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Is it normal to get bad headaches cause of taking antibiotics? clindamycin to be exact, have a gum infection , am i going to have headaches a lot now?

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Dr. Kelty Baker answered

Notify MD: Clindamycin isn't usually known to cause headaches. Notify your treating physician so he can make sure nothing serious is going on and consider prescribing a different antibiotic.

Dr Seibert and another doctor agreed

Answered 12/20/2015

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A member asked:

Is it normal to get bad headaches cause of taking antibiotics? clindamycin to be exact, have a gum infection , am i going to have headaches a lot now?

A doctor has provided 1 answer

Dr. Kelty Baker answered

Dr Seibert and another doctor agreed

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