2006-09-07 04:23:39 · 16 answers · asked by Baby Jack born 4/5/09 4 in Health ➔ Other - Health
sometimes you feel good after a couple days but do not stop taking your antibiotics! Take them until they are all gone. If you still don't get better, you need to see your doc for a stronger prescription.
2006-09-07 04:26:12 · answer #1 · answered by kewte_kewpie 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Usually about a week but it depends on the illness and the medicine. Make sure you take all of what the doctor tells you to, even if your symptoms go away. If you don't take all of it, the disease can come back and it will be now be immune to the antibiotics you were taking (the medicine won't work anymore).
2006-09-07 11:26:58 · answer #2 · answered by 006 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
usually 7-10 days, but they probably gave a prescription for 14 days and told you to take all of it. Make sure you follow these directions, as you might feel better overall, but the antibiotic is still fighting the remains of the infection.
2006-09-07 11:29:45 · answer #3 · answered by tweetymay 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Depends on what's wrong. Generally, Doctors will write you a large enough prescription to kill whatever their supposed to.
It is important to follow your antibiotic prescription thoroughly and complete the antibiotic regimen.
If you feel your antibiotics aren't working: contact your doctor and tell him what's causing you to believe the antibiotics aren't working.
2006-09-07 11:30:45 · answer #4 · answered by A 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
u can start to feel better in 24 to 48 hours to get the antibiotic a chance to get into your system. and takes a week to ten days to get totally over it as long as you take all of the meds.
2006-09-07 11:27:41 · answer #5 · answered by BROWNEYES 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
They start working on a 2nd or 3rd day of you taking them and they work for about a week after you stop. So, usually you start to feel better in about 4-5 days.
2006-09-07 11:25:45 · answer #6 · answered by Michael R 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
5 minutes
2006-09-07 14:02:39 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I used to hear it was 48 to 72 hours before you start to feel better.
2006-09-07 11:25:35 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Usually you have to use them for a week, even if the symptoms seem to be gone, because the bacteria still might be inside your body.
2006-09-07 11:25:34 · answer #9 · answered by Dead Birds Don't Poop 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
2 or 3 days, try the various of mounts, then request a prescription from your doc.
2006-09-07 11:26:22 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋