Okay, I have sinus infection, and my mom wantes to give me some amoxicillin, but I'm allergic to penicillin and I don't know if their is any difference between the two of them. Do any of you know the difference?

I want to take something that will work because having this sinus infecion is driving me crazy, and I can't exactly see a doctor for it being I don't have one at this point in time and I dont have medical insurance, or money to pay and go to a clenic.

Sinus infections are not usually treated with the penicillins anymore (like amoxycillin), because there are stronger meds out there that work a lot better. In fact, doctors don't tend to prescribe it as much as they used to.

For the most part, they go with drugs like doxycycline or zithromax for sinus infections, because they tend to target the cause of the sinus infection a lot better.

That being said, since you're allergic to penicillin, you should not take ANY deriviative of it, including amoxycillin. Your mom is stupid for even suggesting it, since i'm sure she knows about your allergy to it.

Sinus infections really do require a doctor's care, so if there's any way your mom could pay for you to go to a walk-in clinic instead of trying to kill you with a penicillin-based antibiotic, that would be great. I mean, seriously... She's really stupid.

Don't take Amoxicillin. It's from the Penicillin family and you will have a reaction to it.

I can understand why your Mum wants to give you meds, but as everyone else on here has said, you should never take medication that isn't prescribed to you. Each antibiotic works in a different way and Amoxicillin wont have any lasting effect on your sinus infection.

Hell it might not be a sinus infection You can never 100% be sure sweetheart so go to your Doctor and get yourself checked over. If you cant see your own Doctor, contact your local walk in centre, tell them your situation and ask for their help. There will be a Doctor out there somewhere who will treat you but the problem is finding them. I hope you feel better soon.