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Asked for male, 19 years old from Patna

Hello doctor I was diagnosed by tb without cough and bloody sputum. I was started treating with forecox, omnacortil20,benadon 40 mg. After 15 days of treatment my sgpt increases to93. 6 and my doctor stops forecox and starts ethambutol 1000 streptomycin and I was treated three months. After 3 months I moved to another doctor and he started r cinex 400 ethambutol 1000 pyrazzamide 750. After some days I was got frustrated and take rcinex 400 10 tab at once and 13 tablets of trice 0.25 mg.after that I complaint of mild hepatitis. After 1 month I again started taking r cinex400 ethambutol 1000 pyrazzamide1000. This is my history. I want to know. Am I at risk of developing MDR tb. Please help me doctor .I am on ATT since march 30. My latest x ray and pleural fluid examination reports are attached. I left with att for 1 week and after that I eat ethambutol800 for 1 month. Actually means my tb medication disturbed for 1 month from mid June to mid July. I am very worried kindly help me doctor.

Dr. (Brig.) Ashok90%(103 ratings)

MBBS, MD - Pulmonary Medicine, DNB - Pul...read more

Pulmonologist•Delhi

MDR TB is rare in extrapulmonary TB
TB medication should not be interrupted as in your case. Rise in liver enzymes is acceptable till 3-4 times rise.

165 people found this helpful

Asked for Male, 26 years old from Delhi

Diagnosed tb lymphadenitis. Taking drugs rcnex in morning then ethambutol after breakfast, pyrazinamide after lunch. Earlier my fever was continuous, had to take 4 paracetamol in a day. Now after 13 days of treatment only one paracetamol as only one fever peak in evening. Drug senstivity test was not done. Is this the correct way of taking medicines and how many days to wait to become afebrile before going for biopsy for drug senstivity.

Dr. Col V C Goyal95%(14978 ratings)

CCEBDM, PG Diploma In Clinical Cardiolog...read more

General Physician•Ghaziabad

your fever is almost under controll means medicine has started working. If you show good response to treatment why go for vsensitivity test, if no response to above drugs then next step will be taken, take above medicine with a single day miss and take good nutritious diet with milk, egg, fruits and vegetables good luck.

133 people found this helpful

Asked for male, 23 years old from Bangalore

Sir, I am 21 year old and undergoing treatment for lymph node tuberculosis. At first the doctor told me that I have to take akt-4 for two months and akt-3 for four months but after seeing the tb pcr report he told me to take akt-4 for six months. I wanted to know whether this long duration of akt-4 medication can cause any serious side effects.

Dr. Shobitha Rao Bhat91%(86 ratings)

MD - Pulmonary Medicine, DAA (Allergy)

Pulmonologist•Mangalore

Hi Lybrate-user
There is no serious aide effect of taking AKT4 longer. AKT4 when compared to AKT4 has 1 extra MEDICINE. It is called pyrazinamide. This medicine can cause hepatitis in some cases and not all (liver injury but it is temporary and can be treated). Another minor problem is gout related joint pain. None of them are serious and can easily be treated.

Health Query

I am 33 years old. Two years ago, I was treated for tuberculosis in the testicle and I took treatment for 9 months consist of ifampicin 225 mg, isoniazid 150 mg, pyrazinamide 500 mg. Since then I suffered from skin allergies (ex. Itching, acne. Etc ), acidity, bloating and allot of gases of about two years. I became allergic to milk products and some foods such as legumes and nuts. I wonder if you have a successful treatment prescription for such a situation.

Dr. H.K.Agarwal87%(149 ratings)

M.B.B.S., Diploma In Dermatology And Ven...read more

Dermatologist•Delhi

it is very unlikely that allergy of drug persists for so long and even after the treatment.
proper history with detailed clinical examination will help in arriving diagnosis and correct treatment.

94 people found this helpful

Health Query

I am taking anti tb drugs since september, which consists of isoniazid, ethambutol and levofloxacin, and my doctor says it shall be continued till september 21 and antihypertensive and foracort inhaler also. I do not know if it is a side effect of the medicine or I am developing some other disease, I am feeling tired all the time with body aches and feverish but no temperature. I fear for covid but my doctor said you are not having any such symptoms. I am very much in tension as you know the severity of the disease. I fear of having a test. Kindly suggest.

Dr. Sheil Avneesh

MCh CTVS, MS Gen. Surgery

Pulmonologist•

It's very important that how long you are facing these symptoms. If these symptoms are of short duration. You should definitely try to rule out covid by doing your rt-pcr test for covid. As the incidence of covid is very high in present scenario.

96 people found this helpful

Asked for female, 46 years old from Delhi

I am 46 years old female. Taking anti tuberculosis medicine Rifampicin and isoniazid 450/300 mg tablet and pyridoxine 20 mg from last 3 months. I am experiencing excessive hail fall at this stage. Pls. Suggest how to stop hair fall. What are the remedies I can follow to stop hair fall.

Dr. Lalit Kumar Tripathy91%(20685 ratings)

MBBS

General Physician•Cuttack

Natural method of treatment.
1.Prepare coconut milk by grinding grated coconut and squeezing its milk. Apply coconut milk to your scalp by using hair brush. Cover your head with a towel and leave it for 20 minutes and rinse your hair with cold water. Do it once a week
2. Extract pulp content from the stalk of aloevera plant and rub to your hair which is washed before. Massage the pulp into your scalp in circular motion, leave it for 15 minutes, rinse it with cold water do it thrice a wee...more

226 people found this helpful

Asked for male, 59 years old from Noida

Sir, my brother is on akt4 since last 40 days for the disease pulmonary tuberculosis. He is taking medicine as per dooctors instruction but he gets fever once in a aweek. Kindly suggest is it normal,

Dr. Mool Chand Gupta95%(37146 ratings)

MD - Pulmonary, DTCD

Pulmonologist•Faridabad

As per the wt 60 kg, akt4 is insufficient dose. Tell your doc that both combutol and rifampicin is less for your wt. Better consult a respiratory phy.

Asked for female, 80 years old from Thane

Sir this is with reference to earlier asked question of krantidevi v gupta for tb treatment since 7 months her lft reports of 7th aug are in normal range and inh 300 is started on 21 st aug can I now stop ethide 250 and roxid 150 and weight is also maintained same she is having lot of itching and confusion and some memory problems.

Dr. Mool Chand Gupta95%(37146 ratings)

MD - Pulmonary, DTCD

Pulmonologist•Faridabad

Tb treatment is for 6 months in most cases. Can assess with xray chest, haemogram, sputum afb and past treatment history whether to continue medicine or not. Need rifampicin, ethambutol and isoniazid combination as maintenance therapy.

76 people found this helpful

Asked for female, 28 years old from Noida

Hello Doctors I have been diagnosed with pelvic TB recently and I am taking Akt-4 tablets from 1 week. I am taking Rifampicin empty stomach and rest three tablets after breakfast. I am facing severe heavy headedness and sleepiness for 7 to 8 hours whole day. Is it normal symptom after taking these medicines or I am facing some other problem? Is there any other alternate way for taking these medicines so that I face less problems.

Dr. Mool Chand Gupta95%(37146 ratings)

MD - Pulmonary, DTCD

Pulmonologist•Faridabad

AKT4 are insufficient by weight wise in your case. Canntalk to a respiratory physician for dose adjustment. These side effect should decrease with time and you are taking in a right way.

8 people found this helpful

Asked for male, 30 years old from Mumbai