Strep Throat... body not responding to antibiotics... what do I do next?

Cipro and Doxycycline together 10 days will clear it, hope you had a culture done, I did and that is what they gave me.

Go back to the doctor and get a stronger antibiotic ASAP! Augmentin, cephalexin, Ciprofloxacin, and many more antibiotics are available that are stronger and have less resistance in strep than the plain old first line antibiotics!

I recommend you seek another physician or a different urgent care. Penicillins are usually first line in terms of strep, but clearly if there is no resolve after three days you need to seek a doctor and ask for a different class of medications. The presence of white exudate along with a lack of resolve from penicillins points me in asking for a different class of antibiotics. Clindamycin is a good antibiotic but there are better ones for respiratory tract infections.

I do not know your age or past medical history etc, in order to recommend a medication to ask your physician about, but I think you need a different antibiotic that will work, rather than antibiotics and pain meds.

If you begin to experience difficulty breathing or gasping for air etc, please seek IMMEDIATE EMERGENCY MEDICAL ATTENTION.

I hope you feel better.

Hi Ohmysheek,
They DID do a throat culture right?
OR were you told it looks like strep?
Call your doc ASAP because you can have complications from untreated Strep. Seriously, call your doc.
Take care
:-)

Hi Ohmysheek
Despite your doctor prescribing the correct medications for strep throat there must be something else going on?
I would make another appointment with your doctor Asap. The antibiotics should be working by now.
I would ask to have the antibiotic reevaluated? Maybe you need a different antibiotic?
Also, if you're still feeling miserable throughout your body,. I would ask your doctor to draw blood.
Hope you feel better soon.
bestpup