Can you be allergic to penicillin and not amoxicillin??
Question: I had taken amoxicillin a couple times during the year, then I about a month after the last time I took amoxicillin, I got penicillin and then had an allergic reaction. I've never had any other allergy whatsoever as far as I know. At that point I hadn't taken penicillin ever that I could remember, so if I'd taken it before it would have been when I was a very young child.
So they say I'm allergic to amoxicillin too, because it's in the same class of antibiotics... I know that's probable, but is it always the case? I definitely had no reaction to the amoxicillin when I took it a month before, but I haven't taken it since taking the penicillin (because they won't give it to me because of that allergy!).
So, is it possible to be allergic to JUST penicillin? Or is it always the case that people allergic to penicillin are allergic to amoxicillin too?
Answers: No, if you are allergic to one beta lactam, you are going to allergic to all beta lactams. Avoid them like the plague.
It is possible
I am unable to take penicillin but I can take amoxicillin!!!
Yes my aunt is allergic to penicillin but no amoxicillion. But if you take anything with penicillin you can break out.
If you are allergic to penicillin, there's a good chance you will be allergic to amoxicillin as well. An allergic reaction to penicillin may be something as benign as rashes or it could be as severe as anaphylactic shock which could kill you. It's just not worth to take a chance that you might not be allergic to amoxicillin based on your earlier uneventful intake. Besides, something might have triggered your allergic reactions when you were not allergic before.
My daughter previously had no allergy to eggs and she was able to take them but she developed an allergy after several months.
Don't risk your life on this. There are so many other antibiotics to choose from.
If the allergic reaction was a rash, swelling, shortness of breath, or something along those lines than yes I say you are allergic to both. Just because you take an antibiotic once does not mean that the next time you take it you won't have a reaction. If you have a mild reaction to a medication the next time you take the medication the reaction will get more servere. Personally, I had a 1 in 10 chance of reacting to 2 drugs in the same family, I ended up in the Emergency Room.
until not long ago, i didnt know i was allergic to anything until they found i was allergic to flucloxacillin (part of the pennicillin family) and then they found i had a very rare allergic reaction to another antibiotic called clyndmyacin.
My twin sisters alloergic to amoxicillin as well so the guessed im alelrgic to all of them.
I guess it just luck of the draw and we're the ones that have drawn the short straw
People are allergic to penicillin, and therefore take amoxicillian as a back up. Mostly, they are just allergic to penicillin and not amoxicillian. That's why they mostly prescribe amoxicillian.
So they say I'm allergic to amoxicillin too, because it's in the same class of antibiotics... I know that's probable, but is it always the case? I definitely had no reaction to the amoxicillin when I took it a month before, but I haven't taken it since taking the penicillin (because they won't give it to me because of that allergy!).
So, is it possible to be allergic to JUST penicillin? Or is it always the case that people allergic to penicillin are allergic to amoxicillin too?
Answers: No, if you are allergic to one beta lactam, you are going to allergic to all beta lactams. Avoid them like the plague.
It is possible
I am unable to take penicillin but I can take amoxicillin!!!
Yes my aunt is allergic to penicillin but no amoxicillion. But if you take anything with penicillin you can break out.
If you are allergic to penicillin, there's a good chance you will be allergic to amoxicillin as well. An allergic reaction to penicillin may be something as benign as rashes or it could be as severe as anaphylactic shock which could kill you. It's just not worth to take a chance that you might not be allergic to amoxicillin based on your earlier uneventful intake. Besides, something might have triggered your allergic reactions when you were not allergic before.
My daughter previously had no allergy to eggs and she was able to take them but she developed an allergy after several months.
Don't risk your life on this. There are so many other antibiotics to choose from.
If the allergic reaction was a rash, swelling, shortness of breath, or something along those lines than yes I say you are allergic to both. Just because you take an antibiotic once does not mean that the next time you take it you won't have a reaction. If you have a mild reaction to a medication the next time you take the medication the reaction will get more servere. Personally, I had a 1 in 10 chance of reacting to 2 drugs in the same family, I ended up in the Emergency Room.
until not long ago, i didnt know i was allergic to anything until they found i was allergic to flucloxacillin (part of the pennicillin family) and then they found i had a very rare allergic reaction to another antibiotic called clyndmyacin.
My twin sisters alloergic to amoxicillin as well so the guessed im alelrgic to all of them.
I guess it just luck of the draw and we're the ones that have drawn the short straw
People are allergic to penicillin, and therefore take amoxicillian as a back up. Mostly, they are just allergic to penicillin and not amoxicillian. That's why they mostly prescribe amoxicillian.
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