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Topic: Bicillin side effect???

Traceysa
Junior Member
Member # 22409

posted

Goodmorning all,

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

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coltman
LymeNet Contributor
Member # 21272

posted

Could be a symptom of nerve damage caused by bacterial die off due to bicillin . E.g. herx.

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Traceysa
Junior Member
Member # 22409

posted

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.

Thanks again ,

I hope if this is a herx,it subsides soon.

Tracey

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