Yes, antibiotic overuse is a big problem and can have major implications. I remember years ago when TB had a "mini-resurgence" and there was some press about it. There was concern that part of its flareup (so to speak) was due to people taking antibiotics, having the TB symptoms seemingly improve in a couple days, and then these people would stop taking them...thereby giving rise to antibiotic-resistant strains of TB.
And isn't the persistent hospital staph problem related to antibiotic overuse as well ? Or no?
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by phillyidol » Fri Dec 22, 2006 4:22 am
The glands in my neck are now the size of golf balls! I'm so uncomfortable its crazy.
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by phillyidol » Fri Dec 22, 2006 5:44 am
LOL. Its not strep. But with the glands, I'm taking anti biotics. He gave me z pack. The 5 day, azithromycin pills. Wish me luck.
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by hexicon » Fri Dec 22, 2006 5:45 am
[quote][i]Originally posted by brock[/i]
<br>[quote][i]Originally posted by NuWaveRx[/i]
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tea w/honey.
[/quote]When I'm under the weather, this is what I reach for. Never fails.
[/quote]
Add a shot of bourbon and it will make you feel a lot better.[:D]
If you've ever seen the movie "My Big Fat Greek Wedding," you saw how the dad was about Windex. My dad was that way about Listerine. It was a miracle cure-all and as kids we were ordered to gargle with it at the first sign of a cold. We called it German penicilliin. Despite, or perhaps because, of this treatment it's very unusual for me to get a a cold, just the occasional sore throat.
<br>[quote][i]Originally posted by NuWaveRx[/i]
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tea w/honey.
[/quote]When I'm under the weather, this is what I reach for. Never fails.
[/quote]
Add a shot of bourbon and it will make you feel a lot better.[:D]
If you've ever seen the movie "My Big Fat Greek Wedding," you saw how the dad was about Windex. My dad was that way about Listerine. It was a miracle cure-all and as kids we were ordered to gargle with it at the first sign of a cold. We called it German penicilliin. Despite, or perhaps because, of this treatment it's very unusual for me to get a a cold, just the occasional sore throat.
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by hexicon » Fri Dec 22, 2006 8:11 am
Warm salt water gargle, lots of ibuprofen, and tea with honey.
Oh yeah, and rootbeer floats with chocolate ice cream.
At certain times of year in my office we are basically not allowed to call in sick except for hospitalizations. In one such crunch I had a bad viral sore throat (totally red and raw, with the golfball sized lymph nodes under the jaw) and I was constantly sending the clerk out for rootbeer floats.
Do you guys (or really the girls) remember what life was like before ibuprofen was available over the counter? Tylenol and aspirin could never knock out those aches and pains, and especially the cramps. Ibuprofen is the best.
Oh yeah, and rootbeer floats with chocolate ice cream.
At certain times of year in my office we are basically not allowed to call in sick except for hospitalizations. In one such crunch I had a bad viral sore throat (totally red and raw, with the golfball sized lymph nodes under the jaw) and I was constantly sending the clerk out for rootbeer floats.
Do you guys (or really the girls) remember what life was like before ibuprofen was available over the counter? Tylenol and aspirin could never knock out those aches and pains, and especially the cramps. Ibuprofen is the best.
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by KYYX4ever » Fri Dec 22, 2006 8:42 am
Although I'm not much of a painpill taker, I like having some Tylenol around for stubborn headaches.
But hex--you're right ! I recently discovered ibuprofen for those cramps (which I recently started getting ) and they WORK! Like it's nobody's business. Thank goodness for those.
But hex--you're right ! I recently discovered ibuprofen for those cramps (which I recently started getting ) and they WORK! Like it's nobody's business. Thank goodness for those.
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by phillyidol » Fri Dec 22, 2006 10:08 am
I took the first dose of antibiotics hours ago and I actually feel a difference already.
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by coop41 » Sat Dec 23, 2006 12:41 am
[quote][i]Originally posted by hexicon[/i]
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Add a shot of bourbon and it will make you feel a lot better.[:D]
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I'm not a doctor, although I play one on the internet.....but this was my Grandmother's cure-all, honey and a shot of bourbon. It always seemed to work. Of course I was six and I would wake up 5 days later....
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Add a shot of bourbon and it will make you feel a lot better.[:D]
[/quote]
I'm not a doctor, although I play one on the internet.....but this was my Grandmother's cure-all, honey and a shot of bourbon. It always seemed to work. Of course I was six and I would wake up 5 days later....
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by hutter » Sat Dec 23, 2006 1:03 am
[quote][i]Originally posted by Cee[/i]
<br>[quote][i]Originally posted by phillyidol[/i]
<br>How do you deal with a sore throat?
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Gargle with warm water & apple cider vinegar.
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I second that. You know what else apple cider vinegar is good for? Hearburn. Drink a couple of teaspoons worth (yeah, it's nasty, but anyhoo) and heartburn will be a thing of the past. Hell, it worked for me.
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<br>[quote][i]Originally posted by phillyidol[/i]
<br>How do you deal with a sore throat?
[/quote]
Gargle with warm water & apple cider vinegar.
[/quote]
I second that. You know what else apple cider vinegar is good for? Hearburn. Drink a couple of teaspoons worth (yeah, it's nasty, but anyhoo) and heartburn will be a thing of the past. Hell, it worked for me.
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by DSR » Sat Dec 23, 2006 6:14 pm
[quote][i]Originally posted by phillyidol[/i]
<br>I took the first dose of antibiotics hours ago and I actually feel a difference already.
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Azithromycin is one of the great antibiotics. The traditional warm water with salt is also effective after all these years! HAPPY HOLIDAYS EVERYONE!!
[:)]An apple a day keeps the doctor away!
DR. STIRRING RHOD
<br>I took the first dose of antibiotics hours ago and I actually feel a difference already.
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Azithromycin is one of the great antibiotics. The traditional warm water with salt is also effective after all these years! HAPPY HOLIDAYS EVERYONE!!
[:)]An apple a day keeps the doctor away!
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