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ankiwo72 wrote: ↑

Sat Jun 15, 2019 9:09 am

UrbanBubblegum wrote: ↑

Sat Jun 08, 2019 12:44 am

Since I have a possible, but not confirmed serious, allergy to penicillin the gastro doc wants me to try: Amoxcillin, Levofloxacin, pepto-bisol and Nexium for 10 days.

Is this a good cure? Also, I am allergic to tetracyclins, so yeah... i get red dots/rash after a few tabs. They are a bit itchy. But no other symptoms as far as I remember.

So the doc told me, if this doesn’t work they are out of options. Is this true? May desensitization to tectracycline be an option if this fails?

Plus, he also said if Amoxcillin didnt work b/c reaction I could do Metronidazole instead?

As a patient with a serious allergy to ampicillin and amoxicillin (however not penicillin!), I would encourage you to find a good experienced immunologist specifically with experience testing drug allergies to confirm if you have a true allergy vs. a more common medication rash as a side effect, as you may be using less effective treatment regimens unnecessarily if not truly allergic. If you are in fact allergic to an antibiotic, you can go through drug desensitization whereby you would be able to take the medication and would have no reaction for as long as you are taking the medication consistently; however once you stop taking it you automatically become allergic/sensitized to it again. I went through this procedure twice in order to take regimens with amoxicillin in them. It is a last resort, but for peace of mind you should seriously think about getting confirmation of either true allergy or non-allergy, as it could save your life one day.

UrbanBubblegum wrote: ↑

Sat Jun 15, 2019 3:05 pm

ankiwo72 wrote: ↑

Sat Jun 15, 2019 9:09 am

UrbanBubblegum wrote: ↑

Sat Jun 08, 2019 12:44 am

Since I have a possible, but not confirmed serious, allergy to penicillin the gastro doc wants me to try: Amoxcillin, Levofloxacin, pepto-bisol and Nexium for 10 days.

Is this a good cure? Also, I am allergic to tetracyclins, so yeah... i get red dots/rash after a few tabs. They are a bit itchy. But no other symptoms as far as I remember.

So the doc told me, if this doesn’t work they are out of options. Is this true? May desensitization to tectracycline be an option if this fails?

Plus, he also said if Amoxcillin didnt work b/c reaction I could do Metronidazole instead?

As a patient with a serious allergy to ampicillin and amoxicillin (however not penicillin!), I would encourage you to find a good experienced immunologist specifically with experience testing drug allergies to confirm if you have a true allergy vs. a more common medication rash as a side effect, as you may be using less effective treatment regimens unnecessarily if not truly allergic. If you are in fact allergic to an antibiotic, you can go through drug desensitization whereby you would be able to take the medication and would have no reaction for as long as you are taking the medication consistently; however once you stop taking it you automatically become allergic/sensitized to it again. I went through this procedure twice in order to take regimens with amoxicillin in them. It is a last resort, but for peace of mind you should seriously think about getting confirmation of either true allergy or non-allergy, as it could save your life one day.

Thank you for your reply. Yes, I have an appointment in mid august at the hospital. They will start the testing to see what I’m allergic to.

I definately have some weird reactions to Tetracycline. Even if I use topical creams I get a rash and start itching. Do you know if there is a desensitization protocol for Tetra in case that would be necessary? Thank you!

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