Hello, I have been fighting a dry cough that turned into mucus producing cough for 3 weeks now. During the last week the infection traveled to my sinuses and now they have been stuffed for a week. It is impossible for me to sleep because of the constant cough and not being able to breathe from my nose. The doctor gave me Augmentin 875. I don't seem to have any side effect until after 4 hours i take it. Then I start sweating and my heart beats very fast. I don't know if this is because I am exhausted from lack of sleep of from the antibiotic. My appetite is completely gone and I have constant mild nausea. Any suggestion if I should switch antibiotics or just thought it out? I could take doxycycline but I am not sure how long to wait before I can switch.
Thank you for listening and for your help.
Augmentin 875 side effects?
Question posted by Wawanita on 13 Sep 2015
Last updated on 25 January 2019 by sullivanj
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Those are definitely side effects of Augmentin. I’d ask your Dr. for a different prescription.
Do not switch on your own, talk to your dr. Your appetite could be gone because you're sick. Doxycycline is harder on your stomach than augmentin. The symptoms you're having aren't usual side effects of augmentin.
Thank you for your reply. I feel better today. Probably I was just very tired from not sleeping. Again, thank you for your time and reply.
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