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So, I'm taking cefprozil and think I'm herxing. I had about almost two full bottles of it sitting in the cabinet from a past prescription.
One bottle is almost empty, so I pull out the next bottle and the pills look weird. I google the pill numbers and the pharmacist accidentally filled it with Keflex!! So now I only have one cefzil pill left when I thought I had a whole other bottle.
Doc is out, so I can't call and ask for cefprozil. Doubt the pharmacy can help, since this prescription is months old and was actually written more than a year ago.
I do have Omnicef too, so my options are to switch to either Keflex or Omnicef at this point.
I'm guessing Omnicef is probably the better choice, right?
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Call the doctor and tell him what happened. He should be able to write you a script and call it in for you to replace the bottle that had the wrong pills in it. Even if it's outdated.
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He's out of the office till sometime next week. Plus it's an uncommon med, so it would be next Tuesday or Wednesday before a pharmacy could get it anyway.
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Yes, take the Omnicef until you can call your doc.
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Since you are herxing why not wait for your doc to get back and prescribe what you should be taking?
Tincup, I crash extremely badly within 2-3 days of stopping antibiotics, so I need to take something to at least bridge the gap hopefully. The crash is far worse than the herxing.
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Tincup
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You said... "I crash extremely badly within 2-3 days of stopping antibiotics"
That is an indication Bartonella may be involved. Typically it can take weeks, or months even, to crash when stopping antibiotics for Lyme, but a Bartonella come-back typically has an immediate affect.
Just something to consider. My hope is you feel better soon!
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Thanks Tincup, happy new year to you too! I do seem to have a bartonella problem, but I also crashed when I stopped amoxil before, so not sure what to make of it.
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