My Pulmonologist referred me to TB DOTS para daw free na yung mga gamot for the next few months kaso hindi FIXCOM ang binibigay nila. May nakapag try na ba nito sa inyo? Ano side effect sa inyo? I’m on my 4th day of using this. Matapang daw kasi to. On my 2nd day ng pag inom nito, nahilo ako and nasuka. Pero yun nga, matapang daw kasi kaya baka nag aadjust pa yung katawan ko.
this is so painful, it’s my first day taking the meds and im experiencing chills, high fever, and vomiting. i don’t know if this is normal. please help me and enlighten me, i feel like im going to die if i take another one again tomorrow
Is there any way for tb scars to be treated? I read a lot that it will show in your xray forever? I am currently a graduating student and I'm worried that it might affect my employment soon even though I have completed my treatment.
anyone here experienced chills on their 1st day of taking meds? is it normal?
So last year i was diagnosed with bilateral ptb and I completed my 6 months treatment. This month I went to get my x-ray and it showed that I have ptb in my both upper lobes I went to my doctor and he told me that he will not prescribe me a medicine again and will only give me vitamins since I have completed my treatment before. Is my tb just a scar from the previous tb i got or did i get a relapse? Tyia
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recently had an xray because i tested positive for tb with no symptoms. does this look like latent tuberculosis? still waiting to hear back from the doctor but i rlly want some reassurance!
Hello Is anyone else facing the same issue with TB medicines not being available? I'm trying to find out if this shortage is affecting other patients as well. My doctor said till 1 month I will not get medicine from govt so I shifted to akurit 3 this medicine is same as medicine which provided by govt?
I'm 21F and was recently diagnosed with PTB. I accidentally found out cause I was having a medical for my internship, they found something unusual in my xray that required me to get a ct scan with contrast. Xray impression said that I have a solitary rounded nodular opacity, measuring 1.0 x 1.0 cm in my upper lobe and CT scan said it is measured atleast 13 x 12 mm. I also got a sputum test and came back with a result of mtb detected and interpreted it as very low. When I had the diagnosis, I was really shocked cause I don't have the other symptoms. I never had fevers nor lost weight; in fact I gain weight. When it comes to coughing, I have little to no cough and the last bad cough I remember was 2 years ago.
But I know I can't do anything about it and just accept and adhere to the medication plan. I am currently on my 4th day of HRZE and as a medical student, I'm not really that worried cause I know for a fact that this disease can be cured. My main concern is about my future career, I have been researching everything about TB since I got diagnosed and it led me to questions regarding work plans. I have plans on working at Kuwait but my whole world shattered last night when I saw that they have strict guidelines when it comes to TB even though you are fully cleared. I kept on researching if it is possible to have little to no scars in your lungs once you've got fully healed from it and just saw a few saying that it is possible. Is there really a chance for it not to leave a scar or put a scar little enough for the chest xray not to detect? Considering the fact that I detected it early and the nodule is not that big yet? This really made me cry for hours and I need someone who will truly understand how this is affecting me right now.
Helloo po! I'm about to end my 2months intensive phase and later on Fixcom2 na itetake ko. Sa mga nag-take ng fixcom 2, ano po side effects sainyo?
Also, genuine question, pwede ba ako bumalik sa pag-hike (minor hike only) kahit once a month or freediving? Wala po akong symptoms ever since, negative din po ako sa sputum & genexpert, sa x-ray lang po ako clinically diagnose. wala rin akong side effects sa fixcom4 aside sa red-orange na ihi.
I’m almost done with 4 months of treatment for pulmonary TB. Intense phase of meds are done but I’m still on Rifampicin, Isoniazid and Ethambutol in the continuation phase. Have put on 4-5kg since the start of treatment. Lower libido is something I have noticed for some time now. Wondering if this is a common symptom and how long does this last for usually? Can I expect normalcy only after I’m completely done with the meds?
Hi. can i ask for help and opinions about missing dose for latent tb. I have missed 4 dose in mg first month of taking rifampin although the missed dose were not consecutive days due to am not used to taking medications(forgot to take) and also due to availability of the person taking me to the clinic for refill. Does this make me resistant to the drug or am still okay?.
currenlty in my late 5th month only 15 days remianing i have pulmonary tuberculosis and yeah there were some cavities thing in my right side of lungs the first 2 month couhging blood a lot and many things never skipped a dose but I don't know what happen first 2 month were a lot tough for me also like tb treatment is standard 6 month apart from RIPE and RIE (continuation phase ) i have been taking linzeloid and levofloxacin for around1.5month and my pulmonologist saying she might even continue some tb meds even after 6 month like i have pulmnoray drug sensative tb
Hi everyone. After reading a million posts on this subreddit, I've decided to share my tb journey. Note:- none of this is medical advice. Always consult your doctor.
I am only sharing this is because reading all the posts made by others did help reduce some of the anxiety that i had and hopefully reading this post helps someone else feel at ease with their treatment journey.
Little background- 31F. History of repeated episodes of acute ge for atleast a year. Not a drinker/smoker. No other health issues apart from anxiety. Treatment start date - 21/06/26. Treatment end date - 16/12/26
21st June, 2026 :- Got diagnosed with abdominal tb through genXpert. Got prescribed on standard HRZE protocol for 6 months (2 months of hrze and 4 months of hr). Spent the whole day researching about the side effects caused by the meds and scared myself. Reached out to a bunch of redditors for and they were all super helpful and kind. Also started taking pyridoxine and liv52 for liver health. Anxiety levels -8/10 No. of cry sessions - 2
23rd June 2026 - Took time off from work to focus on the treatment. So far i get serious nausea an hour after taking the meds and feel super lethargic. Anxiety levels -7.5/10 No. of cry sessions - 5
25th june 2026 - Was unable to take meds as i kept vomiting out of anxiety.
26th June 2026 - Nausea continues. My legs started feeling numb with tingling sensations. Also my right leg feels weaker. Got some bloodwork done and everything looked fine with just uric acid levels at 9.9. Got referred to get an MRI spine done to check if i had potts spine coz it's wayyyy too early to be getting these side effects. Anxiety levels -9/10 No. of cry sessions - 1
30th june 2026 - MRI reports came back...i don't have TB in the spine!!!!!!! Hallelujah!!!!! Now i am back on track with treatment for 6 months. Anxiety levels- 4/10
Oh great now I have to start over and go to interviews again at the age of 28 ! Like serious at the age of 28, I hate this disease
I have tb symptoms and it's 95% confirmed since I already have most symptoms and x ray also shows it what remains is sputum test however, I can't cough out sputum and I can't afford the other ways that hospitals have to offer plus they are very scary so I wanted to know how can I get sputum out please I will be very thankful I need to give sample soon
28F, fever started last May 30. Difficulty in breathing due to pleural effusion. Started medication last June 10. Slowly improving. But just got the ultrasound and seems like there's a sizeable amount of fluid in my lungs. My pulmonologist scolded me for not having it removed, but I didn't know. Now I'm scared that it's too late and it would thicken. What can I do? Is it bad? Will taking the TB meds not help?
Hi, I'm 23F. I completed my TB treatment about 1.5 months ago, but I'm still experiencing lingering side effects like fatigue and low energy. I sleep about 11 hours a day (8 hours at night, plus 3 hours of daytime naps to stay focused). One great thing is that I no longer experience brain fogs as often as I used to. Is this normal post-treatment, and if so, how long did it take you to fully recover your energy?
My teenager had to get a TB test and we opted for the quantiferon test over the skin test. It came back positive. The doctor was pretty shocked and was sure it was a false positive. No symptoms. Zero risk factors. No known exposure.
Dr put in an order to repeat the quantiferon test. Assuming it is a false positive and not a latent tb infection, what is the best way to find that out? Another quantiferon test or the skin test? Or other?
Quantiferon results:
Tb1-NIL 0.37
Tb2-NIL 0.51
NIL 0.01
Mitogen-NIL 7.08
Before you started medication, it probably took you many weeks or months before you figured out you had tb and during that time you were close to your friends and family and coughing around them, did anyone of them unfortunately end up getting tb as well? Or is it not so contagious such that despite coughing around them they were fine because if it was that contagious I could cough in a crowded place and give tb to 100s of people, but close family have prolonged exposure so it's a bit different