I agree. The health department does that routine
I know this post is a year plus, but where have you gotten your info??? 30 to 56 pills? And then you say at first Zithromax can't treat chlamydia, but then you say it kills the bacteria, and THEN you said it slows it down. So, which one is it?
When the hospital treats you, are you fully cleared ? Can you go back to having sex with your partner ?
I'm a Registered nurse and "Guest" is completely innacurrate. Zithromax 1 gram IS the right dosing for chlamydia. AND IT DOES NOT DEVELOP INTO ghono. It can cause infertility but over a long period of time untreated. Please do not give advice of you are not licensed. A shot of rocephin and a z pak are the only treatment that is recommended. Also doxycycline at 200mg a day for 7 days. Agree with the first response. Keep your trap shut to people that really need accurate advice. Unbelievable.
who put you in charge
I don't know if anyone still reads this thread but this Pharm Tech's comments bothered me down to my very soul and I had to stop the spread of bad medical information (not to mention bad grammer and spelling). So many of the purported facts above are just downright wrong I almost don't know where to begin. #1 you can treat chlamydia with a 1g dose of Arythromycin (Zithromax, zpak, etc). The shot that is typically given is Rocephin (Ceftriaxone) which is used to treat gonorrhea (because it is commonly a co-infection with chlamydia), however it is a completely different organism entirely. Which brings me to my second point, if you don't treat chlamydia you can bet there will be major health problems, however, none of those problems are that it turns into gonorrhea. That is like saying if you leave a bear alone long enough it will turn into a moose, not a thing, nope, sorry, just completely ridiculous. The idea that you may be prescribed something that "your immune system will reject" is also incorrect. There are essentially 2 major reasons to take an antibiotic other than Azithromycin, 1. the bacterial infection is a resistant strain to that specific antibiotic, or 2. you are allergic to that antibiotic. The other option for treating chlamydia is Doxycycline (100mg PO twice a day for 7 days). The only thing that this Pharm Tech MD said that was almost correct is that Bacteria and infection are two different things, yes they are, inasmuch as a bacterium is an organism that causes an infection in the body. You treat the infection by killing the bacteria, which a 1g dose of Azithromycin should do unless you are infected with a strain of the bacteria that is resistant to that antibiotic (in which case you can take the Doxycycline regimen). As far as the comment of "is suppose to be orange and you take about 30-56 of them", well that's awfully specific, isn't it? Not really sure what Dr. Pharm Tech is referencing here, but it is not an indicated regimen for uncomplicated chlamydia, and Drs don't routinely select medical treatments based on pill color alone or ballpark estimates of quantity (he should know this because neither do pharmacists). At any rate, I hope some actual medical information from a legitimate medical professional was helpful to someone out there, or at the very least, saved someone from some very bad information. Best of luck.
yes! It did not have enough stime to run through your body. I know it's been a year but i fiure others should know too. Read this website too. It will help!
http://www.azdhs.gov/documents/preparedness/epidemiology-disease-control/disease-integrated-services/std-control/native-providers/materials-pdpt-chlamydia.pdf
Your immune system doesn't reject antibiotics? You may be a pharmacy tech but that doesn't mean you know anything about he molecular mechanics of drug delivery within he human body you imbecile. Don't fear monger people when you have no clue what your talking about. Azythromycin inhibits proteinsynthesis in bacteria by inhibiting the 50s subunit. IT HAS NOTHING TO DO WITH YOUR OWN IMMUNE SYSTEM AND CANNOT BE REJECTED (unless your allergic to it lol). Also I'd like to point out that jesters other massive misconception that chlamydia will turn into gohnorrea; since when will one species of bacteria magically turn into a whole new species? Back to the science though, azythyromycin has a very long half life (~68 hours) and a bioavailability of about 37% after initial dose. To translate to the common man language every roughly 3 days half of the amount that you took will be in your system. You take 1g 3 days later you still have 500 mg 3 days later you still have 250mg, 3 days later you have 125 mg (at 9 days you still have a pretty high dose) 3 more days 75 mg and so on. Now some strains of chlamydia could be resistant to some of these drugs (most are not to azythromycin as it is in the macrolide class) moreso bacteria are resistant to the penicillin family due to it's prevelance and amount of use throughout human history (since we discovered it's bacterocidal properties)
The conclusion is that the 1g dose of azythromycin will stay in your system at a relevant dose for about 10 days, you're essentially carpet bombing your microbiome with that.
The conclusion is that the 1g dose of azythromycin will stay in your system at a relevant dose for about 10 days, you're essentially carpet bombing your microbiome with that.
Just to set the record straight, Chlamydia DOES NOT develop into Gonorrhea! They are two different organisms. Yes they are often found together, but one doesn't turn into the other
Just went yesterday got my shot nomore stinging when i pee ya i was scared 2 but just go do it
I'm pretty sure everyone is just following drs orders. And guess what, bacteria and infection are the same. What do you think causes and infection?? Bacteria ding ding ding. You have to take 30-56 pills in a day?! Who the f**k told you that?! Nobody in their right mind takes that many pills. I was given two pills. 500mg=1g for two. 56 pills would kill someone.
Ur giving false information. Please nobody listen to this post, listen to ur doctor instead
I was treated yesterday and the doctor told me that if you throw up after taking tablet on same day to go back as you have to start process again . Diorrhea is a normal side effect from medicine. Hope this helps
I took my dose of antibiotics and my partner did too he feels burning when urinating is that normal?
They gave me 4 pills and the shot i told them i had chlamydia. But i think they gave me sh*t to be safe