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Will taking azithromycin pills harm you if you dont have chlamydia
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Will taking azithromycin pills harm you if you dont have chlamydia

I know azithromycin is used to get rid of chlamydia , but say you have a false positive test (you dont really have chlamydia) but still take the azithromycin, can you then acquire chlamydia from taking the antibiotics ?
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antibiotic resistance is very real and very dangerous. I'm a fan of not taking any antibiotics without a confirmed infection. I see every single day the effects of multiple drug resistant infections in people and it's not worth taking an antibiotic just in case.

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So your saying the answer is yes, you can get chlamydia from the pills if you didn't have it before?
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No you can not get chlamydia from taking medication for it. But if you take medication for it you might build up a resistance if you don't have chlamydia. So in the future if you do get chlamydia medication might not work.

You have had many posts on here. Have you ever tested?
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