ONe of my greatest fears has arisen.

One of my teeth went bad, I went to the dentist and I have an infected tooth! That is bad enough, I have to take antibiotics too!!!!!!!!!!

I am scared of medicine!!!!! any medication but antibiotics is worse. I am so afraid that I will be allergic to it!!!!
I am trying so hard not to panic but I am losing the battle.
I have prayed and prayed. I am talking to my friend. I still feel dizzy and my head hurts a little. I am afraid that my throat will close up or something. My son and I are home alone!!!!

Someone talk to me please!!!!

Jeaninne

i would start out taking just 1/4 of it, or 1/2 then up the dosage, you dont want to lose the tooth !!!! it will work really fast too. in 2-3 days you should see an improvement, im sure you will be just fine !!! you can do it, heck we are women, we can do it all !!!!!

Benadryl is my best friend. I, too, never know how I'm going to react to medications--esepcially antibiotics!

(((hugs)))

Unless you have previously had a bad reaction with an antibiotic, I am sure you will fine. You'll feel a heck of lot better if you take it. Fear is immobilizing, I know this for a fact. I am terrified of Dr.s and will do anything to talk myself into not going. Right now I may need to go to a dermatologist but I would rather drive myself crazy and freak out. I'm hoping the Lexapro will help me be rational and work through this very extreme fear I have. I'm not afraid of psyche Dr.s though, go figure they give me the meds i want (which I never thought I would want) I have health anxiety and I am realizing that is what starts the anxiety and panic attacks, it's my thought process the "OMG" and the "What if's" that bring to that place. Try to try to antibiotic, if you have to take it in the Dr. office so you are there if you have a reaction, maybe that will make you feel more confident. If he is understanding he will understand (or she). Good luck, hope you feel better. mich

Oh Jeaninne,
Please don't be afraid. Just take the antibiotic and take a benedryl at the same time. Try to think of it this way, you already know you HAVE an infection which will not go away by itself and could get a lot worse without treatment (antibiotic). You do NOT know if you are allergic to this antibiotic and it is very likely that you are not. If you take the antibiotic you will in all likelihood feel better very soon (2 -3 days) and no worse for the wear. If you do NOT take the antibiotic, I can assure you, this infeftion will get worse. Honestly, most people are not allergic to MOST antibiotics and even if you are, if this is your first exposure to it, your reaction will very likely be extremely mild...maybe a little itching or rash. If you take the benedryl with it, you will be covered for this. Please take the med, Jeaninne. I worry that your fears will cause you more harm and I would hate to see that happen to such a sweet soul! Oh, and don't stop taking the med when you start feeling better. That will just make the "bug" stronger and it will come back. I'm sorry I wasn't up when you posted this, had just signed off and gone to bed a little while before. I hope you are feeling a little better this morning.

xoxo
Jan

NC, Mich, Book, and Jan:

Thank you for your kind words, support, and encouragement. I needed it so much.

I also wanted to thank all the ladies, Book, Binsky, Jeni, AA, Wildflower, and the rest who sat and talked to me last night in the chat room while I took the pill and waited 2 whole hours with me to see if it reacted (which it did not). All of you were so wonderful and helpful.

I just wanted all of you to know that I did fine with the AB and was able to get up this morning and take my next dose with a lot less fear!!! I am still a little shaky about it but believe it will pass too as I continue on taking each dose.

I cannot tell you ladies in words how much you mean to me. Just know that I think about you often and pray for you more.

THANK YOU AND THANK YOU!!!!!!!!!!!
Hugs,
Jeaninne

hi jeaninne
i am allergic to some antibiotics and i can honestly say that not much happens when your allergic to antibiotics the only thing that happend to me was i came out in a rash and i was fine it went away in a few day but i must admit that i was scared when i new i was allergic to antibiotics but im fine with it all now cos i know not much happens i didnt really feel anything just a rash i was thinking i might feel sick or worse still for me is feeling dizzy but i didnt feel any of them things please try not to be to scared you will be ok and everyone on here will support you when you need it
will be thinking of you
janet

Stitch,

I am glad you are feeling better about the antibiotic and was nice to have 'met' you in the chat. You are welcome.

Thank you for the encouragment Janet. All this is just too much for my poor mind to take sometimes!

((((((((((((Stitch))))))))))))))) I'm so glad you got the help you needed. How are you doing today? I have bad reactions to meds too...I get the weird side effects. Have you ever had a bad reaction to antibiotics before?

Praying that your tooth gets better. I just had 3 pulled this past Wednesday and I was a nervous wreck...they use propofol. I'm doing okay..didn't even need any pain medication so far.

Hugs,
Karen

Wow Karen that is super. I hope my extraction goes as well. I am going to ask her to pull the one that blew and the one below it because it has been giving me trouble too. I refuse to go through this again for quite sometime.

I did pretty good this morning with the meds but when the afternoon dose time came around I started freaking out. I did not let it stop me from taking it. I did it! but it was difficult and my mind was running mighty wild. I kept thinking that this was the third dose and if I was going to react it would be now when I am alone but so far nothing and that was 3 hours ago.

I am hoping my anxiety will calm down completely before the dose I have to take tonight.
I will be in chat tonight while taking that one, lol.

Hugs to everyone!
Jeaninne

I have been watching here. I am so glad you are ok.

Just a little bit of advice. If this is working for you, without side effects, write down the name, the milligrams and how you are taking it (2 times a day, 3 times a day). This way, the next time you need an antibiotic, you can tell them that you can take this one. I went thru 3, before I could find one that didnt give me stomach pains or the runs.

Jeaninne,
Glad you're feeling okay today.

Hugs,
Arla.

Hi Jeannine,

Sorry I wasn't on the boards last night. You're always such a help to me I would have wanted to cheer you up a bit!

Wow - I didn't think there were many people with the same fear of meds that I have. I'm just like you! However, I have to agree with Janet. Usually it's just a rash and as soon as you stop taking the med, the rash goes away. That's what happened to me with Bactrin.

The extraction will be a breeze. I have to tell you when I had my wisdom tooth pulled a few years ago I was a complete wreck. I was sitting at the nurse's desk while she took all my info and I said, "Do many people get this nervous before an extraction?" She looked me dead in the eye and said, "I've had grown men sit where you are and cry." I never forgot that.

I've since had three other wisdom teeth extracted and believe me, all will go well. I, too, never touched the pain meds. As a matter of fact, after my hernia surgery six weeks ago, I never touched those pain meds, either. As my doctor wrote the prescription my husband shook his head and said, "She's not going to take those."

Relax and good luck!

Helen

Thank you all so much!!!!
the pain in my tooth is way better already with the antibiotic.
The idea of getting the same one again if I have to is a terrific and I will write it down.
I am the same way with pain meds. I will not take them unless it is the last resort for something. but for tooth, no way. I am supposed to get it pulled tomorrow afternoon and I aint looking forward to it but will do it because I figure once that tooth is gone it will not bother me again!!!!
I have had extractions before myself but this time, I am a nervous wreck. Good ole anxiety. Someone remind me why we have this!!!!!!!

Thanks again to all of you beautiful and kind ladies. I would not have made it through this without you, there is no doubt about it. Being alone is the toughest for me and I found that I was not!!!
Hugs to every single one of you,
Jeaninne