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I just got AMOXICILLIN! WOOOOT! :)

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Craig234 said:
Dan Rather did a show on antibiotics, Penicillin can't be used on 50% of the bacteria it could be 20 years ago because of increasing resistance, from over-prescription.

I've been saying this is a problem for 20 years - we're seeing more infections with no antibiotics that help.

There's a new staph infection that kills 20,000 Americans a year.
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Strep. pneumoniae is still usually sensitive though.
 
Enjoy your diarrhea... And when you run out of solid contents, it'll just be water -- my experience last time taking amoxicillin.

I *think* I had a nose infection and didn't want to go to a hospital, so I googled it, and it said that was the most common treatment. Someone just got an amoxicillin prescription for a yanked tooth he didn't use, so I used some of it. The pain did go away after a few days...
 
Gibsons said:
"Bronchitis" just means inflammation of bronchial tissue. It can be caused by virus, bacteria, fungi, etc.
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ahhh okey doke. Makes sense cause when I had it this past December, the doc wouldn't prescribe antibiotics. That was hell, took over 7-8 weeks before I got over it (plus 3 bouts with strep on top of that). Fuck this past winter
 
Imp said:
Someone just got an amoxicillin prescription for a yanked tooth he didn't use, so I used some of it. The pain did go away after a few days...
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Please, please don't do that. If you're going to use some of it, use all of it.

Mayo Clinic said:
Not taking antibiotics exactly as prescribed also leads to problems. For example, if you take an antibiotic for only a few days — instead of the full course — the antibiotic may wipe out some, but not all, of the bacteria. The surviving bacteria become more resistant and can be spread to other people. When bacteria become resistant to first line treatments, the risk of complications and death is increased.
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More: http://www.mayoclinic.com/health/antibiotics/FL00075
 
Maybe some people don't know this - the biggest problem with antibiotic-resistant bacteria being created is by people not taking complete series of antibiotics.

If you are supposed to take 10 days and don't, THAT'S what causes them especially.

It's NORMAL to feel better long before the ten days are taken - it's critical that you don't stop taking the antibiotics when you 'feel better' from them. Doctors should tell you.
 
dabuddha said:
ahhh okey doke. Makes sense cause when I had it this past December, the doc wouldn't prescribe antibiotics. That was hell, took over 7-8 weeks before I got over it (plus 3 bouts with strep on top of that). Fuck this past winter
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Last year it took me a solid 3 months to be rid of it. That was by far the worst experience of my life. At least nine or ten times a day I'd break into a cough so bad I'd be unable to breathe, they had to give me some special inhaler. I'd wake up in the middle of the night unable to breathe until I vomited enough mucus to slightly clear up my throat, and that would repeat itself several times throughout the night. Multiple trips to the hospital, I basically missed an entire month of work. Eventually one day I threw up a ridiculous amount of orange mucus in one go and after that I immediately felt better, and was completely healed two days after.
 
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