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can i stop taking my antibiotics and just take mucinex?

i have acute broncitits and my antibiotics make me to sick, i can't eat anything wthout feeling like throwing up :(

i didnt take it last night because i was going to puke.

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  • Catt
    Lv 7
    1 decade ago
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    Idk how you are taking them, but suppost to eat and wait about 10 minutes and take the antibotic to avoid the sickness, if that isnt working, try taking a antiacid with or just before.

  • 1 decade ago

    You're asking in a general way about a very specific problem, and we don't know the specifics.

    Antibiotics are not supposed to be used to treat bronchitis, except in a few unusual circumstances. Are you a young person with cystic fibrosis? An older person with a flare of chronic obstructive lung disease? That is, what is the reason that you'd be prescribed antibiotics in the first place? Just having bronchitis isn't the reason. Without knowing why you were prescribed antibiotics, there's no way to judge how important the prescription would be.

    When I was teaching, my favorite "trick question" for the medical students and resident physicians was "What is the antibiotic of choice for the treatment of bronchitis?" to which the correct answer is "Nothing."

  • Anonymous
    1 decade ago

    No, mucinex is not a substitute for antibiotics. If you're truly unable to tolerate the antibiotics while taking them with food, you should discuss other options with your physician or pharmacist.

    Source(s): pharmacist
  • Anonymous
    1 decade ago

    no u can`t..

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