My child had to go to the doctor for what turned out to be tonsillitis. So I said: if the doctor wants to prescribe you ABs, ask him about side effects. The doctor's response? "There are no side effects."
My child had to go to the doctor for what turned out to be tonsillitis. So I said: if the doctor wants to prescribe you ABs, ask him about side effects. The doctor's response? "There are no side effects."
Most people aren't aware that antibiotics can even cause loss of hearing/deafness. My godmother lost her hearing after taking strong antibiotics. I understand that sometimes strong antibiotics are required, but they do have side effects.
What a totally ignorant statement. There are always potential side effects. Every prescription will include a paper with the side effects in small print. Every prescription advertised on TV will list some of them. The problem with most doctors these days is that they only read the promotional literature provided to them by the pharmaceutical companies.
That’s true. I was prescribed an antibiotic before dental work by my hip replacement PA. I looked it up and also some very revealing YouTubes warned me about life changing side effects to this particular AB. No thanks. I’m just fine.
Re: "life changing side effects to this particular AB"
My family experienced this first hand with Clindamycin, given to our grandson. It caused terrible side effects, which were "remedied" with yet another pharmaceutical that caused even more terrible side effects. After 4 months of terrible suffering for an innocent child, numerous doctor and specialist appointments, thousands of dollars in medical expenses, and unremitting stress for the entire family, we are finally coming out of the dark tunnel.
OMG. I’m so sorry. What a nightmare—and to a child. I feel my only choice now is to question EVERYTHING. Verify all. Even doxycycline gave me tinnitus. And a still messed up gut despite the usual ways of returning gut health after ABs.
My tinnitus started after my second pneumonia vax. That was 5 yrs. ago and tinnitus is here to stay. That was my last vax. Never again. Not for anything.
I don’t notice mine in daytime. At night I have trained myself to consider it white noise. If I can help it no ABs OR vaccines ever again. The vax I can forcibly not comply.
I pretend it is a whistle from a radiator valve. Now I don't have radiators, but I did in my childhood home. So in a rather perverse way I often smile as the tinnitus whistles away, reminding me of long ago :)
Yup. The one I mentioned above is Black Box. It could mess me up more than having a hip replacement, which I sailed through. Gosh, it’s scary out there. That same PA was chortling at that last check up that he was happy that you could get your jabs at once in both arms now. Or whatever he said as I quit listening and told him I would not comply in any case. .
Cipro has saved my brother in law's life. After whipple surgery he developed an infection resistant to everything but cipro. Since then he has been seen several times in the ER, each time doctors insisted he didn't need it and took him off... only to develop severe infections that required hospitalization. My husband, a superb MD, knows his situation well and has had to have numerous conversations with doctors who knew nothing about my BIL's situation... He needs cipro.
My child had to go to the doctor for what turned out to be tonsillitis. So I said: if the doctor wants to prescribe you ABs, ask him about side effects. The doctor's response? "There are no side effects."
That is malpractice.
Most people aren't aware that antibiotics can even cause loss of hearing/deafness. My godmother lost her hearing after taking strong antibiotics. I understand that sometimes strong antibiotics are required, but they do have side effects.
Of course they do! It's outrageous that a doctor would say there aren't any.
What a totally ignorant statement. There are always potential side effects. Every prescription will include a paper with the side effects in small print. Every prescription advertised on TV will list some of them. The problem with most doctors these days is that they only read the promotional literature provided to them by the pharmaceutical companies.
True. I wish I would have been there, to give the man a piece of my mind about his quality as a doctor.
That’s true. I was prescribed an antibiotic before dental work by my hip replacement PA. I looked it up and also some very revealing YouTubes warned me about life changing side effects to this particular AB. No thanks. I’m just fine.
Janet - which antibiotic, please?
Sorry. Forgot. Clindamycin.
Re: "life changing side effects to this particular AB"
My family experienced this first hand with Clindamycin, given to our grandson. It caused terrible side effects, which were "remedied" with yet another pharmaceutical that caused even more terrible side effects. After 4 months of terrible suffering for an innocent child, numerous doctor and specialist appointments, thousands of dollars in medical expenses, and unremitting stress for the entire family, we are finally coming out of the dark tunnel.
I am so sorry. I hate reading about children having to suffer like that.
OMG. I’m so sorry. What a nightmare—and to a child. I feel my only choice now is to question EVERYTHING. Verify all. Even doxycycline gave me tinnitus. And a still messed up gut despite the usual ways of returning gut health after ABs.
My tinnitus started after my second pneumonia vax. That was 5 yrs. ago and tinnitus is here to stay. That was my last vax. Never again. Not for anything.
I don’t notice mine in daytime. At night I have trained myself to consider it white noise. If I can help it no ABs OR vaccines ever again. The vax I can forcibly not comply.
I pretend it is a whistle from a radiator valve. Now I don't have radiators, but I did in my childhood home. So in a rather perverse way I often smile as the tinnitus whistles away, reminding me of long ago :)
Thank you :)
Cipro is dangerous for people too.
Yes…it is considered “Black Box”, yet they dish it out like candy!!
Yup. The one I mentioned above is Black Box. It could mess me up more than having a hip replacement, which I sailed through. Gosh, it’s scary out there. That same PA was chortling at that last check up that he was happy that you could get your jabs at once in both arms now. Or whatever he said as I quit listening and told him I would not comply in any case. .
Cipro has saved my brother in law's life. After whipple surgery he developed an infection resistant to everything but cipro. Since then he has been seen several times in the ER, each time doctors insisted he didn't need it and took him off... only to develop severe infections that required hospitalization. My husband, a superb MD, knows his situation well and has had to have numerous conversations with doctors who knew nothing about my BIL's situation... He needs cipro.
The worst! I know from personal experience.
I’ve heard that before also… 🔥🔥🔥