Experiences with

Vibramycin

I'm on the 28 days on 28 days off "Toby" and inhale once a day . (Twice a day was too much for me.) I use a numbing throat spray to make the inhale sessions tolerable. The spasm coughing associated with the treatment is bad. Are others experiencing this also? Any treatments other than Toby?

Good morning fellow stoics.Is there any one this supportive group who has bronchiectasis and has got to the stage where oral antibiotics are no longer effective? In December my Consultant decided I now needed IV ceftazadine at home for two weeks. I am already on nebulised tobramycin. She is

Is anyone taking this? I had 2 weeks of pik line iv w Ceftasine and still infected . .so on Cipro 750 that helped some, but the Dr. on call only called in 500mg and it is not helping . I have mucas flooding 24/7, not green now but thick. Total exhaustion and wheezing. I 'm wondering how long u

Hi fellow sufferers/ strivers, I have had bronchiectasis since childhood with endless chest infections getting more frequent with age (75) This week my consultant asked if I wanted try nebulised Tobramycin so here I go with trepidation. Has anyone tried this medication? Take care all. Marlbee

IV PIC W CEFTAZINE FOR 2 WEEKS DID NOT MAKE. IT INACTIVE. THO COLONIZED IT SHOULD HAVE BEEN INACTIVE FOR A WHILE AT LEAST AFTER THE PIK LINE PLUS 4 MOS OR SO OF CIPRO 750. THEY ADDED TOBRAMYCIN WHICH IS JUST CAUSING NON STOP MUCAS ALL NIGHT AND CANNOT SLEEP. MY DR IS ON VAC SO FAR NO ONE HAS CALLED

I just started Tobramycin after failed 3 week pik line of antibiotics for Pseuodomonas, now havre sore throat and cough and non stop flooding mucas and worse exhaustion. Culture shows Pseudomonas +1 even after weeks of Pkk line iv antibiotics Can the Toby wihtout Cipro help get rid of this?

Has anyone used this for Pseudomonas, nebulized and how did u do it? Did you nebulize saline first, then clear lungs and then nebulize Toby and did it cure you? Pls get back to me asap as my Dr. wants me to start this asap and i am already so tired from being sick w Pseudomonas for months and just

Bronchiectasis , inhaled TOBRAMYCIN for several weeks, now BAD stomachache. ANy suggestions please????

Hello, Just curious if anyone has had side effects after starting inhaled tobramycin combined with ventolin nebs?? Thanks!

As per the subject, can anyone answer this? Having a real b%#~h of an admission in tertiary, with a tonne of issues with the antibiotics (wrong doses, missed doses) that’s included 2 high troughs at 18 hours post once daily tobramycin infusion. In eleven years and about 50 courses of IVs, and bar a really

Hi all, Just wondering if anyone can offer me their experience of aminoglycoside related hearing loss? I’m most specifically interested in loss attributed to tobramycin use if there’s anyone here. Small person (now aged 11) has had over 40 courses of IVs using tobi since birth. She had a hearing aid

Bronchiectasis with colonised psudamonas. I am new on here, and having trouble with medication given to me through a nebuliser. Been tried on Colomicin twice, but causing breathing problems, also given tobramycin and gentamicin, same problem. Consultant says he can't give me anything else, just have

I am new to this forum and will give some background. I am a chronic brittle asthmatic with a colony of psuedomonas in my lung and I have steadily deteriorating bronchiectasis. We moved house to a different area and it has been a struggle to get a proper care plan together at my new hospital. To be fair

It seems I cannot tolerate nebulising Colomycin or Tobramycin , is there any other way to take these as I understand that they are the only meds to help with Pseudomonus? Awaiting hospital getting in touch!

I am in hospital having IV antibiotics for an infection that is resistant to oral ones. I have 2 days to go of a 2 week course. I am on Tobramycin once a day and Ceftazadime 3 times a day. I seem to notice that over the last couple of days my sight is a bit blurry and wondered if anyone else has ever

Drugs that may cause esophageal injury- Acid-containing products – Clindamycin (Cleocin), Doxycycline (Vibramycin), Erythromycin (Ery-tabs, E-mycin), Tetracycline (Sumycin) Aspirin – Bayer aspirin and generic brands Bisphosphonates; given for osteoporosis – Alendronate (Fosamax) Iron-containing

As some of you may remember I am intolerant to so many drugs, including many abs. Also colonised with HI and prior to going on nebbed Tobramycin (and that isn't without probs, although the SOB is spasmodic and not as dramatic as the nebbed colomycin which ended in 5*) started with an infection 5

After Mrs. Brown's Boys last Tuesday, went last Saturday eve to see Alfie Boe at Scarborough Open Air Theatre. His train was delayed at York and so they had to send a car for him. Consequently the 5.30 start was delayed so they could do a sound check. SOAT still haven't got it quite orgnaised after