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Im taking penicillin for strep, since taking them i have really sore breasts, can penicillin make my breasts sore?
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Doubtful: Anything can happen. But sore breast due to penicillin would be a new side-effect. Would suspect another cause. Are you pregnant? Have you started new birth control medication? If this persists, see a doctor.
Answered 12/12/2018
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Not necessarily: Not necessarily, provided the soreness is not associated with a rash or some other skin eruption on your breast which might be a reaction to penicillin. Penicillin medications, like many other drugs, can cause allergic reactions. If the soreness was related to the penicillin i would assume the soreness would go away once you completed your treatment with penicillin.
Answered 3/22/2015
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