How soon should antibiotics make a difference to chest infection?

[chlochlo]

Ds prescribed amoxicillin 250mg per 5ml one spponfull 3 times a day and the pink steriods for three days. This was monday morning but he still seems to be having a hard time catching his breath and is having several episodes of grunty breathing a day. Any advice would be greatly appeciated.
TIA

He should be showing an improvement by now. How old is he?

agree with belgo (I'm a chest infection veteran) - you really should see a difference now. How old is ds? I think you should take him back to the GP todayand get a different antibiotic.

My dd was diagnosed with a chest infection pre-xmas and didn't respond to the anti-biotics.
In the end she ended up in A&E,diagnosed with Bronchiolitis-which actually cleared itself up eventually.It peaked at about 4 days or so.
Good luck-hope he improves soon.

He was 2 on 28th december he has always suffered with his chest this just seems a bit nasty, he's not getting a temperature any more but just doesn't seem to be responding very well.

Take him back to the doctors. It's good that he no longer has a temperature, but a doctor should listen to his chest.

Rang gp's and how come receptionists think they are doctors doctor is going to ring but i don't know what good that will do how can they listen to his chest down the phone

seen gp he wasn't happy that he's not getting better and has told us to give him four hourly nebulisers and if no improvement after 24 hours he will have to be admitted to hospital

glad you got him to the doctors. Hope he gets better soon.

chlochlo, poor little chap
hope he feels better soon.
x

Well he's slept most of the afternoon and has just gone to bed, he seems a bit happier i just wish he could understand a bit better he gets really breathless when he cries but cries more cos it hurts his chest