May
I found out I was allergic to penicillin when I was younger. Recently, I've had a bad cold that I just cannot get rid of and got put on Azithromycin, which I had another allergic reaction to! Now, the cold is not as bad but it's been a few weeks and I just can’t get rid of this dry cough. I think it may be prolonged due to my asthma, but I haven't been on an inhaler in years. Should I go back to the doctor, and what am I prone to be put on with these 2 allergies?
This is also bad news because now I have to get put on an even stronger, like 3rd generation, antibiotic right?
Answer:
You need your physician to sort you out. If a cold does not go away of its own accord, it isn’t a cold. I'm thinking bronchitis. However, what you are calling a dry cough might be a worsening of your asthma. As I stated, you need your physician to sort you out.
Answer:
Your story illustrates one very good reason why people should NOT be prescribed antibiotics for a cold.
Colds are viral, so antibiotics do NOTHING. Your doctor needs to be slapped. Colds resolve on their own.
You experienced a potentially life threatening reaction to a medication that did nothing to help you.
Find a new physician. Don't ever take antibiotics for a cold. All you are doing is exposing yourself to risk, and contributing to the public health problem of selecting for resistant bacteria.
Answer:
How old where you when you were found to be allergic to penicillen? Allergies can come and go throughout your lifetime.
I was allergic to penicillen as an infant but I have the ability to now take it safely with now side effects (I am now 21). I was also allergic to dogs as a baby but I’ve had dogs from age 7….