Originally Posted by john_pifer
Originally Posted by Wolf359
Originally Posted by john_pifer
Originally Posted by Sayjac
Early 90's decided to get a flu shot, got perhaps worst flu ever I ever had but also I was much younger. Avoided them after that, not because I thought it caused flu, just because didn't work. Then four years ago, got it very bad. Said it was Type B, said flu shot wouldn't have helped (who knows?) and I was too late for Tamiflu. Put me on a strong antibiotic, but still had to run it's course. In that case I'd describe it simply as, 'scary' sick. After that, made a promise to myself to get the shot. Have done it, and knock wood haven't gotten flu since.
As for shot itself, it's true that only it will only contain the 3-4 most likely strains for the season. So always a chance strain may/will be different.
Not picking on you here, but influenza is a virus. Antibiotics are for bacterial infections, and have no effect against viruses.
I'm curious why you were prescribed an antibiotic.
Isn't it quite clear? Back then patients demand solutions when none exists so doctors routinely wrote antibiotic scripts. Now at least there's tamiflu among others.
No.
That makes as much sense as prescribing hemorrhoid cream.
If a doctor prescribes an antibiotic just because the patient is ignorant and demands "SOMETHING", then that doctor has no backbone. Furthermore, taking any drug carries certain risk. A doctor would be a fool to give a patient meds that he or she didn't need.
True. But the patient pays the bills and they were the customers. It happened and was very common back then. Sometimes blamed for the rise in resistances to antibiotics, they were over prescribed.
Originally Posted by Wolf359
Originally Posted by john_pifer
Originally Posted by Sayjac
Early 90's decided to get a flu shot, got perhaps worst flu ever I ever had but also I was much younger. Avoided them after that, not because I thought it caused flu, just because didn't work. Then four years ago, got it very bad. Said it was Type B, said flu shot wouldn't have helped (who knows?) and I was too late for Tamiflu. Put me on a strong antibiotic, but still had to run it's course. In that case I'd describe it simply as, 'scary' sick. After that, made a promise to myself to get the shot. Have done it, and knock wood haven't gotten flu since.
As for shot itself, it's true that only it will only contain the 3-4 most likely strains for the season. So always a chance strain may/will be different.
Not picking on you here, but influenza is a virus. Antibiotics are for bacterial infections, and have no effect against viruses.
I'm curious why you were prescribed an antibiotic.
Isn't it quite clear? Back then patients demand solutions when none exists so doctors routinely wrote antibiotic scripts. Now at least there's tamiflu among others.
No.
That makes as much sense as prescribing hemorrhoid cream.
If a doctor prescribes an antibiotic just because the patient is ignorant and demands "SOMETHING", then that doctor has no backbone. Furthermore, taking any drug carries certain risk. A doctor would be a fool to give a patient meds that he or she didn't need.
True. But the patient pays the bills and they were the customers. It happened and was very common back then. Sometimes blamed for the rise in resistances to antibiotics, they were over prescribed.