Not that I know of. I've been on a few antibiotics and it still hasn't cleared up.
Well, it cleared up last wed, thrus, and fri, but in between 9 PM and when the ball dropped on new year's, it all came back out of nowhere.
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And I don't mean for this to sound like I'm a pill addict, but this really is a worst case sore throat and is well up and beyond your common cold sore throat.
I mean, even after giving me the steroid shots in the ER to reduce the swelling (and it was BAD), that didn't do a single thing. The Lidocaine takes pain away on the surface, but it doesn't take the deep painful pressure away. I agree that in most cases, topicals would be best, but not in this case.
If I had a "good" doctor, they would see that I've been in pain for a week now, haven't slept in days because of it, and would give me something to knock my ass out so I can at least get a decent night's rest
It's different from saying "oh I have a headache, can I please have some vicodin?"