Triple treatment side effects - at what point should you tell doctor?
Posted: Fri Jun 08, 2018 2:20 am
Hi all,
I have been feeling poorly for about a month, and I believe I was infected with H Pylori shortly over a month ago (but not sure how fast it takes for symptoms to show up). I was gassy, bloated, and had what I believe was abdominal spasms multiple times a day - they were painless. I had a few stomach cramps but they were mild, and I did not experience heart burn.
My blood test showed I was H Pylori positive - stool and ultrasound showed nothing. I started a triple treatment about 60 hours ago (2 and a half days ago). I am taking:
1. 500mg Clarithromycin, twice daily (1000mg/day)
2. 1000mg Amoxicillin, twice daily (2000mg/day)
3. 20mg Rabeprazole, twice daily (40mg/day)
Starting from about 24h in, I started experiencing side effects. I woke up in the middle of the night feeling like I was nauseous and had a bad taste in my mouth. The next morning, I had diarrhea, and this has continued to the third day. I have also experienced nausea and dizziness during the day time yesterday. For the past 48h, I have also had a dry mouth. Today, I started feeling stomach pains that feel the same intensity as moderate period cramps. Yesterday, I also had a right lower leg ache, but not sure if that is related.
I am not sure at what point the symptoms are severe enough that I need to contact my physician who prescribed them. I am currently feeling all these symptoms on and off, none have been constant since I started getting them. I have 8 doses left (4 days) of the triple treatment. Do these all sound normal, and fine? Did you experience any of the same? I am worried that because I have so many side effects, this indicates that my body is not reacting well to it. In fact, I feel more discomfort now than I did before the infection was treated, although I would rate it a 3/10 on the pain scale.
I have been feeling poorly for about a month, and I believe I was infected with H Pylori shortly over a month ago (but not sure how fast it takes for symptoms to show up). I was gassy, bloated, and had what I believe was abdominal spasms multiple times a day - they were painless. I had a few stomach cramps but they were mild, and I did not experience heart burn.
My blood test showed I was H Pylori positive - stool and ultrasound showed nothing. I started a triple treatment about 60 hours ago (2 and a half days ago). I am taking:
1. 500mg Clarithromycin, twice daily (1000mg/day)
2. 1000mg Amoxicillin, twice daily (2000mg/day)
3. 20mg Rabeprazole, twice daily (40mg/day)
Starting from about 24h in, I started experiencing side effects. I woke up in the middle of the night feeling like I was nauseous and had a bad taste in my mouth. The next morning, I had diarrhea, and this has continued to the third day. I have also experienced nausea and dizziness during the day time yesterday. For the past 48h, I have also had a dry mouth. Today, I started feeling stomach pains that feel the same intensity as moderate period cramps. Yesterday, I also had a right lower leg ache, but not sure if that is related.
I am not sure at what point the symptoms are severe enough that I need to contact my physician who prescribed them. I am currently feeling all these symptoms on and off, none have been constant since I started getting them. I have 8 doses left (4 days) of the triple treatment. Do these all sound normal, and fine? Did you experience any of the same? I am worried that because I have so many side effects, this indicates that my body is not reacting well to it. In fact, I feel more discomfort now than I did before the infection was treated, although I would rate it a 3/10 on the pain scale.