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On Amoxicillin For Strep Throat, Have Developed Severe Headaches, Constant Phlegm. Is This Normal?
I was perscribed Amoxicillian to treat a Strep Throat infection, however I was given 30 tablets and I am on dose #6 (3 tablets per day for 10 days) and I have developed a severe headache from constantly spitting out phlegm (all variants... from thick mucuous to clear saliva ). I was wondering if this is normal? Should I continue with my dose #6? My doctor is not available for another 10 hours from now. One final thing, I notice that I am extremely restless while taking this medication . I cannot sleep for more than 15-30 minutes at a time and its very frustrating. I feel that this is negatively impacting my recovery simply due to not getting enough rest.
Sat, 7 Sep 2013
Hello,
If you are having phlegm then you can take amoxicillin and clavulinic acid in combination and if the phlegm is too irritating and frequent the you can take Levofloxacin tablet also, in addition.
Amoxicillin should not cause restlessness .
It could be due to stomach upset which is a very common complication with this medicine.
you can take mulivitamins with it and in addition you can take curd so that the Lactobacillus etc goes in body which are normal fora of intestine and is destroyed by the amoxicillin.
get well soon
If you are having phlegm then you can take amoxicillin and clavulinic acid in combination and if the phlegm is too irritating and frequent the you can take Levofloxacin tablet also, in addition.
Amoxicillin should not cause restlessness .
It could be due to stomach upset which is a very common complication with this medicine.
you can take mulivitamins with it and in addition you can take curd so that the Lactobacillus etc goes in body which are normal fora of intestine and is destroyed by the amoxicillin.
get well soon
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