allergic to most antibiotics

I also suffered from UTI, over and over with no help from the Doctors, then one day a lady at Walgreen's drug store told my Mother- in- Law about an over the counter product called CYSTEX Cranberry Urinary Health complex, taken twice a day if you have symptoms, just follow easy instructions on the bottle. it does not taste bad at all, and even if it did I would have taken it any way, I was desperate for any kind of relief, and it actually worked, and fast for me, in just a couple of days I felt Soooo much better I could not believe it, I keep a bottle in my fridge at all times, and when the symptoms start, I start taking it, I am from east Tennessee, and here it only cost 14 to 16 dollars a bottle, I so agree with everything you said about Doctor's and Emergency Rooms, not one Doctor ever mentioned this to me, if my mother- in - law, had not been chatting with the lady at Walgreen's , I would never have found out about Cystex, you may have to ask the pharmacy where to locate it in the store, I did or I would never have found it here, it was located at the very bottom shelf stuck way in the corner barely visible, almost at floor level, but I haven't had to worry about a UTI Since. So Hope this help's you if you decide to try it.

I got rid of UTI's and bladder infections that I was getting often because of a kidney stone. I finally started taking cranberry pills and making sure that I keep a panty liner on and change it like four times a day (unscented). It got rid of it. And, no soap down there. I thought it would smell down there with no soap but it doesn't, it doesn't smell like anything.

If you are allergic to antibiotics, you get signs and symptoms like a rash, swelling of the face or difficulty breathing. A severe allergic reaction is known as anaphylaxis, and usually occurs within an hour of taking an antibiotic.Swelling/tightness of the throat. Difficulty talking/hoarse voice.

I know this is an old post and maybe you are aware of MCAS (Mast Cell Activation Syndrome)? I just noticed you said you have EDS and I am in a facebook MCAS group and many of them have EDS - doctors are finding a relationship between those 2 diagnoses and POTS as well. There are specialists who know how to treat- Dr. Afrin is the main doctor who is educating others. I hope you are finding some solutions and relief!

I’m in the say position. I also have developed severe drug allergies to antibiotics. Some of it is do to pre-exposure I also have a severe reaction to penicillin and sulfates. HELP!! At this point if I get sick or an infection my body tries to fight it off but it’s a struggle. Not sure what Doctors can do for me either. I’m scared I could have a reaction that is fatal. I have dealt with anaphylaxis in the past due to taking Bactrim. Praying for a solution hoping modern medicine can be further researched so that I can take a different class of medication and not have an allergic reaction to it.

you were probably given a fluoroquinolone antibiotic, very toxic and causes food and drug allergies along with horrible, approx 800. nasty side effects, burning nerve pain, crippling, death, psychosis and the list is endless. Check ur pharma records and you will see a direct connection from an antibiotic like Cioro, Avelox and the big gun, levaquin . You have been floxed from fq antibiotics. It should be removed from the market, it’s a neurotoxin, destroys our dna, mitochondria etc. look up FQ TOXICITY.

Hi, I suffered too from neuralgia after antibiotics and I know how you feel. Most of the time, nerve damage is not permanent although some drugs unfortunately do, which can be resolved through surgery. I got over mine with taking vitamin B complex, fish oil, and magnesium threonate almost every day to regrow your nerves and the nerve sheath it has damaged. Doctors are not sympathetic as unfortunately, their knowledge and training about neuropathy is very poor. I'm afraid you have to take these for months or years which I foolishly didn't and the nerve pain has come back after taking another antibiotic. I wish you all the best and will pray for you.

I'm really glad to find this site and that I'm not alone. I developed fibromyalgia once I turned forty and since then I have been sensitive to everything, especially medication. I can't take acetominophen (Tylenol) because it raced my heart. Neo-citran is now a big no-no for me, and I can't take amoxicillan. The last time I took amoxicillan it raced my heart so bad, my heartbeat was irregular for THREE MONTHS. I now have over 120 palpitations per day on a good day, and more when I am stressed. I'm so beyond frustrated because I had to get a wisdom tooth removed and I had to evade antibiodics and pain killers. I don't know what to take anymore, and no one knows what to do with me. I've asked for drug allergy testing but the doctors say it's a waste of time. It's like finding a needle in a haystack. I've even asked the ER if they could watch over me when I take medication, and they say, we're not your babysitters. Go home and take it, and if you have a reaction, come back. I'm trying all these different methods (non-antibiodic/medical) and it's driving me crazy. The doctors keep saying it's my anxiety, and though I am an anxious person, having a reaction makes it ten times worse. I never want to go through what I went through, and it seems that it's always medication that screws up my heart. :(

I forgot to say, it seems like the only medication I am safe with is Macrobid, but that's used for UTI.

I feel your pain. Sulfa causes me to hemorrhage internally. Cannot take any antibiotics. Just got over viral pneumonia using natural things like raw honey, echinacea etc. husband got Covid and I had to take care of him. My back is to the wall at 75 and the doctors don’t even want to talk to me. They act like I’m a liar.