Posted: 9/27/2013 8:05:37 PM EDT
I just ordered a ton online. I was unable to get a doctors appointment until Monday. I have all the signs of a bacterial infection. I wanted an emergency supply of medicine if this ever happens again.  Anyone actually use it? I presume from my online research it is exactly the same as human amoxicillin. I mainly ordered it in case I am desperate for meds again.  |
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It's Thomas Labs (or another maker) amoxicillin, same as one would get from a pharmacist. If you're ever in doubt, look at the pill, look at a PDR.
You should still see a doctor, but that one's fine unless you are allergic to it. The only one to avoid is Fish Flox, which is Cipro, which can permanently screw up your tendons. That is a drug of last resort. |
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Quoted: What are your symptoms? ETA: I will be going to the doctor and using whatever meds the prescribe. However, I want a backup supply of antibiotics in case of SHTF, cheapness or desperation (like waiting four days to go to the doctor when I have festering shit in my lungs). |
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Anyone actually use it? Yep. It works, and I ain't dead yet. ETA: Some "Fish" antibiotics are also great for dogs and cats (IF you observe the recommendations for drug choice and dosage). TIP: If you ever need to give antibiotics to a fussy cat, mash it in with a little bit of KY Jelly, and dab it somewhere on the outside of the cat where it can reach it with its tongue. The cat will be repulsed at the thought of having some greasy snot attached to its fur, and will lick it off in short order. I've used this trick on several cats, and it always works like a charm. |
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Yellow snot and yellow mucus from coughing. As a former two pack a day smoker, I am painfully aware of the signs of sinus infections and bronchitis. ETA: I will be going to the doctor and using whatever meds the prescribe. However, I want a backup supply of antibiotics in case of SHTF, cheapness or desperation (like waiting four days to go to the doctor when I have festering shit in my lungs). Quoted:
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What are your symptoms? ETA: I will be going to the doctor and using whatever meds the prescribe. However, I want a backup supply of antibiotics in case of SHTF, cheapness or desperation (like waiting four days to go to the doctor when I have festering shit in my lungs). And this isn't viral because . . . ? Posted Via AR15.Com Mobile |
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What could go wrong?
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It's Thomas Labs (or another maker) amoxicillin, same as one would get from a pharmacist. If you're ever in doubt, look at the pill, look at a PDR. You should still see a doctor, but that one's fine unless you are allergic to it. The only one to avoid is Fish Flox, which is Cipro, which can permanently screw up your tendons. That is a drug of last resort. Cipro has its uses, and if that's what you need for an infection, amoxicillin or just any other antibiotic probably isn't going to help. I do have to take cipro occasionally, and I've used the Thomas Labs stuff (and keep a bottle in my emergency bag just in case). Yes, it can be hard on tendons, but (at least in my case) that's far more preferable than dying. But best thing is always to see a doc before taking antibiotics. Antibiotic resistant bacteria are really nasty stuff (and I've had more than my share of experience with those too). |
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Cipro has its uses, and if that's what you need for an infection, amoxicillin or just any other antibiotic probably isn't going to help. I do have to take cipro occasionally, and I've used the Thomas Labs stuff (and keep a bottle in my emergency bag just in case). Yes, it can be hard on tendons, but (at least in my case) that's far more preferable than dying. Quoted:
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It's Thomas Labs (or another maker) amoxicillin, same as one would get from a pharmacist. If you're ever in doubt, look at the pill, look at a PDR. You should still see a doctor, but that one's fine unless you are allergic to it. The only one to avoid is Fish Flox, which is Cipro, which can permanently screw up your tendons. That is a drug of last resort. Cipro has its uses, and if that's what you need for an infection, amoxicillin or just any other antibiotic probably isn't going to help. I do have to take cipro occasionally, and I've used the Thomas Labs stuff (and keep a bottle in my emergency bag just in case). Yes, it can be hard on tendons, but (at least in my case) that's far more preferable than dying. It's more that doctors have been flinging it at patients for even minor UTIs, and a lot of people have been crippled for life. Actual Achilles tendon rupture or worse. |
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Read thishttp://www.idsociety.org/2012_Rhinosinusitis_Guidelines/
Doctors are over prescribing antibiotics for viral sinus infections. Big time. |
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It's more that doctors have been flinging it at patients for even minor UTIs, and a lot of people have been crippled for life. Actual Achilles tendon rupture or worse. Quoted:
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It's Thomas Labs (or another maker) amoxicillin, same as one would get from a pharmacist. If you're ever in doubt, look at the pill, look at a PDR. You should still see a doctor, but that one's fine unless you are allergic to it. The only one to avoid is Fish Flox, which is Cipro, which can permanently screw up your tendons. That is a drug of last resort. Cipro has its uses, and if that's what you need for an infection, amoxicillin or just any other antibiotic probably isn't going to help. I do have to take cipro occasionally, and I've used the Thomas Labs stuff (and keep a bottle in my emergency bag just in case). Yes, it can be hard on tendons, but (at least in my case) that's far more preferable than dying. It's more that doctors have been flinging it at patients for even minor UTIs, and a lot of people have been crippled for life. Actual Achilles tendon rupture or worse. No argument there. But docs have been flinging a lot more than cipro at patients with minor issues for way too long. Hell, I've had both VRE and multiple bouts of MRSA in just the last couple years. |
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Read thishttp://www.idsociety.org/2012_Rhinosinusitis_Guidelines/ Doctors are over prescribing antibiotics for viral sinus infections. Big time. Whatever happened to taking a culture, slapping it in agar and doing Gram staining first? 
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I've had tons of colds, several cases of flu (including swine flu) and lots of bronchitis/sinus infections. At this point I am pretty good at distinguishing between them. I have been prescribed amoxicillin for these identical symptoms many times and it all goes away quickly. I have failed to go to the doctor for long durations with these symptoms, and they persist until I do. I am 99% sure I have a bacterial infection. |
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I've had tons of colds, several cases of flu (including swine flu) and lots of bronchitis/sinus infections. At this point I am pretty good at distinguishing between them. I have been prescribed amoxicillin for these identical symptoms many times and it all goes away quickly. I have failed to go to the doctor for long durations with these symptoms, and they persist until I do. I am 99% sure I have a bacterial infection. 
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I've had tons of colds, several cases of flu (including swine flu) and lots of bronchitis/sinus infections. At this point I am pretty good at distinguishing between them. I have been prescribed amoxicillin for these identical symptoms many times and it all goes away quickly. I have failed to go to the doctor for long durations with these symptoms, and they persist until I do. I am 99% sure I have a bacterial infection. http://scienceblogs.com/insolence/wp-content/blogs.dir/445/files/2012/04/i-160faa463cf9b22a8a624c5c1597b4a4-2_21_450_vid_blueman.jpg __________________________________________________________________ Cross-platform electronic bound book (original thread). PGP public key. «nolite confidere in principibus, in filiis hominum quibus non est salus» That guy was taking Colloidal silver. ICYMI he just died like 2 days ago. |
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I've had tons of colds, several cases of flu (including swine flu) and lots of bronchitis/sinus infections. At this point I am pretty good at distinguishing between them. I have been prescribed amoxicillin for these identical symptoms many times and it all goes away quickly. I have failed to go to the doctor for long durations with these symptoms, and they persist until I do. I am 99% sure I have a bacterial infection. http://scienceblogs.com/insolence/wp-content/blogs.dir/445/files/2012/04/i-160faa463cf9b22a8a624c5c1597b4a4-2_21_450_vid_blueman.jpg __________________________________________________________________ Cross-platform electronic bound book (original thread). PGP public key. «nolite confidere in principibus, in filiis hominum quibus non est salus» That guy was taking Colloidal silver. ICYMI he just died like 2 days ago. Exactly. |
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I've had tons of colds, several cases of flu (including swine flu) and lots of bronchitis/sinus infections. At this point I am pretty good at distinguishing between them. I have been prescribed amoxicillin for these identical symptoms many times and it all goes away quickly. I have failed to go to the doctor for long durations with these symptoms, and they persist until I do. I am 99% sure I have a bacterial infection. http://scienceblogs.com/insolence/wp-content/blogs.dir/445/files/2012/04/i-160faa463cf9b22a8a624c5c1597b4a4-2_21_450_vid_blueman.jpg __________________________________________________________________ Cross-platform electronic bound book (original thread). PGP public key. «nolite confidere in principibus, in filiis hominum quibus non est salus» That guy was taking Colloidal silver. ICYMI he just died like 2 days ago. Exactly. While it's wise to take the advice of a physician on an infection, a lot of people have also gotten screwed up or dead because there's a lot of GPs who just fling pills without really doing much work first, and don't even bother to check for medication interactions. I had to pull case studies to prove to a stupid (but respected) doctor that lipophilic beta blockers could in fact cross the blood-brain barrier and cause hallucinatory effects in an older person, something he was dismissing as "dementia". After getting that med discontinued after much arguing, the hallucinations vanished and the person was in full control of their faculties once more...and the doctor was embarrassed and angry. Doctors are not infallible, either. And some are belligerent and ignorant. Even if you're given a prescription, do the homework and check for interactions and contraindications before you swallow a pill, because they often don't. |
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Quoted: I've had tons of colds, several cases of flu (including swine flu) and lots of bronchitis/sinus infections. At this point I am pretty good at distinguishing between them. I have been prescribed amoxicillin for these identical symptoms many times and it all goes away quickly. I have failed to go to the doctor for long durations with these symptoms, and they persist until I do. I am 99% sure I have a bacterial infection. You could have a co-infection with only like 25% of it being bacterial in nature. Taking the wrong drug for the wrong bug will only lead to more probs down the road... for yourself and for everyone that you spread your now-resistant germs to. How about getting a neti pot, some mucinex and sucking it up?
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I just ordered a ton online. I was unable to get a doctors appointment until Monday. I have all the signs of a bacterial infection. I wanted an emergency supply of medicine if this ever happens again.
Anyone actually use it? I presume from my online research it is exactly the same as human amoxicillin. I mainly ordered it in case I am desperate for meds again. It works fine on me my fish and a couple of coworkers big fish that I tried it out on |
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Quoted: While it's wise to take the advice of a physician on an infection, a lot of people have also gotten screwed up or dead because there's a lot of GPs who just fling pills without really doing much work first, and don't even bother to check for medication conflicts. I had to pull case studies to prove to a stupid (but respected) doctor that lipophilic beta blockers could in fact cross the blood-brain barrier and cause hallucinatory effects in an older person, something he was dismissing as "dementia". After getting that med discontinued after much arguing, the hallucinations vanished and the person was in full control of their faculties once more...and the doctor was embarrassed and angry. Doctors are not infallible, either. And some are belligerent and ignorant. Quoted: Quoted: Quoted: Quoted: Quoted: I've had tons of colds, several cases of flu (including swine flu) and lots of bronchitis/sinus infections. At this point I am pretty good at distinguishing between them. I have been prescribed amoxicillin for these identical symptoms many times and it all goes away quickly. I have failed to go to the doctor for long durations with these symptoms, and they persist until I do. I am 99% sure I have a bacterial infection. http://scienceblogs.com/insolence/wp-content/blogs.dir/445/files/2012/04/i-160faa463cf9b22a8a624c5c1597b4a4-2_21_450_vid_blueman.jpg __________________________________________________________________ Cross-platform electronic bound book (original thread). PGP public key. «nolite confidere in principibus, in filiis hominum quibus non est salus» That guy was taking Colloidal silver. ICYMI he just died like 2 days ago. Exactly. While it's wise to take the advice of a physician on an infection, a lot of people have also gotten screwed up or dead because there's a lot of GPs who just fling pills without really doing much work first, and don't even bother to check for medication conflicts. I had to pull case studies to prove to a stupid (but respected) doctor that lipophilic beta blockers could in fact cross the blood-brain barrier and cause hallucinatory effects in an older person, something he was dismissing as "dementia". After getting that med discontinued after much arguing, the hallucinations vanished and the person was in full control of their faculties once more...and the doctor was embarrassed and angry. Doctors are not infallible, either. And some are belligerent and ignorant. A doc-in-a-box put my language-impaired MIL on doxy for a cough. No one... not the MD, not the pharmD filling the scrip... noticed she takes warfarin. Her INR was 7.x after a few days. She coughed herself into a nice large hematoma and few units of FFP.
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Quoted: A doc-in-a-box put my language-impaired MIL on doxy for a cough. No one... not the MD, not the pharmD filling the scrip... noticed she takes warfarin. Her INR was 7.x after a few days. She coughed herself into a nice large hematoma and few units of FFP.
Not surprised. That's exactly the sort of thing I mean. There's a number of drug interaction checkers online that are useful. Can't blindly trust that they know what they're doing, because some don't...and some just don't bother to look things up or keep up with the latest journals. So, so many doctors just give a med to every patient because "It's always worked for them" , while others immediately jump on the latest thing every time...instead of assessing on a case by case, person by person basis with adequate research of the patient's history. And to me, that is an absolute failure of the responsibilities of a physician. |
