My antibiotics are kicking my ass

[toepick]

Taking cipro and flagyl following my recent hospitalization for infectious colitis.  They are killing me - making me so nauseated. I can't figure out what to eat - right now I'm living on saltines and ginger ale. I attempted chicken soup tonight and it was a huge no-go. Ugh. Not sure how I'm going to keep this up for 10 more days. I need to go back to work tomorrow and hope to get through the day without picking on anyone. 

[MWOS]

call back and get a prescription for anti-nausea meds

[toepick]

I have a script for promethazine and as far as I can tell, it's not helping at all.

[MWOS]

Are you taking them together? Try taking it 30 min before the antibiotics.

[toepick]

Thanks mwos - I'm struggling to time these pills, with each other and with food. I'll try taking the anti-nausea earlier and see if it helps!

[MWOS]

7 surgeries on my ankle and anything stronger than tylenol makes me projectile barf.

I hope it helps you

[toepick]

Yeah - I can't take prescription painkillers without anti-nausea drugs, and even then it barely works. Only thing that works is zofran by IV.  But I really need to eat something real and it's not happening right now.

[justkeepswimming]

Make sure that you are taking probiotics when you take antibiotics, this is the only thing that gets me through! Also, my doctor suggested slightly green bananas as something that I would be able to keep down with the meds, and for whatever reason it seems to work for me. Good luck and feel better soon!

[quietlyloud]

if it doesn't help to take the nausea meds prior to the antibiotics, call and ask for another anti nausea. there are several options. zofran odt dissolves under your tongue and might be a better choice for you

[Jalapeñomel]

Cipro is no joke.

[MWOS]

There's also a patch you can put behind your ear (like a quit smoking patch) that delivers the meds. I put those on before surgery and keep them on for a full day at a time.

[MWOS]

Feb 10, 2013 22:52:59 GMT -5 HRH Queen Dick I, Orphan said:

Thats how Mary brings the boys to the yard.

[kristie]

I hate cipro, it kicked my ass a few weeks ago. I got a zofran prescription, ate prior to taking it, then took it with zofran.

[marshmallow]

Flagyl sucks. You might try sucking peppermints when you feel really nauseous. The scent/taste helps combat some of it for me. But Zofran is really the best help.