Question 1

if a person use propranolol 10mg for a long time, can the drug lose its effect on him (like antibiotics, something like body resistance)?

Accepted Answer

Unlikely: It's rare for someone to develop resistance to such a medication. However, there are normal physiologic changes that take place which make it possible for a medication to not work quite as well. Sometimes the dose has to be increased.

Question 2

i've been prescribed so many antibiotics this years...3 times and just got prescribed again. is this bad for me? obviously, can't be good. just worried about antibiotic resistance and good bacteria in my body.

Accepted Answer

Reasonable concerns: The partial picture presented, as it is not clear what exactly was the antibiotic treatment prescribed for, makes the answer partial as well. The best person to address your worries would be your prescriber, he or she may be able to explain best in the appropriate context use of antibiotics.

Question 3

i have a sebaceous cyst in a place of my body i cannot see. it has caused discomfort many times over a 10 year period. its recurrence is increasing. i have been advised to take antibiotics, fluxocillian. is this safe to take while taking other meds?

Accepted Answer

: Without know what you "other meds" are, it is difficult to advise you. Your prescribing physician does know and could be better prepared to assist you. There are many websites that you can search for that will cross reference all your medications.

Question 4

i was diagnosed with mrsa about a week ago, put on antibiotics and the site drained a few days later. i've developed a painful swollen lymph node in the groin area. it's oddly shaped. should i go back in or give my body time? i'm still on antibiotics.

Accepted Answer

Go back in: You need to have this node evaluated as it is unusual to develop new nodes while you are on antibiotics. This may be an abscess that needs drainage.  Make sure that you are also doing other things to prevent the spread of MRSA including using Hibiclens as a body wash, sanitizing everything in the bathroom with bleach/water combination and using Bactroban (mupirocin) ointment in the nose for two weeks.

Question 5

i get boils on my body quite often. 2-3 times an year i visit my doc .he diagnosis it as an abscess and prescribes antibiotics. i don't want to take unnecessary antibiotics. when should i visit a doctor for it and when is antibiotic use necessary?

Accepted Answer

Basics: Boils are a common lay term for an abscess before it  forms completely. Once it completes, the simple treatment is surgical drainage. If your abscess is not mature enough that drainage would work antibiotics are a reasonable alternative. You never become resistant to antibiotics but some germs do. Bathing once a week in a tub with a cup of bleach in the water has helped some avoid recurrent boils.

Question 6

i was prescribed 1g of azithromycin to treat chlamydia. about 2 hours after taking it, i threw up once. i didnt throw up the pills. would i have to get prescribed another dose or did the antibiotic have enough time to absorb into the bloodstream?

Accepted Answer

Medication: There is a good chance that  you absorbed enough Azithromycin since you held it down for well over an hour.

Question 7

constipation nausea and vomiting can't keep food down . i lost 60pds .antibiotics didnt work. i had a tooth abscessed for a long time . can't digest meat or solid food . spitting up foam sub. back pain on right side muscleaches body gets stiff?

Accepted Answer

Get to a doctor or??: First off..you say you HAD an tooth abscess.   Is it (the tooth)gone?  Oral infections can be very dangerous.  The weight loss and back pain etc. could all be from the infection since your vomiting (that hurts after enuf times).  You might just need to see a doctor and get IV antibiotics, not just oral ones.  Best not to sit around any longer and get on this.

Question 8

does the body make a resistence to topical anti-biotic gel/cream by time ... or it just happens for only oral anti-biotics ?

Accepted Answer

Antibiotic resistanc: Your body does not become resistant to either drug.  You may develop an allergy.  Bacteria may develop resistance, which you could call immunity, to an antibiotic.   Whether bacteria become resistant has nothing to do with you. so a particular antibiotic may not work for a particular disease not because your body has become resistant 
, but because the organism has become resistant.

Question 9

can i take rodogyl antibiotic 2 capsules 3 times a day and how many hours should there be between them?

Accepted Answer

500mg tid: You would take Metronidazole 500mg (however many tablets that is) three times a day. 24 hours in a day, which means 8 hours between pills.

Question 10

what do antibiotics do for our body?

Accepted Answer

Fight bacteria: Antibiotics fight bacteria in our body by either directly killing them or stopping them from reproducing, allowing our immune systems a better chance to fight the infection. To kill as many bacteria as possible and avoid allowing drug-resistant bacteria to thrive, it’s important for a person to finish an entire antibiotic course -- even if he or she is feeling better.

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A member asked:

If a person use propranolol 10mg for a long time, can the drug lose its effect on him (like antibiotics, something like body resistance)?

A member asked:

I've been prescribed so many antibiotics this years...3 times and just got prescribed again. is this bad for me? obviously, can't be good. just worried about antibiotic resistance and good bacteria in my body.

A member asked:

I have a sebaceous cyst in a place of my body i cannot see. it has caused discomfort many times over a 10 year period. its recurrence is increasing. i have been advised to take antibiotics, fluxocillian. is this safe to take while taking other meds?

A member asked:

I was diagnosed with mrsa about a week ago, put on antibiotics and the site drained a few days later. i've developed a painful swollen lymph node in the groin area. it's oddly shaped. should i go back in or give my body time? i'm still on antibiotics.

A member asked:

I get boils on my body quite often. 2-3 times an year i visit my doc .he diagnosis it as an abscess and prescribes antibiotics. i don't want to take unnecessary antibiotics. when should i visit a doctor for it and when is antibiotic use necessary?

A member asked:

I was prescribed 1g of azithromycin to treat chlamydia. about 2 hours after taking it, i threw up once. i didnt throw up the pills. would i have to get prescribed another dose or did the antibiotic have enough time to absorb into the bloodstream?

A member asked:

Constipation nausea and vomiting can't keep food down . i lost 60pds .antibiotics didnt work. i had a tooth abscessed for a long time . can't digest meat or solid food . spitting up foam sub. back pain on right side muscleaches body gets stiff?

A member asked:

Does the body make a resistence to topical anti-biotic gel/cream by time ... or it just happens for only oral anti-biotics ?

A member asked:

Can i take rodogyl antibiotic 2 capsules 3 times a day and how many hours should there be between them?

A member asked:

What do antibiotics do for our body?

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