I came down with an upper chest congestion about 8 or 9 days ago, took some old Cipro I kept from the last time I ... don't remember why ... but I kept 'em (always do), and I feel a lot better now
I always keep an antibiotic stash, just in case.
Yeah, I know .. you shouldn't keep them .. use all of 'em because they're measured or something.
I've never completed the 2 a day for 10 day routine, always felt better after 3 or 4 days .. drank a lot of water, slept a lot and went back to work ... with a stash in the freezer.
That's my story n'I'm ... s s s s tickin' TO it.
I always keep Cipro around.
You are the reason we have lots of emerging resistance to antibiotics.
First, you most likely had a viral infection to begin with, OF COURSE you are going to feel better in 9 or 10 days.
Then you took an inadequate course of te antibiotic anyway. Kill off any easily susceptible germs ALLOW THE MORE RESISTANT ONES TO SURVIVE AND REPRODUCE.
But you of course know better.
Measured? I don't know what you mean by that.
I do know however, that while it's common to feel better after a few days on an antibiotic, not taking the full prescription can "stun" the bacterial, rather than kill it. This can lead to resistance against the bacteria strain, effectively making it stronger and more dangerous to humans.
Second, all drugs expire after a while. Your "stash" could be expired, and ineffective.
I’ve never had a gummint injection
I came down with an upper chest congestion about 8 or 9 days ago, took some old Cipro I kept from the last time I ... don’t remember why ... but I kept ‘em (always do), and I feel a lot better now
I always keep an antibiotic stash, just in case.
Yeah, I know .. you shouldn’t keep them .. use all of ‘em because they’re measured or something.
I’ve never completed the 2 a day for 10 day routine,
And thats one of the reasons bacteria are becoming more and more resistant to antibiotics. People don’t finish the prescribed course and the infection isn’t completely eliminated. The bacteria that survive build up a resistance to the antibiotic. There are actually reasons that directions are given.