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i was about to be cured from Gonorrhea but i skip some dosage of cephalexin, my problem now is i need to switch to CIPROFLOXACIN but i found out that it wasn't working for me some how im one of those patient's who were resistant to it according to the UPDATES on GONORRHEA RESISTANCE... should i go back to cephalexin? my dosage before was 500mg 3x a day...
This discussion is related to Keflex.
This discussion is related to Keflex.
I agree that since you were recently on antibiotics, your negative results might be a false negative. The best antibiotic for gonorrhea IMO is a 250mg shot of ceftriaxone. I'd wait for 2 weeks and get retested, if you test positive, get the shot.
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You actually don't want to do a clean catch for stds because it can get rid of bacteria that the lab needs to see to make a diagnosis.
45-50 WBC isn't going to be a false result of anything. That's quite high.
I think that you should talk to your doc about this. There are a lot of resistant strains of gonorrhea, and cipro might not work for you. There are more resistant strains in some locations than others, and if you are a man who has sex with men, cipro should never be used for you as there are many resistant strains in that community.
My suggestions - either get a shot of ceftriaxone, or stop all the meds, and test in 2 weeks.
AJ
45-50 WBC isn't going to be a false result of anything. That's quite high.
I think that you should talk to your doc about this. There are a lot of resistant strains of gonorrhea, and cipro might not work for you. There are more resistant strains in some locations than others, and if you are a man who has sex with men, cipro should never be used for you as there are many resistant strains in that community.
My suggestions - either get a shot of ceftriaxone, or stop all the meds, and test in 2 weeks.
AJ
okay thanks.... actually im preparing already fro that kind of medication because my doctor was already explaining what medications i need... but isnt it ironic to tell the doctor that " Dr,. the antibiotic that i am taking in is making my result false negativ" the dr. might think that i assume i know everything... i cant tell her that im getting info from the internet.. but ill give it a try... thanks for ur help hehehh ill get the medications soon
COMMUNITY LEADER
Tell her you talked to the CDC or something if you need to. Its fairly common knowledge that being on antibiotics can affect some std testing.
Good luck!!
Good luck!!
just got my IM of Ceftriaxone and my doctor gave me doxycycline for the other possible STD i forgot the name.. but anywyes hope this works.. by the way how long will it take effect on the IM?
COMMUNITY LEADER
The doxy would be for chlamydia.
If this is gonorrhea, you should see an improvement within a few days, if not sooner.
AJ
If this is gonorrhea, you should see an improvement within a few days, if not sooner.
AJ
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