Hi
I have RA for just over a year and i have been getting different types
of infections for the last few months. Anyway i currently have a
pretty bad chest infection and i am taking cephalexin to get it
shifted. This is the first time i have taken antibiotics for my
infections and two days ago i got fkares in various parts of my body,
wrist, ankle, shoulder, jaw and so forth. It is agony!
Has anyone out there experienced this time of reaction to antibiotics? Or is this a reaction or just the disease?
Any help would be greatly appreciated.
Thank you
You are most likely flaring because you are sick. I dont think the Keflex would cause you to flare.
My Rheumy explained that any stress on the immune system can set us up for trouble. That means sickness, mental stress, physical stress, etc. I agree with Crunchy, it is probably the infection causing the trouble, not the antibiotic.