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Ambistryn-S 0.75Gm Injection Health Feed

Asked for Male, 22 years old from Bareilly

My mother was diagnosed with Pott's Spine/Spinal Tuberculosis and was under ATT for 3 months and complete bed rest. After MRI done after 3 months and no significant improvement Dr. Started giving Streptomycin injections. She's suffering burning pain due to injections. It has been one month she is taking the injections. Moreover, She has started facing vision and hearing problems. Are these side affects of ATT? I have few questions. Kindly answer them all 1. Will medicine cure her or we should go with a surgical intervention as some Dr. Are suggesting this while other says medication will do. 2. It has been one month streptomycin is given. She faces burning pain due to this. For what minimum period injections are required? And is there any additional medicine to overcome the hearing side effect caused by it. 3. Should we go for surgery if not healed yet? Is it safe considering she's diabetic and hypertension patient and weighs 90 kgs. It has been 4 months she's on complete bed rest. Kindly help.

Dr. Mool Chand Gupta95%(37146 ratings)

MD - Pulmonary, DTCD

Pulmonologist•Faridabad

Hearing loss can be due to streptomycin. Get audimetry done and if hearing loss due to streptomycin then need to stop. Burning is not due to streptomycin and where is burning. Regarding surgery it is the orthopaedic surgeon will take a call. Need good good diabeteic control for efficacy of TB drugs.

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Health Query

Is it mandatory to take injections for 6 months daily for MDR TB? Can't it be taken alternative days or once a week?

Dr. Amit Kumar Poddar92%(932 ratings)

MBBS, MD TUBERCULOSIS AND CHEST DISEASES...read more

Pulmonologist•Kolkata

No. It is not mandatory to to take daily streptomycin. Yes it may be taken on alternate days. But never once a week.

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Asked for male, 33 years old from Chandigarh

I started treatment on 5 Dec 2017 with TB (I have infection in my colon, I used to have stomach pains) 1. Combutol 8002. Pyrazinamide 10003. Ricnex 300/450.4. Sompraz D.Then after 1 month, when I did LFT the ALT level were 129.0, so my doctor switched me to below medication for 1 month 1. Combutol 800 2. levoflox 750 3. Uricure 300 (2 Tablets) 4. Streptomycin 0.75 mg for 31 day (one injection daily) Then after 31 days when we did LFT (We did multiple LFTs in between to keep track to see my ALT levels are lowering) everything was good and we switched back to 1. Combutol 8002. Pyrazinamide 15003. Ricnex 300/450.4. Sompraz D.After taking above medication for 3 weeks, Then I fall sick due to some cold and had fever for 3-4 days and my ALT levels again at 150.0 and then now my doctor has again switched to Streptomycin injections 1. Combutol 8002. levoflox 7503. Uricure 300 (2 Tablets) 4. Streptomycin 0.75 mg for 31 day (one injection daily) So now after almost 3 months, from 27/02/2018 I am on injections and combutol again. Don’t I need Rcinex? Is it ok to switch like this and wait for alt levels to lower again and again start with rcinex and pyrazinamide. I did not have any other problem during this 3 months period, its just my alt levels go up. Please advise, do I need to consult some other doctor?

Dr. Jayvirsinh Chauhan93%(35817 ratings)

MD - Homeopathy, BHMS

Homeopath•Vadodara

No your doctor is doing it right...
Better follow the instructions...
You cannot compromise liver...so it is better to be cautious..

103 people found this helpful

Health Query

Sir, Mujhe is baar TB ki ganth Samne Gale Ki haddi ke paas ho gayi hai. Is Se Pehle Mujhe 2013 Mein chest ke neeche TB ki ganth ho gayi thi, Ilaj Chala tha is baar Mera ilaj dots se AKT 4 KIT Dawa chal rahi hai Iske saath Liver Tonic aur Vitamin B6 capsule le rha hui, Magar dots wale dawai ke sath sath daily injection streptomycin ka Laga rahe hain Is Tarah Se 56 injection streptomycin ke lagenge Kya, Mere Hip me kafi dard ho rha hai, kya Uski Jagah pe khane wali Dawa nahi le Sakte hai ya nahin le sakte? Yadi Le sakte hai toh MargDarshan karne ki kripa kare.

Dr. Jayvirsinh Chauhan93%(35817 ratings)

MD - Homeopathy, BHMS

Homeopath•Vadodara

Apko AKT 3 se fayda nahi hua to Abhi AKT 4 Leni padegi jisse injection bhi hote he...
Uska koi aur upay nahi...

125 people found this helpful

Asked for Male, 18 years old from Patna

I am suffering from tuberculosis from 1 year. After 6 months of treatment of tb I developed koch's lymphadenitis in neck. Then after I taken high dose of first line drug along with streptomycin for 2 month. But lymphadenitis got worsen (increase in size). Then we go for mdr tb test my Gene xpert shows low MTB, not resistance to rifampicin. And afb culture shows normal (no acid fast bacilli seen after 42 days. I am 2nd time tb patient first in 2008 (abdomen tb ). Now what should I do .i still have low grade fever and lymphadenitis. I am currently on r comes and ethambutol from 1 month and I discontinued this medicine for 1 month. Is this okay.

Dr. Trupti Gilada94%(205 ratings)

MBBS, MD - Internal Medicine, Fellowship...read more

Internal Medicine Specialist•Mumbai

1. Although not entirely clear from the details provided, it seems that you still have TB lymphadenitis. 2. The resolution of the disease will mainly depend on the drug sensitivity, the type, dose and duration of anti-TB drugs and how compliant you are with the medications. 3. If you still aren't cured, something went wrong in one or more if the above mentioned factors. Please get yourself reviewed as soon as possible.

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Asked for male, 28 years old from Delhi

My brother have multiloculated pleural effusion and fever, loss of appetite taking att 11sep (akurit4). Patient conditions not improving since 28 Oct, LFT was done sgpt 745and sgot422 then AKURIT4 withdraw and give new regimen levofloxacin, ethambutol, streptomycin and amoxyclav till 17 nov, again LFT was done, LFT finding is normal. THEN again H/R/Z/E/S/Levofloxacin is again, LFT is done on2 dec sgpt 145and sgot72. During this period fever Pleural effusion, loss of appetite and weakness continue.

Dr. Mool Chand Gupta95%(37146 ratings)

MD - Pulmonary, DTCD

Pulmonologist•Faridabad

Having TB drug induced hepatitis. Need close watch, repeated LFT and drug adjustment by a pulmonologist Better avoid using levofloxacin as it is a second line TB drug.

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Health Query

Sir mere tb ki gaanth hai gale par aur mera DOTS se ilaj chal rha hai jisme mujhe AKT4 KIT khane ko mil rhi hai. Aur sath me Streptomycin injection diya ja rha hai aur bola gyabhai ki aapko ye injection 56 dino tak lagenege To sir aap ye bataiye ki in injection ki jagah dawai nahin chal sakti hai kya? please reply.

Dr. Milind M Kulkarni87%(93 ratings)

DTCD (TDD), C-HIV

Pulmonologist•Pune

If you have got TB for the first time till now. Then no need to get injection. You can just continue AKT4 kit as advised don't worry everything will be fine take care.

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Asked for male, 21 years old from Nagpur

Hey I've been taking the following medicines for 4 months and still counting. 1) Isoniazid 2) pyrazinamide 3) moxifloxacin 4) Ethambutol 5) 60 streptomycin injections (10 pending) and lastly I wanna tell I also took omnacortil steroid 10 mg for 3 months along with these medicines and it's over now. I have swelling on my body because of it. I just wanted to know how long will it take to go away. can I gain weight at this point when I have swelling. If this swelling goes away I'd be thin as I was. I want to gain some weight before the swelling goes away totally. It's been 15 days I stopped taking omnacortil. please suggest me some ways to gain weight with this condition. I have to take akt for more 5 months.

Dt. Sadia Sana90%(30 ratings)

MSc - Food and Applied Nutrition

Dietitian/Nutritionist•Hyderabad

Let your swelling subsidize, then you will actually get to know, what is the amount and quality of weight you puton.

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Asked for male, 21 years old from Nagpur

Hi, I'm taking AKT SINCE 5 months and one month ago my lymph nodes turned necrotic and ascites fluid built up in my stomach and my ESR was more than 50 earlier and 15 days ago it came 36, and INH + one more medicine is not in the treatment right now because of increased bilirubin, but since 2 days I've been experiencing that same pain I was experiencing when I had uti and my AKT treatment was just started and ESR was around 50. So is it a possibility my ESR or infection is increased again or it's just because of side effects of AKT and streptomycin? And my ascites is increased again maybe I can see my stomach swollen like before when it was diagnosed. Please tell me if this is just a side effect or maybe infection is increased and I need to check up?

Dr. Jayvirsinh Chauhan93%(35817 ratings)

MD - Homeopathy, BHMS

Homeopath•Vadodara

It is because of the disease. And medicine side effects both.
My suggestion is to start homoeopathic treatment side by side to recover faster and healthily.

Health Query

I got c section 5 months back for delivery. After 5 weeks, there was pus formation on stich line. After two months, I got ultrasound, there was multiple sinus tracts above stich line. I again operated. Pus culture 3 weeks report says mott. M clelonae/ m foritum was found. All first line and second line drug are sensitive except streptomycin, rifbutin, aminoglastic. I started akt 4, in how much time I will feel relief. For how long treatment will be gone. Is there any need to add iv antibiotic along with akt 4. Please also advice what is the reason behind this infection.

Dr. Sujata Sinha

M.B.B.S, Post Graduate Diploma In Matern...read more

Gynaecologist•Bokaro

AKT 4 is given for tuberculous infection. It will take time to heal. I hope the doctor has checked your baby for any tuberculous infection. It is not mandatory that the baby will catch your infection but it should be kept in mind. Take high protein diet and iron and calcium tablets.

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