I've been somewhat lucky most of my life.  I've always taken antibiotics without many side effects except for when I was young and my face swelled up, or when I got a couple of hives on two other antibiotics.  Unfortunately, these prior experiences with three different classes of antibiotics I probably can't take plus the adverse reaction to Cipro, means there are very few options left when treating me for an infection.

On Friday they prescribed me Macrobid, and within an hour of taking it I was projectile vomiting.  I've been eating Saltines since to try and backstop the reaction and lying down as I can, but considering I've got a seven day course taken twice a day this is going to be interesting.  Of course the irony is that if I can't control the vomiting side effect I end up bringing up the pill, so it's taken some serious gag reflex.  If I have to suffer through this, I only want to do so once.

Over many years and medications, I know how much side effects can suck, but this is a totally new one to me.  I've already lost so much weight over the past 9 months that I don't fit into the shorts I was straining at in October of 2013, and this is not the way to do it.  Someday I'll catch a break.  I have to believe that.