Amox tr-k clv 875-125 for sinusitis

Hello Doc Friends!
Background info - 30 Female, non smoker, no major medical conditions (just busted fallopian tubes). 5'4 155 pounds
I am in a weird spot, my whole life I am prone to sinus infections, get a cold, drags out and end up on amox clav or some antibiotic to eventually clear it up. No serious nasal issues just dramatic sinuses.
The last few days I clearly have one brewing, facial nasal pain, headache, yellow green and blood phlegm. Took mucinex, did nasal rinse, not getting better. Normally I'd wait it out and see if it gets better because doctors always say they are usually viral, don't take too many antibiotics etc.
HOWEVER I am in the middle of an IVF Egg retrieval cycle. I am worried if I don't get better I will have my cycle canceled which as you can imagine will be very bad! What should I do? Should I go to urgent care and beg for mercy and a Z Pak? Try something else? I am really panicked right now.

Hey everyone -
Thank you in advance for any help / suggestions you might be able to offer. I’ve been struggling with some annoying symptoms the past few months and I’m hoping that someone might be able to provide some insight / reassurance.
So, basics: 31 y/o white male, exercise 7-10 hours a week (cycling primarily), 145 lbs, 5’9, I eat a balanced diet, lots of fruits, vegetables, limited red meat, lean protein, etc. Mediterranean diet essentially. No drinking, no smoking. I am generally rather healthy - I typically get one, maybe two, colds a year. I’m a teacher, so I’m exposed to quite a bit of germs / viruses, but I generally take care of myself enough to avoid most of it. I sleep probably about 7 hours a night on average - could definitely bump that up, but never less than 6 hours and typically 7.5+. I got the Pfizer vaccine back in 2021, booster in early 2022. Admittedly, I haven’t had a booster since, nor do I usually get a flu shot. I plan on rectifying both of those this year.
This year, I have just gotten absolutely decimated with sicknesses and it is really starting to wear on my mental health. It has kept me from exercising as much as I’d like, which, in turn, has made me more and more depressed and frustrated.
Rough timeline: Mid-December 2023: Mild cold which lasted for about 5 days. Usual stuff, congestion, sore throat, general malaise and stuffiness. Cleared pretty quickly, took 4 days off from exercise, biked on the 5th day and felt fine. Energy bounced back within a few days.
Late January 2024: Similar cold symptoms come on, I take 2 days off from exercise, thought I felt better, exercised on the 3rd and 4th day, probably overdid it and ended up relapsing pretty hard. Had to take another 6 days completely off, was able to exercise again on the 7th day but felt pretty weak. Took it easy for 3 days before I started feeling strong again.
Late February 2024: Went to Peru for a friend’s wedding - at the airport on the way home I started feeling chills all over and my stomach was just absolutely killing me. The flight home was miserable, as you could imagine. Went to urgent care, they prescribed some stuff for the stomach pain, which seemed to work. I only took 1 day off from exercise, resumed exercise the following day and actually felt completely normal strength / energy wise. Only strange lingering thing was that after this bout of whatever, I would frequently get goosebumps every time I changed clothes, regardless of how cold it really was. Felt fine otherwise, no chills, just weird goosebumps which would go away within a minute or so of changing.
Early April 2024: Came down with symptoms again - same as usual: sore throat, head cold / congestion, general malaise, low energy. Symptoms came on a Sunday night, felt pretty terrible Monday morning. I had an important cycling race that following Saturday, so I tried to recover for that. Slept a bunch, drank a bunch of water, DayQuil during the day which seemed to help. I tried going for easy rides twice that week - once on Tuesday, once on Thursday. Both times, I felt ok with regards to my breathing / congestion, but my muscles felt really weak. Legs just had no power. I felt relatively ok on Friday driving down to the race, felt absolutely terrible during the race on Satuday and ended up dropping out. Took Sunday completely off, took a COVID test to be safe, came back negative, starting riding again that next Monday and felt surprisingly ok - figured I was out of the woods. Rode that whole week, felt good, not great. That Sunday, I start feeling off again, symptoms come back on Monday. I take 2 days completely off, try riding again and I just have no energy whatsoever. Muscles feel so weak and achey. I take 4 more days completely off, start riding again next week and take it really, really easy to work my way back into it. I contact my doctor and the PA that works for him thinks it is allergies - he says to take a double-dose of antihistamines daily and that he thinks that is what is causing the symptoms + the fatigue. I try this for a week with little improvement to my energy levels / muscle strength. Still feeling congested at this point. I go back to him a week later, he orders some blood tests - everything comes back in the normal range. Only thing outside the normal range is WBC count which is at 3.9 where the low level of normal is 4.0, so pretty close to normal. Symptoms persist, so I go back, now he thinks it might be a sinus infection - he does inspect my sinuses and says they look inflamed. He prescribes antibiotics (amox) which I have taken for a week now. Congestion / sore throat is improved, but I still have absolutely no energy and my muscles, especially my calf muscles, are just constantly achey / sore / weak. He said if I don’t see improvement in another week, he’ll order more tests, but I’m getting really frustrated and disheartened at this point. I’m able to ride, but I just feel so weak when I’m doing it and I don’t think I’m actually benefiting at all from the training, although I do enjoy just being outside.
I have never gotten this sick, this often. I feel like I cannot do the things that make me happy, which, in turn, makes my mental health worse, which probably is also wearing on my physical health. What else could this possibly be?

34F, central NC area.
Hi! For about a month, I had this annoying, hacking cough and sinus congestion. Urgent care 1 said it was sinusitis: started amoxicillin and prednisone - this did nothing. Urgent care 2 a week later said it was acute cough and walking pneumonia: chest xray was clear, stopped amoxicillin, started doxycycline and tessalon - this did nothing either. A week after that, I finally got to my primary care dr: no idea what it is but did a nebulizer, prescribed Flonase 2x/day, Zyrtec, inhaler, and nebulizer at night.
None of these treatments worked either. My cough had become intermittent, and 5/12 (5 days after starting primary care’s Rx - today is 5/14), my sense of smell and taste left me. Dr told me to stop Flonase - 2 days later still no improvement. I have this weird phantom smell up in my nose that I can’t begin to describe but it’s gross. She offered no other advice or treatment - just to stop Flonase for a week.
Anyone else had this happen to them? I’ve never had allergies before and all these drugs were new to me besides the prednisone. I also restarted birth control while all of this was happening - but I’ve used that medication before without issue.
Send help because eating and life in general is depressing without smell and taste!
Edit to add: Covid tests were and have been negative.
Edit 2: ENT did a nasal endoscopy: found purulent mucus on the medial meatus in both nostrils. Nasty sinus infection. Started amox-clav for the next two weeks with sinus CT at follow up.

Hi! For about a month, I had this annoying, hacking cough and sinus congestion. Urgent care 1 said it was sinusitis: started amoxicillin and prednisone - this did nothing. Urgent care 2 a week later said it was acute cough and walking pneumonia: chest xray was clear, stopped amoxicillin, started doxycycline and tessalon - this did nothing either. A week after that, I finally got to my primary care dr: no idea what it is but did a nebulizer, prescribed Flonase 2x/day, Zyrtec, inhaler, and nebulizer at night.
None of these treatments worked either. My cough had become intermittent, and 5/12 (5 days after starting primary care’s Rx - today is 5/14), my sense of smell and taste left me. Dr told me to stop Flonase - 2 days later still no improvement. I have this weird phantom smell up in my nose that I can’t begin to describe but it’s gross. She offered no other advice or treatment - just to stop Flonase.
Anyone else had this happen to them? I’ve never had allergies before and all these drugs were new to me besides the prednisone. I also restarted birth control while all of this was happening - but I’ve used that medication before without issue.
Send help because eating and life in general is depressing without smell and taste!
Edit to add: Covid tests were and have been negative.
Edit 2: ENT did a nasal endoscopy: found purulent mucus on the medial meatus on both nostrils. Nasty sinus infection. Started amox-clav for the next two weeks with sinus CT at follow up.

Age 35, female, 5'6" 240lbs caucasian, going on 3 weeks Southern USA- diagnosed exsisting conditions: low thyroid, migraines, TMJ. Current medications: zyrtec, seasonique, frova (when needed)and cyclobenzaprine. Dr prescribed amox clav 875-125 for whatever this is.
For the last 3 weeks I have been excessively tired, like falling asleep at work at 10am and 2pm tired. I had a runny nose and assumed allergies. On 4/27 i noticed my superficial parotid lymph node under my left ear was swollen. By 4/28 it was about 2 inches and could be seen when i turned my head. By 5/1 all the superficial anterior cervical nodes on the back of my head had swollen to dime size and were protruding and painful. 5/2 the other parotid and submandibular nodes had swollen too. My right supraclavicular node was swollen and visible. My right arm turned red and hot from my shoulder to mid forearm and my chest and arms began to itch excessively. 5/4 the red and heat was gone on my arm but my wrists and arms were swollen. Wrist joints, knees, ankles shoulders all extremely painful, felt heavy and hard to move or close hands. Left and right arms shot pain through when lifting too high and caused weakness in the hands to where i would drop things. I started having nightly diarrhea but no fevers. I had a dr appointment 5/7 and had bloodwork. Was given antibiotics but I have had no change. All nodes still swollen, the joint pain and extremity heaviness, tiredness, diarrhea is all still active. Blood results today CBC was all in normal range except Rbc was 3.77. Chloride was high at 107, Carbon dioxide low at 17. ALT SGPT high at 76. C reactive protein was high at 37. My daughters school just called and said she appears to have the fifths disease rash on her arms and cheeks (we noticed the arms last night and thought she rubbed on a Weird plant or something) they said she isnt contagious now. Does this sound likely to be parvovirus b19 lymphadenopathy on my end? From reading it seems possible and that this may take a while to go away. Especially the pain.

I am female, 50’s, overweight. Vaccinated. I got influenza A in December 24 and it took till end of February feel better. I was vaccinated, can’t imagine how bad it would have been if I was not.
Last Thursday I started feeling unwell after traveling, and went to urgent care on Sunday. At that Sunday Urgent Care appointment, I was diagnosed with HFMD, as I had blisters in my throat, cough, fever, body aches and it seemed to fit the bill, but they took a throat culture just in case. They just thought it odd to see such a severe infection in an adult. I was sent home with cough meds and told to take Tylenol for the pain, which has had little to no impact on the pain or swelling in my throat. Rapid step test was negative, no Covid, no flu.
Tuesday, I could not take the pain and went to the ER in the night, the throat pain was insane, cough, body aches, extreme headache, congestion, and ear pain and could not hear out my left hear. The HFMD apparently had spread to my sinuses, ear, etc, and now I have a raging ear infection. They gave me the magic mouthwash, cough meds, told me to continue with the Tylenol and drink water, and amoxicillin, and told me to ride it out. Mind you, every day was getting worse.
Thursday the culture came back for Haemophilus influenzae B, and Urgent Care from Sunday called to put me on antibiotics, when I told them of the headache, pain and fever, they suggested I go to the ER for a spinal tap to be checked for Meningitis. I went, the ER, they didn’t think a spinal tap was needed, and put me on a different antibiotic Amox-Clav 875-125 mg tablets once a day. So was it HFMD and this Haemophilus Influenzae B, or just the latter? I did not get a clear answer.
I feel terrible, but the swelling in my throat has improved and the lidocaine wash they gave me is helpful, as is alternating between advil and Tylenol, decongestant and my head is much less painful, ear is less painful and throat pain is a bit more tolerable. So I am hopeful that the new antibiotics are working.
I am concerned that I am getting these severe illnesses and trying to figure out what questions I need to ask my primary to determine why this is happening. My blood panel that was done on Tuesday had a few items that were high, but nothing that indicated to the doctor that there was something glaringly autoimmune going on.
Could there be something lowering my immune system making me more vulnerable to these infections? what tests should I ask for from my Primary to determine root cause? Can I get a test to identify what boosters I need?
I do have psoriasis and asthma. Autoimmune issues run in my family(rheumatoid arthritis, Lupus), as do thyroid issues, (sister had thyroid cancer, several cousins on thyroid meds for various thyroid issues). Not sure if that is relevant. I am not a diabetic, but I am overweight.
I just need to not get this sick again. I am starting to fear what will I get next, and want to head it off at the pass.

Male, 22 years old, 5’11, 195lbs currently taking naproxen 500mg for my neck pain So for starters I’ve had ear infections my whole life (currently 22yo). As of February 2024 I was diagnosed with chronic mastoiditis via CT scan and perforated ear drum , I’ve never had noticeable trouble and symptoms besides minor hearing loss and occasional aching in the affected ear. But for the past month or so I’ve been having a lot of issues popping up that I can’t be certain are associated with my condition. Neck pain, ear fullness and aching on occasion, jaw tingling, eye pressure and slight strain. They all come and go but I haven’t gone a day without experiencing one or the other. I’ve gone to the ER twice within the past two weeks and I’ve been dismissed about it. I’ve been extremely anxious for these last few weeks about a possible abscess spreading as I wait longer and longer for any real treatment. I just finished a prescription of oral antibiotics (amox-clav 875/125) and it helped subside my ear aches but everything else remained. I have an appointment with another ENT for second opinion in may 23 and an otolaryngologist appointment on July 11 but I feel like waiting that long will certainly lead to more complications.. am I overthinking all of this? I went undiagnosed since my first notice of the perforated eardrum from an urgent care specialist about 2-3 years ago. Should I Go back to the er for this and not mention my diagnosis as that seems to make them believe I have health anxiety and am over reacting? These symptoms are very real and whether I am anxious or not I feel them all day everyday? Could this be an early sign of meningitis/ a brain abscess? These are my biggest concerns as I also have a slight headache day to day on and off.I am experiencing no fever but all my current pains are in the surrounding area of my affected ear. Thanks for reading and sharing your thoughts

Looking for some relief from my symptoms. Just got a positive result for SIBO and I’ve been struggling with symptoms like stomach pain, nausea, bloating, loss of appetite, acid reflux for over a month and nothing relieves them. I have these symptoms from when I wake up to when I go to sleep. I have just started amox-clav 875-125 2x a day but I honestly can’t deal with these symptoms anymore I’m so uncomfortable constantly. Any advice or success with these antibiotics??

Hey all I am confused, should I take 875mg, 2x per day or follow the following recommendation from a a scientific article:
" The present consensus is that amoxicillin-clavulanate, at a standard oral dose of 45 mg/kg/day of the amoxicillin component (maximum 1.75 g/day) divided into two doses, should be used as a first-line treatment of uncomplicated ABS in children in whom antibacterial resistance is not suspected. " https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7685231/
​

I was given Amox-Clav for a sinus infection, and my eczema is getting BETTER. What does that mean? Is the cause of my eczema some sort of infection then? Or a food that the antibiotic wiped out of my system??

52F, 5’6, 130lbs, white. Generally active and healthy. Canada.
Primary complaint:
Decreased sense of smell and taste getting progressively worse for 2 years, loss of interest in eating due to low taste for 6 months.

• Significant appetite decrease over the past 6 months
• Unintentional weight loss, 26 lbs.
• Struggling to eat enough, lack of interest in food.
• Numbness: Mild numbness of skin over cheekbones (also my lower legs, outer calves). I only notice it when I touch the areas and don’t experience the tactile feedback I expected to.
• Brain fog increasing over the last 2 months. I’m struggling with focus, executive function, processing speed and memory. Maybe it’s related to low calories but my physical energy levels are fine, it’s only my brain that is lagging.
• I do eat nutritious food, but not much. I have a daily protein drink, multivitamins, bloodwork is normal, no nutritional deficits.

Journey so far, after seeing my family doc:

1. Allergist Diagnosed dust allergy and nasal polyps. Followed his recommendations for reducing dust mites exposure (encased mattress, and pillows, HEPA air cleaner, etc.).
   
2. ENT Doctor Endoscope showed NO nasal polyps and no infection. Referred for CT Scan.
   
3. CT Scan 2 weeks after I saw the ENT my CT scan showed an acute sinus infection on top of a chonic sinus infection.
   

At my follow-up, the ENT asked if I’d been sick at the time of the scan. I did not feel sick at all on the day of the scan or the following week. He seemed as mystified as I was and prescribed antibiotics. I’m on day 12 of 14 of Amox-Clavulun. There has been no improvement.
My sense of taste/smell isn’t completely gone, it varies throughout my days, anywhere from 10% to 70% of normal. Usually around 30%. I can still tell if something is sweet or salty or bitter, but I don’t pick up any other flavour or depth with it. Every now and then I realize I smell something and I swear I understand now how excited dogs get when they catch a scent, LOL. I get so excited for this novel stimulus and run off to get something to eat because I will actually taste it enough to enjoy it.
I have no other symptoms of a sinus infection (no sense of feeling unwell, no pain, pressure, congestion or fever).
My questions
Anyone have an idea what heck is going on? Could this be a fungal sinus infection? Why are there no other typical symptoms? Is a sinus infection causing my brain fog or is that unrelated? I feel like there is something killing my already-modest cognitive abilities. Should I get my indoor air tested for hidden mould or other contaminants?
Possibly unrelated but maybe worth mentioning:

• I had excruciating sinus pain on a plane during takeoff/landing about a year and a half ago, all I could do was try and cope with the pain, it was a 10/10 and I’m pretty stoic.
• I have mouth and jaw stiffness after a spending time in cold winter air, to the point that I slur my words for awhile, I assume it’s TMJ related but haven’t talked to my doc about it yet.
• I feel nauseated and then dry heave for 10 min about once a week. I haven’t been able to nail down a pattern to determine cause but it may be related to not eating for too long. No vomit ever comes up. I feel fine after the shakes/sweating that go with retching subside.
• I take cannabis each night to stimulate an appetite (with Doc’s blessing). Vape or edible, 10mg THC. Tried stopping it for 10 days and lost 5 lbs. so clearly it is helping, but I don’t like feeling lazy and couch-bound every night.
• I continue to lose weight, but more slowly now.
• Decreased smell/taste first noted in 2021, long before I first tested positive for covid (March 2023). It is possible that I had a covid infection before Match 2023 and got a false negative on my rapid test. I did lose my sense of smell and taste when I had covid, and it came back after a few days. It was not a severe case of covid.

Rx:

• Mometosone, 2 sprays twice daily each nostril
• Amox-Clavulun 875mg - on day 12 of 14, there has been no improvement.
• Trentellix (Antidepressant, MDD, in remission for 1.5 years). Mood is good but this whole issue is wearing me down and becoming stressful.)

Other notes:

• Neti-pot sinus rinse most days
• Claritin or similar allergy med daily
• Tylenol Arthritis 2x daily
• Vitamin D 4000IU daily
• Complete multivitamin daily
• Protein drink daily
• I cannot take anti-inflammatoires

I've had sinus problems since I was a baby, I'm almost 31 and suffering from persistent sinusitis that won't go away. I was on amoxicillin for a few days, seemed to clean up and I was fine. But then, a week later it returned with a vengeance.
My nose is so blocked up and i'm going crazy...i read that taking Zyrtec with Amox has no issues or side effects, but do they work better on clearing it out if you take them together? Or is it not really that much of a different?
If not, what else can i do to relieve symptoms? I've tried hot showers, hot cloths, drinking water, and sleeping upright..

5'9 305 lbs 27 year old white male living on the east coast of the USA. I have GERD sleep apnea fatty liver high blood pressure and seasonal allergies. This is non emergent and really just a general question or 2. I had strep in late january and then an easinus infection a few weeks later in february. Was on amox both times but amox clav the 2nd time. Recovered fine. Since a few days after the 2nd infection ive had issues with excercise. Havent done anything vigorous but at work going up multiple flights of stairs or a hard day (im a painter not to many of those tbh) leads to a soreness in my throat kind of and a cough. Its hard to describe but there is definitely a tickle to it as well. Its the type of feeling most of would get after running or any other form of cardio workouts. Is this normal after beimg sick like that and will it go away soon? Outside of that ive kinda had a chronic cough issue for a few weeks since being sick as well. Worse when sitting down and ive been researching larynx reflux since my gerd can be pretty bad. Ive had postnasal drip bad at times as well and use a cpap machine so i know there could be a lot of reasons for cough. Just wondering if is normal to have these issues. Im getting close to going to see my doc but hate paying the copay.

​
Age 66, 5'6", 240lbs, Female, Caucasian, live in southern USA.
My body swells when in 80+ degree Fahrenheit weather. Since my 30’s, my right foot will swell when I'm in 80+ degree weather. After 50, the swelling is all over my body, especially feet. Nothing has worked to prevent the swelling.
I had a Dr. visit for, non-recurrent maxillary sinusitis. He prescribed two meds:
Amox-Clav875, 125mg tablets, twice per day.
Levocetirizine, 5mg, once per day at night.
On the 2nd day, I noticed frequent urination and by the 3rd day, the swelling in my body was reduced by about 75%. My right foot is still swelling, but not as bad as usual this time of the year.
Anyone know which of these meds is causing the reduction of fluid in my body? I lookup up both medication and didn't see fluid reduction as a side effect.

Hello, I am a 23 almost 24 year old 5ft 11' 280 white male. I have been with my girlfriend (who is my first sexual partner) for a little over 2 years now. On occasion after intercourse I have noticed a bit of trouble urinating. Sometimes I would urinate, then feel the urge to continue only minutes later as if I didn't finish all the way. I have never thought too much of this, we don't do too often and it didn't happen everytime. Also seemed like there might just be some difficulty making that transition quickly so I never worried.
For about the past week though, I have noticed a similar type phenomenon happening almost every time I have to urinate. I have no problems going, no blood or anything crazy like that. Seems like overall just a bit of discomfort towards the head of the penis, not a intolerable burning, just the feeling as if I am not getting it all out. I seem to be going a bit more frequently too. The biggest annoyance however is the sensation that I just went to the restroom, I go to lay down at night or continue my day, and get the feeling that I have to run back only for a bit more to come out. I might have to do this a few times holding myself a few different ways before my body lets me continue on about my business and I can finally stop. Again, each time some more does come out, but only a bit (like a small stream to a few squirts). This has only seemed to be a persistent issue the past few days/week.
I am currently almost done (2 more pills left) with a 7-day augmentin (amox-clav 875-125mg big white pills) dose as I had a sinus infection last week. Still have some coughing with light phlem/morning mucus. I also take 20mg Omeprazole (or prilosec) once a day as I have LPR (Laryngopharyngeal reflux) for about 1.5 years now. I use to be on Nexium but switched to prilosec about 2-3 months ago as it's more helpful for heartburn. In terms of sexual health we are both eachothers first and have never had any visual problems.
I tried looking into my symptoms (I know the whole google thing isn't always the best) but I don't really know how to describe what I feel, more-so just what happens. The concerning thing for me is my father did have prostate cancer, so of course when I look up those symptoms and see matches I get worried. Also have a bit of medical anxiety. I know the chance of that is more rare, but I want to be mindful. I have never had a UTI so I don't know what that feels like, but I see the symptoms can be somewhat similar. Should I go get a PSA test via a blood drawl? Am I overthinking this? Something just feels a bit off.

Hello all, F18 , 5’4, 180 LBS
I’m in desperate need of some sort of change in my recovery approach. I’ve dealt with chronic illness since August of 2022, that has gotten more and more progressively debilitating and confusing. Here is all the information I have, my goal is that someone on here can piece together what over 12 doctors have been unable to pinpoint. Here we go ——>
August 2022: Long lasting Covid infection (3rd infection) IBS- D diagnosis.
October 2022: Month long laryngitis, unable to speak at all
November 2022: Diagnosed with Endometriosis (unknown stage)
December 2022: Hospitalization for massive cyst in breast, diagnosed with fibrocystic tissue.
February to April 2023: Frequent viral & bacterial infections treated with 3-4 rounds of antibiotics (swollen glands, chest, throat, and sinus)
May 2023: Bronchitis infection, diagnosed with chronic sinusitis. Development of anal fissures and chronic rectal bleeding.
June & July 2023: Pneumonia requiring hospitalization and beginning of respiratory therapy (antibiotics, Breo & ventolin)
August 2023: Continued chest congestion and general malaise. Suspected heart condition due to resting heart rate of 150 BPM
October 2023: Hospitalization for mononucleosis
December 2023 to February 2024: Again frequent viral & bacterial infections treated with 7 rounds of antibiotics (swollen glands, chest, throat, and sinus)
February 2024: Pilonidal cyst & bed ridden with a sinus infection/cold
Treatment & Tests:

• colonoscopy (normal)
• celiac (negative) -blood work (high cholesterol, celiac negative, hiv negative, everything else normal)
• allergy tests (negative)
• CT scans (neck, sinus, chest) -MRI (chest)
• many many many antibiotics including; clindo, clav, pen, amox etc

Diagnoses:

• endometriosis
• long covid
• ibs-d
• anal fissures
• SUSPECTED auto immune (no idea which one)

Who I’ve seen:

• pulmonologist
• cardiologist
• rheumatologist
• immunologist
• GP
• gynaecologist
• gastroenterologist
• ER doctors

Daily symptoms:

• incredible fatigue
• abdominal pain
• weight gain
• sleep apnea
• rashes
• cough
• nasal & post nasal drip
• brain fog
• diarrhea
• high heart rate

Daily medications:

• Sertraline
• Orilissa
• Abilify

AND MORE…
if you have any more questions do not hesitate to inquire below, my hope is to find some answers and maybe options to get back to a normal healthy life !
Kindly,
Sick & tired.

Hi, (you might already know that) I am suffering from nasal BB for more than 10 yrs started around 17 yrs (used to eat unhealthy then), I am 29 now. And it has gone progressively worse, earlier it was fart smell only once in a while when I was conscious. Now it seems to be 24/7. Got significantly worse after coming to California (not sure if its because of dry weather). I have been to many ENT and Dentist, no-one could find anything wrong, clear CT scans and nasal endoscopy. Sticking finger in my tonsils, I dont smell anything. I mean a little stale smell but nothing very bad. I am at my wits end what to do. I have tried many antibiotics (amox, flagyl, cipro, doxy), I have tried antihistamines like Claritin. I have tried rinsing with shampoo, soap (these make it worse, or maybe i start smelling it more not sure), tried rinse with GSE, does not improve or make it worse, nebulizing makes me feel better but no improvements, actually I think it make it worse, since it feel all the mucus that might be helping containing the smell is washed out, and the breath comes out stronger. I would still keep sticking to it, since it help with congestion feeling.
I somehow feel that by BB is coming from walls of sinus rather than mucus. I dont feel any mucus and also it does not show up in CT scan or endoscopy.
My bad breath is fecal, but it ONLY comes from the nose, not mouth like none whatsoever, except morning breath before brushing. I do brush my tongue which clears morning breath, I remember years ago when I didnt brush my tongue I had little oral BB as well.
I have also been taking PPIs for a month now, slippery elm etc. and dont find any improvements.
I know some of you suggested to breath out of mouth. But thats not easy, there is still some air that escapes the nose, and it also does not seem to be the solution.
Anybody know what I could do, what can I try next? Thanks!

Cough with strep throat
I am make 27 years old 5ft9inches 300lbs on valsartan 160mg for high blood pressure omeprazole 40mg for GERD and I use a cpap machine for sleep apnea. I take zyrtec for seasonal allergies. I live in Pennsylvania USA. I was diagnosed with strep throat last tuesday after developing a sore throat the evening prior. I immediately began a 10 day treatment with amox 875 mg twice a day and began to feel better by Thursday. Symptoms were pretty much gone by then no more sore throat never had a fever just still didn't feel 100% physically. I would go on to develop a cough around last Friday after resuming my cpap therapy. It is worth noting that i resumed cpap therapy last Sunday 2 days before I tested positive for strep after a month of not using it. When i got sick I became concerned about my cpap machine and didn't use it again until last Friday when the cough developed. I'm having the machine checked out next week but have been using it since Friday and haven't gotten worse. No new symptoms no fevers just a nagging cough that came with sinus pain. It is a dry cough that stems from a bad itch feeling in my throat. I think I'm starting to feel it in my chest a bit too. Im not sure if my cpap machine could cause this and am looking for a medical reason outside of that, which would explain the cough ive been dealing with. I will in the comment section explain an incident that occured with my cpap machine that can explain why i feel concerned about it but dont want this part to be any longer.

I have had some symptoms of diverticulitis in the past but this time it was more intense, so I went to urgent care yesterday. I was having cramping across my lower abdomen with sharp pain in left lower abdomen. The doctor diagnosed diverticulitis and prescribed AMOX-CLAV 875-125 x 3 per day x 10 days. I was able to pick it up today and just took first one.
Overnight I woke up around 2:30am with intense stabbing pain in my lower left abdomen, no more cramping, and no fevechills. I came on this sub and searched “sleep” and “ER” and found so much help! I was so scared that maybe it was something more that I would need a CT scan. Thank you all for sharing your experiences. After reading so much, I took some Tylenol and got my heating pad. It took the edge off and I was able to fall back to sleep around 4.
Woke up around 8:00am with some pain but not as bad as it was at 2:30am. It’s 10:45am here and so far I’ve had jello and ensure clear. I’m really hungry but scared to try to eat soft foods right now. I’ve only been on all liquids for nearly 24 hours. I had toast yesterday morning and that was it until the jello and broth later on.
I just wanted to say thank you all for sharing your experiences which helped me tremendously overnight. I had read through the pain levels and going by the pain scale example on the wiki page, I was at a 5-6 so I didn’t think it really warranted an ER visit, and I just need to ride it out. I’m resting now and crossing my fingers for no diarrhea from the antibiotics.
ETA: I’m 43/F

20 F ; 5’4 ; 230 lbs. Diagnosed with PTSD and clinical depression. Taking Celexa (20mg daily), Buspirone (as needed), Acetazolamide (250mg twice daily). I have also been taking Amox-Clav & prednisone for a sinus infection for about 4 days now.
This may sound a bit silly, but ever since my sinus infection began (around 2-3 weeks ago), is around the same time I started Acetazolamide. I noticed my vision is shaky when opening my eyes as wide as possible and trying to focus on something. My eyeballs themselves don’t shake, just my vision. Am I over analyzing this? I only see the shakiness when opening my eyes as wide as they can go. Thank you in advance. I’m sorry if this is so much information for a problem that could be nonexistent.