Azithromycin
You gotta love a country where you can buy (some?) antibiotics without a prescription. (Yes, Dad and Mom, I hear you groaning already.)
I've become convinced that I have a sinus infection. I was planning on going to the doctor on Monday, but someone thought to mention that you can get azithromycin over the counter here. After some reasearch, it appears that this drug is used to treat sinus infections. So I went and bought some and just took the first pill. Hopefully I'll feel better soon. And if not, I can still go to the doctor.
Interestingly, this is the same drug I took last fall for pneumonia, after finally convincing the %!@# doctor that I had something more than a simple cold. Unfortunately, it does have one side effect, which I can confirm from personal experience: deposociones blandas. It sounds so pretty in Spanish, doesn't it? Those of you who don't speak Spanish are going to have to ask a someone who does.
I've become convinced that I have a sinus infection. I was planning on going to the doctor on Monday, but someone thought to mention that you can get azithromycin over the counter here. After some reasearch, it appears that this drug is used to treat sinus infections. So I went and bought some and just took the first pill. Hopefully I'll feel better soon. And if not, I can still go to the doctor.
Interestingly, this is the same drug I took last fall for pneumonia, after finally convincing the %!@# doctor that I had something more than a simple cold. Unfortunately, it does have one side effect, which I can confirm from personal experience: deposociones blandas. It sounds so pretty in Spanish, doesn't it? Those of you who don't speak Spanish are going to have to ask a someone who does.
posted by Paul at
4:17 PM
7 Comments:
"You gotta love a country where you can buy (some?) antibiotics without a prescription".
You junkie!
And yes, I'm procrastinating from studying so I thought I could stop by and bug you.
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Anonymous, at 5:14 PM
After eating so much chinese food, in a chinese restaurant who knows what your pretty deposiciones blandas can become...
Besides, you really shouldnt use antibiotics without a medical prescription. Come on! A visit to a private doctor doesnt cost more than 50 pesos!
Maybe if you stay in bed for some time and stop wearing T-shirts in this antarctic weather, that would help.
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Anonymous, at 5:15 PM
Hi green-go
Contra todos mis principios morales, religiosos y de convicción debo decir que estoy de acuerdo con Sak (yeaghhhh me siento mareado)... la auto-medicación es mala, en verdad deberias ver un médico.
Salu2 y cuidate.
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Anonymous, at 4:22 AM
Hope you feel better very soon, Paul!!
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Sarah, at 11:31 AM
"Antarctic weather"? It was 22 degrees (72F) here yesterday. I think that's reasonable weather for a t-shirt!
Bueno, yo coincido con vos y sakura en cuanto a la auto-medicación, pero no siempre somos consecuentes con nuestros principios. En este caso, suponía que no podía ver un médico hasta el lunes, y no quería esperar más.
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Anonymous, at 11:51 AM
El revenge de Montezuma?
The guy from Minnesota thinks 72 degrees is warm! Priceless! :)
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Bill Heroman, at 2:03 AM
See a doctor!
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Anonymous, at 12:59 AM
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