My Doctor prescribed me a 6 week course of antibiotics for sinus infection......

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mr_lamouche - 17 Oct 2005 12:18 GMT

And after 2 and a half weeks I haven't noticed much improvement.

Does anyone know if this is normal? I've never had a 6 week course of
antibiotics before (by all accounts this is the necessary period for
fixing pesky sinus infections).

I guess what I'm wondering is, if you're prescribed the drugs for 6
weeks is it normal that after 2 they still aren't working?

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tdonline - 17 Oct 2005 14:41 GMT

I was prescribed 3 weeks of augmentin and I went through what you are
going through. I called the ENT after about a week with little
improvement. She told me to finish it off and come in for a ct scan.
Her reply was that for some people antibiotics didn't work. If it's
not working after 2 weeks, it may not be the right antibiotic for you.

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Murray Grossan - 18 Oct 2005 04:06 GMT

On 10/17/05 6:41 AM, in article
1129556488.721005.158700@f14g2000cwb.googlegroups.com, "tdonline"
<trinhd90@gmail.com> wrote:

> I was prescribed 3 weeks of augmentin and I went through what you are
> going through. I called the ENT after about a week with little
> improvement. She told me to finish it off and come in for a ct scan.
> Her reply was that for some people antibiotics didn't work. If it's
> not working after 2 weeks, it may not be the right antibiotic for you.

When you take Augmentin it is essential to take a full gloss of water before
and a full glass of water after each pill. This reduces the GI upset.

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Don Brady - 17 Oct 2005 22:08 GMT

>And after 2 and a half weeks I haven't noticed much improvement.
>
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>I guess what I'm wondering is, if you're prescribed the drugs for 6
>weeks is it normal that after 2 they still aren't working?

Yes and thay may or may not be working after 6 weeks either.

Sometimes they work right away, sometimes later, sometiems you have to take a
different one or a different approach.

Certainly call your doctor's nurse to check though.....

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Steven L. - 18 Oct 2005 15:50 GMT

> And after 2 and a half weeks I haven't noticed much improvement.
>
> Does anyone know if this is normal?

No.
If after 5 days you haven't noticed any improvement at all, it means
that particular antibiotic isn't working for you.

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