I went to a new dentist on Tuesday of this
week (today is saturday) and I was
perscribed Clindamycin for an abscess
tooth that is going to be pulled in about
a week or so. Since taking this antibiotic
4 times daily, 2 pills each dose, my mouth
seems to be alot worse than it was
originally. My left side of my lower mouth
is extremely painful to touch, I cant even
eat on that side of my mouth, my neck on
the left side is very swollen and tender
to touch and just seems to be getting
worse. It hurts to open my mouth and it's
almost even getting sore to swallow, to me
these seem like big fat danger signs!!
I called my dentist yesterday to explain
these problems and spoke to 2 seperate
receptionists at that office, they talked
to the dentist and thier only advice to me
was to up my dose back up to 2 pills
(since I had switched to 1 per dose as per
the instrutions on the bottle). I am very
worried because looking up CLINDAMYCIN
online I keep reading that swelling is a
serious side effect. It is Saturday
morning and the dentist doesnt open until
monday and my neck is swelling worse!!!
Should I stop taking the pills for the
rest of the weekend? Or should I continue
on with the pills till monday, even though
I might be allergic to them?
Any input appreciated, my face is in so
much pain
