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Antibiotics allergy when I was 12. I had taken that same antibiotic several times before that Saturday afternoon. My mom gave me a spoon of the antibiotic at around 3pm, then she and my dad went to the mall with my brothers. I stayed at home watching Fraggle Rock. When they got back home at around 5pm, my mom freaked out because my eyes were totally red, at that point I hadn't felt any symptoms, when I tried to get off the bed I couldn't, it was like I had no energy at all, my legs could not hold my body's weight. They took me to the ER and the idiotic doctor who saw me said I had conjunctivitis and must be really tired (at that time I was in the school's basketball and karate teams). He prescribed rest, some cream for the conjunctivitis and another spoon of the antibiotic to confirm if it was in fact an allergy. Thank God both my parents thought he was an idiot and took me to another hospital where I was diagnosed with a severe allergic reaction and was given several shots to stop it. I could not walk for over 2 weeks and I could barely lift my arms for the first 5 days. All the muscles in my body soared like I had being dragged by wild horses. I couldn't stay up on my feet for more than a few seconds for the next 2 months. It was hell on earth for almost 3 months. After that incident I have to be really careful of what drugs I take as my body develops allergies through the years. Almost 10 years ago I had another incident involving another antibiotic, but it was very mild in comparison.
Whenever I'm sick I try to abstain as much as possible of taking any medicines, there was a time a few years ago that even Tylenol gave me awful rashes all over the chest and face.
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