I was hoping some of you may be able to help me here.
I am doing Bicillin La injections ( just started on Sunday and did a second one on Tuesday).
I was due for another last night,however I am worried that I may be having a reaction.
Yesterday I started with a very significant tingling feeling in both hands,arms,feet and lower legs.
Not a painful feeling,just wierd tingling.
I tried calling the doctor,but he is out until Monday,and can't be reached!
I also called my pharmacy and she couldn't find anything significant about the tingling,other then what I read. Which was (Tell your doctor immediately if any of these rare but very serious side effects occur: vision changes, fast/slow/pounding heartbeat, numbness/tingling of arms/legs, pain/redness/swelling of arms or legs, change in skin color near injection site or on arms/legs, uncontrolled movements, inability to move, change in the amount of urine)
I am thinking this is not a life threatening side effect,and I hate to stop the shots (well not really as they are so very painful),but you know what I mean.
I want to get better,and if this may help me get better then I do not want to give up too soon.
My thought is that I will go ahead and do todays shot and then talk to the doctor on Monday beffore i do the next one.
Has anyone here ever had or even heard of this as a side effect when doing IM Bicillin??
Thanks for any responses, Tracey
Posted by coltman (Member # 21272) on :
Could be a symptom of nerve damage caused by bacterial die off due to bicillin . E.g. herx.
Posted by Traceysa (Member # 22409) on :
Thanks for the response,
My doctors office just called back and told me
to stop the bicillin until I come back from my
trip ( I am going out of town Sept 25th-Oct 3rd).
So I am guessig he wants to see if this feeling goes away.
I also think you may be right about the herx,
I feel really awful today,so this all may just be a herx.
I will just discontinue the sots until I see Dr S again on Oct 6th.