How Long Do Augmentin Side Effects Last? (Page 3)
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Hi all,

Firstly a disclaimer, if you have just eaten and have a soft stomach, avoid this post. You've been warned.

My dentist prescribed a two week regime of Augmentin for minor work that needs to be performed on a tooth. I finished the prescription one week ago. And I still have some odd side effects.

Before I started taking this, I had a normal energy level where I could exercise and do my work, etc. Now I have wayyyyyy too much energy and even though I start to feel drowsy at my regular time when I got to bed, I can't fall asleep until 2 -3 hours later.

The other effect I've been experiencing are dry lips. This is annoying. There is no change in saliva and my mouth is just as moist as before taking Augmentin.

Also during the last three weeks it's been as my appetite has been suppressed, but now it has returned with a vengeance where I eat more a lot. It would be equivalent to opening the flood gates on a dam.

Here's the disgusting part.

I've noticed that the color of my feces has changed from a light brown to an extremely dark brown.

Other than that I've been taking a probiotic three times a day, which I started two days ago. And eating Greek yougurt.

So I would like to know, is it common for side effects to last after taking Augmentin? How long will they last? And if you have any ideas on this, please let me know.

Thanks.

TDDMS31

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I went to re with very high np and they said I had diverticulitis and gave me amici clav 825/125 for 7 days the first pill I took came back up. But I thought I had better finish this med so I could feel better. What a nightmare! Was very nauseated started to sweat a lot. Do not feel like eating, it has been 14 days since last pill and I am still having bad effects from that medication. I will NEVER take it again. I only hope these side effects are not forever. Lord help us all.

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I was prescribed 875 mg Augmentin and Clavulanate following my cat biting me (hand was swollen from bite). I took it with Probiotics and was on the 8th of a 10 day regimen of it when during the night I got the chills and then had a bout of vomiting. I immediately stopped it, went back to the urgent care clinic when I woke up with hives under my breasts and on my groin area. Other symptoms I had were vaginal irritation and soft stool. I had taken this medication before about a year ago and it caused me to have black stools but the most recent doctor told me to try it again. After stopping it this round, now going on three days ago, I continue to have abdominal pain and cramping. The hives are gone but the other irritation persists. The clinic told me to take Claritin and use an ointment for the hives. It was also suggested that I take ranitidine or Prilosec. I'm doing all this but the cramping is still bad. Just how much longer will this go on?

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I eat only 3 tablets 01g, but after this i cannot sleep from 2 night, what i do now, iam so much worried

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My husband is having the exact same issue. Taken for a spider bite, but the problem is that he has stopped it over a week ago and is still itching even after the doctor prescribed medicine to counter act the medicine. Did you ever find a solution to kill the spider venom?

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having bad side effects from augmentin

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I was prescribed Augmentin 5 days ago for a large lump that presented on my lower jaw bone and was painful and my face was becoming very swollen. I saw the PA in my doctors office and she prescribed the medication to be taken twice a day. It started to make my stomach feel nauseous and felt like I had heartburn. By the forth day I had neck and head pain, no energy and my stomach was hurting so bad. Also this is a rather gross part. On that forth day, I was standing at my kitchen sink wearing pajama pants...and all of a sudden I felt watery stool just run out of me and down my legs. No forewarning and no control. At first that scared me because I had spine surgery 6 weeks ago and loss of bowel or bladder control is a serious sign that needs immediate help for a back problem. I woke today and have not taken any Augmentin and don't plan on taking it ever again. Its been 20 hours since my last dose and I still have nausea, and head and neck pain. That stuff is brutal.

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I was diagnosed of typhoid. D doc prescribed 500mg each for 5days, of intravenous injections of ciprofloxacin and metronidazole and 1g of augmentin to be taken orally for 7 days, morning and evening. Since I completed d dose I've been having fever, then later observed low energy. Sometimes I'm stable sometimes it gets worse What can I do as I feel this is a side effects of augmentin - it's been 10days. My stool is loose bt only once a day, nt serious so I'm nt concerned abt dat. Bt d fever and my general health is cause 4 concern

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Lost my appetite. Made me nervous because I always eat well. Dark stools and no energy. Lasts 2 weeks after stopping pills.

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Augmentin Also has steroid in it that will cause the dryness and being hungry.

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I finished my last dose 2 days ago and started feeling the hunger pains 2 days before my last dose. It seems like no matter how much I eat the pain is still there. Giving it time to see if it goes away.

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I got a throat infection (laringitis I suppose) and still active after 7 weeks; it was treated first with one round of antibiotic (a cephalosporin like compound, can't remind the name); symptoms (persistent cough, sputum) went off; however, very soon, about 5 days after ending the treatment, the infection bounced back in full strenght.
After 2-3 days more of suffering with night cough attacks, and very poor sleep, I went back to see the doctor. He agreed to give me 1g tablets of augmentin. I am at the fourth day of treatment as I write these lines.
I have not had diarrhea thus far (quite the contrary, visits to the toilet have been very rare, 1 every 2 days or so). I can eat my meals; but I agree that my energy seems to have decreased; Have not had head-aches neither.
I have lost like 3-5 kg, depending on which balance I use (why hospital balances give different results all the time?); worried for the loss of weight, I decided to begun drinking protein shake (about 30 g of protein whey per day), and laban, which is drinking-like yaourt, with active flora (well, it says so in the tag; hope so).

But I am really concerned that I've got a nasty bacteria that is antibiotic-resistant, cause at day four I still feel is active.

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I started Augmentin 875 mgs on a Thursday for bronchitis which it gave me the watery diarrhea every time I ate something. Then on Friday my stomach started making all kinds of noises, loud noises along with the running stool. Saturday was the same along with Sunday. Well I was supposed to take it twice a day for ten days. I stopped taking it Sunday morning. I couldn't handle the noisy stomach that is just terrible. It almost feels like a baby kicking in there and sounds like thunder at a distance sometimes. I have tried hardly eating at all and then eating like normal and nothing has changed it except having to go to the bathroom. The runny stool was so bad that when I would go to the bathroom to pee I couldn't tell if I was actually peeing or the other. I have actually been taking an anti-diarrhea medicine to try and control it while I am at work and that hasn't even been helping. I don't know what to do. And there have been times when I felt no urge to pee. The runny stool comes even when I drink something and all I drink is un-sweet tea or water.

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I was given Amox/k CLAV(aka Augmentin) 875 MG tablets for a lymph node behind my left ear. Took it for 3 days the lymph node was gone. On the 4th day I started to get watery stool and urgent trips to the bathroom. wasn't much bloating or cramping associated w/ this kind of diarrhea. This went on for about a week then followed by mucus like blood in the stool, symptoms improved a bit for a few days, but returned shortly after. Then started seeing blood in the toilet bowl and when I wiped, so went to the doc to get a couple stool tests. Tests came back negative for c.diff or white blood cells. Doc doesn't seem to think much of it and won't prescribe anything since the tests were negative.

In summary avoid this F'ing drug if your doc try to prescribe it. All he asked before he prescribed it was "are you allergic to penicillin?" How the hell was I suppose to know if I was allergic to it if I have never taken it before!!

Anyhoots, it's almost 6 wks now and am still dealing w/ the cycle of symptons. Luckily my diet is still normal and my trips to the bathroom has been no more than 2-3x per day.

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Have you been tested for MRSA?

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Hi Maria,

Did your anxiety ever ease up? I took augmentin after dinner yesterday - first pill - and got dizzy. Dizziness took about 6 hours to go away but then the anxiety, restlessness, and blank minded feelings set in, along with twitching in my legs. The last symptom appears to be settling down. It is 2:30 in the morning and I am wide awake. All from one dose! How long does it take for these awful side effects to subside???

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Hello,

I was prescribed Augmentin 625 for a dandruff condition. After taking it for 7 days I stopped. My periods did not come and I have been spotting lightly for 3 weeks now. I am very worried will my periods come on time next month? Is this a serious problem?

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Right after I stopped taking augmentin, I started to have severe stomach pain, and massive flatulence...this has been going on@least three weeks after stopping this medication...I am miserable...what can I do to stop this problem...I am taking protonix, and probiotics....I saw my dr., and they can't understand why I am having tnis issue....

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I hope u r feeling better i was on it for7 days n felt the same way. Dizzy confused depressed n so much more slowy every week i see myself getting better but im still not 100% my advise take a probatic n take a one a day vitamin to get the good stuff back into ur body

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I took ugumentine for 10 days which I have stopped for about 2 weeks now but I am getting some side effect like dark strong stool, spotting,missed period and painful urination and dark urine(blood like), decreased in amount of urine. What can I do about this, its so frustrating. Anybody with similar issue? please help me I am going nut.

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An addendum to my first note: It is now March, 2014. I've been to UCLA Medical Center for allergy testing. They found that I'm allergic to Propylene Glycol. It is used in many products, including SALAD DRESSING! It is used as a preservative in salad dressings that do NOT require refrigeration. If you want a safe dressing, look in the refrigerated section and then STILL check the ingredients. My hand is still inflamed, but is responding to Lydex ointment. You have to be careful there, too, because the Rx Lydex has Propylene Glycol in it! I had to go to a Compounding Pharmacy to have it specially made with Vaseline as the carrier and without Propylene Glycol. I'm hoping that the diagnosis is correct this time, since I was sent home with the results from some other guy's test! And I thought that UCLA Medical Center was the best.

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