I was given vancomycin in hospital and had horrible reaction to it. I felt my brain swelling, my neck swelling I had no neck. Had large big whelps, and was turning red and stinging all over body. Hearing was gone. Now I sometimes feel the same way and I have to take a benadyrl to get rid of effects. How long does it take to get out of system?
What are some side effects after taking vancomycin?
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- 21 Jan 2010 by judylove
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- vancomycin, side effect
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Marvell31 Jan 2010
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Vancomycin has a half life of 4 to 6 hours. It takes 5.5 elimination half life's for a drug to be out of your system ... so Vancomycin should have been out of your system in about 33 hours.
I'm not sure how long it'll take for you to overcome these effects ... please discuss it with your doctor/specialist - they have probably seen cases like your before and should be able to give you more information.
http://www.drugs.com/ppa/vancomycin.html
I was on vancomycin (pic line) for about 10 days and have completely and permanently lost my hearing. I was not informed of the side effects when the infectious disease doctor started the treatment in the hospital nor when I came home. Needless to say, I am angry and feel totally robbed of a vital part of life. It is like living in a vacuum.