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margaret22251
margaret22251

Sorry pressed a wrong key, dont know what went to will begin again. 

When i read the what side effects are from these two tablets they are, headaches, vomiting,stomach aches,problems with eyesight,

this is the reason i saw a doctor, not to mention the mental side effects these can cause.

I will have to have a word with my doctor this morning, is it me, but i know doctors are overworked at the hospital but surly they must know look before giving out medication.

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  • mrsmop
    mrsmop margaret22251

    Posted

    Hello Margaret, what medication are you talking about?  All medication has side effects and the doctors are aware and they weigh up the benefits against the side effects and usually discuss any adverse effects with the patient.

     

    • margaret22251
      margaret22251 mrsmop

      Posted

      Sorry the medication is for virtigo, which i posted yesterday, and i was reading that the side effects are the same as i was being treated for, if that makes sense.Clarithromycin and prochlorperazine
    • mrsmop
      mrsmop margaret22251

      Posted

      Clarithromycin is an antibiotic, so, presumably you need that and, amongst other things, the prochlorperazine is an anti-emetic, which will stop you feeling nauseous and will help with the vertigo.  One of my GPs, now retired, used to tell me not to read the side effects!!

      Try not to worry Margaret and you may start to feel better.  The Prochlorperazine has been around for years.

      Why are you taking the Clarithromycin?  I have found a study that was published last year and I agree,  I wouldn't like to take it,  can you ask for an alternative?

    • margaret22251
      margaret22251 mrsmop

      Posted

      the Clarithromycin is for the ear infection, but i am seeing my doctor in half an hour and will ask for a alternative, thank you for your information, and i agree with your doctor its not a good thing to read what the side effects are, 
  • david14272
    david14272 margaret22251

    Posted

    Morning margaret.I have no wish to be rude but, as the saying goes a few deep breaths, then try to camly sit down & type in tablets& what for to help folk to post info, just to add all tablets CAN have side effects,they list them all to cover there butts.NO offence meant, as MR JONES would say??. take care. Dave.
  • EileenH
    EileenH margaret22251

    Posted

    Honestly Margaret - if you read the side effects of virtually ALL medications they will include those!  All antibiotics cause nausea for a lot of people unfortunately. When they write the data sheets (as these things are called) they include everything that was mentioned during clinical trials - so that they can't be sued when it happens!

    You need an antibiotic and you need one that will get into your ears - some are better for some places than others. You need an anti-emetic to stop the feeling of nausea from the ear infection which is affecting your balance mechanism.

    Just try to calm down and curl up on bed and sleep - sleep is a wonderful healer. And you don't feel ill while asleep!

    • margaret22251
      margaret22251 EileenH

      Posted

      thank you i know, its just that im not used to being ill, and i know that im lucky. but thanks for telling me.
    • bronwyn97278
      bronwyn97278 EileenH

      Posted

      hi to you both (Eileen and Margaret)...if looking for an anti-emetic, try Stemitl in this case, as it also assists with the imbalance that maybe occuring form the affected Eustachen tube...the one that goes from ear to nose, and "Pops" when landing in a plane.....Bron
  • pat38625
    pat38625 margaret22251

    Posted

    To reiterate Margaret.  Every tablet under the sun has side effects.  That doesn't necessarily mean you will have some or all of the side effects.  One side effect from pred is increased appeptite, I don't have that, whereas others do.  Another is water retention, I don't have that either.  It's different horses for courses as the saying goes. Take it easy Margaret.  Regards Pat
    • margaret22251
      margaret22251 pat38625

      Posted

      i really like this forum as people tell me how it is and i do then tend to not worry, thanks
  • david14272
    david14272 margaret22251

    Posted

    Hell margaret. just been for my first stroll of the day [sainsburys].I  remember at the start of my journey first dose of pred worked wonders from needing help just to take shoe&socks off, to pain free Woope.walking gardening etc.on taking evening bath,mega panic legs had swollen up like two oversized walls sausages,into Mr jones mode in  panic posted with no proper info& had wrists slapped,by one of the girls,lesson learnt,i now try to sit & think before i post.so you are not on your own,Hope your visit to docs goes well,just to add Chill & slowly does it.Dave
  • bronwyn97278
    bronwyn97278 margaret22251

    Posted

    Hi Margaret...sorry to upset you more....no they don't....I can tell you some Very scary things that I had to rectify during my days in the ED....and the best people I know for medicinal information are our pharmacologists...if you are ever unsure re any medication, firstly speak to a pharmicist about side effects, and then your doc/GP...even to mixing certain drugs together...as some overlap, and then we get double the doseage....Bron
    • margaret22251
      margaret22251 bronwyn97278

      Posted

      Good morning Bronwyn, went to see my doctor , bless her she is lovely, listens and reads info i take her and never tells me off for it.

      Any way she changed one of my medications as she did not like it gave my another and its helped.

      I was in with her for twenty mins, she said she has learned some things as well about PMR , my dexa scan results are not back yet, so she will ring me when they are and if i need anymore meds for my bones she will discuss this with me. 

      Hope you are keeping well. hugs biggrin

    • margaret22251
      margaret22251 bronwyn97278

      Posted

      Oh another thing Bronwyn i take my medication three hours after my pred just incase as you say they overlap, I do this now with anything, i rember Eileen telling me to take  Calceos about 3hrs after pred which i will do.
    • bronwyn97278
      bronwyn97278 margaret22251

      Posted

      xx....good to see/hear from you...take care of yourself, and get those ears better......Bron
    • bronwyn97278
      bronwyn97278 margaret22251

      Posted

      Hi margaret;  will send you some updates, privately, soon..have had some extra titbits to tell.....Bron and with a return smile and hugsmile
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