Allergic to Penicillin
By admin on Jun 21, 2007 in Allergic to Penicillin
If you think that you are Allergic to Penicillin then you will want to know the common signs as well as symptoms and factors that often come to being allergic to this type of allergen. Often the most common signs for being allergic to Penicillin which are often Rash, Hives, Swollen Lips, and even sometimes swelling of the face or tongue. If you think you are having any of these symptoms then you will want to find a medication for it as soon as possible.
Make sure you inform your doctor if you happen to nice any of these signs, or even any of the symptoms of penicillin allergy. The doctor will be able to figure out if you are actually having any kind of allergic reaction and will figure out which medication would work best for your current allergic situation. This is very important because if you do not get your allergic reaction under control it can lead to other factors that would be able to affect your health, in a very adverse way. The most common thing that people who suffers from an allergic reaction due to penicillin is if they do have an anaphylactic response to their body, which actually can even be deadly in certain causes. This Anaphylactic reaction often to come right after a person is given or has been exposed to penicillin. Often this type of allergic reaction can constrict your throat which can often make it very hard for the person, who is dealing with the allergic reaction to be able to breathe at all. Also a bad thing about this as well is exposure to Penicillin can even cause life threatening drop in your blood pressure which can make the person exposed have multiple symptoms that are dangerous. Such as wheezing as well as Light Headaches. There is one main cause for this type of allergic reaction that is when penicillin actually belongs to a family of drugs that are called beta-lactacm these are a specific type of medicine that is used when people have an infection in the body. There are different types of drugs such as Penicillin as well as Amoxicillin that can cause these kinds of damages and normally they are what are used inside of the hospital to treat bacterial types of infections. These can affect many different parts of the body, and such as the skin as well as the ears and it can even adversely affect your sinus. This is why it is good to know what you are allergic to so that you do not have a health problem later with this kind of serious problems.
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By Butch on Jul 7, 2007 | Reply
I saw your post on “Being Myself” and by following some links, I saw the information on reactions and alergies to Penicillin. When I was 11, way long time ago, I was given Penicillin for some good reason. It turns out that I have a very strong alergy to it and ended up with a severe case of Stephen-Johnson’s Syndrome. I spent a very long time in the hospital at the University of Michigan. It turns out that such severe cases were rare and a good learning tool for the students. I no longer think too much about it unless I see something in print, or my mother gets misty thinking about that time in our lives. I did join a support group but backed out after I realized that it was bringing up some extremely painfull memories. I like to help when I can, but it was having an adverse affect on me. I’ll be 42 this week, and it is still one of the events that have shaped my life. I have never done any drugs as a result, I saw first hand the devistation that something like that can cause. Thank you for the information on all of the alergies.
Butch