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I have a sinus infection and need to know what antibiotics people have taken that r safe. Thanks
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Many ICers can take penicillin with no problem.
DonnaStay safe
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I took Augmentin for my last sinus infection.Kadi
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I am not a medical authority nor do I offer medical advice. In all cases, I strongly encourage you to discuss your medical treatment with your personal medical care provider. Only they can, and should, give medical recommendations to you.
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Current treatments:
-IC diet
-Elavil 50mg at night
-Continuous use birth control pills (4-5 periods/year)
-Heparin/Marcaine/Sodium Bicarb home instills at night 3-4x per week, more often if needed
-Pyridium if needed,
-Pain medicine at bedtime daily, as needed during the day several times per week
-Antibiotic when doing an instillation to prevent UTI
-Colace & SmartFiber to treat chronic constipation from meds, Fleet enema as needed
-Dye Free Benadryl 50 mg at bedtime
-"Your Pace Yoga: Relieving Pelvic Pain" dvd, walking, treadmill at gym
-Managing stress= VERY important!
-Fur therapy: Hugging the cat!
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I had a sinus infection a few months back and was put on the Zpak and told to take 12 hour Clariton-D as well. First time Ive ever taken either, and the first time Ive been on antibiotics since 2007! It worked well w/ no side effects to the IC issues, however I did get serious hemorrhoid problems. I dunno if it was pregnancy related, but I ended up having to go to the ER I was bleeding worse than a period. I was afraid Id have to get cut or something, they said there was like 7 or 8 rhoids internally (sorry TMI I know). I blame that on the Clariton-D though, the only reason I think it may have been that is cuz my hubby took some (his first time ever trying it) and he ended up w/ almost 2 months of them as well, he actually had to get rx suppositories and still found no relief. So I dunno, maybe it was just pregnancy empathy but it was kinda ironic. Anyway---my IC was fine when on the 7 day Zpak and it worked great I had the sinus infection for 11 days before actually getting a rx, I usually resort to herbs first but there wasnt a whole lot of options while pregnant and it was only getting worse.Mrs. Ridings
I was on...
Loestrin 24(to prevent period induced flares)
Elmiron since Feb.'07 for a year and half
Atenolol for Migraines(caused by elmiron) since June '07(Had to have the amount doubled)
Tried Prevacid didn't work.
Tried Axert for migraines didn't work.
Tried Frova for migraines made worse.
Atarax Feb.'07-Feb'08
Used to take IBS meds of all kinds, now I use Yerba Mate guayaki drinks, eating lots of fiber and flax seed, and taking probiotics and added magnesium. My probiotics help w/ flares too.
Now for the occasional flare related to stress, I take probiotic eleven and marshmallow root and it will make it stop and Im fine again. Otherwise I dont have many problems w/ my severe IC like I used to.Thank God!
Find the good in all things and then
anticipate the good so that you may enjoy it.
(KJV)Psalms 37:
3 Trust in the LORD, and do good; so shalt thou dwell in the land, and verily thou shalt be fed.
4 Delight thyself also in the LORD: and he shall give thee the desires of thine heart.
5 Commit thy way unto the LORD; trust also in him; and he shall bring it to pass.Comment
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thanks. i have one as well and am terrified of abs.Newly IC diagnosed as of February 2011.
Medications I'm on that seem to work:
Zoloft- one once a day
Butrans pain patch 5 mcg (THANK GOD FOR WHOEVER INVENTED THIS!SO MUCH PAIN RELIEF ITS UNREAL,I AM IN NO PAIN AT ALL UNLESS I STRESS OR SCREW UP ON THE DIET)
Failed Meds:
Elmiron-after 4 months,digestive side effects got to be too much
tramadol-allergic
DMSO treatments(5-6)
probiotics
THERAPIES:gardening,cooking,IC Diet,Counseling,Lots of warm baths,stress reduction,heating pad or ice packs,meditation/deep breathing,listening to relaxing music,having fun on pain free days,drinking chamomile or peppermint tea,pelvic floor physical therapy
AROMATHERAPY-candles,incense
Village Naturals Aches and Pains Peppermint Bath Salts
Johnson and Johnsons Lavender Melt Away Stress Body Wash/Lotion
ACUPUNCTURE/HERBS
Significant pain relief so far.
MAY TRY:yoga,swimming/hydrotherapy and anti-candida diet if i can kick my sugar addiction
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***TO MY IC SISTERS AND BROTHERS:WE ARE OUR OWN ADVOCATES!,PLEASE DO AS MUCH RESEARCH ON YOUR OWN AS POSSIBLE AND TRY DIFFERENT TREATMENTS TO GET WELL.NOT ONE TREATMENT WORKS FOR EVERYONE.MOST IMPORTANTLY,TRY TO KEEP A POSITIVE ATTITUDE,DISTANCE YOURSELF FROM NEGATIVITY/NEGATIVE PEOPLE AND NEVER,EVER GIVE UP!***
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Lord, make me an instrument of your peace;
where there is hatred, let me sow love;
when there is injury, pardon;
where there is doubt, faith;
where there is despair, hope;
where there is darkness, light;
and where there is sadness, joy.
Grant that I may not so much seek
to be consoled as to console;
to be understood, as to understand,
to be loved as to love;
for it is in giving that we receive,
it is in pardoning that we are pardoned,
and it is in dying [to ourselves] that we are born to eternal life.
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My advice, dont take doxycycline if you can help it! I tmight be different for everyone (and clearly do what your doc says) but it just gave me the WORST flare EVER.28 yrs old,
I have little to no problems now with my bladder, unless I am very stressed out, I forget to take Elmiron for a few days, or I eat or drink something that I know is a trigger...(i.e) like eating a tomato or drinking tea.... Took a long time to get here, but it IS possible to feel good again I just want people who are new to know that IT CAN get better, and for every one person who is suffering, there are hundreds of others who feel GREAT because they have control of thier IC. 
What Works: Tylenol 3's, Pyridium, Elmiron (Going on 4 years now!) HOT showers!!!
Medications/ Vitamins: Elmiron-100mg 4x's daily Tylenol 3's/Advil (flaring) Vitamin D, WILD salmon oil 4x gels in the morning, Women's ONE a DAY multivitamin (the gummy kind doesn't make me flare) and PROBIOTICS!
Me in my graduation gown!
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I took Cipro and I am fine. totally unrelated, but an important message. My son was given minocycline for severe acne. No one ever mentioned this to us and it was no where in the literature, which i read extensively, but it caused a condition in my son called Pappilladema. This is a backup of spinal and brain fluid at the base of the brain. He had severe migraines and I finally took him to a neurologist who looked in his eyes (it also causes of swelling of the inner eye area, from the excess pressure) He had to endure an MRI a spinal tap and a month on a percription diuretic. Not only that, but since this happened when he was 13, at the beginning of puberty, the backup of fluid caused him to stop growing since the growth hormones were unable to get through, so he is now 5'6" at 17 and done growing. This may seem a small price to pay, but my son is an excellent Lacrosse player who was hearing from Division 1 school for a scholarship in the 10th grade, however, many of the coaches have now told us that due to high lack of height (you can only be so strong at 5'6", some one who is 6 ft tall is going to be stronger than you) we are now looking at division 3 schools. My sons dream of playing lacrosse at a Division 1 school has been dashed because of this and he is heartbroken. Not one single doctor warned us of this, only the neurologist told us it is a side effect, though somewhat rare. We were disgusted by the whole thing. Please excercise caution no matter what you are putting your children on.Comment
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