Posted by sac on March 3, 2004, at 21:36:04
In reply to HELP! antibiotics and depression?, posted by SickyVicky on March 2, 2004, at 17:16:20
Yes, I have absolutely had the same experience with antibiotics. Strange as it seems, I have had the experience of worsening mood with anxiety on amoxil and doxycycline and zithromax. I'm not exactly sure why this happens but I am always reluctant when I find myself needing an antibiotic.
> I finally got on Lexapro a couple of months ago, am up to 20 mg and was feeling good UNTIL...strep throat! I have had problems with Penicillin products (had an Army doctor say I was nuts, he said he never heard of depression being a side effect of Penicillin) but I started Zithromax yesterday and today I almost feel like I need to pop a Xanax or something. What the heck?!? Anyone else have this problem? Thank goodness I take it for 5 days, I usually can't finish antibiotic treatment for this very reason. Thanks for any info and any advice, I just want to be "normal"! (Whatever that is...LOL!)
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