Strepsils- side effects?

joanne66
joanne66 Member Posts: 25
edited 8. Jan 2012, 07:26 in Living with Arthritis archive
my first time on here, plz be gentle with me. :) i have RA, i was diagnosed 2010, still getting my tablets right. i'v had a cold for a few weeks, really affected my RA, :( but getting there slowly....what i'm writing to ask is has anyone had a bad experence with Strepsils orange and vitimin C.....? i had a lozenge this morning and about 30 mins to an hour later i had chills, feeling cold to the core and physically shaking. i put it down to the cold but this evening i had another lozenge and the same thing happened again.....could the ingredients affect my tablets? methotrexate and hydroxychloroquine? any idea's?
jo

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  • CJHunter
    CJHunter Member Posts: 1,038
    edited 30. Nov -1, 00:00
    Hi Joanne, I am always gentle, honest :wink:

    Sounds like a reaction for sure. Some meds do react with other things. Im on cyclosporin and have to avoid grapefruit.
    Dont know of this happenin on mtx (been on that too) but never say never.
    I would avoid them and speak with pharmacy or maybe call nhs direct as its weekend. Would let rheummy nurse know on mon though.

    See gentle :smile:
    Welcome and good eve/morning :smile:
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  • hileena111
    hileena111 Member Posts: 7,099
    edited 30. Nov -1, 00:00
    Hi
    Welcome to the forum,
    I've never heard of that before but it certainly sounds like a reaction.
    Ring your pharmicist on Mon and see if it reacts with any of the others you are on.
    I wouldnt have thought of that....but then some people dont think about cold and flu remedies while they are taking paracetamol and that doubles the dose of paracetamol.
    Medicines and reactions are weird and we are weird :lol::lol::lol:

    Love
    Hileena
  • frogmorton
    frogmorton Member Posts: 30,027
    edited 30. Nov -1, 00:00
    Oh Dear

    in your postition l would try some other lozenge like maybe s**thers.

    having said that the chills l often get with a temperature with the arthritis itself when l am flaring...... :???:

    I think though that Hileena's advice is good perhaps for toorrow when the pharmacies will all be open..take some advice and in the meantime don't risk it :shock:

    Love

    Toni xxx
  • jillyb1
    jillyb1 Member Posts: 1,725
    edited 30. Nov -1, 00:00
    Methotrexate is well known for clashing with other medications , so I agree with the advice you've given by others ; avoid it until you can check . Jillyb
  • joanne66
    joanne66 Member Posts: 25
    edited 30. Nov -1, 00:00
    thanks guys, its just nice to have someone who understands RA to talk to. jo
  • Colin1
    Colin1 Member Posts: 1,769
    edited 30. Nov -1, 00:00
    Hello Jo welcome to the forum
    Strepsils contain Dextromethorphan that doesent mix to well with many other medications esspecialy relaxents or sleeping medication.Dextromethorphan is designed to stop the signals from your brain telling you to cough. scary stuff for an over the counter med.
    Thake care
    Colin
    WHEN GOD GIVES YOU LEMONS MAKE LEMONADE
  • julie47
    julie47 Member Posts: 6,041
    edited 30. Nov -1, 00:00
    Hi Jo

    welcome to the forum

    I have been chomping on strepsils in the last couple of weeks and I am on methotrexate. I Didn't have a reaction though. (neither did they help :lol: )

    I hope you find another lozenge that can help with your throat that doesn't cause this to happen again

    Take care
    Juliepf x
  • valval
    valval Member Posts: 14,911
    edited 30. Nov -1, 00:00
    hi from me as well can not help as on other meds but have got the bug and it horrid wish it would push off val
    val

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