Amoxicillin Rash - Now Allergic? Posted: 07-23-05 03:06am
In september of 2003 my throat had been
swollen and I had white patches on it.
It was the long labor day weekend so I
went to the emergency room and they tested
me for strep throat. The test came back
negative and they put me on amoxicillin.
A few days later I wasn’t getting any
better so I made an appointment with my
primary doctor. She sent me for a mono
test, which came back positive. I was
then told to stop my amoxicillin since it
might cause a rash. I had started taking
it on saturday, I was now being told this
on wednesday and that next saturday I
broke out in an itchy rash that covered my
whole body and lasted weeks.
This june I went to back to my primary
doctor with ear and eye problems. She
diagnosed me with a sinus infection and
gave me amoxicillin. I told her what
happened before when I had mono and took
it. She said the rash happened then
because I had mono at the time.
For the sinus infection I had to take two
pills three times a day (six total.) it
was later in the day so I only took four
when I got home from the doctors. The
next morning I woke up and my hands and
feet felt sunburned. They wore sore and
red, as it got later in the day they began
to itch. In the following days my whole
body broke out in a rash. My feet and
ankles swelled and turned purple. The
weather was really hot, and it made me
even more uncomfortable. I was so itchy;
the rash was everywhere, bottoms of my
feet, on my ears, in my scalp. And again
it lasted weeks. I only took four
pills.
I never had a reaction to amoxicillin
before I was given it during mono. Could
the mono somehow have changed my body,
making it allergic to amoxicillin?
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ludakris707
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Joined: 01 Oct 2005 Posts: 1
Posted: 10-01-05 20:47pm
I dono about the allergic thing, but I got
the rash too cuz the dum caca doctor
thought I had strep throat when even when
I told him I thought it was mono. Kinda
stupid that they would even allow people
to take amoxicillin when theres a chance
of mono. But ya that rash was the worst
thing of my life. I stayed up for 24
hours one time becuase it itched so bad
and I couldnt go to sleep and I felt like
I was going mentally insane. But I do
know that some people can randomly become
allergic to things, I dono if this can
cause it tho.
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littlemisstery
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Joined: 18 Dec 2005 Posts: 95
Re: Amoxicillin Rash - Now Allergic? Posted: 03-01-06 02:30am
nicecookies
wrote:
in september of 2003 my
throat had been swollen and I had white
patches on it. It was the long labor
day weekend so I went to the emergency
room and they tested me for strep throat.
The test came back negative and they put
me on amoxicillin.
A few days later I wasn’t getting any
better so I made an appointment with my
primary doctor. She sent me for a mono
test, which came back positive. I was
then told to stop my amoxicillin since it
might cause a rash. I had started
taking it on saturday, I was now being
told this on wednesday and that next
saturday I broke out in an itchy rash that
covered my whole body and lasted weeks.
This june I went to back to my primary
doctor with ear and eye problems. She
diagnosed me with a sinus infection and
gave me amoxicillin. I told her what
happened before when I had mono and took
it. She said the rash happened then
because I had mono at the time.
For the sinus infection I had to take two
pills three times a day (six total.) it
was later in the day so I only took four
when I got home from the doctors. The
next morning I woke up and my hands and
feet felt sunburned. They wore sore and
red, as it got later in the day they began
to itch. In the following days my whole
body broke out in a rash. My feet and
ankles swelled and turned purple. The
weather was really hot, and it made me
even more uncomfortable. I was so
itchy; the rash was everywhere, bottoms of
my feet, on my ears, in my scalp. And
again it lasted weeks. I only took four
pills.
I never had a reaction to amoxicillin
before I was given it during mono.
Could the mono somehow have changed my
body, making it allergic to
amoxicillin?
you can become allergic to amoxicillin
even if you've taken it many times before.
I'm verrrry allergic to bactrim (another
antibiotic). I took it once before and
noticed nothing, but I took just one dose
of it the last time I took it and I
itched/shook horribly/had headaches/and
had a high fever. If it was the mono that
caused it, it wouldn't have happened after
that.. Only while you had mono.
Sometimes you can build up a tolerance of
sorts to medicines where the body can no
longer accept them, thus causing the
rash/reaction. I've been allergic from
things such as hair dye to the eye drops
given to dilate your eyes. All of which I
had previously done, but there was just
that one time where my body couldn't take
it anymore.
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Userbeliever
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Joined: 10 May 2006 Posts: 3
I Had This Problem Posted: 05-10-06 23:37pm
A few years ago. It's uncomfortable just
to think about it--- really ruined my
year, and the docs kept perscribing me
more antihistamines, which kept me really
drowsy but did nothing for the horrible
itching. It took several months for any
doc to find out what was wrong, and I went
to quite a few.
I'm not a professional, but it does seem
possible that your body still has some
sort of virus it it, especially a variant
of epstein-barr virus. Mono is
self-limiting (it dies by itself after a
while) but I think some other strains of
the virus may stick around longer,
possibly causing things like chronic
fatigue syndrome. Best of luck to you.
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pferg101
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Joined: 18 Mar 2006 Posts: 9
Yep, It Was the Mono Posted: 09-29-06 19:47pm
I read after the doc thought I had mono
and was waiting for the results that if
you take any of the amoxcillin's, that you
can become allergic to it! Sure enough
the amoxcillin I was taking for the sinus
infection & streph throat made me
break out & itch! Now it's on my
chart that I am allergic to them! It does
change your body's defense to amoxcillin
some how!
I will never let them give it to me again
now!
Pam
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bopper
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Joined: 12 Apr 2007 Posts: 1
Mono/amoxicillin Posted: 04-12-07 01:01am
I had the identical thing happen to me.
I was given Amoxicillin when I was 17 and
misdiagnosed with a strep infection. I
actually had mono, and promply developed a
rash.
I tried to take amoxicillin about 5 yrs
after that and again broke out.
I assumed I somehow developed an allergy
(but I'm not sure if this is really the
mechanism).
Now I'm 35 and was giving my toddler some
amoxicillin last night, and without
thinking I licked my finger where one drop
of her medicine had dripped on me, and
again broke out. Its 24 hours later and
with benedryl and prednisone and there is
no improvement. And the distribution of
the rash is so odd, my armpits, the front
side of my arms, my groin and behind my
knees!!!
I really would like to know what the
mechanism of this rash is. Is this a true
allergy, or is it still related to the
mono somehow? Are other penicillins ok to
take? Apparently, this is not ever going
to go away.
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pferg101
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Joined: 18 Mar 2006 Posts: 9
Mono Rash Reply Posted: 04-12-07 18:29pm
I was told that I cannot take any of the
amoxicillins. Those are wierd places to
get a rash? I would search it on the
internet. I had to take diflucon recently
for a yeast infection in my mouth(long
story there) and after the second pill my
face got really red and broke out in
welts! Someone else told me that there is
amoxicillin products in it? That is the
first time that has ever happened to me. I
have other allergies and the rashes are
usually on my thighs and stomach. I now
tell doctors that I am allergic to
amoxcillins and to list it on my record!
Let me know how it goes!
Pam
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momdawg
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Joined: 13 Sep 2007 Posts: 2
Mono/amoxicillin Posted: 09-13-07 13:12pm
My 15 year old son went to his doctor with
fever, throat pain and ear pain. Doc
prescribed amoxicillin which he has taken
for 9 of the 10 days recommended. This
morning he woke up covered in spots from
head to toe (including the inside of his
mouth, nose and ears - and even on the
palms of his hands!) I brought him back
in to the Dr. this am and they did a
finger prick test for mono. He explained
to me that taking any "cillin" based meds
(amoxicillin, penicillin and ampicillin)
can cause this rash. He gave orders for
bloodwork to include liver enzyme test as
this may be elevated due to the mono. He
then instructed me to look up this website
and to my suprise there are other people
with the same symptoms. Now we have to
wait a couple of days for blood results.
In the meantime I guess there is nothing
he can take for the itch but tylenol. He
just had braces put on his teeth 2 days
before the onset of the sore throat and
fever. Every time he has his teeth
cleaned or any dental work, seems he
always has a sore mouth and throat for a
few days after. I wont let him take
amoxicillin anymore, and i think i will
reconsider the latex gloves on his next
visit to dentist just in case.
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lauralynne
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Joined: 26 Sep 2007 Posts: 8
Mono/amoxicillin Posted: 09-29-07 23:24pm
you all realize this rash thing has a
name: it's called STEVENS JOHNSON SYNDROME
and is very serious. google it so you get
a better understanding of what your body
is doing. it is an allergic reaction but
it can be life threatening (obviously not
for folks able to enter here) but you need
to know what you're dealing with. my son
just got out of five days in the hospital
after a positive mono test and a sudden
onset on the rash (in his case the mono
virus itself triggered this allergic
reaction) what is happening on your skin
is also happening to your throat and other
internal mucus membranes (sometimes eyes,
etc.). please see your doctor if it gets
to wear you can't swallow your own spit.
that's what happened to my son. don't take
this lightlybut if you do have a light
case please know there are some
suggestions to help with the itching.
steriods, benadryl and ice cold compresses
on the affected area (see my earlier
blogs) under "mono rash." laura-lynne
powell, sacramento, ca
Not Amoxicillian Rash......leukemia Instead Posted: 11-12-07 07:51am
thanks for the emails....they diagnosed my
son with mono after the rash episode and
sent him for labs. Labs revealed low red
blood and platelet counts and high white
cell count. Doc gave him prednisone shot
and oral pills for 2 wks, we ended up in
ER with fever and chest pain. Turned out
his spleen and liver were enlarged.
Followed up again with primary doc who
referred us to infectious disease, who
then referred us to hemotology/oncology of
Nemours Childrens clinic. His platelet
count went down to 9 (should be 150-450
thousand) He was directly admitted into
Arnold Palmer Hospital where they did bone
marrow biopsy and aspiration and confirmed
that he had ALL (Acute Lymphoblastic
Leukemia) He just turned 16 one month
ago. So, for the next 3 years he will
undergo numerous BM biopsies, aspirations
and spinals as well as the tons of chemo.
He has lost 20 lbs, didn't need to he is
5'9" and at 125 now. He has completed his
"induction" phase of chemo, now beginning
"intesification" phase today. He gets a
break from aspiration and biopsy this
week, just spinal, with chemo. Hope he
doesn;t get another spinal
headache....ouch...lots of caffeine,
bedrest and tylenol 3. Anyway, this is
certainly keeping us busy, but i will
check in at another time.....thanks....
