Is there anything in Amoxicillin that can affect behaviour?

[dissle]

Son is on it and is...UNMANAGEABLE.

Is he on the liquid stuff? I'd suspect the sweeteners or colourings or flavourings, more than the drug per se ...

yes, agre, all the additives and chemicals

hmm, could be.

not managing him at all, not coping

The yellow colouring and sweeteners dissle
Go back to the drs, get an alternative prescription and insist they mark bog-standard amoxycillin as contraindicated for your ds from now on

is this a recognised side effect?

By parents, yes. By doctors - it varies, tbh. Some are still sceptical, but your poor boy's reaction sounds pretty extreme

DH on it at the moment and is very very ill......not

So, if this is the reaction possibly sweetners and colourings in foods cause him to be "difficult" as well?

What foods should i look out for?

I'm no expert dissle, I just know someone whose child reacts badly to that amoxycillin syrup
You could try posting for advice in our Allergies section...

Off the top of my head I believe tartrazine, ponceau red are both notorious but I'm really sorry, I don't know their E numbers

Colourings are in sweets, squashes, ice lollies...

Amoxicillin suspensions contain sweeteners, colourings and flavourings, all artificial. Most foods, even sweets, these days steer clear of these sorts of additives for health reasons. Medicines are a different ball game, though. Worth checking food labels though if your ds has experienced similar reactions after eating.

Well, this is extreme at the mo.

He is what i would describe as challenging allot of the time any way.

Not this bad tho
totally unmanageable

Tartrazine = E102 & Ponceau red = E124 I think. Correct me if I'm wrong!?

antibiotics make both my 2 hyper, they don't have problems with food colourings or additives or sweeteners, just anti biotics.