Prom night.

Before or after I had my own meltdown because people kept getting in my personal bubble, especially the unwelcome Attack Hugs From Behind? Because I may be blocking that out.

Pretty vaguely (not even Dr Googling) sure that Clindamycin is different

Yeah, Bactrim is...a sulfa, IIRC, and clindamycin is a...not a sulfa. Beta-lactam? Maybe? I'm going to commit to this guess, hit "Post", and go check myself.

t edit Nope. Clindamycin is a lincosamide antibiotic. Still, it's not a sulfa, so not in the same class as Bactrim, so there shouldn't be any cross-reactivity.

Before or after I had my own meltdown because people kept getting in my personal bubble, especially the unwelcome Attack Hugs From Behind? Because I may be blocking that out.

I got the Ativan before Prom. I was with a bunch of other women - smonster, amyth, Kristin ... I think askye, maybe? and couldn't stop crying and couldn't breathe. I was on Lamictal at the time and Kristin called your room to ask about the possible interactions.

But I tell ya what - Ativan washed down with a couple of glasses of champagne helped it all go away! At least for the night, which is what I wanted!

God. Thinking about that period in my life, I was such a hot mess. Just diagnosed with BP, still getting my meds worked out, Joe and I were not at our best ... I probably should have been in a hospital at that point.

and clindamycin is a...not a sulfa.

That was about as far as my brain went, yes. "There's a thing. And then this is another different sort of thing."

But I tell ya what

Kinda awesome we collectively know how to take care of people and how to mix whatever with stuff or circumstance. And that you got to enjoy the weekend.

Yep. The Clindamycin worked fine for the infection last year.

Dr. Internet says that it works on this kind of infection too.

Here's hoping!

Yeah, but a rash all over can become more severe and lead to your skin, basically, coming off. Like a severe burn. Better to avoid it.

Is allergy to antibiotics like bee sting allergy in that the first instance of a reaction may be relatively mild but repeat exposures can be killer?

Also, having had reactions to zithromycin and one or more antibiotic eye drops which caused a doctor to casually mention that it might be a sulfa allergy, would I get any benefit from insisting on further investigation?

meara, I'm sorry that there is suckitude at work.

Yeah, but a rash all over can become more severe and lead to your skin, basically, coming off. Like a severe burn. Better to avoid it.

Is allergy to antibiotics like bee sting allergy in that the first instance of a reaction may be relatively mild but repeat exposures can be killer?

lightbulb goes on with an audible DING

Oh, so that's what my body was doing when I was on the long-term insane antibiotics combo for the Lyme's. Let's just say I am hoping I never, EVER have to take any ABX again, because I am a little afraid of how my body would react.

Thanks, WindSparrow. I would like to visit all Buffistas in their natural habitats, but there are only so many places I can see in one month. Hence the F2F question, to make sure I'll get to meet as many Buffistas as possible.

meara, I'm sorry about all of the workshit.

Also, having had reactions to zithromycin and one or more antibiotic eye drops which caused a doctor to casually mention that it might be a sulfa allergy, would I get any benefit from insisting on further investigation?

Well, considering that azithromycin is *not* a sulfa (were the eye drops?), I'd give that doctor the side-eye. But also keep an eye on any antibiotic in the -mycin family -- EXCEPT clindamycin, which is actually NOT in the same family of drugs. I know it's weird as hell, and it was named poorly.

Azithromycin, clarithromycin, erythromycin -- all in the same family. Clindamycin -- different family.

The one AB eye drops they list in my official list of allergies is trimethoprim-polymyxin B. Following the reaction to that, I had another reaction to the Gentamicin eye drops the doc at the clinic was not completely certain was allergy because it might have been some weird interaction between that and Naphcon A I was using concurrently to treat the original allergic reaction. The pharmacist at Walgreens gave the doc the side eye over that idea on the grounds that I was leaving sufficient time in between doses of the two eye drops that the two drugs shouldn't really mess with each other.

So a sulfa allergy IS a "thing". Is it only in antibiotics?