I took one dose of azithromycin which was four pills for chlamydia...i dont think the treatment is working. I took the pills a week ago and im going to get retested again tomorrow i think and im very scared that i might still have it. Are the antibiotics still working? Should my symptons have gone away sooner?
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Yes you are cured the 1st response is completely uneducated it is bacterial and they kill it (antibiotics)
Hey, Ree - Nick and SA both have great answers. Just to add, the standard dose of azithromycin (Zithromax) for treatment of Chlamydia is a single one-gram dose (250mg tab x4). The treatment standard also used to include Rocephin (ceftriaxone) 250mg IM (injection) for treatment of Gonorrhea at the same time, since studies had shown that, if a person was infected with either Chlamydia trachomatis or Neisseria gonorrhea, the chances of co-infection with the other bacteria were very high. However, according to Sanford's Guide to Antimicrobial Therapy (2005 ed.), the treatment for Chlamydia in N. Carolina was with one of the tetracycline-family drugs due to the presence of a drug-resistant strain of Chlamydia. I realize the treatment guidelines have changed since then, now more due to a fluoroquinolone (drugs like Cipro and Levaquin) - resistant strain of Neisseria gonorrhea. The symptoms of chlamydia and gonorrhea may still last up to 7 days after treatment. That's why it's really important to not engage in sexual activity during that time, AND until you're re-tested. Good luck and be well.
Azithromycin Resistant Chlamydia
Quite often people get infected with two or three different bacteria and/or viruses at the same time.
Which means that the drug you've taken may not be effective against all the infections you might have. And if you still have symptoms after treating Chlamydia infection. Then possibly you are also infected with some other organism against which Azithromycin doesn't work.
It's also possible that your strain of Chlamydia has acquired drug resistance against Azithromycin. But that's unlikely. As far as I know, no one has yet found any strains of Chlamydia which are resistant to Azithromycin.
Please visit your doctor again since there is succeptability to have another course of treatment and some lab. test :Chlamydia is easily treated, but it’s important for you to seek testing and get treatment right away. By seeking testing and getting treated, you are taking good care of your reproductive health. If you have chlamydia:
Get it treated right away. Visit a clinic, doctor, or nurse. Research suggests that having an STD increases your risk for getting infected with HIV, the virus that causes AIDS.
Follow your doctor’s orders and finish all the medicine that you are given. Even if the symptoms go away, you still need to finish all of the medicine.
Avoid having any sexual activity while you are being treated for chlamydia.
Tell your sexual partners, so they can be treated too.
Get a follow-up test three to four months after treatment to make sure that the infection has been cured.
See your doctor again if your symptoms do not disappear within one to two weeks after finishing the medicine.
See your doctor again within 3 to 4 months for another chlamydia test, especially if your sex partner was not treated or if you have a new sex partner.
azithromycin doesn't work for all chlamydia. my friend also has this problem. She has blog on the std dating & social site called pozcupid .com. You may ask her.
Chlamydia does not just go away.
STD's treat the symptoms SOMETIMES, as the virus is ever growing. You may try something else, but realize it will never just go away,
I hope I helped.
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