Darcy keeps us
up to date with the INH journey
I hope to chronicle my 9-month journey of Isoniazid (or INH) for Latent Tuberculosis Infection (LTBI). I'll share my paranoia, my diet, side-effects and the process. My focus will be to strengthen and protect my liver, as this is a major component of INH side-effects. Please keep in mind that this is my journey, and I am in no way qualified as a doctor or profess to have any authority in that area. I am simply a traveler who freaked out at the thought of having to take this, and wanted to share my process for others like me.
Darcy's story starts
here and her logic is sound however I did wonder if her diagnosis was reliable
In late 2001, I was given a PPD test and lo and behold I reacted! I was told I had latent TB and given a pill bottle full of INH to take to isolate the tuberculin bacteria...I stowed the bottle in the bottom of a box of books in my shed and forgot about taking it
...Here I am with a beautiful five year old and a cough that started in late 2009. No, I don't have active TB, but had bronchitis and just finished a round of azithromyacin. What spurred me to follow up on my latent TB was the unknown factor: could I have active TB? I spent a week in panic thinking that I could possibly expose my family to TB. I spent a week wondering what would happen if I were to be contagious...what would happen to my family, co-workers, friends if I had to be quarantined? Thank goodness none of that happened...
...For me, the instant I made the decision to take this drug I had peace of mind.
Armed with the facts Darcy develops a strategy
INH could mess me up big time but I can do a few things to help lessen potential effects. At this point, I'm working with just two things: Diet and Supplementation. We'll see what crops up as I go along.
Darcy's account is compelling and well worth taking the time out to read.
