my head hurts when i cough?!


Question: My head hurts when i cough?
last week the doctor told me i have an upper respiratory infection and if i waited longer it would have turned into bronchitis... i took liquid cephalexin for a few days and i felt a lot better, i stopped because well i thought i was fine and chose to go out in really cold weather... dumb i know.

anyway monday night i felt really bad, i woke up and it was hard to swallow, my neck was a little sore, my nose was stuffy and i had a minor headache.

it got better today because i starting taking my meds again i have this scarf around my throat, and i've been drinking fresh honey-lemon tea..

but my nose is still stuffy, my throat hurts a little ( i lost my voice) and i have a very small headache and it hurts my head when i cough!!!! what is this?! is there anything i should do?!

Answers:

Sinusitis often causes headaches. How long did you go without taking your antibiotic? You may need to call the doctor's office and ask for a refill. When you quit taking an antibiotic before the bottle is empty, you leave some of the bacteria that caused the infection alive. Not only alive, but a bit more resistant to the antibiotic you were taking. (Sort of like training them to survive tiny amounts of poison, next time more of them will survive and you will have a problem getting rid of the infection.) Call the doctor's office and let them know that you messed up and need a refill and you WILL finish the medication. You just didn't realize what antibiotic resistance was and how it works. Good Luck.




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