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When taking antibiotics could anything happen if you stop taking them for several days but then resume?

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  • Joe
    Lv 7
    4 years ago
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    Not good.

    You're knocking out the weak bacteria, and leaving the strong ones with a break when they will build up the numbers.

    You'll need a longer program to make up for it, at the very least.

    Take your antibiotics exactly as prescribed, for as long as they are prescribed, without interruption.

  • 4 years ago

    Yes. It might not take care of your infection and also give you one more drug that your bacteria are resistant to. In other words, not a bright thing to do.

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