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julie1111
julie1111

hi i have been given cefalexin for a water infection and feel rotton as anyone had these thanks in advance 

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  • Cheze22
    Cheze22 julie1111

    Posted

    Hi julie I was given these a few weeks ago and they did not agree with me either then was given some others used for treatment of uti,s beginning with T and they made me very sick.

    i would advise looking at the side effects.

     

    • julie1111
      julie1111 Cheze22

      Posted

      thanks hun last day on them be glad when its over 
  • jane34113
    jane34113 julie1111

    Posted

    Hi  Julie,  I haven't been prescribed Cefalexin, but had horrible reactions to 2 antibiotics called   METROZY ....   and   TRIMETHRO.....  sorry can't remember their very long names,  but I wrote these abbreviations in a file. But we're all different,  &  these 2  were  (are)  the 2  favourite antibiotics of the UTI  department of the hospital I see.  I self-catheterise 4 times per day now.

    I took Amoxicillin or Nitrofurantoin  which stamp out the infection within 2 days, but after the course finished the infection returned within 2  to 5 days. HOWEVER,

    I discovered  "HIPREX"   ( Methenamine Hippurate, 1g )  &  now get it on prescription;  it staves off infections for minimum 30 days and mostly longer.

    No side effects for me & easy to swallow. Hospital suggested I take it permamently, acidic urine or not,  every day. What a relief. I can go out now.

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