I am a 27 yo male and I was healthy prior to taking Antibiotics. I was prescribed Clindamycin as a trial for a small skin infection (300 mg, 3 times a day for a week) on my inner thigh. I finished the prescription. After finishing the prescription on March 9th, 2016. I immediately noticed stomach aches, pains and discomforts on both sides of my abdomen. I also began to experience heart palpitations and was having panic attacks (which I have never had before) and had to be prescribed Ativan.
Three+ weeks after finishing the medications, these pains have not stopped and has made it hard to sleep. I also am nauseous, sick and lightheaded daily. Additionally, I have been battling diarrhea for over a week and a half which also makes it hard to sleep as it either a) wont allow me to sleep or B) wakes me up in the middle of the night. In between bouts of diarrhea, as there was a few day grace period (thankfully), I had increased solid bowel movements only for the diarrhea to come back and not go away. Consequently, I had to go to the hospital and be put on IV as more was going out than in (if you know what I mean).
I have submitted urine, blood and stool tests. All have come back negative, including a test for c-diff. All my doctor (who I have seen more than I care to admit) keeps saying is to eat lots of Activia Yogurt. To date, I have lost between 10-15 pounds as I have no appetite and cant beat the sickness associated to this antibiotic. As a scrawny guy, this is weight I cannot afford to lose. If these symptoms persist, I have to go back to the my GP and get a referral to a GI.
PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE DO NOT TAKE CLINDAMYCIN. I went in a healthy guy and have come out of it a wreck as it has greatly affected my personal life and employment.
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I am a 27 yo male and I was healthy prior to taking Antibiotics. I was prescribed Clindamycin as a trial for a small skin infection (300 mg, 3 times a day for a week) on my inner thigh. I finished the prescription. After finishing the prescription on March 9th, 2016. I immediately noticed stomach aches, pains and discomforts on both sides of my abdomen. I also began to experience heart palpitations and was having panic attacks (which I have never had before) and had to be prescribed Ativan.
Three+ weeks after finishing the medications, these pains have not stopped and has made it hard to sleep. I also am nauseous, sick and lightheaded daily. Additionally, I have been battling diarrhea for over a week and a half which also makes it hard to sleep as it either a) wont allow me to sleep or B) wakes me up in the middle of the night. In between bouts of diarrhea, as there was a few day grace period (thankfully), I had increased solid bowel movements only for the diarrhea to come back and not go away. Consequently, I had to go to the hospital and be put on IV as more was going out than in (if you know what I mean).
I have submitted urine, blood and stool tests. All have come back negative, including a test for c-diff. All my doctor (who I have seen more than I care to admit) keeps saying is to eat lots of Activia Yogurt. To date, I have lost between 10-15 pounds as I have no appetite and cant beat the sickness associated to this antibiotic. As a scrawny guy, this is weight I cannot afford to lose. If these symptoms persist, I have to go back to the my GP and get a referral to a GI.
PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE DO NOT TAKE CLINDAMYCIN. I went in a healthy guy and have come out of it a wreck as it has greatly affected my personal life and employment.
April 3, 2016 - 2:11pmThis Comment
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