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Off topic: it’s not the cough- part two!

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Thank you dear people for your concern about my health and use of horrid antibiotics.

First set of antibiotics were blue plastic looking Docycycline.

Part Two are huge things “horsepills” called Co-amoxiclav. Thank you to the good folk who gave me ideas about swallowing these Halloween monsters!

Finally feeling some improvement.

Take care and keep well 😃

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rabbits65 profile image
rabbits65

😂 😂 😂. Well at least your feeling better .

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springcross

Glad to hear you're starting to feel better. Doxycycline were my saviour when I used to get awful sinusitis many years ago. When I was prescribed Co Amoxiclav a few years back, the nurse called them beasts (I think it was because they are quite strong). Hope it's all cleared for you soon. x

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Green230461 in reply tospringcross

Starting to feel a little better thank you 😊

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Pippy25

Glad to hear you are showing some signs of improvement and managing to swallow those 2p torpedoes! xx

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Green230461 in reply toPippy25

I have to sit upright for half an hour after each one!

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Pippy25 in reply toGreen230461

I'm not surprised, hope you don't have many more to take yet they do the trick. x

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rounder

Glad to hear you're starting to improve. I went through a phase of needing co amoxiclav for horrible chest infections associated with my bronchiectasis, they are absolute whoppers to swallow but always did the job . I found it helpful to have a pro biotic yoghurt every day to help my stomach when taking them.

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Green230461 in reply torounder

Thank you! I will buy some tomorrow. May I ask what primitive yogurt is? Live?

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rounder in reply toGreen230461

Sorry, that was auto correct, I meant pro biotic yoghurt! I really must proof read before pressing send 😂

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Green230461 in reply torounder

It sounded very exotic! I love trying new yogurt so I was excited! How sad is that? I used to get excited about new discos/ clothes/ holidays. 😃

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Neonkittie17

My Doxy are quite small? Odd. Perhaps they’ve given you a higher dose. Mine are usually 100mgs over 14 days. Could never swallow a fluffy type tablet that starts dissolving in the throat. I have to take everything as capsules. 😑

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Green230461 in reply toNeonkittie17

These are three daily for a week. I started on Monday and am feeling human today.

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Neonkittie17 in reply toGreen230461

🙏🏻💗

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Neonkittie17

Glad you seem to be picking up. 🙏🏻

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Green230461 in reply toNeonkittie17

I hope so fed up with this now 🤧😵‍💫

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Neonkittie17 in reply toGreen230461

Yes it gets you that way when you keep having to take abx. 🤨

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Green230461 in reply toNeonkittie17

😃

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Sheila_G

Glad to hear that you are improving. The horse pills must be working.

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Green230461 in reply toSheila_G

Thank you 😊

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Nuttyshirlz

Don’t think I would take any now after side affects and spending 3days in hospital finding I was allergic to them. Please check ok with your regular medication because obviously chemist didn’t when I was given mine.

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Green230461 in reply toNuttyshirlz

So sorry to hear this. You must have been so frightened. Hope you are alright now.

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Nuttyshirlz in reply toGreen230461

Yes I’m mending but broken ribs take couple of months and it was only a month ago. Yes because never had a bad reaction to medication before with blackouts etc and I live alone

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Green230461 in reply toNuttyshirlz

Hope you are better now🥰

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sylvi

I hope you soon recover from the lurgy darling.xxxx

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Green230461 in reply tosylvi

Thank you Sylvi! This has been going on for three weeks now. I get to the end of the prescription and it comes back. So fed up with lack of sleep and coughing!Hope your finger is better today.

Ever feel you are just falling apart?

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Flor1rence

Hope you are feeling better. Doxy are one of two drugs I can have if needed as i am allergic to everything, they work for me though x

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Green230461 in reply toFlor1rence

I had never heard of them before! More new stuff to learn about- does it have to be medication? Could it be exotic holiday destinations ?Hope they help you 😄

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helenlw7

I had a cough for 5 years until I was prescribed azithromycin 500mg 3 times a week as a prophylactic and for my asthma. My cough stopped after about 3 weeks and I haven’t coughed since! Nobody could work out why a coughed. Azithromycin is the same size as yours and I call them my horse pills too. I also take Adcal, an antihistamine and a capsule for my eye health (I have macular) and they’re all a similar size!

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Green230461 in reply tohelenlw7

What is the matter with these pill makers? When you feel so ill that you need the blasted things the last thing you need is a lesson on swallowing rocks!Help us out here! Manufacturing tiny tablets would be a dream for us!

Hope yours work well for you🤒🥴🤮

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helenlw7 in reply toGreen230461

I’m not sure they do - but I daren’t stop taking them in case they are actually working!

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Green230461 in reply tohelenlw7

😍🤣🤣😂

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Leics

Glad you are improving good to hear think I might be going back for a similar prescription tomorrow hope I get amoxyclav like you they are beasts but I’ve had two rounds of doxycycline and even worse ciprofloxacin which I swear I will never have again !! Glad you seem to have found something which seems to help. I’m going to try and get a f2f with GP tomorrow think I proper chat is in order.

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Green230461

These bugs are real devils! They like making us sick. Hope you find something that helps you soon 🤢🥴

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