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I took Azithromycin for chlamydia, is it the correct dose?

So I'm overseas, and its tough to find a doctor for cheap around here.

I suspect I contracted Chlamydia during another over-seas trip that just finished in mid August (I did have unprotected sex on this trip). When I returned, I had a persistent sore throat, slight vaginal itching, diarrhoea, and changes to my discharge (slightly thick, yellowish, with tiny brown/green lumps). I had some azithromycin prescribed to me for diarrhoea from my doctor before I came overseas, to use in case of illness/travellers diarrhoea and inability to see a doctor.

I looked up the uses of azithromycin and saw that it could be taken for chlamydia. Unfortunately at that time I didn't read the prescribed dose, so I took 1000mg in the way that is recommended for travellers diarrhoea, two 250mg tablets Day 1, Day 2 + 3 one 250mg tablet. At this point I was feeling better, my sore throat is gone and the unusual discharge and itching has stopped. Day 3 I felt very nauseous and my diarrhoea came back, so then on Day 4 (today) I looked into the dosage more clearly, and realized its a one pop situation (1000mg one day) so I took my last two 250mg tablets.

Does anyone know if this will still work?

I have ordered more azithromycin (I will continue to travel and would hate to get stuck with travellers diarrhoea and no doctor or meds) should I retake the dosage (properly)? or will I become immune to the antibiotic, requiring a new type of medication?
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you should be on Doxycycline 100 mg twice a day right now for seven days. Azythromycin should be taken 1 gm in one go. Depending on symptoms doctor prescribe 1 gm or 1.5 gm.
i am Pharmacist not the doctor. but i have been going through Chlamydia infection too.
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