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Reviewer: Pablo, 35-44 on Treatment for less than 1 month
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Just started treatment. I am on my second dosage day. It maybe to early to provide symptoms but i have to say that i did have 2 side effects. Double vision for a few seconds and oddly alot of heat. I felt like i was in an oven. My breath fell like a volcano. Other than that i havent felt nothing else but sleepy and tired.
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Reviewer: latenttbgirl, 19-24 Female on Treatment for 1 to 6 months (Patient)
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I went into things not knowing what to expect. I was told that one alcoholic drink wouldn't hurt me but after a single drink I was in excruciating pain and it hurt to move. Towards the beginning I had a fever every day for about 3 weeks which eventually went away. Each month I got a huge rash on my face, almost like blistering acne. This has only gotten worse and now will not go away. Granted
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Reviewer: Regretthismed, 35-44 on Treatment for 1 to 6 months (Patient)
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I took 900mg of Isoniazid and priftin for 3 months. I was very sick on this medication. Nausea, skin rash, fatigue, dizzinessneuropathy in hands and feet. Also 1 month after started treatment I ended up with Bell's Palsy. Thankfully that cleared up after a month of having my face paralyzed. I did eat the low histimine diet as well as the higher doses of B vitamins. Six months later I have neur
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Reviewer: d,d's doin', 55-64 Female on Treatment for less than 1 month (Patient)
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my treatment with isoniazid has been very bad, my dr at the lcid took me off the med, after i complained of overall jittery, headaches the worst is the feeling of being high all day long even as i type this its ongoing i can't function correctly NEED HELP!
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Reviewer: bugsy, 55-64 Male on Treatment for less than 1 month (Patient)
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ive been on this med for inactive tb..about one month now, it makes me very tired, i was also put on rifampin...and got seizures from that..so just this med plus b6...not bad, but makes me feel run down.
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