• Broadfern@lemmy.world
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    2 months ago

    Cipro is brutal. Last time I took it 2 days in I felt like my tendons were disintegrating. I couldn’t even pour myself a cup of coffee without crying.

    I was able to take it a couple times before without too much issue, but Jesus it doesn’t play around.

  • Diddlydee@feddit.uk
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    2 months ago

    Amoxicillin is used for way more than the examples shown - UTIs, dental infection, stomach ulcers, even Lyme disease. That’s the main one I know.

    • Soulphite@reddthat.com
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      2 months ago

      It says “broad spectrum”; while listing a few examples… what’d you want it to list every single thing it covers? ‘Broad’ means wide variety.

  • greco@lemmy.world
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    2 months ago

    i get this is c/lemmyshitpost, but there is nothing here that screams shitpost, and this is not how antibiotics work and it’s not how they are prescribed.

    • Soulphite@reddthat.com
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      2 months ago

      People often confuse viral infections as bacterial infection… instead one would require anti-viral. I’m sure it’s just people not knowing what ‘biotic’ is referencing.

      • CompactFlax@discuss.tchncs.de
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        2 months ago

        I don’t think it’s that deep. “I feel ill. Give me pill” and the doctor give something that cures syphilis, so it must be good.

  • DragonAce@lemmy.world
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    2 months ago

    Antiboitics are prescribed on a case by case basis and aren’t designed only for specific infections, I’ve been prescribed Levofloxacin and Doxycycline before for severe sinus infections.

  • HuntressHimbo@lemmy.zip
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    2 months ago

    Talk to your doctor before taking ciprofloxacin if you or family have EDS. It can do a number on your tendons