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Is Amoxycillian Safe For Sinus Infection?

i am taking amoxycillian (probibly spelt wrong) 500mg 4 times a day to get over a painful sinus infection. I know it is not recommended to do this without talking to a doctor, but i have spare from another time i was isck, and cannot afford to take time off work, or go to the doctors.is this likely to be relatively safe?
Mon, 15 Sep 2014
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HI, thanks for using healthcare magic

The dose of amoxicillin that is normally used for most infections is 500mg three times a day so you having been taking it too frequently.

It is best to consult someone to determine the appropriate antibiotic and dosage as you mentioned.
It is possible, even at the high dose, that you may start to notice improvement in your symptoms but the medication needs to be continued for the full course of 7 days.

When antibiotics are stopped before the recommended course, it encourages resistant to antibiotics to occur.
This affects future treatments.

You need to consider using the amoxicillin at 500mg , 3 times daily and for the 7 days.

I hope this helps
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Is Amoxycillian Safe For Sinus Infection?

HI, thanks for using healthcare magic The dose of amoxicillin that is normally used for most infections is 500mg three times a day so you having been taking it too frequently. It is best to consult someone to determine the appropriate antibiotic and dosage as you mentioned. It is possible, even at the high dose, that you may start to notice improvement in your symptoms but the medication needs to be continued for the full course of 7 days. When antibiotics are stopped before the recommended course, it encourages resistant to antibiotics to occur. This affects future treatments. You need to consider using the amoxicillin at 500mg , 3 times daily and for the 7 days. I hope this helps