Antibiotics

was prescribed the above for chest infection - dose 500 3 times day.  side effects were unbearable.  Anyone had similar problems  ??

So I took doxycycline for four days for a sinus infection. I had dizziness and anxiety-been off of it for three days. Now insomnia. Is this possible??! From the meds?! 

I take Citalopram for anxiety/depression. This year I have had 2 chest infections that needed treating and was given Clarithromycin, 500mg twice a day. The latest chest infection was recently and I stopped taking the antibiotics 5 days ago. I have had some awful symptoms that I don't know what...

I’ve been on antidepressants for 3 years with no signs of reacurring depression however I’ve recently taken a course of antibiotics for a throat infection, Ciprofloxacin I think it was called 500mg twice daily as I’m allergic to penacillin, and this seems to have surfaced all my depression along...

I'm on amoxicillin antibiotics and feeling really tired has anyone had this experience

About a month ago I found a lump in lower right pec. Went to the doctors, told it was an abscess. They Gave me amoxicillin. Started taking it over 2 weeks ago and literally the next day started feeling a weird sensation in lower right food. Ignored it and took it for 4 more days. It got worse, now I...

Hi All....So I have been dealing with some health issues since Feb..With Acid reflux....I have constant pressure by my ribs for one...I had Endoscopy done a week ago. Dr. Says i may have an Ulcer. Well i been on 2 Antibiotics, and Pantoprazole...The Antibiotic Doxycycline seems a bit strong! It hurts...

How long will a person suffer from the side effects

Hi I have most of the posts related to this medication and am on high alert of  the side effects.  Following attending Urgent Care I was prescribed Trimethoprim a  5 day x2 daily course. The first 2 tablets 1) taken in the afternoon and 2) at night; I woke with cramp in my abominal region,...

I really hope someone can give me some advice. Before Christmas I came down with a cold which turned into a chest infection. I didnt go to a GP as usually these things clear up. However by Christmas Eve I was starting to feel pretty bad and called the doctor but they were closed so I didn't go. Went...

I had a lump under my arm which was progressively getting more and more painful. It fluctuated in size and yesterday I started experiencing some very sharp pains in the area, so I went to the doctors. They prescribed me with antibiotics as they said the area seemed slightly inflamed, figured it was mildly...

Hello. I'm a 15 year old Male. Friday I woke up with tight lungs, and after my track meet, I went to urgent care. They said I had an upper respiratory infection which was causing asthma like symptoms. Today (sunday) I had a fever, so I went to a different urgent care, and tested positive for flu...

My husband has been on the Atkins diet for 2 1/12 months and has lost 36 pounds which is great but for the last 3-4 weeks he has either gained weight or lost a pound or two in a week but put on 5-7 pounds the next week.  This started about the same time he started Trimethoprim.  Can this medicine...

I've had this problem for 10 years. I finally bought a quality microscope to see what was coming out of there lesions, mostly on my face. I started a collection of slides and have gone well over 200 examples. 13 dermatologist later, from Florida to Arizona each one had an opinion without even looking...

Hi i have just been told i have a uti klebsiella or something and been given trimethoprim i am.terrified to take them i have severe anxiety about medication and dont think i am going to be able to take them

my doctor has changed my medication to cefalexin has anyone took this and was it ok I am petrified as I have major anxiety towards medication there has been quite good reviews on this tablet.

Taken clarythramicin 500 mg fir 7 days wasn't nice to take nasty side effects but now I've finished the course I've got terrible anxiety  my tongue is raw I have pains in my feet very low mood that won't lift poor appetite can't sleep headaches I won't go on but when will...

I just got prescribed amoxicillin 500 mg for an infection in a tooth, I'm having anxiety about taking it and having a bad reaction to it

Hi, I have been having this weird hollow hunger feeling in my stomach ever since I was on the antibiotic amoxicillin a few weeks ago? Could this be the cause and does anyone have any solutions to get your stomach back on track?

I am supposed to take 2 tablets a day, but I ve taken 3 by accident, will it cause any harm? 

After 11 long weeks I can say I'm am now well and truly in the mend after what had been an awful few months. I had co amoxiclav for an infection which after only 8 tablets ended up damaging my liver. I've had jaundice, Puritis, extreme fatigue, upset tummy, dark urine, white coated tongue and...

Has anyone taken cephalexin for a surgical site infection before?  Just wondering how long it takes to start working - didn’t even think to ask the doctor. I just started today. I take 500mg 3x’s a day for a week. Thanks!

If a drug product information contains the following:  Severe skin reactions such as Toxic Epidermal Necrolysis have been reported. In case of such an event, treatment should be permanently discontinued. What does "permanently discontinued" imply?

has anyone taken this tablet?  I was stupid I didn't read the side effects & this would have made me not take them as I did before.  I thought my GP had given me something else as I told him before I didn't want this tablet again 😡  I'm on day six and I have pains...

I was prescribed Clindamycin in 2008 after having dental treatment that went badly wrong Within 2 days I was in really bad pain in all but 2 of my joints. I aged before my husbands eyes. I could barely walk, had a bad fever but was too stubborn to go to A&E at the time. My husband took me to my...

Hi has anyone had trouble with the side effects of Nitrofurantoin, my mum now has a urine infection and prescribed these, she has totally lost her appetite, can’t stand any food she  feels really sick and got a bad headache every day and very tired, she is going to speak to her gp to change...

I’m wondering if anyone else has taken these meds and what was their experience ?

I took 4 tablets of Trimethoprim for a Uti and had an allergic reaction. Pain in my hip, buttock, knee and ankle and the feeling of cramp. I found it hard to eat and have lost around 10lb. 13 days later and I'm stick struggling with kidney pain and painful buttock and groin. I've had some...

I was prescribed a 3 day course of Trimethoprim for a UTI I thook the first one on a Tuesday night and buy Wednesday morning i had a numb left knee, the next day i couldn't walk, phoned my GP asking if i should contunue on the antibiotic because it seemed obvious to me that i was having a bad reaction...

Hi there, I am new here so any advice would be greatly appreciated! I took Doxycycline for 4 weeks for an eye issue (it should have been 6 but I stopped due to side effects). I stopped taking doxy about 4 days ago and I have been suffering from horrible nausea, occasional vomiting, diarrhoea, and fast...

I'm on 3rd day of Augmentin (for pneumonia) and have upper stomach pain along wI think shakiness and periods of profuse sweating. Not sure what's from the Augmentin and what's from the Prednisone I'm also on, but wondering if these side effects will get better or worse?

Hey everynoe, I've had 2 bouts of cellulitis in 2 months, and I've taken Clarithromycin but it made my stomach really hurt so the doctor gave me flucloxicillin and that got rid of the first lot. When it came back I went on flucloxacillin again for 1 week now have to do another week. However,...

Has anyone had a flare as a result of taking an antibiotic?  Think I am having one as a result of only taking 3 pills.  Terrible muscle pain in left butt. Can walk only with crutches.  Would increase in pred help???

Two months ago I was prescribed two courses of strong antibiotics (Monurol 3g) for a UTI. Although the UTI went away I still had some symptoms left and went back to see another doctor. It turned out I also had a Group B strep infection and was put on penicillin antibiotics for that. I have now been taking...

There are several antibiotics I can not take which is scary when you've had a total knee replacement.  Do you get insomnia from amoxicillin?  Here I am at 1:30 am, exhausted and totally unable to sleep.  There is a tightness in my chest too so I guess that is another one I can not...