Re: Why am I feeling so sick?
From: smed (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Wed, 21 Feb 2001 08:59:53 -0600 (CST)
Wow, Zowie I am sorry to hear that you are so sick. I do not have a
solution to your troubles but I do think that you need to continue to
bother the doctor so that he can get this taken care of. There is no
excuse for you walking around feeling so awful all of the time.
I was just curious if this may be a reaction between the meds you are
taking. Just make sure your doctor is aware of the meds you are on.
Also I would call a pharmacist and make sure that there are not drugs or
vitamins that cause reactions with these anitbiotics.
Take care of yourself.
TTFN
--
Smed
At Wed, 21 Feb 2001, Zowie wrote:
>
>Hi ladies. I have a question and hope someone can answer me. This is
>kinda description, so I apologise in advance. About 2 weeks ago I
>developed a boil (a lump) on my labia near my vagina. I've gotten these
>before (not very often though) and knew it would go away with time--sure
>enough, it did. About a week after that, another one developed farther
>up right near my clitoris and was larger and more painful. Like the
>previous one, it did bleed and eventually started getting smaller, but
>it was still bothersome, so I visited the Dr. about it. I was given an
>antibiotic called Keflex (Or Cephalexin) to start taking 4x/day.
>
>After about 3 doses I started getting VERY sick. Extreme nausea,
>dizziness, sick to my stomach; all day long I felt like I was going to
>vomit, but didn't. Then I started developing this tingliness in my
>upper body, arms and chest. My body was HOT, yet it felt like when
>you're hot and sweat and a COLD wind blows against you--that chilly,
>shaky feeling. This persisted for a while, so I called a nurse who told
>me to stop taking the pills because I may be having a reaction. I did
>and made another appt. which was yesterday.
>
>They switched to a different antibiotic called Septra (or
>Co-Trimoxazole) to take 2x/day. I've taken 3 so far and haven't noticed
>a difference in my symptoms. The Dr. was puzzled why I was feeling so
>sick, because he thought my symptoms were not typical of being allergic
>to or having a reaction to Keflex. He said if it persists for another
>2-3 days to make another appt.
>
>I'm still extremely sick and afraid to eat because of how upset my
>stomach is. Even Max. strenth Pepto isn't working (they didn't Rx
>anything for my symptoms) and I can't understand if this was due to the
>last antibiotic, why am I still feeling this way when I stopped the
>pills on Sunday? My concern is that maybe this is my hormones telling me
>something.
>
>To recap, I'd been on BCPs for about 1½ yrs. before starting them
>continuously on the active pills to prevent my period in Sept. October,
>I was spotting, so they upped the dosage which made things WORSE and I
>started bleeding continuously again. Jan. 9th they started me on the
>Met and stopped the BCPs. (So I was bleeding continuously from 10-18 -
>1-13 and haven't had a period since). I'm not pregnant and am still
>taking my Iron and multivitamins that were also Rx in Jan. Could all
>this sickness be due to the lack of estrogen since I've been taking the
>BCPs for nearly 2 years and stopped? Or could this be from the Met? (I
>still have DAILY diarrhea from the Met). I'm trying to figure out what
>is wrong with me. I think I may also be a little dehydrated because my
>urine is very dark yellow and my mouth is dry--yet I'm drinking LOADS of
>water and gatorade/kool aid. I'm not eating as much now--only lunch,
>and crackers in between, yet I'm still sick to my stomach. Any ideas on
>what could be causing this?? I'm sorry it's so long, but I thought the
>info. would help to explain what my body's been going through that may
>have contributed to this. If anyone could offer ANY suggestions I'd
>appreciate it. I can't stand feeling like this! I'm not well to drive
>or even watch TV comfortably as my vision is impared. Please help!
>
>--
>-- Zowie :)
>
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