Monday, November 22, 2010
Antibiotics
Working in a college health clinic, we see lots of people coming in with respiratory illness. Most of these illnesses are caused by viruses, making antibiotics useless in these cases. Many times these patients want to be prescribed antibiotics. It is important for people to realize that an antibiotic is not always the best thing to take, because if they are prescribed too often or when not necessary, a body can develop a drug resistance. Also, when you are prescribed an antibiotic, make sure you finish the entire prescription because even though a person is feeling better, it doesn't necessarily mean that the pathogen is gone. This is reiterated in the recent article I read from the CDC.
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I am just getting a "bug" that I did not enjoy. I went in last week Tuesday, received some antibotics and by Friday I was almost back to normal. I do not remember being that sick in a long time and just like your articles reads, I think the medicine was making me sick as well. I noticed after taking my medicine, I couldn't fall asleep and my stomach hurt really bad. I went back to the clinic and had the doctor prescribe another prescription because I could barely stand up. I am not sure if I was immune to the first antibotic or what, but I surely did not agree with me.
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