Rocephin shot question

[nijnij]

How long after getting a Rocephin shot for gonorrhea does it start to relieve symptoms?

I know it takes at least 7-9 days to cure the infection, but how long until the symptoms are abated?

Anyone here have experience? I also have taken a gram of Zithromax too, in case that matters.

 

[KaraBulut]

There's no answer that covers all patients but most people say that the discharge and other symptoms will lessen on the first day after the shot. Usually within 1-3 days, most of the symptoms have resolved.

 

[nijnij]

It is strange to me how one shot is supposed to last for 7-10 days in your body. Did I understand this right? I was nervous at the clinic and did not ask for a translator in advance but I wonder if I should.

 

[heightsboi]

Both drugs are very safe. They both wash out of your system after about 4 days, though the levels are too low after the first day to matter much.

 

[nijnij]

Where do you get this information?

 

[KaraBulut]

It is strange to me how one shot is supposed to last for 7-10 days in your body. Did I understand this right? I was nervous at the clinic and did not ask for a translator in advance but I wonder if I should.

Intramuscular injections are usually intended to have delayed absorption. Rocephin doesn't last for 7-10 days intramuscularly though. It peaks at about 6 hours and is pretty much cleared from your system after 2 days.

The azithromycin (Zithromax) is coverage for chlamydia co-infection. They usually don't test for it and just treat for it if you test positive for gonorrhea.

 

[nijnij]

So it kills the gonorrhea in 6 hours? I am not a medical person but that seems terribly quick to me!

 

[bambam]

So it kills the gonorrhea in 6 hours? I am not a medical person but that seems terribly quick to me!

No. It will normally take 5-7 days for symptoms to disappear, sometimes sooner.