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Posted 1/29/2012 10:04 PM (GMT 0)
I had my wisdom teeth out on Thursday, and for some reason thought it would be a great idea to start my new antibiotics (tinidazole and amoxicillan) on Saturday. I've now got horrible nausea- the ibuprofen for my jaw messes with my stomach, and it's possible the tinidazole does too. I've also realized that if I start the antibiotics when I'm on heavy duty pain killers I might not notice if it changes my muscles and joint pain.

If I stop until Tuesday (so I took both my doses yesterday and only 1/2 today), would it make the bacteria more likely to become antibiotic-resistant? It's not so bad I absolutely can't keep going with it, but I feel really nauseous, and I've been having major issues with diarrhea since last night too, so I'm thinking maybe I'd be better off taking tons of probiotics and starting the antibiotics again when my stomach isn't getting assaulted by ibuprofen? (It is really sensitive to anti-inflammatories)

Thanks
Posted 1/29/2012 10:44 PM (GMT 0)
Oooh,

Zeusy, Sounds like you are in a pretty uncomfortable state!

We really aren't qualified or supposed to make this kind of recommendation. I think you will have to get in touch with your doctor.

Hope you feel better soon.
Posted 1/29/2012 10:53 PM (GMT 0)
I just talked to my dentist (they have someone on call). According to him, general anesthetic can cause stomach problems. Also, I started taking Tylenol yesterday because the ibuprofen wasn't cutting it, and some people react to Tylenol. So I am hoping it is the pain killers and surgery. I'm hoping it will go away tomorrow. If it doesn't, I can talk to my dr when they open
Posted 1/29/2012 11:55 PM (GMT 0)
I haven't had those specific antibiotics, but are you taking them with food? Mine said to take them on an empty stomach but my doctor told me it was fine to take them with food so I wouldn't have an upset stomach. It should tell you a bit more about this on the packets you get with your prescription, or give your doc who prescribed the antibiotics a call. If you're already taking them with food, then it may just take some time for your body to adjust to them. You must be feeling awful with the dental work on top of abx. At least the pain in your mouth will be over with in a few days!
Posted 1/30/2012 12:05 AM (GMT 0)
I've also been told by my doc that it is ok to take them with food, even though the label on the medicine says to take on an empty stomach. When I was on doxy, I couldn't tolerate it without food. My doc asked me to gradually stretch the time period between the food and the pill to give the medicine a better chance to work.

I am glad you can speak to your doctor soon, because I think you may be in danger of getting an intestinal problem, as you mentioned.

I'm sorry you are experiencing this and hope you'll feel better soon.
Posted 1/31/2012 10:52 PM (GMT 0)
I left a message with my Dr on Monday, but she works odd hours, and didn't get back to me today. Anyway, she wants me to start a whole ton of expensive probiotics on top of the expensive probiotics I have already...which is fine, because the thing she is really worried about is C-difficile!

I REALLY don't want to have c-difficile! Has anyone here had it? I've heard that if you get it you can't go on antibiotics again for the rest of your life...is that true?

So now, instead of going in for an appointment to talk about the anxiety and depression I've had lately (and clear up some other odds and ends) I'm having a frantic get as much testing as she can in appointment.

She's an ND, so you don't just book an appointment- you book a slot of time. And I booked this one specifically for a time when I wouldn't think I'd NEED one for changing meds etc., so I could catch up on random stuff. And I made it 30 min because I didn't think I needed that much time...and now I find out I need more and I have to put off talking to her about stuff until ANOTHER appointment.

Oh yeah...and I get to talk to my new GP, who I see right after, and attempt to convince her I really have Lyme disease (I don't need her to treat me, but I am not comfortable lying about my history)...when I might have one of the bad complications of Lyme treatment. Awesome.
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