Please help me dose these antibiotics

[Miiaaoow]

I have a bladder infection.

The instructions say take 2 for the first dose, then 3 a day for a total of 5 days. There are 20 tablets in the box.

I took my first 2 tablets on the first day in the evening as they weren't prescribed until 5:30pm.
3 on day 2,
3 on day 3.
I'm currently on day 4, but missed a dose this morning as I felt incredibly sick and would probably have thrown it back up.

A) Should I take a double dose this evening to make up for the one I missed this morning?

B) If I take 3 tomorrow (day 5), that will only make 13 - 14 tablets out of the 20.

My bladder has only just started feeling better today. My stomach is not happy despite taking probiotics.

C) Should I carry it on for an extra day?

Thanks.

Yes, take for an extra day.
Don't double dose tonight.

Just read the bit about your stomach not being happy

I would get a pho e appt with your doc in the morning and ask to switch.
The adverse reaction tends to build/get worse sometimes.

What's abxs are they?

Thanks Foody, i'm taking Pivmecillinam. Phone appointment is difficult with work.

Stomach isn't completely unbearable, but I have a history of severe IBS so am worried about the way that it's heading.. I'm not overly keen on pushing it for that extra day.

Generally if you miss a dose of antibiotics you shouldn't double up, you should just leave it and take the rest of the course as planned, but check the leaflet that came with them in case the advice for the specific antibiotics you are on is different.

Ok, there are other options.
Usual dose for piv is 400mg 1st dose, then 200mg 3 x a day for 3 days anyway. For a woman

For a man it's 7 days

Thanks Spuriouser and Foody.

Ah, I wonder why I got 5 days then. I didn't see a GP, just dropped a sample in and got given a prescription.

I dipsticked at home and was a high positive for leukocytes but nothing else stood out to me. I have a history of mild inflammation so a low pos isn't unusual, but the pain was extreme.

It was sent to the lab so I'll phone tomorrow afternoon to see if it actually grew anything and go from there..

Yeah, def worth them checking if they have you the antibiotics you needed.