Experiences with

Polymyxin B / Trimethoprim

Hi I have been on antibiotics for a uti, first one didn’t do anything now on trimethoprim. I know steroids make it hard sometimes to fight off infections but how long am I probably looking at? I was on antibiotics in October for a chest infection and it did clear it. Any help appreciated and also something

Recently I had a flexible cystography due to continous UTI's and was prescribed trimethoprim. It would appear I haven't had any side effects apart from chronic indigestion Has anyone else had the same issues? Thanks 68 yr male

Hello everyone , I’m 53, and before I was ill 5 years ago I was slim and energetic. My husband is a jogger and very fit. You can imagine what a shock fibromyalgia was. I’m still learning, I thought , I’ll have a go , so I started exercising sat down , then pushing myself to ignore the pain and do more

Me and my husband had sex over 6 weeks ago a few days after I began with burning type pain mainly at the front around my clitoris but it did seem to radiate underneath. I began drinking lots of water thinking I have cystitis. 1 week later I saw a GP and although my urine sample was negative to any

I recently suffered a urinary infection and GP prescribed trimethoprim. Three days into course I developed severe migraine with aura, feeling generally very unwell and increasing neck pain and stiffness. I persevered with tablets but migraine aura recurred every few hours and the pain was unbearable

I have been treated for ET for almost three years very successfully with 500 mg. daily hydroxycarbamide, 20 mg daily Rivaroxaban and 75 mg aspirin on some days of the week. Recently I had an extremely bad reaction to the antibiotic Trimethoprim where after three days of the course I developed migraine

I have unfortunately developed a urinary tract infection. I am penicillin-sensitive and have been prescribed trimethoprim as a seven day course. I have been reading up on it and see that it should not be prescribed for patients with "blood dyscrasias" because of some interaction with folate. Does

Hello! I just want to give this update about my situation. I hope people on here find this because my situation was a nightmare and I think this can help people who are confused and not sure what to do or if they'll ever be able to tolerate antibiotics again (TL;DR: you will be able to if you can heal

Hi, I am writing this post to help relieve stress and worry for people who get a low eGFR value during and post kidney stone as someone who experienced that and had no resources available. I am recovering from a kidney stone. When I had bloodwork done my eGFR had dropped to the low 60s and I was

My husband was recently disanosed with RA and is due to start Methoxtrexate this evening (15mg) and has been given a 5mg Folic Acid Tablet to take the Day after. When we attended the hospital appointment they had asked us to bring a list with all medications and supplements he took but the consultand

hi all thought I’d make a new post in regards to vitamin levels. Can anyone help with what to supplement to help raise the levels below: Ferritin 43 (23-300) Vitamin D 80 (50-120) B12 930 (187-883) above high Folate 8 (3.1-20.5) I take vitamin B complex and selenium but haven’t found an

My hospital consultant advised me to get the Hep B vaccine in view of my Hep C diagnosis. The consultant told me the GP would administer this (as I would have expected). The GP flatly refuses, saying it is not the job of primary care. I would understand if I were seeking the vaccination for occupational

I have been prescribed Esomeptazole 40 mg 1 capsule a day, due to having gallstones.On reading the leaflet inside the box it says these tablets can affect vitamin B levels. I take a B complex supplement daily Would I need to increase this? Or would I be best just sticking to the gaviscon I have been

Hi everyone. Just a quick question. I recently had a lot of help from everyone here having been undermedicated for several years & also started on T3 last December. I have tried to increase my B Vitamins & Folate which was low. I have had 4 months of bowel issues & a positive FIT Test & weight loss

I had an NHS blood test last week (full test from Medichecks earlier in the month, results in my profile). TSH was 4.64 (range 0.55 - 4.78). T4 not checked, presumably as TSH in range (just). I'd had my Medichecks results added to my GP record and asked for an appointment to discuss, once they'd had

I’m just wondering how long to stop my vitamin B complex before my blood test. I’ve read it can affect folate, ferritin and thyroid blood tests and don’t want to waste my medichecks blood test . What would be the minimum, a week? , or it is it better to have a longer gap for accuracy. And can I continue

Hello, I’ve been struggling physically and mentally for over 3 years since my husband passed away. I’m possibly in the early stages of perimenopause. I’m struggling with extreme fatigue, poor memory/ terrible brain fog, general aches/pains in joints & muscles, low mood and weight gain. I was diagnosed

I have been using oestrogel for over a year now and swapped to hrt patches about 2 months ago.I never tested for oestrogen or prog levels though.i am 52.I have been taking elvanse for adhd for over a year also...again didn't take any bloods. I am now in thos last week upping 150to 175 levothyroxine and

Please can people help with finding a good vitamin b complex? I've looked at health leads vitamin b complex but the folate levels seem low? Although they don't contain any fillers or nasties that I seems to be allergic to...these are more expensive than below brand but when you are allergic to a lot

Hi I would like some advice on supplements to improve folate , B12 and ferritin. I think my Vit d is ok. Current levels are: Roche Serum B12 592 ng/l this was 2 months after a B12 injection previously was 327 in May 2023 Folate 10 .2 ng/l (previous test in May 2023 was 6.2) Ferritin 34 Vit D