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A member asked:
Hi i'm asthmatic and i've had 2 courses of antibiotics, amoxicillin and doxycycline plus 2 x steroids. my chest is really tight and im still wheezing ?
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Antibiotics: Do not treat asthma. Asthma is treated depending on severity with bronchodilators and inhaled steroids. You should have pulmonary function testing done to verify your diagnosis, with repeat PFTs after albuterol.
Answered 5/2/2015
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