Is Azithromycin Effective At Treating Severe Cough, Breathlessness And Mucus?

Posted on Wed, 21 Feb 2018

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Question : went to the doctor for bad cough and coughing up clear mucus for a bout 4 days he gave me amoxicillin for 4 days in urgent care then i went to my primary care doctor and he told me to stop taking it and gave me azithromycin and have taken that for past five days i still find myself still cough and having shortness of breath when i exercise lower and middle back pain doesnt seem to hurt when i take deep brreathes my question should my breathing gotten better by now when i saw the doctor had elevate heart rate 80s and blood pressure was 140/90

Answered by Dr. Ivo Ditah (1 hour later)

Brief Answer:

Get a chest X-ray!

Detailed Answer:

Hi,

You are fine and this is consistent with the natural progress of an infection of the airways.

You would definitely heal completely in a few days or a week.

You do not need to do anything different or special at this time. Though worried, there is really nothing at stake at this time.

Hope I have answered your query.

Take care

Regards,
Dr Ivo Ditah, Internal Medicine Specialist

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