Anxious_gal
16-12-12, 19:08
It all started when I had some side effects from antidepressants, before that I was blissfully unaware if side effects and didn't think twice about taking meds.
But then when my anxiety was at its worst I needed antibiotics.
I've since learned there's a link between the good bacteria in your tummy and and anxiety, so antibiotics can kill off the friendly bacteria so I'm hoping probiotics will fix that problem.
So anyways I managed to take those pills, but I had so many symptoms!
Which I assume were anxiety but I was so afraid it was a reaction to the antibiotics.
Burning lips, tingling, tight throat, breathless and so on.
Eventually I freaked out, my ears went numb, I was convinced my hands were swelling up and my throat closing. In reality they weren't.
I almost fainted due to hyperventalating,
My chest and back felt like I was being crushed from both sides.
It was scary I have never experienced anything like it before!
That's why I'm afraid the antibiotics caused it!
I managed to calm down enough to get into bed, my skin felt like it was crawling,my whole body just felt very weird!
I've managed to take liquid penicillin since then.
Now I've to take augmentin, which makes me very nausous but the doctor said I should try it. But I don't know if I'll be able to handle feeling sick.
I know I'm being silly but I'm so afraid the drugs will harm me or I'll convince myself I am dieing!
I don't know how to take them and not worry about every symptom!
My throat feeling tight is the worst, as you know yourself if you panic it really feels like you can't breathe!
I did manage to take painkillers I was afraid of :) I was put off then too!
I mean I went through some serious sinus pain n headaches because I was afraid of my pain meds that I've taken a million times before!
I don't know what to do about the antibiotics though, because they give me thrush I've 2 of those tablets to take afterwards!!
But then when my anxiety was at its worst I needed antibiotics.
I've since learned there's a link between the good bacteria in your tummy and and anxiety, so antibiotics can kill off the friendly bacteria so I'm hoping probiotics will fix that problem.
So anyways I managed to take those pills, but I had so many symptoms!
Which I assume were anxiety but I was so afraid it was a reaction to the antibiotics.
Burning lips, tingling, tight throat, breathless and so on.
Eventually I freaked out, my ears went numb, I was convinced my hands were swelling up and my throat closing. In reality they weren't.
I almost fainted due to hyperventalating,
My chest and back felt like I was being crushed from both sides.
It was scary I have never experienced anything like it before!
That's why I'm afraid the antibiotics caused it!
I managed to calm down enough to get into bed, my skin felt like it was crawling,my whole body just felt very weird!
I've managed to take liquid penicillin since then.
Now I've to take augmentin, which makes me very nausous but the doctor said I should try it. But I don't know if I'll be able to handle feeling sick.
I know I'm being silly but I'm so afraid the drugs will harm me or I'll convince myself I am dieing!
I don't know how to take them and not worry about every symptom!
My throat feeling tight is the worst, as you know yourself if you panic it really feels like you can't breathe!
I did manage to take painkillers I was afraid of :) I was put off then too!
I mean I went through some serious sinus pain n headaches because I was afraid of my pain meds that I've taken a million times before!
I don't know what to do about the antibiotics though, because they give me thrush I've 2 of those tablets to take afterwards!!