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Post by Deleted on Dec 7, 2015 10:41:46 GMT -5
I went to urgent care and was diagnosed with an infection on Friday and they put me on antibiotics that are KILLING me. Nausea, vomiting, dizziness, migraines (and if I take migraine meds to counteract I really get sick!) Is there anything I can do/eat to minimize the side effects? All I can keep down right now is yogurt, but maybe dairy is making it worse?
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Post by Sam_2.0 on Dec 7, 2015 10:44:06 GMT -5
You can't eat yogurt with antibiotics! It basically renders them useless. You have to keep several hours between the two. Dairy probably isn't helping either. I would call in or go back to get something else. Or maybe some Zofran to help calm down your stomach.
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Post by midjd on Dec 7, 2015 10:47:39 GMT -5
Zofran is good -- doesn't completely take away nausea (at least IME) but gets it down to a level where you can function. DH has had it after all his surgeries because of the morphine/opiate withdrawal. I'd see if your doctor is willing to call in an Rx to the closest pharmacy.
Did they put you on augmentin? It has some bad digestive side effects. If the treatment is worse than the cure, you might see if they can move you to a different antibiotic you've done well with in the past.
For more immediate relief -- I don't know if you like bananas, but when I had terrible morning sickness with DD I would eat one before even sitting up in bed and it helped a bit. Dry toast was good too for some reason.
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Post by Bonny on Dec 7, 2015 10:51:39 GMT -5
Are you sure that you aren't allergic to the antibiotic?
DH found out (the hard way) that he was allergic to penicillin in his early 40s. Never had a problem before.
Any rash or hives?
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Post by Deleted on Dec 7, 2015 10:54:55 GMT -5
I was actually looking for a banana this morning, but the kids had ate them all. It seemed like something I could handle. I'm thinking of stopping at urgent care on my way home from work (if I make it through the day) and seeing if they'll prescribe something else. I only have 3 days left though and would like to power my way through instead of starting from day one with a new one. I already know I'll be skipping lunch. I opened my lunch bag to get my yogurt and the smell of sausage in the pizza hotdish almost sent me running to the bathroom. So, this is what morning sickness is like huh? Never had it with either of my pregnancies. It sucks.
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Post by Deleted on Dec 7, 2015 10:56:31 GMT -5
Are you sure that you aren't allergic to the antibiotic?
DH found out (the hard way) that he was allergic to penicillin in his early 40s. Never had a problem before.
Any rash or hives? Nope. No rashes or hives. I've been reading online and sounds like it's kind of a nasty drug (Flagyl) and lots of people get sick off of it, so I think most of it is normal. The fluttering heartbeat thing all the time is kind of freaking me out though.
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Post by Deleted on Dec 7, 2015 10:58:12 GMT -5
You can't eat yogurt with antibiotics! It basically renders them useless. You have to keep several hours between the two. Dairy probably isn't helping either. I would call in or go back to get something else. Or maybe some Zofran to help calm down your stomach. Well, that sucks. That's all I've ate since Saturday. The only thing the doctor and pharmacist said not to take with it was alcohol. They said I'd regret that decision for a long, long time. Apparently it's the same drug or class of drug they use on alcoholics to keep them from drinking.
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Post by ArchietheDragon on Dec 7, 2015 11:03:22 GMT -5
You can't eat yogurt with antibiotics! It basically renders them useless. You have to keep several hours between the two. Dairy probably isn't helping either. I would call in or go back to get something else. Or maybe some Zofran to help calm down your stomach. I think you have been listening to the oil saleswomen too much. Where did you hear that eating yogurt makes antibiotics useless? Eating yogurt is very helpful while on antibiotics as it helps replace the good bacteria that the antibiotics kill.
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Post by wvugurl26 on Dec 7, 2015 11:15:59 GMT -5
I had that antibiotic when I was in the hospital. Try and get zofran. That helped me some.
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Post by Sam_2.0 on Dec 7, 2015 11:36:25 GMT -5
LOL, yogurt has live bacterial cultures in it. You can have it, just not at the same time. That's from my actual medical doctors If you eat yogurt while taking the abx then they just cancel each other out. Keep at least a couple hours between them.
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Post by teen persuasion on Dec 7, 2015 11:56:13 GMT -5
LOL, yogurt has live bacterial cultures in it. You can have it, just not at the same time. That's from my actual medical doctors If you eat yogurt while taking the abx then they just cancel each other out. Keep at least a couple hours between them. I think you've misinterpreted the advice. Yes, the antibiotics could kill off the good bacteria in the yogurt if taken together, but the yogurt won't compromise the antibiotics. The advice to take them at different times is sensible, and then continue the yogurt for a few weeks after finishing the antibiotics, to replace the good bacteria in your system that were collateral damage from the antibiotics.
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Post by Deleted on Dec 7, 2015 11:56:51 GMT -5
All I've been able to find online is to not take yogurt (or any dairy) with tetracycline antibiotics because of the calcium binding to it.
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Post by Bonny on Dec 7, 2015 13:58:21 GMT -5
LOL, yogurt has live bacterial cultures in it. You can have it, just not at the same time. That's from my actual medical doctors If you eat yogurt while taking the abx then they just cancel each other out. Keep at least a couple hours between them. I think you've misinterpreted the advice. Yes, the antibiotics could kill off the good bacteria in the yogurt if taken together, but the yogurt won't compromise the antibiotics. The advice to take them at different times is sensible, and then continue the yogurt for a few weeks after finishing the antibiotics, to replace the good bacteria in your system that were collateral damage from the antibiotics.
DH was lactose intolerant for 20+ years due to massive does of antibiotics when DH picked up a bug in Mexico. The massive doses were probably responsible for the subsequent allergic reaction. I encouraged him to eat plain yogurt (most of which have active cultures-read the label) and he was able to build back his "good" bugs. He only has problems if he does too much dairy such a big bowl of ice cream AND something creamy.
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Post by dannylion on Dec 7, 2015 18:32:27 GMT -5
If you cannot tolerate the antibiotic you were given, go back to the prescribing physician and see if there is another class of antibiotics that would treat your infection but cause fewer reactions. Sometimes a particular infection is most effectively treated by only one antibiotic or antibiotic class, other infections can be treated effectively by a range of antibiotics. If something else will work, it might be something that is easier for you to tolerate.
in any event, I hope the infection departs quickly and that you are feeling better soon.
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Post by Deleted on Dec 7, 2015 19:59:41 GMT -5
I went back to urgent care tonight and there was a 2 hour wait, so I said screw it and left. Sitting there with a 5 year old for two hours sounded worse than dealing with the antibiotics for a few more days. My new yogurt, cracker and banana diet seems to be keeping the nausea at bay today. I still have the low grade migraine that I just need to deal with, but before last November when I was prescribed what I like to call "the miracle drug", dealing with migraines was a way of life for me, so I can put up with one at this level for a few more days. Maybe I'll lose a ton of weight and can market it.
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Post by Peace Of Mind on Dec 7, 2015 23:10:41 GMT -5
I went back to urgent care tonight and there was a 2 hour wait, so I said screw it and left. Sitting there with a 5 year old for two hours sounded worse than dealing with the antibiotics for a few more days. My new yogurt, cracker and banana diet seems to be keeping the nausea at bay today. I still have the low grade migraine that I just need to deal with, but before last November when I was prescribed what I like to call "the miracle drug", dealing with migraines was a way of life for me, so I can put up with one at this level for a few more days. Maybe I'll lose a ton of weight and can market it.
Have you tried calling them? Around here if you call and let them know you are having an adverse reaction to the meds they will call you in a different Rx. You don't have to go in again. They want to cure you too without wasting either of your valuable time - hopefully.
I can't take most antibiotics. They either put me in the emergency room, make me vomit like Linda Blair in the Exorcist along with other unpleasant reactions. The only thing that agrees with me that actually works (or used to) is Amoxicillin. Which explains why I'm on high doses now for the 4th week for a sinus infection. I can't take the really good stuff any more as I'm immune to some of them from being on them for so many years (chronic allergy issues/sinusitis) along with the above issues I have with some.
Yes, you can eat Yogurt while on antibiotics unless dairy is not allowed with certain types. It should state that in the pamphlet and/or on the bottle. Check with your Pharmacist if you have any questions or concerns. They are smarter than the doctor's about such things.
Get well soon!
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Post by Jaguar on Dec 7, 2015 23:34:11 GMT -5
Get Better Soon !!!
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Post by honeysalt on Dec 8, 2015 23:27:24 GMT -5
OP, Ceralyte is a bio-identical electrolyte replacement that I take whenever I have vomiting/diarrhea. I also take it with me whenever I travel to a place that might cause travelers' diarrhea. It helps me. A lot.
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Post by GRG a/k/a goldenrulegirl on Dec 9, 2015 22:21:49 GMT -5
Because fevers, body aches, and a relentless hacking cough are not enough torture...I now have freaking conjunctivitis. In both freaking eyes!!! I told DH he's going to have to get up with me and guide me if I have to pee during the night because at the rate things are going my eyes will be sealed shut as soon as I close them to go to sleep. Oy.
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Post by Pants on Dec 9, 2015 23:46:13 GMT -5
Because fevers, body aches, and a relentless hacking cough are not enough torture...I now have freaking conjunctivitis. In both freaking eyes!!! I told DH he's going to have to get up with me and guide me if I have to pee during the night because at the rate things are going my eyes will be sealed shut as soon as I close them to go to sleep. Oy. I used to get pink eye a lot as a kid. One morning, woke up, both eyes sealed shut with gunk. We lived in a 7-story terrace house, and my bedroom was on the top floor. Tried yelling, no dice. Made it down 5 flights of stairs BY TOUCH without incident, 3 feet away from my mom in the kitchen, knocked a picture off of a wall and the glass broke. Got in trouble. I don't know if you can tell, but I'm still bitter. Hope you feel better.
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Post by Deleted on Dec 10, 2015 8:36:53 GMT -5
My older son gets sent home from school almost every year at least once with "pink eye." The first 3 or 4 times I took him to the doctor and they prescribed antibiotics, but the last few I've just put Visine in and he's been better. Obviously NOT really pink eye. I've been feeling GREAT the past couple days. I don't know if I had something going on at the same time and just thought it was the antibiotics making me sick or it was the migraine and mixing those meds or what, but I'm having zero issues now and feeling all energized and eating whatever I want.
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Post by 973beachbum on Dec 10, 2015 8:48:25 GMT -5
Our old Dr used to swear that almost all pink eye is actually caused by a virus so no antibiotics are needed. The biggest problem I ever had was the schools have lists of what has to have antibiotics to come back and it is on it. One time I took DD to her and she said no worry it is a virus, like a cold, it would get better on it's own in a few days. It did but before that I had to have it out with the school secretary who thought she knew more than the Dr.
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Post by NomoreDramaQ1015 on Dec 10, 2015 10:37:03 GMT -5
DH got lectured by a doctor about how we shouldn't be going to the doctor and looking for a "magic pill" to cure our kids, we should just let it "run it's course" blah blah. DH told her that is all well and good, we agree with her. That being said she's free to call the school and argue with them b/c it's the dang school that wants documentation our kid has been seen and is on something. I got mad at the last PA we saw and said I am not the one wanting "magic pills". Believe if if I had it my way you wouldn't see any of us unless we were dying or it's time for our annual physicals. I'd much rather not be wasting my leave on having to sit in your office waiting for you to tell me what I already know so the kids can return to school/daycare. I paid $212 to have them tell me my kid had croup and give me a note so I could send her back to daycare.
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Post by midjd on Dec 10, 2015 10:48:05 GMT -5
I had bacterial conjunctivitis in early October, it was awful. My sympathies to everyone (esp Pants because that story made me laugh, sorry). DD got sent home with "pinkeye" a couple of months ago, for which we went to the doctor and got eyedrops and missed half a day of school/work. Literally by the time we got home from CVS her eye was perfectly white again. I would have been annoyed if not for the relief of not having to try to put eyedrops in a freakishly strong 2yo's eye 4x a day. Now I have 2 nearly full bottles of antibiotic eyedrops so I figure we can each get pinkeye at least 2 more times before we have to go to the doctor.
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Post by teen persuasion on Dec 10, 2015 18:09:59 GMT -5
I had bacterial conjunctivitis in early October, it was awful. My sympathies to everyone (esp Pants because that story made me laugh, sorry). DD got sent home with "pinkeye" a couple of months ago, for which we went to the doctor and got eyedrops and missed half a day of school/work. Literally by the time we got home from CVS her eye was perfectly white again. I would have been annoyed if not for the relief of not having to try to put eyedrops in a freakishly strong 2yo's eye 4x a day. Now I have 2 nearly full bottles of antibiotic eyedrops so I figure we can each get pinkeye at least 2 more times before we have to go to the doctor. We went thru a string of pink eye episodes when the kids were young. After a few, our Ped told me to keep the drops and use them whenever they showed signs again. As long as I didn't contaminate the bottle be touching their eyes, it is good to have on hand.
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