My Goodness, this doesn't sound good at all!

I would guess that it was too high a dose too fast for your system. 1500mg is allot to take at once when just starting out. Many have to work up to that dose for a week or two.

Did your doc mention spacing this out through the day? For instance, 500mg 3 times a day instead of 1500mg once a day?

You might want to try that approach for now, and be sure to call your doc on Monday to let her know what is happening. If you are still feeling ill while spacing out the dosage, I would really recommend either cutting back or stopping until you can consult with your doc.

Good nausea band-aids include potatoes (mashed and plain), ginger tea, and bananas. Be sure to drink plenty of water so you don't get dehydrated too.

The yogurt and acidophilus will help with diarrhea but should be kept away from your meds by 2 hours.

Hope you are feeling better real soon.

My best,
Melanie

The good news is that if you manage to get through the rough first couple of weeks, at least for me, it gets a lot better. I rarely feel sick from the medication anymore. I do get herx-type reactions where I feel extremely dizzy and tired, but no longer throwing up all day. beat of luck and I wish the same for you! Hang in there!

Make sure you are taking high dose/good quality probiotics..The better health food stores have refrigerated varieties to guarantee live cultures..We have done better since I have gotten this for her..Others may not be viable..

My LLMD, Dr B, told me that it is a myth that probiotics cannot be taken with antibiotics. He told me to not worry about that and that I can take them all at the same time, which I've been doing since July.

1500mg of Amoxicillin is just a normal dose that any Dr, might give you for just about any kind of an infection.

1500mg of Amoxicillin is just a normal dose that any Dr, might give you for just about any kind of an infection.

I sure hope your problem will be solved by spacing out your meds!

Also, watch the yogurt. Read labels and choose those with the least sugar. I would also stay away from aspartame.

I've never had any luck with yogurt, because the natural sugar in the dairy is too much for me. When I DO eat it, it's Blue Bunny's low carb.

Good luck!

Sorry you feel so crummy. I had the same reaction to Amoxicillin. For 2 months I tried to get past 800 mg BID. I was sick to my stomach non-stop. I was switched to Zithromax and had the same problem. That was 2 summers ago. So, I took an abx break, got even sicker from Candida and relapse. So, I went the IV route last march & greatly improved.

One of the problems I had was the diet I was on. I was told by my PCP to eat bananas, oatmeal & yogurt. This combination of sugar, carbs & dairy, along with abx pretty much detroyed my intestines. I had leaky gut and Systemic Candida by September and had to do into the hospital.

What you had to eat yesterday, I am afraid to say, was intestinal homocide. Sorry to have to put it so bluntly. When on abx, especially at high doses, you really need to keep the good intestinal flora alive and starve the bad stuff, like yeast. You should temporarily cut out all fruits and carbs (incl. potatoes)and dairy. Eventually, as you get used to the Rx, you can try adding those foods back in, with the exception of any refined carbs or sugars. Unfortunately, bananas are one of the worst foods to eat. Yes, they bulk you up and soothe the tummy. But, as they break down into pure sugar in the intestines the yeast will flourish.

I know that your tummy troubles are from the meds right now. But, you will only make the situation worse unless you change your diet. I know, I screwed myself up with a mix of strong meds and improper diet.

You will most likely get used to the meds. After IV and IM treatments, and clearing my gut of most Candida, I was just recently (12 months later) able to add orals back into my protocol at a higher dose. My MD (like yours) gave me a script for the full amount of Zith that he wants me on each day. I gasped and protested. He assured me that I could start out as slow as I wanted and I could ramp up in any way I wanted. He also said I could skip days when I had bad diarrhea and vomitting. It has been 6 weeks and I am now up to the dose he wants me at and am doing ok - still have a few bad days.

I eat no sugar & no refined carbs. I do eat some unrefined carbs, cranberries, lots of veggies and protein - all of it organic. I eat very small quantities of 0 sugar yogurt with my Primal Defence and Digestive Enzymes & a homemade nut & stevia sweetened granola. I have one vice. Like you, I like my coffee. I drink decaf 90% of the time. But, I just can't seem to start my day without the smell of coffee brewing.

So, my advice is to back off of the meds to a comfortable level until you can discuss it with your MD. As my MD says, "There is no sense in killing yourself trying to get well".

Oh, and DLL: My MD says ok to the acidophilus anytime as well. He says to keep a constant amount of it in my gut - don't give the abx 100% of my intestinal real estate.

Take care.

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I was assuming you hadn't been told specifically when to take them. There would be a rationale for taking them at once if that was what you were told.

We don't honestly have stomach problems w/carbs and sugars (I've been on heavy doses for 3 years) although maybe every 6-8 weeks or so I do take a diflucan.

I think gerasy foods like the fires w/chees would bother me though. We seem to be drawn to what we call "clean" food like salads and fruits and poain yogurt.

We did have vomiting getting on tetracycline, no matter what the dose. It was sometimes not accompanied by nausea and would be sort of suddena nd spontaneous. This didn't ahppen after the first month.Our LLMD said some of the nause and vomiting was the Lyme itself, or a "herx."