Concerned about chlamydia

[tommy25]

Hello, I got tested for chlamydia saturday 12/13 and it came back as positive. They gave me one large dose of zithromax and it is Tuesday and I am still having some discharge. Is this normal? Does this mean that the antibiotics didn't work? How long should I wait before the symptoms are gone? Thank you for your help.

[Vance2335]

Symptoms norally start to decrease within a day or two, but you might still have symptoms for a couple of weeks after the medication has worked. Most places advise no sex for 7-10 days for the medication to fully work.

You can test after 2 weeks to make sure the medication has had the desired effect.

[auntiejessi]

Actually, you should wait at least 3 weeks, preferably a month, as dead dna from the bacteria might be lingering, and that could give you a false positive.

[Vance2335]

Thanks AJ for the update on the testing time.

[tommy25]

Hi, It is now Friday and I am still having some discharge and a little bit of pain after urination still. Tomorrow is day seven after taking the zithromax for my chlamydia. I am starting to get anxious about this because I thought by now the symptoms would have been cleared. Wednesday, my doctor prescribed me a zithromax z pack just as a precaution. Should I still be concerned? I am really not sure why I would still be having symptoms. Any help and insight would be greatly appreciated. Thanks for all you do.

[Vance2335]

As I said you may have symptoms up to a couple of weeks. You are most likely clear from the infection but the body still has to discharge everything from the infection.

Give it time, nothing works over night.

[tommy25]

I apologize for being so impatient. I know some people that have had chlamydia and have stopped having symptoms after a few days. Thank you for your patience and the work you do on here.

[Vance2335]

I understand how frustrating it can be, you get diagnosed with something and given medication and see some improvement but still have those same symptoms, so your get worried that it's not going away.
No worries, just give it some more time. If you still have the same amount of symptoms this time next week call up your Dr and advise them. But I think your symptoms will gradually get less and less.

[tommy25]

Sorry to open this post back up, but I went to see my doctor today for the follow up. I still have a slight discharge, but it is mostly present in the morning. My doctor says that I should have been fine by now. He said that he doesn't think the zithromax worked. He put me on a different prescription. Now I am really confused and I am not sure what I should believe. I really thought I was getting better and that the zithromax would have taken care of it.

[auntiejessi]

Well, it might have helped some, but might not have cured it.  Your doctor might just be covering his bases, and treated you again just in case.

I'm assuming you got doxy?

AJ

[tommy25]

He prescribed me with Levofloxacin for 7 days. He tried to give me some doxy last week and it gave me really bad diarrhea. A different doctor (in the same office) told me to stop taking it and prescribed me a z-pack.

[auntiejessi]

OK that's another good one for chlamydia.

Aj

[auntiejessi]

Oh how did you take the z-pack?  Did you take 1 gm at once time, or spread it out of 5 days?

[tommy25]

I was told to take one gram at once and then take one pill the next few days. I am sorry to be a pain about this. First I was told I would be okay within seven days and then told it can take up to two weeks to get rid of the symptoms, so I am pretty confused. The discharge seems to be less, but still I don't know if this is normal.

[auntiejessi]

OK you took it right.  I was just looking for reasons why it might not have worked.

Sometimes it just takes a different medication to cure people.  I wouldn't read too much into it.  

AJ

[tommy25]

Okay, do you think I should still abstain from sex? Probably a dumb question, but just wondering if the bacteria could be dead and my body just discharging it still.

[auntiejessi]

I'm sorry, but I'd still wait 7 days.  I'm sure that's not what you were wanting to hear, but in any case, you shouldn't ever have sex with symptoms.

Aj

[tommy25]

Thank you very much for your help.