Amoxicillin

[Xlizixx]

Hi, Merry Christmas everyone. I was recently given amoxil for a dental infection and noticed my asthma and bronch was so much better controlled while taking them. Now I finished the course and after a few days I'm coughing and breathless again. Using my ventolin a lot so does anyone have a similar experience pls?

[Muldrew]

hiya

This could be

I use Amoxicillin as part of my emergency pack with steroids when Asthma/COPD worsens

Discuss with your care team?

Good luck

Muldrew

[Xlizixx in reply to Muldrew]

Thank you Muldrew - will do

[Tulipsandlilacs]

interesting. I’ve had poor asthma lately in the last couple of months and like you have just had a dental infection. I was on the same antibiotic. Just finished the course. I noticed on the antibiotic my asthma was much better too.

[Xlizixx in reply to Tulipsandlilacs]

Amazing isn't it - not sure that we should take it all the time though. Thank you so much for replying.

[cough-cough]

Hi, I had the same experience! Felt much better but then unfortunately got a chest infection and since then.... cough, cough, cough

[Xlizixx in reply to cough-cough]

Thank you for your reply - difficult isn't.

[Oldandgray]

may I suggest that you get checked for GERD and silent reflux. I also found that when on antibiotics following dental implant work my asthma was so much better. Only to subsequently find that I had severe GERD, gastritis and silent reflux. Once on medication for this my ‘asthma’ improved.,

[Xlizixx in reply to Oldandgray]

Thank you - yes got haetal hernia and struggle with reflux but on omeprazole- you are right, GERD triggers asthma. I didn't know that until recently, my asthma nurse knew nothing about it.

[Oldandgray in reply to Xlizixx]

Ask your GP if they would consider Famotidine. It’s an H 2 receptor drug and made the biggest improvement for me.

[Xlizixx in reply to Oldandgray]

Thank you will do

[xcindyx in reply to Oldandgray]

Thank you for your advice - I am waiting for a prescription for some famotidine. I was on ranitidine but my go stopped it because of cancer fears

[Patk1]

May be worth putting a specimen in for testing + discuss a prophylactic antibiotic with Dr- many of us take azithromycin which is an antibiotic& also anti inflammatory In lungs.many take ea week mon We'd Fri, I'm on it twice a day ea day

[Xlizixx in reply to Patk1]

Thank you Patk1