Symptoms of too much antibiotics

So you’ve got an infection (probably), feel terrible, saw your doctor and now have a freshly filled prescription for antibiotics. Once you start taking them, when will you feel better?

This is difficult to predict. Each infection is different because the combination of bacteria, infection type, your immune response and the point in time that you start taking the antibiotic can all vary and impact, or add to, their effects.

Selecting the right antibiotic (if you need one at all)

Antibiotics are only useful for treating infections caused by bacteria, not viruses or fungi.

Hopefully, the doctor has correctly assessed your illness as likely due to infection caused by bacteria, and that the type of bacterial infection you have is one that benefits from treatment with antibiotics.

How long does it take for antibiotics to work for bacterial infection

Some don’t. It’s unlikely antibiotics will be of benefit for infections such as uncomplicated, acute otitis media, (a middle ear infection) in people older than two, or acute bacterial rhinosinusitis.

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Also, not every antibiotic works for every infe

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