Explain the symptom and when it started, then ask whether the medicine could be involved.

The idea

Use desde que to connect the start of medication with a symptom, and podría ser to ask about a possibility.

Examples

  • Desde que tomo este medicamento, tengo náuseas.Since I started taking this medicine, I have felt nauseous.
  • A mi padre le salió una erupción después de la primera dosis.My father developed a rash after the first dose.
  • Me mareo unas horas después de tomar la pastilla.I get dizzy a few hours after taking the pill.
  • Mi hija está más cansada desde que empezó el tratamiento.My daughter has been more tired since she started treatment.
  • ¿Podría ser un efecto secundario del medicamento?Could it be a side effect of the medicine?
  • Doctora, ¿qué debo hacer si el dolor continúa?Doctor, what should I do if the pain continues?

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Watch out

A symptom after a dose is not necessarily caused by it: podría ser expresses uncertainty.

Try it yourself

  1. Complete the sentence: Since taking the syrup, I have nausea.

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    náuseas

    Náuseas names the symptom of nausea.

  2. Complete the question about a possible side effect.

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    secundario

    Secundario completes the phrase for a side effect.

  3. Complete the question asking what I should do if dizziness continues.

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    debo

    Debo asks what I should do.

Use it today

Describe an imagined symptom and ask a clinician what to do.