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Can I take a sleeping pill with antibiotics?

OP- ring your GP, NHS direct or pop to your local pharmacy.

I struggle to see why people will take the risk of advising you on this as unqualified teenagers over the internet!

Reply 21

Renal

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Spotty Dog

I've had this sort of advice from NHS Direct several times. o.o; "Can I take x with y while I've got ____" and I always get an answer. o.o;

I thought they weren't allowed to say anything that might get them sued.

Reply 22

Renal

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crazyhelicopter

I struggle to see why people will take the risk of advising you on this as unqualified teenagers over the internet!

Teenagers? :rolleyes:

(Not to mention that a number of H&R contributors are qualified to practice medicine)

Renal

I thought they weren't allowed to say anything that might get them sued.

Hmm.. I've never had any problems!! :p:

Reply 25

Lithium

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crazyhelicopter

OP- ring your GP, NHS direct or pop to your local pharmacy.

I struggle to see why people will take the risk of advising you on this as unqualified teenagers over the internet!

OP: bottom line, Amoxicillin has very little known drug interactions. I'd be comfortable saying that it's safe to take a sleeping aid alongside with it. But I'd still leave the final word up to your GP.

Reply 26

crazygirl4521

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I don't get why people ask these type of questions on TSR, they should just seek advice from a medical doctor straight away. They may be qualified doctors on the forum but there's no way of proving it, someone could give you potentially harmful advice.

Reply 27

Renal

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Agreed, they should close down H&R.

(But yes, it is possible to prove who's a doctor and who's not, in a roundabout way, using something that proves it like DNUK)

Reply 28

Puge Henis

Renal

Teenagers? :rolleyes:

(Not to mention that a number of H&R contributors are qualified to practice medicine)

whoes that??

Reply 29

Danny the Geezer

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You could always buy some Nightol/Night Nurse from the pharmacy.

Reply 30

Gaylei

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Renal

Teenagers? :rolleyes:

(Not to mention that a number of H&R contributors are qualified to practice medicine)

Im Guessing Renal is one of said persons :yep:

Reply 31

Renal

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Puge Henis

whoes that??

The three or four doctors who use the forum.

Reply 32

Renal

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Gaylei

Im Guessing Renal is one of said persons :yep:

Nope, Renal qualifies in 10 months, but is insured to practice up to the level he's at.

Reply 33

Gaylei

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Renal

The three or four doctors who use the forum.

are you a doctor? what kind? are you fit?

only one doctor I know is fit and hes married all the rest are old!

lol am I babbling?

I just open my mouth and words come falling out!! :rolleyes:

Reply 34

crazyhelicopter

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Gaylei

are you a doctor? No he qualifies in 10 months

what kind? wants to do anaesthetics

are you fit? Yes very :yep:

, won Mr UK 10 years running

Why you interested? :biggrin:

Reply 35

Antonia87

OP

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Renal

Either way, a severe chest infection would not be on amoxycillin.

By severe I mean raspy, wheezy breathing, painful chest and throat from the amount of coughing I have done and the layers of mucus covering my lungs. And the fact this has prevented me from sleeping for nearly 3 days now.

Reply 36

Scipio_Africanus

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Antonia87

I am suffering from a severe chest infection which has resulted in several sleepless, coughing, spluttering nights. I went to my doctor today who prescribed me antibiotics but I stupidly forgot to ask her if I could take a sleeping pill (or maybe even just some night nurse) before I went to bed. Is it a bit too risky?

does heath ledger ring a bell?? :confused:

Reply 37

Renal

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Antonia87

By severe I mean raspy, wheezy breathing, painful chest and throat from the amount of coughing I have done and the layers of mucus covering my lungs. And the fact this has prevented me from sleeping for nearly 3 days now.

Sounds like a chest infection to me, let me know when you desaturate.

Reply 38

Antonia87

OP

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Scipio_Africanus

does heath ledger ring a bell?? :confused:

Thats a bit daft. Heath Ledger had scores of prescribed and non-prescribed drugs ALL of which he overdosed on. He was going through bottles of the stuff, quite literally. I doubt ONE sleeping pill will kill me.