Question
How long should I take Isoniziad for?
18 June 2017. Related: All topics, Complications and coinfections, TB.
I’ve been on meds for 3 months. I went back to clinic a few weeks ago and they told me I needed to take isoniazid. Taking them makes me vomit. How long do I have to take them for?
Answer
Thanks for getting in touch.
Please ask your doctor how long you need to take isoniziad for. This will depend on whether you are taking it to treat TB or as prevention.
Please also talk about the side effects in case there is an alternative treatment..
Isoniziad is sometimes given to people with HIV as a prophylaxis for TB. A prophylaxis is a medication you take to prevent, rather than treat an illness or infection. So you are taking Isoniziad to prevent getting TB.
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