u/Pleasant-Purple1129

I had a severe dental infection due to a faulty filling I guess and it grew into a huge cyst that invaded some of my bone. The dentist extracted the two teeth and cleaned out the bacteria. So far, there's no sign of infection. (I hope it stays this way)... But I understand it can still be deep in the bone.

So far, I tried Amoxicillin, Augmentin, Keflex, and Azithromycin and finally, I HAVE to take 150mgs of Clindamycin for 7 days, 4× a day. :((

The Amoxicillin wasn't strong enough, Keflex wasn't either. I had an awful reaction to Azithromycin and Augmentin.

I heard this was the C Diff drug and told my dentist I'm terrified but my dentist prescribed it anyways. I also ended up at the ER due to a terrible reaction to Azithromycin and the ER doctor told me it's best if I take this Clindamycin. I asked for Doxycycline but he said he didn't think that would work. I feel pushed into taking what I fear is a poison to my body. (Clindamycin.)

I've been taking 20 million CFU Saccharomyces Boulardii each day so far prior to having to take the Clindamycin.

Do I HAVE to take this? I am so terrified. I need some encouragement.

Hello all, I'm 36 and pretty healthy except for the fact I had a severe infection in the form of a cyst for a few years sitting in my gums. (I had no idea until I developed an abscess.)

To make a long story short, I'm allergic to lots of antibiotics and have a history of SVT + bradycardia (47bpm).

I was on Amoxicillin (allergic), Augmentin (allergic), Keflex prior to the extraction, (didn't work), and now, after, the oral surgeon prescribed me Azithromycin. I also have a penicillin allergy.

I took the first dose of Azithromycin (2 pills) and started noticing chest pain, racing heartbeat & general unwellness. So I looked it up & it doesn't seem okay to take with my history of SVT.

Tomorrow, I'm going to have family call the dentist bc I can't talk and see if he can prescribe me something safe for me.

Here's the thing: As I've said, I'm on my 4th round of antibiotics with the Azithromycin. Although I only took 2 pills I'm very worried about C Diff or something if I start yet a new antibiotic. He at first wanted to put me on Clindamycin but I heard awful things and rejected it.

Do I really need to be on Antibiotics or is it highly unlikely I'll develop a more severe infection? Should I ask to try the Clindamycin ?

I honestly feel like I'm down to a situation where I have to risk myself but I don't want to feel that way. I'm very anxious.

Hey guys, me and my siblings are in a very horrible situation. So just to give a quick background, both our mom and dad are diagnosed with Schizophrenia. They were both diagnosed in the 1980s and both are in denial about it.

My brother and I are diagnosed as Autistic and my sister is dealing with an autoimmune disease that makes her fatigue and in pain and she also is diagnosed with Major Depression. We had 3 other siblings and they are all diagnosed, too. (My other brother is diagnosed with paranoia and autism but he lives with our dad in another state.)

Our dad is financially in worse place than us and he lives in Las Vegas so it's not even a good idea imo to go down there and the area he lives has its reputation.

Anyways, the brother I live with works, I have a job coach to help me find work and my sister contributes to the bills as well as my mother.

My mother is an extremely religious person and has been having strong delusions of being persecuted by random people at her jobs to the point where she keeps switching jobs, idealizing each one. Not too long after working at the new jobs, she starts to have these delusions that they are saying she is Paul from the Bible and etc. She says she sees spirits flying around and said they were going from coworker to coworker gossiping about her.

About a year ago, she started covering the microwave clock and the stove clock and she leaves it covered with a washcloth throughout the day because she thinks demons come through electronics. A couple of years ago, she threw something I paid for with birthday money because she said it was inviting demons in....and I called someone to do a wellness check. She lied and pretended to be fine and the people left.

Now, she's started turning the fridge off at night and leaving it off the entire night so some of the food is spoiling because it's not staying cold enough. Now, my sister is suspecting it's what has been making her sick because she has lots of dairy products she uses and etc.

I need advice because our family as a whole has stuck together and lived together our whole lives. Our parents weren't well enough to raise us properly and so all of us cannot live on our own yet.

Whenever confronted, she lies about the reason or will just lie that it's being done at all. She's in denial about Schizophrenia too. She hates me for suggesting she talk to a mental health doctor and she hates anyone who corrects her. We constantly have to walk on eggshells and cater to her all hell will break loose. We can't even tell her about the fridge again. My sister tried and she just keeps doing it.

She also has a severe nose picking habit and she doesn't wash her hands. I've said something about it plenty of times but it does not matter.

The issue is, we have to address the fridge thing because it has the potential to make everyone sick.

I just don't know what to do about any of this. If we try to say anything she shuts down and gets on the phone with her sister to talk trash about us or she will threaten to leave us here with the bills, (she has done this before.)

It's getting dangerous living here but otherwise, we would be homeless. No one here makes enough to live on their own and I'm only just now getting callbacks for jobs I've applied to.

I have no idea about the world, none of us do really. So this really sucks and I would like some advice if you have enough. Thank you for reading and sorry for rambling.