is normal for this treatment or is it something else I have done to cause this result.

Hi, I caught some kind of infection I when staying in a tiny floating boat house with dirty air-conditioning in Spain.I've tried Co-Amoxy for 10 days and Cefalexin 10 days. It's still not shifted. I'm worried about the cardiac risks associated with Cipro and Azithro. It says the risk continues for a

Hey Everyone. My heart rate has been concerning me lately. I am on Seretide, Tiotropium, Azithromycin 3x week، Montelukast omeperazole, Prednisone 10mg . I have noticed that my heart rate spikes around 101 bpm after using seretide and does not go away 3-4 hours after its use, and after meals. ECG is

Hello there, I am Sunshine, 22 years old and this is my first post on the forum. I have had asthma in my genes and from childhood. But recently with recurrent respiratory infections and occasional blood in sputum brought me to the doctor. He ordered me an Xray which showed Bronchiectasis. To confirm

Has anyone had Infectious Uveitis and developed decongestant-induced closed angle glaucoma at the same time? If so, did doctors do any infectious disease testing before prescribing steroids? I had a sinus infection, and sprayed decongestant in my left sinus. I had a terrible reaction with conjunctivitis

I have spent the last 4 years with constant issues with my chest. Asthma playing up, constant chest infections, requiring over 14 or 15 lots of antibiotics some years. I have a few courses of steroids a year and last year i was on the tezspire jab and was taken off this January as i wasnt much better

Hello (again) Have bronchiectasis-with colonized pseudomonas.. which is well under control at the moment🤞🙏 but I am struggling with a really dry mouth -which mostly affects me at night I don’t take any other medication or inhalers - apart from NAC & Lungwort & take Azith 250mg 3x week Has anyone

Hi everyone just to say big thankyou for all you're suggestions docter give me erythromycin 500 grams since I've been taken them half hour after I get some stabbing pains but they do go after 10 min and little sharp pains left side head never had that before must be tablets I've been putting hot

Discharged recently from hospital after a long period of exacerbations and then pneumonia. After weeks of oral antibiotics and steroids had to have IV antibiotics. Next time I will probably have to begin IV immediately on flare up. I take 250 mg Azithromycin 3 times a week and was wondering does any

Hi, I hope everyone is well. I collected my medication today which was for Eplerenone 25mg, however the box says Erythromycin 250mg but the label says Eplerenone 25mg. Does anyone know if they are both the same? I have checked on Google but can't see a connection between the two. Grateful for any