I have been on amoxicillin for three years and the thing nobody warned me about is the diarrhoea.
Cold and heat sensitivity turned out to be part of it and is barely mentioned anywhere.
Having a single page of history makes the appointment half as bad, because they can read faster than I can talk.
Thrush after a course is common enough to be unremarkable and easy to treat.
What worked for you, and how long did it take before it worked?
Same here.
Ten percent cuts. Slower is faster. Diarrhoea was my main issue with amoxicillin too.
My pharmacist has become my actual doctor and I am at peace with it.
Enteric coatings should not be crushed. The pellets are the delivery mechanism.
How do you tell the difference between the drug working and just a good week?
Ten percent cuts, of the current dose not the original. That is the arithmetic that keeps it survivable.
Ask for the longer appointment slot. Ten minutes is not enough for a complex history and pretending otherwise wastes both your time.
Worth asking what specifically was measured. Pain scores move with mood and function does not.
Function over score.
You are not imagining it and you are not being difficult. Document it and take the document in.
Ten percent cuts, of the current dose not the original. That is the arithmetic that keeps it survivable.
Interdose restlessness is distinct from the original symptom and worth naming separately.
Function over score.
Following this because I am in the same place and have no idea what to ask at the appointment. Currently on amoxicillin myself.