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[Lostone7]

OK,
SO I super sick................. I know I have strep throught ...... have had it enough in life to figure it out quickly...........

OK, went to a Small clinic...................... I know whats said about them but i am no were near any city or anything really!!

SO get a wierd pact of pills............. I went with the owner of my school......... I say Penecillen!!! but i get random colored pills for about 4days............

Ok Strep throught kicks my but!! I Keep asking about if this had anitbiotics in it becuase the pills looked very very small compared to at home........... no answers............ from anyone........... SO the trying to get me to eat, drink and move around ......... makes you feel better........ NO NO NO.......... I finally had to get forcefull with the owner and his wife........... I just need antibiotics and sleep............... so they leave come back with some crazy tea.......... I finally............. which is rare for me just asked them to leave! one day will not cure me but badgering me to death will just make it worse.........

Ok rant is over,

I ask the owners ....... but cannot get anytyp of answers whatsoever.......... and I am week now so i would like to know....

CAN I GET ANTIBIOTICS OVER THE COUNTER IN KOREA? or do i need a perscription??????????

if i don'tget them i will go down for 2-6weeks............... then no one will be so nice to me............... but i get them i will be back on my feet in 2-3days..................... any info would be welcomed

[tzechuk]

Take a picture of your pills and we will be able to help you better.

[Lostone7]

Ok, I have no clue how to upload picks to daves.............. Ill keep trying


What I really want to know is can i get antibiotics OTC?





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[tzechuk]

uploading pics:

upload your pics in a web-based photo hosting sites, like www.photobucket.com, then when you are done, make sure you resize your photos so they are not too large.

Then click the URL in the box that says IMG.. copy it and then paste it here and we will be able to see the photo.

HTH.

BTW, I don't think you can buy antibiotics OTC.

[schwa]

Almost a certainty your pill packet contains antibiotics -- they're prescribed for everything here. No you cant just buy them on your own.

Dont panic. Have a good sleep & hopefully you'll be starting to feel better in the morning.

Dont forget to consume lots of yogurt to counter the residual effects of the antibiotics.

Be well soon.

[noguri]

Yes, the packets of pills thing is disconcerting to me, too.

Since we got here in June, I went to the skin doctor once, and got a shot and pills, too. My baby girl has been to the ears, nose and throat doc five times and to the pediatrician four times. My wife has been several times as well.

I can tell you based on this experience, that Korean doctors DO give antibiotics, at the drop of a hat. If a doc looked at your throat and asked you to say "aa," then the doc saw your strep and almost certainly gave an antibiotic.

Every time one goes to see a doctor, the doctor gives a prescription. My wife always stops at the yak gook (pharmacy) in the basement and gets those weirdly mysterious packets of pills. For the baby, we get some kind of powders that we have to mix with some liquid stuff.

It is all generic. It comes in generic packaging and I don't know for the life of me what the stuff is. I ask my wife and sometimes she knows it is antibiotic and sometimes she knows it is "allergy medicine."

All I can say is that after taking these medicines everyone in my family has gotten well! They don't give goofball medicines as far as I can tell.

[Lostone7]

Thanks for the advise!

I hope i get better soon! ............. I am trying to get my doctor at home to fed ex some to me ill let you know....
Been on these pills two days no effect just getiing sicker........... usualy 48hr on antibiotics and i feel a whole lot better. finger crossed still.

[annabel]

I would assume too that your packet has penicillin in it, based on an experience I had my first year here...

When I got sick my hogwan boss went to the doctor and brought me a huge pack of pills and told me to take them. (I don't usually take medicine when I'm sick unless it's really bad, and I knew all I needed was a full day of rest so I hadn't wanted to go to the doctor.) I'm allergic to penicillin so I refused but he aggressively insisted and started to actually make me feel bad, like I was insulting him by not taking them. For some reason he couldn't understand that if one of those pills contained penicillin and I took it, I would die! Finally after a while of arguing, my ex-bf convinced him to call the doctor and ask if there was any penicillin in the pills- turns out there was. I'm glad I didn't let myself trust too much or get bullied into taking them, or else I wouldn't be here today!

Now that I've been here for a while I know I should've just accepted the pills and flushed them down the toilet, but I didn't understand the concept of losing face back then...

Maybe your pills don't have as large a dose as the ones you took before...?

[ajgeddes]

[ttompatz]

[Lostone7]

LOL,, your a funny cat............ I c one of those who looks for trouble ...... oh online... I get it edit my online crap.......... I AM SICK AND DON'T GIVE A %^$# about how or what i write............

But hey i remember your type in college lol............. no friends..no girl.. told your self you were to cool for ohh i don't know anyone! so you could tell yourself that is why no one would speak to you or no one would invite you to a party.............. I know your type........... flame away........... Seriously go ahead I super sick........... freaking out but, in truth I will always be better off than someone like you.............

Thank you guys who have been helping me!! pills are not working actually have the shakes now......... getting much worse.......... SO I may just get on a train tommorow for Seoul............ were should i go and how much money will I need? Seoul is like 3 1/2 hours from me.

[laogaiguk]

[Lostone7]

Your right! I should ignore them............... truthfully i don't care how i write on a online board....or what anyone thinks of me..... just the last couple of days are getting rough

No I am closer to Seoul than Pusan..... I am in the southwestern coast. I am just very iritated right now............ I hate being sick have not been sick in years and my school isnt helping.............. they want me back tommorow! they are nice people............ But ihave been telling them since sunday.........I DO NOT want food! no, no Kimchie .......... my throught is the size of a grape friut............ and i get a packet of 5 colored pills no big enough to be strong enough dose of antibiotic for a man of my size! ............ pill are not helping............ and some I think are making it worse. I begged , demanded... asked but everyone is ignoring my requests..... I told them this is not unusual with a little rest no kimchie and ALOT of antibotics I will be on my feet in two days!!! so to the that they ignore everything i say......... just remember two days ............ so they say you come back in two days........... this is ticking me off............... I not very easy going when i am sick............ And I know all I need is a strong dose of ANY antibiotic........and enough for ten day to permenatly kill it and ill be fine............. but i can't seen to get any of this and i am getting worse.

[ttompatz]

[Lostone7]

Thank you.................