For the past couple of months i've had a lung and breathing problem, bad wheezing, unable to get air - not sure if it is allergies or asthma, symptoms are worsened at night, sometimes producing phlem when coughing (bright yellow / some brown) but generally not much mucus production, just clogged airways.
In the past couple of days it's been a lot worse
Last night it was very bad, I got panicky and went to an urgent care center
The doctor after listening to my lungs said they thought i most likely had an asthma attack
They then prescribed 60mg daily of prednisone for one week, and an albutoral inhaler.
Yesterday I started amoxicillin (500mg capsules). I took one in the morning, and one at about 7PM before i went to the urgent care center, but did not take a dose last night as advised by the doctor.
The doctor there told me (after prescribing the prednisone and inhaler) to discontinue the amoxicillin completely
I said i was coughing up bright yellow mucus with some brown, they said that doesn't mean infection, and just stop taking the amoxicillin, and start the prednisone and inhaler
I am not sure if i should discontinue the antiobiotics, and if I will need to ween myself off of the prednisone, as i've heard there can be withdrawal symptoms.
I currently have no insurance and don't have a doctor, and am very confused to what to do .. I just want to get better, and am not sure what the wisest decision is
thanks for taking time out to read this
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Thu, 13 Mar 2014

Thu, 26 Oct 2017
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