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Thanks all! I can't tell which is worse antibiotic or strep. KC, when you started taking strep did all your food have a bitter vile taste? Today is day 6 & I'm just beginning to be able to tolerate food at all. Excuse me if I've asked that, my brain is not working.

Has anyone here had weird reactions to this antibiotic? I took part of a pill about 1.5 hrs ago & I still feel weird. When I first took it when I shut my eyes I had strange thoughts & my vision wouldn't focus. I can't imagine what would have happened if I took the full dose of 2 pills. My DH says it not possible that the little amount I took could cause anything. If he only knew how my body works or doesn't work. I had a strep test which was negative but the dr said it looked like strep. Can a strep test be wrong? thanks.

Thanks for your help. potsgirl, I don't know what happened to me & antibiotics. I was always able to take them if needed. Then, one day I had a severe reaction to penicillin I think. From that time on every type I've taken I've had either throat swelling & break out in hives, or seizures. I start with 1/4 dose & even that small amt will cause reaction.

I have a dr's app't tomorrow concerning my sore throat such as I've never had before. I'm already stressing about what am I going to do if it's strep, if it's shingles because i can't take antibiotics & how do you treat shingles inside your throat. I make myself sicker. I just want to be normal for a little while & not have to worry about small stuff. Thanks for your support.

Do you have Meniere's disease? I have Meniere's, migraines & dys & have those symptoms all the time. It is impossible to function normally. The migraine preventive does not help these symptoms for me as well as Ativan. I hope you find something that helps.

Thanks for your replies. I hope shingles can't get in your throat & mouth, Would shingles make everything taste bitter? The only thing I've managed to eat is 1/2 raw carrot. All the dr's are off for the holiday weekend. Hopefully I will be better by Mon. Hope you have a good weekend.

After 25 years of weird stuff this is one of the scariest. I was having a small bowl of homemade organic veg soup & decided to add a few saltine crackers, which I don't normally eat. The soup was good, I tried it w/o crackers. The first bite with the crackers was excruciatingly sp? salty. I thought I would adjust to it but after 3 or 4 more bites I couldn't eat anymore. After that every bite of food I try to eat taste so salty & horrible I almost throw up. I tried a slice of bread, bite of apple, peppermint candy, baked potato, milk. Everything taste so horrible I would throw up if I tried to eat it. My throat & tongue are sore & raw on one side. My DH tasted the crackers & said they taste ok to him. What is going on with me. I'm on no medication. The only thing I've done different is use Estriol bio-idential hormones (pea size) & only used it twice & didn't use it yesterday. Could that small amount of something change my body this much? Anyone else experienced anything like this? If I don't get where I can eat what will I do. I don't know a dr that would know what to do with me. Thanks.

Thank you.

I am so bad with anything computer related. I have Win XP & upgraded to IE8. I decided to be brave & update adobe reader to 9.2. I uninstalled my previous adobe as instructed. Now I can't get adobe 9.2 to install or any other adobe. I keep getting an error message. Now I have no Adobe. Everything I read says to change browsers but I like what I have. I've tried Firefox & Google & I didn't care for them. What browser do you use? Any suggestions what I might do to fix my problem. Also, has anyone used Foxit instead of Adobe? I'm a little afraid to change to something I've never heard of. Sorry so many questions but I'm in a big mess. Thanks.

Do you have food allergies? I have Meniere's but I also get what you described from food allergies.

Sue, I'm sorry for your sadness. I think I understand how you feel. I've lost my mom & dad, bro & have very few relatives left, which I don't see unless another relative dies. I don't have friends left because I can't get out & socialize or go to church anymore. I can't work so there's no extra money for gift giving. This time of year is the worst for me. I don't feel like cooking big meals anymore & that makes me feel even more guilty. It seems everything I say these days begins with "I used to". I don't seem to be making any new memories. I hope you will be feeling better soon.

When I came off Gabapentin I got 100Mg caps to taper off with.

I have the too much saliva problem but notice it mostly when riding. I've often wonder what causes it when I'm in a car. Does the motor stimulate the brain? Is it outdoor allergies? Is it because I'm stressed when riding because I have inner problems & riding makes me feel bad? Another problem I don't have an answer for.

Daisy, Hope you're feeling better. My DH has a friend that had his GB removed & said he stopped on the way home from surgery & ate a hot dog. Another guy told me had a HB with onions on the way home. I don't know if I believe that or not but swear it's true. I can't eat that junk now. Did your dr tell you to take bile salts now that you don't have a GB?

Don't want to offend anyone & I used to smoke, but there's nothing more obnoxious or sickening than a house where someone smokes. I can't tolerate anyone that smokes coming into my home. I can smell them before they get in the door. My DH bought a car once, preowned by a smoker, I could never ride in it. No matter what it was cleaned with the odor remained.

Thanks to all. I've been telling myself that if I could start with a tiny dose of estrogen I might be able to gradually take enough of it to help my bladder issues. Logical thinking doesn't seem to apply to dys.

Do all of you have problems with allergies causing heart palps, fainting? I know brain fog is a symptom a lot of us have in common. I've noticed over the years when I eat 7 or 8 almonds I almost immediately get palps & feel drugged. Sometimes it takes 48 hrs to get back to normal. Another thing I find really weird is, if I use a small pea size amt of bio-identical estrogen for as little as 2 or3 days I get very sleepy & end up with most horrible migraine & sometime seizure. My PCP says it's impossible for my body to absorb enough estrogen from that small amt to cause any reaction. I would agree with him if I wasn't having the reaction. That just a couple of many allergic reactions I have. Do any of you have these weird allergies? Thanks.

I was told for years it was "all in my mind" & things have not changed a lot for me.

I get that reaction from many different things. The things that causes the worse fog or lethargy for me are vit D3, estrogens, lidocaine, COQ10, perfume & the list goes on. The BioIdentical estrogen in very low dose supposed to be good for the brain function but when I tried to use it I couldn't remember anything. I felt like I had water on the brain. I thought it was because the blood vessels were dilated. I have migraines & it doesn't take much to trigger one. My allergist said this is a common reaction for those who have allergies. I have watched people pass out & stay out for a long time from just having a simple allergy test done. Do you get this reaction from anything else?

I'm sorry to hear your diagnosis. I understand it's bad. I hope the med's work. Isn't Crohn's what Jordan Rubin, Garden of Life has?

Is it serotonin deficiency syndrome or tryptophan (sp?)

Thanks everyone! Sometimes I think if I could take part of the energy my brain is zapping out & refer it to my body I would feel normal.

I blame everything that happens to me on age or dys. I have trouble concentrating on anything long enough to complete a task. I start several things & get frustrated before I finish any of them. Instead of sleeping I change channels on the tv remote most of the night. My eyes feel like they are jumping & I can't control them, sometimes I do get double vision & have for many years. My Hashimotos thyroiditis is under control so I should feel better instead of out of control. I've started taking Neurontin again to calm my brain & migraines but I'd rather be drug free is possible. Anyone have these feelings? Thanks.

I'm glad you have had a positive result. I guess it's my age & I've been where I couldn't eat so I would enjoy eating & not worry so much about gaining a lb at least for awhile. It's like being reborn when we find something that makes us feel better. I'm sure hubby is happy also.

Thanks for your replies. It's a small town so I know the pharmacist & the techs. The pharmacist doesn't have much of a personality he takes everything I ask him as a personal insult. The tech is very nice & helpful. If I ask her a question she doesn't know she will find out.