Can anyone tell me what antibiotics are ok?

I have to have a cyst removed and she says I may have to have antibiotics. Won't know til we get there. I know that there are certain antibiotics and ITPer can't take. Can anyone advise me on this?

Roberta:

It's much easier to provide a list of drugs that may not be okay. There are hundreds, if not thousands of different antibiotics. The problem is that one person might have a problem with a certain antibiotic and another person may not have a problem.

I have had counts drop twice from Amoxicillin while others here have done fine or had counts go up. It could have been a coincidence; I will never know for sure.

You never know how anyone will react to a medication. I think I've said this before, but almost every medication lists thrombocytopenia as a side effect, even the drugs used to treat ITP. The side effects that I get from meds these days keep getting worse as time goes on. To tell you the truth, I don't even fear ITP; I fear Steven-Johnson Syndrome, TTP, Guillain Barre, etc. which are potentially fatal or debilitating.

There is no list of antibiotics that are "okay", but there is a comprehensive list of drugs that are known to possibly cause thrombocytopenia. Just because it can does not mean that it will, and if it's not on the list, that does not mean that it won't affect you. Good luck!

www.ouhsc.edu/platelets/InternetPostingLitGroup2_18_11.htm

look here
pdsa.org/about-itp/warnings.html

I just had major surgery on a thumb joint and never questioned the antibiotic given during surgery, other than am I allergic to it. and my count is a lot lower than yours is.

you have to do what you have to do - period.

Thank you both. :laugh:

Most medications including antibiotics list thrombocytopenia as a possible side effect. Like Sandi said what lowers one person doesn't effect another.