“Is it safe to take amoxicillin if I don't need to?”
Female | 41 years old
Complaint duration: 4 days
Medications: Carvedilol, Amlodipine, Norethindrone
Conditions: sore throat, congestion, runny nose, clear nasal discharge, sneezingclear
2 Answers
I do not recommend taking antibiotics unless your practitioner feels confident that you are likely suffering from a bacterial infection. As you noted, Amoxil will not alleviate a viral infection. At best, it won't do anything. At worst, you could have side effects of the antibiotic. Side effects of antibiotics are numerous and some of them can be quite severe. Therefore, I do not recommend simply taking them without the direction of a physician.
