Ah Biaxin, how do I love thee

[cjsmith]

Food yay

I'm getting a few more successful meals under my belt. Last night's huge "taco salad" (everything I'd otherwise put in a taco, but with no shell) was MMMMMYUM. Need to obtain some salsa without sugar. Also need to hardboil more eggs; 2 eggs and some sausage makes a wonderful breakfast that holds me until lunch even if I eat it at 6am.

Sleep yay

Also looked up how much diphenhydramine I can safely have in 24 hours. It's six times higher than the dose in my over-the-counter sleep meds. So I cranked those up a little last night and got ALMOST GOOD SLEEP! That was fabulous.

Taste boo

The taste in my mouth is awful. This is one of the more common side effects, apparently; some people say it's bitter, others metallic, and I think I'm a cross between the two. Fortunately the tastes of foods haven't changed dramatically, as some people report, but I'm sick of feeling like I really need to brush my teeth because my mouth has a thin coating of soapy tinfoil.

Comments

[hopeforyou.livejournal.com]

I don't know if I ever had the taste side effect. I know that even though the pills are lightly coated, taking them is disgusting. I do take mine with almond milk or regular cow milk because otherwise I can't stand them. I also have found that I have to take my antibiotics with food in general, and that sometimes I get acid reflux from them so I have to take Prevacid afterwards (it seems to work better then than if I take it before the meal, and sometimes even better if I wait an hour or two after eating).

[cjsmith.livejournal.com]

I haven't minded taking the pills so far, although like you I do have to take them with food. The double whammy of the Biaxin and Diflucan at once, which happens once a week on Wednesday evenings, is certain to give me tummy unhappiness.