DS started Medikinet XL from 5mg exactly 2 weeks ago. He had a bit headache and a diarrhea the first day, but Calpol seemed to have helped to ease away the headache from afternoon onwards. He was mostly fine for the rest of the day and barely any headache the second day. Since then, it seemed to have show some positive sign.
So we had a follow-up meeting with the doctor on Wednesday and agreed to try 10mg this weekend.
So today, he had 2x5mg Medikinet XL this morning. Very soon, headache again and seemed much worse than last time. And it took about 2 hours for Calpol (or naturally) to ease off the headache. But started from around 3:30pm, he started having tummy ache and feeling sick.
He has been having a bucket next to his bed in the past 2 hours and just looks really miserable.
I feel awful, obviously for having to put him through this. He himself is also quite discouraged by the experience and said twice he doesn't want to have the double dose anymore.
I know it's the first day, and the side effects are probably at their highest. But he was so miserable the most part of the day. I feel almost mean if I put him through again tomorrow and the day after?...
His blood pressure seemed t have risen up quite high this morning to 130 and just came down to a normal level ish after 3pm.
Do anyone's DC have similar experience?