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Here's mine:

So, I've been sick for a while, and since I got to my mom's place, she's been constantly pushing various medicines on me. She's used to taking over a dozen pills a day (mostly in vitamins and other over the counter daily medicines), and doesn't get why I keep telling her that I don't want to take something unless it's absolutely necessary. I've been taking a generic anti-histamine, and occasionally some Nyquill or a different decongenstant when necessary, but otherwise avoiding things like vitamin pills and such. But she is persistent, so I eventually caved just to get her to back off (I should have known it wouldn't work, she practically has a pharmacy in vitamins and homeopathic medicines stashed under her bed so there's always something new she wants me to take).

The pills don't help, and my sickness has been getting worse, but still my mother pushes. I finally end up going to the doctor and getting an antibiotic prescribed, and my doctor also recommends a specific type of OTC decongestant to take, so I get those and take them, as well my mom's small army of pills.

Then last night I puked up pretty much everything, had other igestiv issues, and my entire body was shaking like crazy, and a lot of that is likely just due to conflicting medicines/too many pills. My mom's entire body chemistry has practically been replaced with all the vitamins and other random medicines she takes, but mine sure hasn't.

I finally put my foot down and say I'm only taking what I take normally - a daily anti-histamine - and the two medicines from the doctor and that's it. She says fine.

So I take another anti-coughing decongestant and my anti-histamine (next antibiotic is in the morning). Of course, neither one works right away, so when a few minutes later, I start coughing? My mother tries to push the cough syrup at me, and look there are all these vitamins that I spent ages telling her I didn't want to take and hey just try this one other pill that I don't even know what it is anymore, it'll make you feel better, promise-

...That's rally fucking bad. As in, I worry about you bad. If she persists I would tell my doctor to see if maybe since she won't listen to you, she'll listen to your doctor instead.

...I don't mean to sound insensitive, but the reason you puked was probably the antibiotic, not the vitamins. Unless you've been taking massive doses of vit D, there's basically no reason for interactions between most over the counter vitamins and prescription medications.

Next time try taking your antibiotic with food, and really? You should be glad you have a mother that is at least trying to take care of you.

Actually, quite a few antibiotics bind with certain vitamins, like iron.

And no, she should not be happy with what her mother is doing. It's dangerous.

Unless she's been offering prescription iron supplements (if that's the case, my apologies), there's not that much to be concerned about. I was assuming that was not the case and the vitamins in question were just your average multivitamins.

Iron was but an example. I'm on antibiotics right now and the pharmacist himself I could take no vitamins whatsoever with it.

Are you a medical professional?

Yes and no. Am I a physician? No.

But since neither of us has a list of exactly what OP has been taking and no word on even which type of antibiotics they are, we're all just assuming here.

We are, but I wasn't the one who told

nyxelestia to be grateful about her mother, who is obviously causing her distress, for forcing medication and vitamins down her throat.

imo, that's still better than having parents who are content to let you stay in your room without caring whether or not you might need to go to the hospital.

I suppose that depends on your perspective though.

DA

Happy medium between those two extremes might be nice. I ain't holding my breath. I have been the adult in my family for as far back as I can remember.

It's really not cool to tell people they should be grateful, or act like you know better about their own life and how they feel.

Seriously dude, stuff it. Whether or not you have medical knowledge, let alone expertise, you are in no place to be telling someone they're better off with someone -- anyone -- insisting on medical remedies they do not consent to. Especially when they're not involved in the medical field at all.

Get off your damn high horse. It's the internet. There's no way either of you can know what's really happening, but at least forgottenjester's not coming along with a holy-than-thou attitude. Who knows why she didn't get better? Or threw up? Her doctor would better than any of us, that's for damn sure.

Concern: yes, great, and it makes you feel good to be thought of a cared for. But not being harassed with her very own under-the-bed pharmacy. It could even be worse, causing her persistent stress which further taxes her immune system, thereby preventing her from healing in a healthful, normal way.

Well my antibiotic is for a sinus infection. Vitamins have included iron, magnesium, zinc, C, and one other that I'm not sure, and some homeopathic cough syrup that tastes great but either does nothing or actually makes my cough worse.

Aaannd she just tried to give me a cough spray. She keeps insisting "it's tasteless, you won't gag at all" and not listening to me when I explain that something spraying on the back of my throat, regardless of it's taste, triggers my gag reflex (a little sensitive by default and crazy sensitive right now). Not taking it, but not appreciating her ranting at her boyfriend in the kitchen about me "blaming her for everything" that I can hear from all the way in my room upstairs. -_-

I'm so sorry. All of that sucks.

I do think that taking antibiotics with food is a good idea, though, if you're throwing them up. Just to be safe. I don't throw up when I take them, but they do tear up my lady parts, so you might want to also eat some yogurt each day to avoid that bit of nastiness. :)

Will try to.

Though I am curious - what do you mean when you say they "tear up your lady parts"? I've had some bad experience with antibiotics and my vaginal area, but that was when I was like 9 years old. I'm having some completely unrelated problems right now (minor and intermittent), and now I'm worried the antibiotics will exacerbate those. :(

The use of antibiotics is associated with yeast infections because they kill all the bacteria, not just the stuff that's giving you the infection you're taking the medicine for. Eating yogurt can help prevent getting yeast infections.

Re: Holiday Ranting and Venting Thread

nyxelestia - 2013-12-31 18:28 (UTC) - Expand

Oh me too! For the same thing. Is yours a tetracycline? If so I may have some advice.

No, it's a penicillin (amoxicillin and clavulanate potassium).

Sinus infections everywhere, though. I walked into my last final exam two weeks ago and literally, you could not go for two minutes without hearing someone sniffling, sneezing, or coughing. I asked my teacher if there was anyone who wasn't sick and he was genuinely not sure.

Ah, well, the only advice I could give you for that is to eat with it. You don't need to but it's a good idea. Also, I generally drink a cup of water with the pill if I'm taking an antibiotic. *shrug*

Yeah. I had the same problem but my class was a group of kindergarteners who all wanted me to help with their gingerbread houses. All of them were very cute and very sick. 'Tis the season.

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nyxelestia - 2013-12-31 18:26 (UTC) - Expand

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Re: Holiday Ranting and Venting Thread

nyxelestia - 2014-01-01 01:13 (UTC) - Expand

DA

Some of those "supplements" and "Chinese herbs" or "vitamins" especially the ones you get at the sketchier "whole foods" shops have either been shown to contain dangerous substances (like high doses of ephedra, in the case of the "harmless Chinese herbs"), nothing but filler products like plaster, etc., or other unlisted fillers that people may be allergic to; and in the case of "homeopathic" stuff, nothing at all (because those operate on the placebo effect).

The "health foods" and "alternative medicine" industries are not at all regulated like the drug industry is, in first world countries; and even those agencies slip up and miss things that fall through the net. So imagine that same scenario, only WITHOUT regulation.

That was why I didn't want to take them in the first place. When I needed some more iron earlier in the year, I felt much better after just taking in some foods with more iron than taking the tablets.

She takes so many a day, I'm going to try and compile all the incidences of recalls, analyses, frauds, and other shenanigans relating to vitamins and homeopathic medicine (especially if they're brands she uses) and show her. For years she didn't have health coverage to take care of some basic problems and has been relying on these to get her through them. But right now she has coverage, so I'm hoping to get her to a doctor so she can get a prescription vitamin - things that will have just what she needs, and be sure to actually contain what she needs. And probably in just one or two pills a day, instead of needing to take over a dozen every morning.

Then last night I puked up pretty much everything, had other igestiv issues, and my entire body was shaking like crazy

If the antibiotic you're taking is a sulfa drug, this reaction means you intolerant of the drug. GO SEE THE DOCTOR especially if it persists. They will find another class of antibiotic for you.

No sulfa, it's a penicillin (amoxicillin and clavulante potassium).

That sucks, especially when you're sick and don't have the ability to just leave. Maybe if you cut her off and keep stressing that you've already had this discussion and she needs to stop because she's making you feel worse? And that if she wants to help you, a bowl of hot chicken soup would be nice?

I do eventually get her to back off and she leaves me alone. Then she comes back much later or the next day.

Though on the bright side, she did bring soup, which is part of why I'm not firmer with her or really putting in a concerted effort to cut her off completely. I love her and all, it's just having to make her back off time and time again gets irritating.

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