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Quickened Intoxication

Taking alcohol with Augmentin could make you feel drunk even faster. The science behind this is simple, one of the side effects of Augmentin medication is dehydration, which is worsened by alcohol consumption. Dehydration can make you consume more alcohol, increasing your chances of getting drunk.

Also, alcohol is a central nervous system depressant causing symptoms like poor coordination, dizziness, somnolence and when combined with antibiotics, this effect could be increased, leading to assumed quickened intoxication.

Why Shorter Can Be Safer

Antibiotics can be life-saving drugs, but there are good reasons not to take the powerful germ killers longer than you have to. buy augmentin “It increases your risk of common side effects such as rashes and diarrhea,” says Hicks. “We are especially concerned that a longer course of treatment increases the risk of a Clostridium difficile, or C. diff, infection, a sometimes deadly diarrhea that is usually a direct consequence of antibiotic use.”

Healthcare providers have traditionally prescribed longer courses of antibiotics to be extra sure to wipe out all the disease-causing germs. But as scientific understanding has evolved, it's become clear that the drugs affect not only the bacteria that caused the infection, but also the complex ecosystem of trillions of other bacteria inhabiting the human body.

"Research shows that the longer you take an antibiotic, the more likely bacteria living in and on your body are to become resistant, or immune, to that drug,” says Hicks. If at some point those hardy bacteria “flare up” and cause an infection, it can be harder to treat, she says. And you can also pass those resistant bacteria along to the people around you.

“Overtreating people with antibiotics is one of the factors that has led to the public health crisis of antibiotic resistance, where once effective antibiotics no longer work against many common infections,” says Hicks.

Of course, undertreating an infection also has consequences as surviving bacteria can multiply and make you even sicker than you were to begin with. “I have sympathy for healthcare providers who prescribe a longer course of antibiotics to be on the safe side, hoping to ensure that their patients get better,” says Hicks. But she says that once the antibiotics have done their job against the active infection, there’s no benefit—only an increasing risk of potentially dangerous side effects—if you continue to take them.

Clinical Trial Experience

Because clinical trials are conducted under widely varying conditions, adverse reaction rates observed in the clinical trials of a drug cannot be directly compared to rates in the clinical trials of another drug and may not reflect the rates observed in practice.

The most frequently reported adverse reactions were diarrhea/loose stools (9%), nausea (3%), skin rashes and urticaria (3%), vomiting (1%) and vaginitis (1%). Less than 3% of patients discontinued therapy because of drug related adverse reactions. The overall incidence of adverse reactions, and in particular diarrhea, increased with the higher recommended dose. Other less frequently reported adverse reactions (<1%) include: Abdominal discomfort, flatulence, and headache.

In pediatric patients (aged 2 months to 12 years), 1 US/Canadian clinical trial was conducted which compared 45/6.4 mg/kg/day (divided every 12 hours) of AUGMENTIN for 10 days versus 40/10 mg/kg/day (divided every 8 hours) of AUGMENTIN for 10 days in the treatment of acute otitis media. A total of 575 patients were enrolled, and only the suspension formulations were used in this trial. Overall, the adverse reactions seen were comparable to that noted above; however, there were differences in the rates of diarrhea, skin rashes/urticaria, and diaper area rashes. [See Clinical Studies]

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Comments

Very Helpful information for my family because most of them are infected. After doing much research Finally, have found a useful article. Thanks

Rarely have I taken antibiotics, .but took three rounds last winter. Regular nasal wash and allergy shots have helped. Do you recommend allergy shots and probiotics after antibiotics.?

I’m a lifelong chronic and acute sinus infection patient. I have carefully observed my symptoms and patterns over 30+ years and can tell the difference between actually getting better and double worsening, between a fleeting viral sinus infection and a bacterial sinus infection settling in for a long spell. I am fortunate enough to have a strong relationship with my primary care physician and she recognizes my self-knowledge. If I get to 10 days without relief, she will provide me with an antibiotic prescription, but I typically wait another couple days to start it to be 100% sure it’s necessary. I don’t want to jinx myself, but we’re doing something right. For the first time in my 46 years, I have gone more than 4 months without a sinus infection or even a URI. As of today, it’s 15 months. 🙂 Lots of hand washing and a daily multivitamin are also big contributors.