Question:
Hi I’m 21 years old and I’ve been having a persistent and annoying cough for about two weeks. I went to see my primary care doctor a couple of days ago and he prescribed acetaminophen, Claritin D, z-pak(antibiotics), and Phenergan cough syrup. It wasn’t clear on whether it’s allergies or a common cold. I haven’t taken the antibiotics yet because I read online that if it’s a common cold or URI, antibiotics would be no help. Now I’m not sure what medicine should I consume.
Answer/s:
You don’t have to have a fever to have an infection. I haven’t had a fever in 20 years. I would say the technicolor cough is a pretty good indication of an infection. Also, most colds go away by themselves in 10-14 days, yours doesn’t seem to be doing so. Not sure why he prescribed Tylenol, are you in pain? Claritin D is to help dry up stuff. It’s probably time to start the antibiotics.
more than likely he prescribed you the antibiotics to treat a sinus infection. ( green/yellow mucus) . dr’s don’t prescribe antibiotics for allergies.