April 17th
2004
7:33 PM
I am taking Cephalexin 500mg/4x per day. Today is my 2nd day (5 more days to go) and I have tiny red dots all over my legs...it itches......and my arms and back and scalp itch too!
Also, last night, after taking my 3rd dose of the day, my stomach started hurting, I started feeling quesy and my hands started shaking. Have you ever taken a vitamin on an empty stomach (especially a prenatal vitamin) and felt nauseated and maybe even threw up because of it? Well, that's exactly what it felt like. I did end up vomiting and my (pls excuse the grossness) vomit was green. I still had no idea what was causing all this. It wasn't until I came on here today and read all the posts that I realized that all my symptoms were due to the Cephalexin, which are green capsules!!!
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April 15th
2004
8:38 PM
After cutting my finger on metal, the Dr. in the ER prescribed Cephalexin 500MG. What a nightmare it has been since taking the first pill. I have had chronic loose stool, constant gas, chills, and dry mouth. Along with all of that, all I want to do is sleep and I have felt as though that I could pass out several times.
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January 20th
2004
8:02 PM
ive only had 4 cephalexin 500mg, but this morning i woke with a rash all over small red spots everywhere. im taking the capsules for tonsilitis.
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September 11th
2008
7:17 PM
I was prescribed a generic for keflex (cephalexin), 500mg three times a day for 10 days for cellulitis(skin infection through an insect bite). My gastrointestinal tract went totally haywire as soon as I started taking the medication, bad stomach upset. The infection subsided in a couple of days but started having stomach cramps and the diarrhea continues for almost a month till I started taking probiotics to replenish all the flora in the gi tract.
-- By pn2008 | Reply | Private Message meIt has been almost a month after I stopped taking this medication and now experience phantosmia( phantom smell ), in my case smelling smoke/exhaust fumes at random times throughout the day. I mentioned this symptom to the doc and according to here, it is one of the side effects asked me to hang in there for 5 more months before I can consult an ENT specialist.