Any doctors in the house? Need help..

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Originally Posted by Stonedcl

Doc thinks I have the norovirus says it is going around nj as gwalker mentioned...
Lot of fluids and rest and gave me 30 amoxacillin take 3x a day every 8 hours and finish meds... Still feel very weak and I sweat like a pig last night again is was gross I never sweat zoo much in my sleep as the last 2 days..

Thanks guys..

....He/she thinks that you have Norovirus, which is primary an enteric virus that manifests as Diarhhea/vomitting (neither of which you have complained about), but then gave you an antibiotic - which will do nothing against a virus... what am I missing here?

Of course I was not there to examine you, and as has been said, internet advice is limited at best...

What you have to consider is a differential diagnosis --- every possible cause for your symptoms, and the symptoms you describe are quite non-specific - with a huge differential, then we consider what is most likely - in your case infectious illness - influenza/viral illness being more common..

other factors then play a role - protracted fever, focal symptoms, response to treatment...


Sounds Viral - there may have been something on physical exam that made your physician prescribe an antibiotic, or maybe he/she just thought that that is what you wanted....either way, the expectation is that you will be better in 48-72 hrs... if not, make sure you are re-assessed.