[Info] Clarithromycin-carbamazepine interaction

[epileric]

5 days ago I was put on clarithromycin for an ear infection. The last 3 days I've been dizzy, sleeping like a log, my eyes have been acting weird & I've been having between 3 & 6 seizures a day (partials).

Today I just found out that it interacts with the tegretol I'm on so anybody that's on tegretol, be careful of any antibiotic. They don't all interact but many do. This observation isn't great because it was only done with 5 people but the effects of increased tegretol levels & side-effects are exactly what happened to me.

http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/7847111

 

[Nakamova]

I'm so sorry Eric. It's no fun being an inadvertent guinea pig. I hope you feel better soon.

 

[RobinN]

***Also take probiotics to put the good bacteria back into your GI system. Antibiotics kill all the bacteria, including the good that you need for intestinal health.

 

[epileric]

Thanks for the reminder Robin. I usually wait until I"m done the antibiotics because I want them to focus on the bacteria of the ear infection rather than my digestive track, besides, they'll just get killed off. However I'm starting to feel like I really need the acidophilous & bifidus now.

 

[epileric]

Reporting Side-effects in Canada

This looks useful

It has largely been up to doctors and health professionals to report those side effects to Health Canada through a program named MedEffect. But the people at Health Canada want all Canadians to know that anyone can use MedEffect to report suspected side effects from health products.

People can report a problem they have with prescription and non-prescription drugs and natural health products. Those side effects can include anything from minor rashes to dangerous life threatening reactions – kidney failure, liver problems or heart attacks.

It’s another way for health regulators to gather data on potential problems – a new way of identifying side effects common with new drugs.

http://healthblog.ctv.ca/post/4124666.aspx