Can I get antibiotics at NHS walk in centre?

Chrysalis

the 2 paracetomal joke is really funny, the NHS has serious pain teatment issues.

Last monday I got some anti biotics ok from the out of hours GP service at my hospital however he refused to give me painkillers and even tried to tell me paracetomal are adequate alongside ibuprofen. This is after I told him I was already overdosing on iburpofen due to it been too weak. The following morning I had a reaction from that overdose, and the nhs nurse I spoke too on the phone was telling me off for taking so many, I then asked her the question what should I do when ibrupofen only covers 12 out of 24 hours (3 a day 4 hours apart) and when it only dents the pain, she was like that doesnt matter just dont overdose. Because the NHS does care if you wreck your liver as they have to treat it, but they dont care if you having fits due to pain. Very luckily right after I overdosed, the antibiotics started working and my pain went down 90% so I was able to get by just on co-codamel, the co-codamel was my own intuition as the NHS was telling me paracetomal are adequate, paracetomal is so weak I am surprised its legal to sell it as a painkiller.

Another thing I noticed is the NHs used to give out antibiotic on 7 day treatments. Now its 5 days, seems a cost cutting measure. There is a cataclogue of blogs written by doctors and dentists making it very clear anti biotics should never be ended too early the effects can be devasting because a gap in treatment can lead to super bacteria that becomes resistant. Just about all of them suggest 10 days as a bare minimal course. They all say antibiotics should be taken for at least 3 days after the infection appears gone. So basically on my last 5th day I could feel they were working and the infection was right down but it was not gone, it was still regrowing every night. The phone call to the dentist pretty much went like this.

"If your infection gets really bad again we will give you more" "if it gets serious ring 999, eg. if cant breath"

So basically that was nothing to do with prevention they wanted to wait and see if it flares up again at which point it would likely be too late, and the NHS wait for a medical emergency to take fast action. No wonder the NHs is in such a mess.

Chrysalis

shirlgirl2004 wrote: »

That's the way it should be. The resistance isn't caused by people like you it is caused by others that dash themselves or their children to the GP for an infection that would clear of its own volition if given time.

I can undestand why people do that.

some people seem to overestimate the human immune system, remember children are vulnerable they not fully developed. If the infection is taking root then its clear the immune system isnt handling it. Also remember every person is different, one person may fight of a virus, another may die from the same virus.

With that said antibiotics dont work against viruses, however if there is any bacteria around or if the infection is not a virus they will help.

Fire_Fox

Please don't take honey internally for infections, sugar can suppress the immune system. You are far better eating a balanced diet year round as prevention, vitamins, minerals, protein and essential fatty acids are all needed for immune function. The gut flora help protect us, feed the good guys with soluble fibre from fruit, veggies, beans and lentils; the bad guys like sugar and white/ refined carbs.

FatVonD

I've not read all the replies so apologies if it's already sorted but we called our local out of hours service recently for my DSS and they sent us to a local hospital and they gave him antibiotics. It was a children's ward (though he's 16) if that makes any difference.

usignuolo

Our local walk in centre does not prescribe antibiotics as they do not have any doctors on the premises which is what you need to issue prescriptions. Really it is a first aid walk in centre. If it is really bad and it is a friday night, A & E is your best bet.