How can I explain this to my mom?!
Question: My doctor told me that I had a sinus infection. I was on Zithromax and I finished the pack and it stays in your system an extra five days. I have one refill on this. My mom is coming down with a cold. She hasn't even been sick for two days and she wants my antiobiotics. She drank my whole bottle of cough medicine before and I had to start hiding my meds because she's a druggie when she finds them. My mom wants to have my refill on my antibiotic. I need the refill and she wants it. How can I tell her I'm going to have it?
Answers: My doctor told me that I had a sinus infection. I was on Zithromax and I finished the pack and it stays in your system an extra five days. I have one refill on this. My mom is coming down with a cold. She hasn't even been sick for two days and she wants my antiobiotics. She drank my whole bottle of cough medicine before and I had to start hiding my meds because she's a druggie when she finds them. My mom wants to have my refill on my antibiotic. I need the refill and she wants it. How can I tell her I'm going to have it?
Here is the simple answer
There are two main categories of bacteria that make us sick....and so antibiotics are divided into two main catagories as well....
Those catagories of both bacteria and antibiotics are "gram negative" and "gram positive"
You have pills for one type - read that again
You have pills for a bacterial infection.
Read that again
You should take the extra pack, that is why they gave it to you. They want to make sure your infection is good and dead. Otherwise, you are only contributing to antibiotic resistant infections.
They totally wont work for the common cold - colds are caused by virus....medications to kill bacteria will not -NOT- kill viruses. In fact, they kill the good bacteria you have in the intestinal and reproductive tract, which will make her more likely to actually get sicker.
Ask her if she would like to get a yeast infection?
Because I would bet quite a bit of money it would give her one.
don't give them to her.
Its unethical on a number of levels.
its actually contributing to people getting sicker
which is why doctors are hesitant to write scripts for antibiotics in the first place
Very difficult position you are in.
Your mother should mother you and not the other way around.
I'd advise you to hide your meds well.
By what you say, very likely she doesn't listen to the doctors; why would you dream she'd listen to you.?
Hi Austin
Here are some ideas to heal the issue.
1. To improve breathing and fight infections, inhale steamed vapors of the essential oils of camphor, eucalyptus, lavender, lemon, pine, or tea tree.
2. Have yourself screened for food allergies and sensitivities, and avoid eating those foods to which you test positive.
3. Determine if you have acute (lasts 2-8 weeks) or chronic sinusitis. Untreated chronic cases can result in increased degeneration of the mucus membrane.
4. Avoid all sugar, wheat and soy products, soft drinks, foods containing artificial ingredients, and commercially processed foods. Reduce your intake of caffeine products, commercial dairy products, red meat, and refined carbohydrates.
5. Drink eight ounces of pure, filtered water every two hours; add freshly-squeezed lemon juice and a dash of cayenne pepper. Enjoy freshly-made, organic vegetable juices during the day, as well as hot broths and soups.
6. Eat an organic, whole foods diet, with plenty of fresh, raw organic fruits and vegetables, nuts and seeds, organic, free-range meats and poultry, and wild-caught fish. Use garlic, cayenne pepper, chili peppers, horseradish, and onion liberally.
7. Useful herbs for sinusitis include Echinacea, elder flowers, eyebright, goldenrod, goldenseal, stinging nettle, wild indigo, and yarrow.
8. Helpful homeopathic remedies include Arsenicum album, Kalium bichromium, Mercurius iodatus, Nux vomica, Silicea, and Euphorbium compositum.
9. Do saltwater nasal irrigation to clear nasal passages. Hot foot baths and alternating hot and cold compresses over the sinuses help symptoms. If you smoke, seek help to stop. Avoid exposure to secondhand smoke and excessively cold or dry air.
10. Invest in a negative ion generator, a humidifier, and add air-filtering plants to your home and work. Keep your place well ventilated.
11. Useful nutrients include vitamin B6, vitamin C, vitamin E, beta carotene, calcium, chromium picolinate, magnesium, selenium, and zinc. Take flaxseed oil and omega-3 oils, as well as a multivitamin/multimineral complex supplement.
12. Do 30 minutes of aerobic exercise three to five times a week. Also include stretching and strength-conditioning exercises, and an easy relaxation technique spending five minutes a few times a day sitting comfortably with your eyes closed, breathing slowly and deeply through the nose, allowing the belly to rise and fall.
Best of health to you
This is a terrible situation. I wish I had a helpful answer for you, but I don't. Good luck.