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Okay so this is kind of a long story but I guess I'll bring it up and see what you all think! :ill:
Well, about 20 days I had a Urinary Tract Infection, and I was prescribed the antibiotic Bactrim to clear it up. I was on Bactrim before and I don't remember having any issues with it... except maybe a SLIGHT amount of nausea. I am also on B.C. and sometimes that makes me feel nauseous. Anyway, I got violently ill from the Bactrim this time... like throwing up every day and barely getting anything down, constantly dry heaving and salivating. I had to take one pill every 12 hours, and after taking the antibiotic I would be okay for like 6 hours and then the nausea would set in. After one day of this, since I'm guilty of self-diagnosing :vogel: I decided maybe it was interacting with my BC and I stopped taking the BC.
That wasn't the case though because then after 3 full days of more constant dry heaving and spitting while being only on the antibiotic... I decided I should call my doc. So I called and she said it could be a possible allergic reaction or that maybe it was too strong, and since I was on it for a full 3 days (the normal prescribed amount, but this time they gave me a 5 day prescription), to just stop taking it if I wasn't feeling any more UTI symptoms, which I wasn't.
So I stopped taking the Bactrim and now I'm back on the BC. I was fine for like a day, but the nausea comes back every once and again and I get super-nervous that I'm going to continue being sick. I find that I get extra nauseous and nervous if my stomach is empty... and I don't usually like to eat all the time so it frustrates me that I can't just go like 7 hours without eating the way I used to.
I don't feel nauseous all the time but it is mainly in the evenings that it just sort of comes about, even if I'm fine all day. Then I am back to the dry-heaving and excessive use of Mylanta and Tums. I've found that I'm really gassy as well... like the gas builds up and I have a lot of trouble getting it out (either way lol). And this might be too much info... but if I am going to the bathroom (#2 haha) and I "push" it sometimes makes me feel more nauseous.
But it's NOT morning sickness!! I got my period after stopping the BC, as I normally would, and also I took a pregnancy test right after my period ended (at this point it would've been like 2 and a half weeks since I last had sex)... because the "Can You Be Pregnant and Still Get Your Period?" thread scared the crap out of me! Anyway, that test came out negative... and now like 5 days later, just for good measure, I took another pregnancy test which also said I was NOT pregnant... so I really don't think thats what it is... I just get nauseous, and I'm sick of it.
This is not every single day and its definitely deal-able... but it is frustrating to have to stay in the bathroom for like 15 extra minutes for fear I just might throw up. :sleepyhead:
Any advice guys?
Well, about 20 days I had a Urinary Tract Infection, and I was prescribed the antibiotic Bactrim to clear it up. I was on Bactrim before and I don't remember having any issues with it... except maybe a SLIGHT amount of nausea. I am also on B.C. and sometimes that makes me feel nauseous. Anyway, I got violently ill from the Bactrim this time... like throwing up every day and barely getting anything down, constantly dry heaving and salivating. I had to take one pill every 12 hours, and after taking the antibiotic I would be okay for like 6 hours and then the nausea would set in. After one day of this, since I'm guilty of self-diagnosing :vogel: I decided maybe it was interacting with my BC and I stopped taking the BC.
That wasn't the case though because then after 3 full days of more constant dry heaving and spitting while being only on the antibiotic... I decided I should call my doc. So I called and she said it could be a possible allergic reaction or that maybe it was too strong, and since I was on it for a full 3 days (the normal prescribed amount, but this time they gave me a 5 day prescription), to just stop taking it if I wasn't feeling any more UTI symptoms, which I wasn't.
So I stopped taking the Bactrim and now I'm back on the BC. I was fine for like a day, but the nausea comes back every once and again and I get super-nervous that I'm going to continue being sick. I find that I get extra nauseous and nervous if my stomach is empty... and I don't usually like to eat all the time so it frustrates me that I can't just go like 7 hours without eating the way I used to.
I don't feel nauseous all the time but it is mainly in the evenings that it just sort of comes about, even if I'm fine all day. Then I am back to the dry-heaving and excessive use of Mylanta and Tums. I've found that I'm really gassy as well... like the gas builds up and I have a lot of trouble getting it out (either way lol). And this might be too much info... but if I am going to the bathroom (#2 haha) and I "push" it sometimes makes me feel more nauseous.
But it's NOT morning sickness!! I got my period after stopping the BC, as I normally would, and also I took a pregnancy test right after my period ended (at this point it would've been like 2 and a half weeks since I last had sex)... because the "Can You Be Pregnant and Still Get Your Period?" thread scared the crap out of me! Anyway, that test came out negative... and now like 5 days later, just for good measure, I took another pregnancy test which also said I was NOT pregnant... so I really don't think thats what it is... I just get nauseous, and I'm sick of it.
This is not every single day and its definitely deal-able... but it is frustrating to have to stay in the bathroom for like 15 extra minutes for fear I just might throw up. :sleepyhead:
Any advice guys?
