It's amoxicillin and have just woken up after 48 hours and the pain seems worse then ever ...

Hi triley I am going through the same exact thing right now I had to go to the ER because my throat is sooo sore, they prescribed antibiotics for me and also some ibuprofen as well I started my antibiotics today I was prescribed 825mg amoxicillin, the pain is awful I know it is, I had cold chills and had a really high fever my body was soo achy, when I was in the ER they put a IV in my arm and gave me the antibiotic like that for a whole day, all of the other symptoms are gone except for the sore throat, just finish all of your antibiotics even when you start to feel better so it won't come back, and as soon as you feel better get a new toothbrush so the infection won't come back.. hope you feel better soon...

TRiley,

Hope the pain has let up some.....if not, call your doc and get a stronger antibiotic. Amoxicillin is a low grade antibiotic....there are definitely better meds....also ask, or rather insist on something for pain. There's absolutely no reason for you to be in excruiating pain. Did you have a strep test? Even if you did, sometimes the strep test that's done in minutes in the office won't show positive for strep until the next day...if the doc's office hasn't discarded the test. If you feel like you are swallowing razor blades, then you more than likely have strep. Don't play around with strep!

Cathy