Hi,
I am new to the forum, so please bear with me.
I have a mild tooth infection and I have been prescribed Erythromycin 250mg tablets. I have never had antibiotics (except for the banana liquid when I was a child). I am petrified of having any side effects and an allergic reaction. I have had them for nearly a week and haven't taken one. I keep looking at them and the more I do this the more frustrated I become.
I have looked them up online and have seen some horror stories.
I also have trouble swallowing tablets, even my sertraline, which are tiny and I am scared I will choke on them.
I am scared of the infection spreading to my brain or an abscess forming but the fear is not enough to make me bite the bullet and take one.
Please help, as I am hoping that once I have taken them I will be alright and this will cure my fear for the future. I feel like crying i'm that frustrated.