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coltsfan715 · Oct 5, 2007

Redman's syndrome caused by antibiotics

Hey there,

Yes that is a definite unpleasant effect from Vanco. I got it once and they too stopped my IVs temporarily until they could figure out what was going on.

There are actually 2 things they can try. One everyone has mentioned is taking benadryl before the dose. That helped me alot.

BUT if you don't want to sleep the day away with benadryl you can ask them if they can slow the infusion time. If it is being infused for an hour at a time ask them to make it infuse over 2 hours.

I found that when I had vanco infused over 1 hour I needed benadryl everytime, but when they slowed my infusion to 2 hours I did NOT need benadryl and had no side effects.

Sometimes the concentration just gets to be too high in our system if it is infused too fast I guess.

Hope you get some relief soon.

Take Care,
Lindsey

coltsfan715 · Oct 5, 2007

Redman's syndrome caused by antibiotics

Hey there,

Yes that is a definite unpleasant effect from Vanco. I got it once and they too stopped my IVs temporarily until they could figure out what was going on.

There are actually 2 things they can try. One everyone has mentioned is taking benadryl before the dose. That helped me alot.

BUT if you don't want to sleep the day away with benadryl you can ask them if they can slow the infusion time. If it is being infused for an hour at a time ask them to make it infuse over 2 hours.

I found that when I had vanco infused over 1 hour I needed benadryl everytime, but when they slowed my infusion to 2 hours I did NOT need benadryl and had no side effects.

Sometimes the concentration just gets to be too high in our system if it is infused too fast I guess.

Hope you get some relief soon.

Take Care,
Lindsey

coltsfan715 · Oct 5, 2007

Redman's syndrome caused by antibiotics

Hey there,

Yes that is a definite unpleasant effect from Vanco. I got it once and they too stopped my IVs temporarily until they could figure out what was going on.

There are actually 2 things they can try. One everyone has mentioned is taking benadryl before the dose. That helped me alot.

BUT if you don't want to sleep the day away with benadryl you can ask them if they can slow the infusion time. If it is being infused for an hour at a time ask them to make it infuse over 2 hours.

I found that when I had vanco infused over 1 hour I needed benadryl everytime, but when they slowed my infusion to 2 hours I did NOT need benadryl and had no side effects.

Sometimes the concentration just gets to be too high in our system if it is infused too fast I guess.

Hope you get some relief soon.

Take Care,
Lindsey

coltsfan715 · Oct 5, 2007

Redman's syndrome caused by antibiotics

Hey there,

Yes that is a definite unpleasant effect from Vanco. I got it once and they too stopped my IVs temporarily until they could figure out what was going on.

There are actually 2 things they can try. One everyone has mentioned is taking benadryl before the dose. That helped me alot.

BUT if you don't want to sleep the day away with benadryl you can ask them if they can slow the infusion time. If it is being infused for an hour at a time ask them to make it infuse over 2 hours.

I found that when I had vanco infused over 1 hour I needed benadryl everytime, but when they slowed my infusion to 2 hours I did NOT need benadryl and had no side effects.

Sometimes the concentration just gets to be too high in our system if it is infused too fast I guess.

Hope you get some relief soon.

Take Care,
Lindsey

coltsfan715 · Oct 5, 2007

Redman's syndrome caused by antibiotics

Hey there,

Yes that is a definite unpleasant effect from Vanco. I got it once and they too stopped my IVs temporarily until they could figure out what was going on.

There are actually 2 things they can try. One everyone has mentioned is taking benadryl before the dose. That helped me alot.

BUT if you don't want to sleep the day away with benadryl you can ask them if they can slow the infusion time. If it is being infused for an hour at a time ask them to make it infuse over 2 hours.

I found that when I had vanco infused over 1 hour I needed benadryl everytime, but when they slowed my infusion to 2 hours I did NOT need benadryl and had no side effects.

Sometimes the concentration just gets to be too high in our system if it is infused too fast I guess.

Hope you get some relief soon.

Take Care,
Lindsey

MCGrad2006 · Oct 5, 2007

Redman's syndrome caused by antibiotics

<div class="FTQUOTE"><begin quote>BUT if you don't want to sleep the day away with benadryl you can ask them if they can slow the infusion time. If it is being infused for an hour at a time ask them to make it infuse over 2 hours. </end quote></div>

Thats exactly what they did to me tthe first time I was on Vanco. I think the thing is if you start it off really fast like that, thats when the reaction builds up. I was able after a few days to get used to it and didnt have a reaction anymore.

Congrats and Good luck, hope you feel better soon!

MCGrad2006 · Oct 5, 2007

Redman's syndrome caused by antibiotics

<div class="FTQUOTE"><begin quote>BUT if you don't want to sleep the day away with benadryl you can ask them if they can slow the infusion time. If it is being infused for an hour at a time ask them to make it infuse over 2 hours. </end quote></div>

Thats exactly what they did to me tthe first time I was on Vanco. I think the thing is if you start it off really fast like that, thats when the reaction builds up. I was able after a few days to get used to it and didnt have a reaction anymore.

Congrats and Good luck, hope you feel better soon!

MCGrad2006 · Oct 5, 2007

Redman's syndrome caused by antibiotics

<div class="FTQUOTE"><begin quote>BUT if you don't want to sleep the day away with benadryl you can ask them if they can slow the infusion time. If it is being infused for an hour at a time ask them to make it infuse over 2 hours. </end quote></div>

Thats exactly what they did to me tthe first time I was on Vanco. I think the thing is if you start it off really fast like that, thats when the reaction builds up. I was able after a few days to get used to it and didnt have a reaction anymore.

Congrats and Good luck, hope you feel better soon!

MCGrad2006 · Oct 5, 2007

Redman's syndrome caused by antibiotics

<div class="FTQUOTE"><begin quote>BUT if you don't want to sleep the day away with benadryl you can ask them if they can slow the infusion time. If it is being infused for an hour at a time ask them to make it infuse over 2 hours. </end quote>

Thats exactly what they did to me tthe first time I was on Vanco. I think the thing is if you start it off really fast like that, thats when the reaction builds up. I was able after a few days to get used to it and didnt have a reaction anymore.

Congrats and Good luck, hope you feel better soon!

MCGrad2006 · Oct 5, 2007

Redman's syndrome caused by antibiotics

<div class="FTQUOTE"><begin quote>BUT if you don't want to sleep the day away with benadryl you can ask them if they can slow the infusion time. If it is being infused for an hour at a time ask them to make it infuse over 2 hours. </end quote>

Thats exactly what they did to me tthe first time I was on Vanco. I think the thing is if you start it off really fast like that, thats when the reaction builds up. I was able after a few days to get used to it and didnt have a reaction anymore.

Congrats and Good luck, hope you feel better soon!

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