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I have an infected large bump on my calf. What is the extensive list of side effects for this medication?

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I am taking this medication for a skin infection caused by sunburn and I am itching like crazy, I only have 2.5 days left, should I still call my doctor or just finish the medication? I have no other side effects that I have noticed.

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stop and called your doctor. there other better antibiotic. you been warn.

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How long does one dose stay in the body? I am having some pretty bad side effects.

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48 to 72 hours. it will be gone. but for some people is hard because they have weak immune system. so try taking vitamin c large dose capsule. email me if you have question.

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I've had large swings in my blood sugar as well. i took this drug for 10 days (the entire amount prescribed). the first couple of days i couldn't get blood sugar over 80 no matter what i ate. then on day 3 it was 204. it would gradually come down to normal during the day. then wham! back to 185 while eating properly. have now been off drug for 3 days and bllod sugar was 181 today for no apparent reason. Has your blood sugar stablized? if so, how long did it take?

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My dog is taking 800mg 12 times a day for a bladder infection. She weighs 56 pounds so for a human I'm sure the same dose is nothing (in regards to previous posting). She is very lethargic, has lots her appetite and continues to occasionally vomit which I hope are all side effects of the medication working.

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Oops I mean 2 x a day every 12 hours...

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Seems like a high dose for a 56 lbs dog. :(

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I think this stuff is prescribed wrong.The DS for Double strength is suppose to be taken 1 time a day and the non DS form is to be taken 2 times a day. I think most doctors don't realize that there are two strengths they just automatically put the DS on and prescribe it like other antibiotics 2 times a day.Which would give you 4 times as much as recommended or a very big over dose. I cut my pill in half with no better effect but by then I had been over dosed for so long I could not get better fast enough to keep taking it. By the time I stopped and would have restarted after the side effects were gone there would not have been enough left to start again. If you get prescribed this stuff make sure your doc checks out if it is DS. or the single strength when he tells you how much to take a day. ASK QUESTIONS. This medicine is one of the most recommended UTI medicines if the first dose not work. Most doctors go to the Internet site to find the most popular medicine for an ailment. That is why they leave the room for awhile and come back with your RX. My doctor use to keep a book of all the new med's in the EX. room and prescribe from it. I think the DS just gets over looked. But I will never take it again I just would never be able to trust it again at any strength after what it did to me

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I don't think most doctors go to the internet to learn what drugs to prescribe and chances are they know the difference between dosages. You should never cut a pill in half or take a prescribed antibiotic outside what is prescribed. If you have questions, ask the doctor, by all means. If you think it's making you sick, stop taking it and call your doctor. But but misuse it. Antibiotic misuse is a HUGE reason why we have super strains of bacteria that are immune to our medications.

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Actually doctors do go to Merck medical site for prescribing a lot of med's unless there very familiar with the drug there prescribing, according to the American medical Association it is almost impossible to keep up with all the new med's out there.Except for time release pills cutting a pill in half so you can take 1 1/2 pills a day is quiet common the next time you go to a drug store check out the pill splitters that they have for sale. and if you look on some pills they have a score line in the middle to help in cutting them in half. Unfortunately the drug company's don't make every size dose. It is cheaper for them to just make the score line in the middle. But this is getting off the subject. A bad drug is a bad drug if the side effects are worse and make you sick call the doctor and have him change it. I still wont touch it again there are a lot of others they can prescribe

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I've been taking sulfameth/trimethoprim 800 for about 90-100 days now. I've been on it for acne. Does anybody know if this is too long or if there is in fact a limit that it too long? I have had headaches, nausea, vomiting, dizziness, loss of appetite, and my whole body gets hot for no reason sometimes. Any info would help, thanks.

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I'm just saying that if a doctor prescribes a specific dosage of an antibiotic.. take it as directed because cutting the pill in half (or taking a lesser dose) can be very counterproductive.. and is one of the things that causes bacteria to gain resistance.

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Now that I agree with

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Is the side effect gone now? Please email me. Thanks

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I read up on the side effects im taking it for an infection if you search youll find more info

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I'm curious about the sleeplessness at night. I have no other side effects, thankfully, but I have 3 days to go and wonder if I should change the time of my second dose.

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I don't think it will make a deference as the side effects appear to be cumulative the longer you use it the worse it gets. I changed my time of taking it with no effect.

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After one day use Ifeel worst , my head feels full slight headache

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omg me too exact this i wanna sit and cry! i cant take this

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