Holy !@#$! I got a prescription to deal with a sinus infection on Sunday. So after taking the first dose I had a little bit of what felt like a rush that morning: didn't think much of it as I was a bit under the weather. That night, though, I had a seriously sweaty bout with the second dose and only half slept: a kind of dream place - partially restful (???). Hmm - that felt weird...
Today (Monday) was the whopper though! I'm at a relatively new client, and while conducting some user training, I started feeling seriously dizzy - to the point that I IM'd the wife during a break considering whether to hang it up for the day. But nah that's for whoosies! I couldn't imagine falling out in the middle of a training session though. And YEAH - it was close to that bad!
While I might ham it up at home, you know - were the o'lady can "take care of you" (come on guys who doesn't), I'm not the type to get to the point of dropping. Not without taking a head-shot...
So I pinged her again later: it was getting worse and eating a late lunch didn't help at all (trippen out right about now). She called the docs office and ran it down to someone there. They got back with her finally - by the time they did, though, I'd begun the re-entry. The person responding told her to have me eat more and drink lots of water and, oh yea, don't take any more of the antibiotic: "he's showing signs of reaction to dioxin".
Hold the Phone!
Yeah: exactly my reaction! IM'ing, I said to her - wait a minute: isn't dioxin a carcinogen? She said - huh? Question to self: is dioxin a normal thing in an antibiotic (clarithromycin - kla-rith-roe-MYE-sin)? I understand (in laymen's terms) that antibiotics basically kill you slowly and the bug (or bacteria) just dies first - but carcinogens? WTH!
I still feel a like I've been on the boat all night but a huge improvement. So I'm killing some time now to write about my ride and to further slow down. I think I'm ok to drive home now...
Back Home and And Doing Some Research
Made it home!
So I can't find any hint of dioxin in clarithromycin and a bit too busy to spend any of time on it tonight.
Next day: I (ok - she) called the doctor's office to find out exactly what it was that I had an issue with and whether it was an allergic reaction. They responded back to me, leaving a message, later in the day spelling out the substance - biaxin (the lady pronounced it bi-awks-in). AHHH!
Ok - well I guess I feel a little better: no a lot better now that I'm off the juice. But I'm relieved too that I've not further increased my chances of cancer...