[rama1200]

Sorry for what it might look like a double-post.... I'm just not sure where to submit this info to....

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hi to all in this forum...
I have a questions that has been in my mind for a while now....

some time ago I was given a z-pack to clear a pericarditis condition... and I turned out to be allergic to the pack; tight chest and neck... difficult to breath... no rashes, no hieves, or swelling.... I went to an allergy doc and he did not think I was allergic to it.... may be side-effects etc... he did say to stay away from it just in case and to stay away from non-steriodals for about a month.... that was about 2months ago...

after that they gave me a medrol pack (took it for a week) to finish clearing up the allergy affects, and then they gave me prednisonde (took for a week right after the medrol) to finish the job that the z-pack did not...

all this time, since then, I have had things that feel like I felt when I was on the z-pack and the steroids... none of them was a very pleasant experience and with many trips to the ER... never before that I had gone to an ER...

if I'm supposed to be allergic to z-pack and steroids make me feel that bad (bone/muscle ache, weakness, tight chest/throat, etc.)


what is the safest alternative to clear and infection? are all the antibiotics the same? e.g., if I'm allergic to one, am I allergic to all?

I think I have taken ampicillin in the past (not for long periods of time), but just for a day or two... and I think they did not make me feel bad...


Thanks for your help and support.