Foreword My cough has flared up My whole chest has been burning for 4 days I can barely cough at all…

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Foreword My cough has flared up My whole chest has been burning for 4 days I can barely cough at all today An ear infection has joined in My eye socket hurts, and my head on the same side has started to hurt too Should I start taking antibiotics now or is it better to wait until morning?
Scary. It's my first time applying. But I worked for a couple of months in 2025, and the income was… Как живете? У нас впервые бабах уже несколько часов. Землю трясёт. Средняя полоса России, город не с…
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Kristina
No. Why would you need antibiotics? Do you have a fever? It can all be treated topically. Cough? Warm drinks. Same for your ear.
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Lena
The next dose is for tonight. But by tomorrow night, the antibiotic will have started to work a little.
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Lushnikova Tatyana
Lena It's like it's going to be my morning dose
I'm going to eat and drink it
I don't think I've felt this bad in a long time
And explosions. I already feel bad, and now they're exploding too
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Lushnikova Tatyana
Kristina I had meningitis
And I have chronic otitis
Which always requires taking antibiotics so it doesn't spread to my brain.
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Fedorova Karina
Without a doctor's prescription? No, I wouldn't. If the doctor prescribed it and you missed an appointment - then yes.
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Lushnikova Tatyana
Fedorova Karina My question is a little different.
I only take antibiotics when necessary, as most viruses clear up on their own without treatment. But here, I've had green discharge the size of a fist for 4 days, and today I have an ear infection.
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Nadezhda
With a cold, I don't rush to antibiotics. It's best for you to know if you need it, I'd take it now.

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Lushnikova Tatyana
Nadezhda Definitely not a common name anymore (unfortunately)
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Potapova Alevtina
Take it now and don't worry. Why wait?? Take the second one in the evening, and then see how it goes, or take it in the morning or again at night if you're restless. That way you'll get better faster.
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Kristina
Kristina Whoa. I'm scared of that.
Sorry!
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Nataliya
Of course, yes, I would start
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Lushnikova Tatyana
Potapova Alevtina I did just that.
I'm scared I won't make it to the hospital in time.
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Lushnikova Tatyana
Kristina Yeah, my ear was draining because of adenoids from the age of 3, and now it's perforated.
I had my adenoids removed when I was 10, but now I'm dealing with the consequences my whole life.
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Potapova Alevtina
Potapova Alevtina Do you have a fever??? Why are you feeling so down??? Get well soon! Hope everything turns out okay!
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Lushnikova Tatyana
Potapova Alevtina I don't even get a fever with pneumonia.
3 times when I had it, it was meningitis.
COVID.
A cyst ruptured.
In other cases, almost always without a fever.
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Lushnikova Tatyana
Potapova Alevtina Thank you
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Lena
Lena It's quiet here, but sometimes it gets so loud we hide in the closet!
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Lushnikova Tatyana
Lena People are posting in the "overheard" section
I've already seen it 15 times (It's scary to read the news in the morning)
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Fedorova Karina
Fedorova Karina It's your decision. I'll speak for myself: I don't take anything without a doctor's okay.
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Ivanova anna
Now, of course
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Ivanova anna
Kristina That's why I can't understand moms who delay adenoid removal, thinking 'maybe it'll pass,' and putting their kids through so much. My youngest had an emergency removal at 2 years and 3 months old. It was stage 3, with exudative otitis that didn't respond to treatment, and his hearing started to drop. His adenoids completely blocked his Eustachian tubes, all within 5 months! And many people told me, 'Why are you removing them? They should be treated; they might resolve on their own.' But he needed surgery not only for removal but also for ear tube insertion.
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Ivanova anna
Kristina Same here. Honestly, he still gets sick often, but after the shunts were removed, the ear infections stopped, his hearing improved, and even his skin color changed.
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Mariya Yureva
Nadezhda She's describing pneumonia now, not just a cold...
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Mariya Yureva
I had the same thing start with a cough 3 weeks ago. My husband convinced me to go to the doctor (first time in 10 years). It turned out to be pneumonia. Antibiotics... So it's better to start treatment. If it is pneumonia, not treating it could have very sad consequences...
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Mariya Yureva
Fedorova Karina I'm generally against antibiotics unless it's a critical situation. Honestly, this is the third time I've had to deal with them in recent years. My son was given antibiotics at birth (he was born with severe pneumonia due to meconium). A year ago, both my kids had severe bronchitis, and we couldn't avoid antibiotics; it was progressing to pneumonia, and regular treatment wasn't helping. Now I have pneumonia myself and am on antibiotics. But for ARVI, flu, etc., I avoid them. Antibiotics are generally not prescribed until it's impossible to manage without them; it's a last resort.
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Elena
Just starting now
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FoXy
Of course, it's worth waiting.
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Shashkova Anna
Where in the instructions does it say to take antibiotics in the morning? Take them when you need to.
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Shashkova Anna
Shashkova Anna If
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Yana
Nadezhda Another couch diagnostician.
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