Steroid Inhalers

Chest and lungs
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Charlie,it  will be interesting  to see what your doctor says.

I came across a study that seems to suggest that the effects of the AZ for a 6 month study seem to last for a full six months after the dosing is complete for some patients.

 DR CONROY WONG, OF AUCKLAND'S MIDDLEMORE HOSPITAL IN NEW ZEALAND, EXPLAINED: "VERY FEW EVIDENCE-BASED TREATMENTS ARE AVAILABLE FOR THE PREVENTION AND MANAGEMENT OF BRONCHIECTASIS EXACERBATIONS, AND MORE ARE URGENTLY NEEDED. OUR RESULTS SHOW THAT AZITHROMYCIN TREATMENT FOR SIX MONTHS DECREASES THE FREQUENCY OF EXACERBATIONS AND INCREASES THE TIME TO FIRST EXACERBATION. THESE BENEFITS SEEM TO PERSIST FOR SIX MONTHS AFTER THE TREATMENT IS COMPLETED, SUGGESTING THAT AZITHROMYCIN COULD OFFER A NEW TREATMENT OPTION FOR SOME PATIENTS WITH BRONCHIECTASIS."   I think that I have been under impression that the AZ traetment is for life.Are you taking the AZ intermittenly on a six months rotation.?

Russ

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Hello Russ,

Interesting,as for me I will be on AZ one year as of Tomorrow doing the 3 day routine,with no side effects at all,I return to the states on the 1st of June see my doctors within the 2 weeks back so I plan to bring this up with them and see what they say will let you know.

To say the least I really don't want to get off to even test it,to see if I go back to like it was before,because that was the pit's,before.

I seem to have it under control now still do everything else with it and so i can deal with it,still not fun but liveable.

Best,

Charlie