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I know I need to check with my doctor, but in the meantime, just wondering...

house_cat — Wed, 06 Jul 2016 02:07:11 GMT

I'm on day three of meds that read:

Augmenten 125-825 mg (one tablet twice a day)

Well, they're making me sick... like sick enough that I can't leave the house, mostly nauseau and dizziness.

Do you think my doctor might allow me to break them in half and take them for twice as long?

If not, I'll have to stop them and ask for something else.

I am taking them with food, as directed.

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Lila Belle — Wed, 06 Jul 2016 02:12:00 GMT

Call your doctor asap and report your concerns.

Good luck

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Nonametoday — Wed, 06 Jul 2016 02:12:09 GMT

NO. ABSOLUTELY DO NOT BREAK THEM UP BUT DO EAT BEFORE YOU TAKE THEM. I DON'T UNDERESTAND THE DIZZY WITH THIS DRUG BUT THEY CAN MAKE YOU NAUSEATED. I WOULD CALL MY DOCTOR BEFORE I MADE ANY ALTERATION. THIS IS A PRETTY SERIOUS DRUG AND ONE THAT YOU SHOULD SEEK YOUR DOCTOR ADVICE BEFORE ALTERING IN ANY WAY.

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GCR18 — Wed, 06 Jul 2016 02:14:34 GMT

It would probably depend on if getting a lower dose is enough to do what it's supposed to. 1/2 the pills may not do the trick. You could always call the pharmacist and ask their opinion.

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KarenQVC — Wed, 06 Jul 2016 02:16:45 GMT

Call your doctor ASAP. I was given that drug and I can't tell you how it hurt my stomach! I now have it right on my chart that I can't take it.

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MyGirlsMom — Wed, 06 Jul 2016 02:17:00 GMT

Augmenten is a powerful antibiotic that works but is has awful side affects.

As another poster posted, DO NOT break up your medication! Talk to your doctor, maybe she/he can prescribe something to ease your side affects.

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Moonchilde — Wed, 06 Jul 2016 02:17:10 GMT

Try having a full stomach - a meal, not just tea and toast - about 30 min. before taking them. Eating when/as you take them, or right after, is not the way - the pill is still hitting an empty stomach when you do that.

Been there and done that with codeine.

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catwhisperer — Wed, 06 Jul 2016 02:17:21 GMT

You are asking this question on a shopping forum??? Call your doctor. SMH.

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Moonchilde — Wed, 06 Jul 2016 02:21:06 GMT

@catwhisperer wrote:
You are asking this question on a shopping forum??? Call your doctor. SMH.

Did you not see the first 9 words of the thread title?

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Snowpuppy — Wed, 06 Jul 2016 02:22:56 GMT

If it's making you ill, please stop.

I can't take augmentin. It contains a "kicker" ingredient as my pharmacist calls it that can cause serious liver issues.

I have a real pharmacist, one with his own shop. Not a Walgreen's hack.

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sunshine45 — Wed, 06 Jul 2016 02:23:38 GMT

please, talk to your doctor AND your pharmacist!

This medicine may not be as effective or could be harmful if you do not use the exact tablet form your doctor has prescribed.

Take the medicine at the same time each day.

The Augmentin tablet should be swallowed whole.

https://www.drugs.com/augmentin.html

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itiswhatitis — Wed, 06 Jul 2016 02:24:04 GMT

If your physician is away or unavailable ask to speak to whomever is covering for him/her. Sometimes the pharmacist can help you too, but they will just tell you to call your doc.

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Moonchilde — Wed, 06 Jul 2016 02:25:48 GMT

@house_cat, your doctor has prescribed a strong antibiotic, for presumably an infection that needs a strong antibiotic. You don't want to dilute the effect.

Some medications should never be cut in half, and one reason is that cutting a coated pill in half leaves an uncoated side - which will make you twice as sick as the whole uncut pill because the buffered coating for your stomach isn't there.

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Zhills — Wed, 06 Jul 2016 02:29:52 GMT

Stop taking the Augmentin and call your doctor.

IF YOU ARE ALLERGIC TO THEM YOU COULD BE DOING MUCH HARM....EVEN FATAL.

I can not take it at all. Broke out in a bad case of hives. On my Allergy list!

Other antibiotics can work just as well for you.

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sunshine45 — Wed, 06 Jul 2016 02:26:44 GMT

@Snowpuppy wrote:
If it's making you ill, please stop.

I can't take augmentin. It contains a "kicker" ingredient as my pharmacist calls it that can cause serious liver issues.

I have a real pharmacist, one with his own shop. Not a Walgreen's hack.

@Snowpuppy

dont discredit pharmacists that work in walgreens or cvs......they are certainily NOT "hacks." i have a number of friends who are pharmacists at these types of places and they got their degrees and did well in school.....and worked hard to get where they are.

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Moonchilde — Wed, 06 Jul 2016 02:37:13 GMT

@Zhills wrote:
Stop taking the Augmentin and call your doctor.

IF YOU ARE ALLERGIC TO THEM YOU COULD BE DOING MUCH HARM....EVEN FATAL.

I can not take it at all. Broke out in a bad case of hives. On my Allergy list!

Other antibiotics can work just as well for you.

If she's been taking them and her symptoms have not involved shortness of breath, swelling of the mouth or tongue, chest pain or hives, it's hardly likely to be fatal or even serious.

When someone is given Augmentin, there are not a huge handful of antibiotics that will work "just as well." She can try having a full stomach before taking it, and drinking some ginger ale or sucking on ginger candy, before giving up, if her doctor feels she really needs the drug's strength.

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embgm — Wed, 06 Jul 2016 02:40:21 GMT

Call your doctor and stop taking the drug. My health record also states that my digestive system cannot handle this drug to the point that I could not leave my house either. The pains and cramps were horrible not to mention running to the bathroom all day. Do not suffer call your doctor and get the medication changed.

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house_cat — Wed, 06 Jul 2016 03:01:57 GMT

Thank you all for the helpful responses. You confirmed what I had already been thinking. I'm not taking tonight's dose and I'm going to call tomorrow for an alternative medicine. I'm taking it for strep and sinus infection.

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Nonametoday — Wed, 06 Jul 2016 03:04:27 GMT

@Zhills wrote:
Stop taking the Augmentin and call your doctor.

IF YOU ARE ALLERGIC TO THEM YOU COULD BE DOING MUCH HARM....EVEN FATAL.

I can not take it at all. Broke out in a bad case of hives. On my Allergy list!

Other antibiotics can work just as well for you.

Please ..... as you state, allergy means hives and difficlulty breathing. If she has hives she should not take it, but otherwise, many people suffer nausea when taking antibiotics and it could be the underlying infection causing the dizziness and nausea. Let's suggest she call her doctor!!!

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Nonametoday — Wed, 06 Jul 2016 03:05:38 GMT

@house_cat wrote:
Thank you all for the helpful responses. You confirmed what I had already been thinking. I'm not taking tonight's dose and I'm going to call tomorrow for an alternative medicine. I'm taking it for strep and sinus infection.

Let me just add here that oftentimes you can have dizziness from a sinus/strep and an upset stomach and that might be the underlying cause and you are wise to call your physician. I wish you the BEST.