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I am being treated for chlamydia zithromax 250mg twice today and once daily for the next 4 days one of the symptoms i ve been experiencing is lower back pain which i thought might be associated with pid will the zithromax treat pid or should i schedule an
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Wrong dose: The way you are taking the zithromax is not the dosing for chlamydia - for that you need to take 4 250mg tablets at once. That's it. Call your doctor and check out why they prescribed it the way you are taking it.
Answered 3/26/2013
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Schedule appointment: You may have a concurrent urinary tract infection not being treated by your current antibiotic. This needs to be checked and not just assume the back pain is pid related.
Answered 8/17/2012
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