Azithromycin half life
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I know the cefixime has a very short half-life but the azithromycin stays in the body for a very long time. I am getting unpleasant side effects from it and want to know the approximate time until complete elimination from the body of a 1g dose. I did a lot of research and can't seem to find a straight answer.
I've had it for about 5 days now (since taking the azith). I understand azithromycin stays in the system for quite some time though (3 day half life). Any experiences ?
Excellent. This is the second time in my life I've taken azithromycin. The first time was many years ago and it hurt my stomach a lot back then. This time it didn't even though I took it on an empty stomach to maximize its absorption. Thanks again for your help Dr.
Best regards,
S.
Hi, I am a 22 year old male (uncurcumsized) that has had 4 sexual encounters in my life...all but one unprotected...last year I experienced penile irritation that started with a tingly feeling that transformed in to burning after a 3 days it lasted for almost a month(3 weeks), and went away when I used anti-fungal/steroid cream for three days...I was told by a doc that it was candida from a soap irritant. No blisters or sores!
I have read there was no change in efficacy of a single dose of azithromycin vs a 3day course or a 5day course in many other infections but havent heard the same for chlamydia Why? If azothromycin has a half life of three days why would this choice of treatment be an inneffective treatment for chlamydia? Thats 500mg a day for 3 days (1.5g)?
What about orange juice? Can it affect it?
I took 1g azithromycin 2 days after the incident (I know this is not the optimal dose, but it's all I had and should cure 93% of the time, if indeed I had it). Because of the long half-life (3 days) of the drug, I am not sure how long I need to wait for symptoms to appear (I have not symptoms now) before I can be sure it worked.
Thing is ive been using cialis (20mg) for some time now, is it safe for me to take this now?.
I understand azithromycin has a very long half life, but i cant find information on its interactions with cialis.
Any advice is appreciated thanks.
A year and a half ago I had protected sex with a prostitute. During that my condome broke and I was IN unprotected for a minute or so. Once I realized I got out... From that point my whole life changed. I think about diseases and infections all the time, they are my main preoccupation and there isn't minute when I don't think about them.
One year after the exposure I went to the doctor and I took some tests. I was tested for HIV, Gonorrhea, Syphilis, Chlamydia and Ureoplasma Urealitica.
A year and a half ago I had protected sex with a prostitute. During that my condome broke and I was IN unprotected for a minute or so. Once I realized I got out... From that point my whole life changed. I think about diseases and infections all the time, they are my main preoccupation and there isn't minute when I don't think about them.
One year after the exposure I went to the doctor and I took some tests. I was tested for HIV, Gonorrhea, Syphilis, Chlamydia and Ureoplasma Urealitica.
When will her symptoms disappear? The internet says a week, but the half life of azithromycin is 11 to 14 hours. That would suggest that this medicine is not present after three days. So why wait longer?
The maternal serum half-life of azithromycin is unchanged in early pregnancy and decreased at term; however, high concentrations of azithromycin are sustained in the myometrium and adipose tissue. Azithromycin is recommended for the treatment of several infections, including chlamydia and Mycobacterium avium complex (MAC) in pregnant patients.
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I recently got off of doxy. The half life is 18-30 hours, so this means it will take 4-5 days to get totally out of my system. The pain is gone, the head aches are gone, the fatigue has subsided a little. But overall I still have somewhat of a flu like feeling througout the body.
Sucks, because ofcourse it makes me doubt things.
Thank you for your post... I needed that, big time.
In vitro information helps, but there are a few things to consider which affect the results in an actual human, such as the half life of the drug, its distribution in tissues and fluids, reactions in the body, etc. One great thing about it is it's bactericidal, which is a great advantage.
3) As above, I wouldn't try anything else quite yet. For one thing, sparfloxacin is a similar type of antibiotic (fluoroquinolone) to moxifloxacin, and is actually quite potent as well.
did UTI and CBC all normal.
5. A month and half later started to date again. Thinking all this is in my head. After both of us (me and the new lady) taking all STDs test and have a negative result.
6. Had sexual intercourse and the lady got the same symptoms as I have!!!! Burning during urination burning around the anus, feeling that her vagina is bruised.
7. All her test are negative including HPV (pep).
8. Her doctor put her on 14 days of doxycycline and after that 2g of azithromycin.
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This was approximately 2 and a half weeks ago and the pain has not dissipated. It comes and goes, is present behind both testicles and lately seems to be localizing to my left testicle. The epididymis of both testicles seems to be tender and worse on the left. However there is no major swelling or severe pain.
The day after I finished the cipro I went to another clinic and recieved 1g of azithromycin to cover other non gonococcal urethritis causes to my symptoms.
At first she gave me oral, which was by far the worst oral I've ever received in my life. Basically a cheese grater but rougher. 2 weeks later I developed dysuria and went to the doctor for it. They took a urinalysis. Turns out I got chlamydia from her. I got prescribed 1g of azithromycin. I went to go pick up my medication and took it without thinking too much about it. I search up online and it says that the pills are normally supposed to come in pairs. I only got 1 though.
This was approximately 2 and a half weeks ago and the pain has not dissipated. It comes and goes, is present behind both testicles and lately seems to be localizing to my left testicle. The epididymis of both testicles seems to be tender and worse on the left. However there is no major swelling or severe pain.
The day after I finished the cipro I went to another clinic and recieved 1g of azithromycin to cover other non gonococcal urethritis causes to my symptoms.
As a result of bronchitis yrs ago I have needed an inhaler..last one was Advair 500...only used once a day. Never needed a rescue inhaler. In December, durung a very stressfull year, I had 2 URI's then found inhaler wasn't doing the job. Referred to pulminoligist: Blood work showed the above and due to a 3rd URI he placed me on azithromax,doxycyline, Biaxin & Levequin + a shot of prednisone + a shot of one of the antibiotic's & prescriptionfor laddered prednisone.
After a week and a half I saw the doctor, was diagnosed with both sinusitis and bronchitis and it appeared my asthma was in control, this was a Friday. (I have had asthma my entire life and at the first signs of a sniffle and some tightness I immediately start a prednisone taper and Xopenex nebulizer). I was prescribed azithromycin and told to continue with my xopenex and prednisone. I also took cough syrup, sudafed and motrin.
She used a condom but then took it off half way through. I was so nervous the next day I took a prescription of Amoxicillin I had not used. I took the entire prescription over a 10 day period. I am worried sick about herpes. I have not had any sores but have had the occasional pain down both legs. I got an IGG test after 16 days that came negative for both hsv-1 and hsv-2. Am I in the clear? Is there anything else I should worry about?
No change in my answers. Azithromycin has a half life of 36 hours, staying in the body for days after taking it. Ceftriaxone has a half life of about 9 hours, staying in the body for about 2 days after a single injection. It is time for you to put this behind you and move on.
(One concern I have is a uncommonly fast metabolism and a shortened half life of the Zithromax. I do not know if zithro is stored in fat or not ut I have none and I hit the gym and take hemp protein as a supplement. The reason I know my body does not hold on to things long is the unusually quick amount of time THC leaves my system relative to anyone I know or what the testers expected to see. (2 weeks after daily use a negative lab result with 'funky' creatine lvls.
As would be expected in managing an infection with a gram negative organism such as Bb, amoxicillin has been shown to be more effective than oral penicillin V. Because of its short half-life and need for high levels, amoxicillin is usually administered along with probenecid. Since blood levels are extremely variable they should be measured.
We know that chlamydia, Mycoplasma genitalium, trichomonas, and a few other causes, all taken together, account for roughly half of all cases. The causes of the rest are unknown. Most NGU patients' female sex partners have nothing abnormal on examination or testing. The standard approach is to treat NGU with doxycycline or azithromycin, and if that doesn't work (about 20% of cases), to try the other drug.
Hello, Ok so here's my story...about a month and a half ago I was at a party and drunk out of my mind...*1st mistake* I ended up having unprotected oral (with ejaculation) and unprotected insertive vaginal sex (lasted about 2 mins, no ejaculation) with a girl of unknown status. She was also super drunk so both of our judgements were clouded. Afterwards I felt horrible (mentally) especially when I found out that she had slept with a few more guys at this party as well that same night...
Your chances of developing long QT syndrome from taking azithromycin is VERY rare. This would be different if you told me that you had a family history of sudden cardiac death, long QT syndrome, or syncope with a longish QT on EKG. The FDA in the US is very strict. If people were dying from this medication, it would be pulled from the market.
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