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I have a fever that increase at night, diarrhea and gagging so i thought it would be pneumonia so i took clarithromycin 250mg and i thought also it could be food poisoning so i thought of taking metronidazole with amoxicillin or metoclopramide with amoxic

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Dr. Bradford Romans answered

Specializes in Internal Medicine

You need a: diagnosis.Seek professional medical care.Polypharmacy is wrought with side effects.

Dr Italia agreed

Answered 6/22/2015

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On n off (when on alinia or flagyl) bloody diarrhea for 3 mons. Started when I was taking augmentin (amoxicillin and clavulanate) for tooth infection. Tested for c.diff and other things. All negative. What next? Lost 20 pou.Scared

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Finshd augmentin (amoxicillin and clavulanate) 9/20 for sinus infec. Since 9/19 Runny nose w. DRY wheezing cough & Tickley throat could it b anoth infect or pneumonia? No fever thx

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10 yr. Old with upper right lobe pneumonia, on augmentin (amoxicillin and clavulanate) for 3 days, no break to high fever. I am very frightened. What should I do?

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My son has pneumonia, been on amoxicillin for 5 days with not much improvement. Fever down to 37.4 though. Any ideas why?

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