What antibiotics make you sweat?

Antimicrobial medications and antibiotics that can cause hyperhidrosis include:

• Cephalosporins (eg, ceftriaxone or cefuroxime)
• Quinolone antibiotics (eg, ciprofloxacin)
• Antivirals (aciclovir or ribavirin).

Why do I sweat after taking medication?

Over-the-counter pain medications Taking Aspirin or nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) like ibuprofen (Motrin) may lead to excessive sweating. Why? These medications work to lower fever by causing blood vessels to dilate so heat is lost through the skin, and this same mechanism may lead to sweating.

Is sweating a symptom of infection?

Sweating can also be a symptom of several medical conditions, especially when the sweating is excessive or inappropriate. Many types of infections and cancers are associated with increased sweating that particularly occurs at night.

How should you feel after antibiotics?

If you’re taking prescription antibiotics, you may feel tired and fatigued. This may be a symptom of the infection being treated by the antibiotics, or it may be a serious, but rare, side effect of the antibiotic. Learn more about how antibiotics may affect your body, and what you can do to counteract these effects.

What infection causes excessive sweating?

Some kinds of infections cause hyperhidrosis. The most common are tuberculosis, HIV, bone infection (osteomyelitis), or an abscess. Certain types of cancer, like lymphoma and malignant tumors can trigger hyperhidrosis. Spinal cord injuries are also known to lead to excessive sweating.

How long does it take to recover from antibiotics?

Typically, it will take the body time to balance the microbiome to healthy, diverse bacteria levels. In fact, research shows that it takes about 6 months to recover from the damage done by antibiotics. And even then, the body might not even be back to its pre-antibiotic state.