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What Actually Happens If You Take Fish Antibiotics

What Actually Happens If You Take Fish Antibiotics

Sunny by Sunny
November 3, 2022
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In the later stages of life, you must remain stocked on all kinds of medications. We never know when pharmaceuticals may run out of medicines, causing us to miss our essential drugs.

Early a number of fish antibiotics were purchased in the US alone for human use. If you have been fearing running short on traditional antibiotics and want to switch to fish antibiotics, then worry not, as you have landed at the right place.

This article will brief you on everything about fish antibiotics and how you can stock them.

Is There Any Possibility Of Pharmacies Running Out Of Traditional Antibiotics?

Even though medications might be prescribed using artificial intelligence tools soon, some possible adverse effects might still arise. One of the significant consequences we might face in the pharmaceutical industry is running dry on antibiotics.

Because there have been very few antibiotics under development, the time is not too far when we might start running out of antibiotics.

Sooner or later, hospitals will no longer be able to treat infectious diseases. Consequently, once-treatable infections would become fatal and incurable. So there is a chance that we will run out of medicines in the future.

Related: How Will You Treat Your Current Ailment When The Medical System Collapses?

What Actually Happens If You Take Fish AntibioticsAround 28 million US citizens don’t have medical insurance, and the cost of medicines has constantly been rising during the last years.

Since fish antibiotics are cheap and similar in composition and other specifications to human antibiotics, many people opt for them.

It is also thought that many people will stock up on them if pharmacies run out of human antibiotics. But can we ingest them that quickly? Then what is the point of spending so much money on human antibiotics?

What Are Fish Antibiotics?

Ailing fish are often administered the same antibiotics as humans. Some of the common fish antibiotics include ciprofloxacin, amoxicillin, and penicillin.

These medicines are available over the counter or over the internet without any prescription in many regions across the US.

amoxicillinBecause they are readily available to purchase without a prescription and are a cheaper alternative to human antibiotics, many people have been ingesting them lately.

People would often buy and administer them according to the doses they find online.

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A survey conducted online found that many people have been switching to fish antibiotics for the following reasons:

  • Ciprofloxacin works the same as in human antibiotics.
  • These antibiotics can be purchased easily without any prescription.
  • Because they are cheap and a more accessible alternative.

What Is The Difference Between Fish Antibiotics And The Antibiotics Used On Humans?

Before taking any kind of antibiotic, it is necessary to understand where it comes from and its possible effects. Below we will be having a brief comparison between fish and human antibiotics.

Composition

pillFish antibiotics might not differ much from human antibiotics in terms of composition.

Most of them have the same range of antibiotics used to treat infections and other diseases. However, the only thing that can differ here is the chemical form of the antibiotic.

Because they are released into the fish tanks so fish can absorb them, they might have a different form than human antibiotics.

Similarities

Fish and human antibiotics might have a lot of things in common, including the same color, shape, imprints, and even composition, as discussed earlier. Research suggested that they all had a similar texture.

Significant Difference Among Fish And Human Antibiotics

One significant difference among these antibiotics is that fish antibiotics are available over the counter without any prescription.

Related: The Best Over The Counter Drugs You Should Hoard

In contrast, human antibiotics can only be purchased through a physician or medical expert prescription.

Effects

Pet drugs aren’t regulated by the Federal Drug Administration. Because of this reason, we cannot claim that they are safe to consume or not.

What Actually Happens If You Take Fish Antibiotics

However, if we ever run short of antibiotics in the future, we can have them as a substitute for some time. If consumed for an extended period, it can cause adverse consequences.

For example, fish Amoxicillin used in the aquarium might seem the same as the one described by your doctor.

However, the effectiveness is yet not determined for this fish antibiotic. People mainly go for them because they are accessible without a doctor’s prescription and, at the same time, are a less expensive alternative.

Dosage

As for the time being, there has been no evidence of the dosage for adults. The thing is that these antibiotics are meant to be opened and dispersed in water for the fish to consume. Local consumers would not know what dosage is safe to consume.

Make sure to consult your pharmacist before you administer any antibiotic, whether it is fish or human. Overdosing on an antibiotic can cause severe issues and worsen your condition.

Where To Get Fish Antibiotics?

They are readily available at pet pharmacies and stores. Apart from stores, you can also find them online.

Although fish and human antibiotics have many characteristics, you should always take precautions before consuming them. There is a chance that we might ingest these antibiotics in the future. However, as for now, their effectiveness is still under debate.

Fish antibiotics must be administered carefully to avoid any adverse consequences. Taking care of diseases is an integral part of surviving in the longer run.

Fish antibiotics can play a major role in survival during an emergency because they are always available on the counter and won’t cost you much.

⇒ An Ingenious Way To Stockpile Prescription Medicines At Home Before SHTF

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  1. Hail Megatron says:
    5 months ago

    It’s the same thing and you can just use the general all purpose antibiotics.

    Better buy it from a US manufacturer and not China

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  2. Sandgroper says:
    5 months ago

    First google search result on “Are fish antibiotics safe for humans”

    Covers some things we should consider. Antibiotic resistance is at the top of this list, something this article mentions in it’s opening paragraphs and then doesn’t mention again when talking about people taking these without medical supervision.

    Let’s be real folks. If you take the wrong antibiotic for something (let’s use a UTI as an example) and create an antibiotic resistant strain, then an unknown amount of the same antibiotic will be needed work in future, and possibly NONE of the same will be viable will be suitable in future. Taking antibiotics without medical supervision creates antibiotic resistance.

    The reality is that not all antibiotics are the same, there’s specific ones for specific infection types. You need to find THAT out before you start popping Guppy’s pills.

    And as you do this you need to be very careful you are not breeding a fresh (very expensive for your medical costs, deadly for your body) antibiotic resistant strain of plague.

    Another thing to consider is that some antibiotics cause inflammation of organs, changes in blood pressure etc, and if you have another medical condition you need to be under medical supervision so you don’t cause yourself kidney damage (or whatever).

    This article says “get medical advice” but it’s not spelling out the very very very real risk of taking off the shelf, non tested, non dosage confirmed medications.

    Please … stock pile fish antibiotics if you want, but please don’t take them now, before SHTF, unless you are 100% driven to, and then only when you have confirmed your diagnosis, and worked out which medication will work for it, and no other.

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    • Set fire to the world says:
      5 months ago

      The general broad spectrum antibiotic covers the majority of everything you need

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    • LtCol Venom says:
      5 months ago

      Outside of the First World, most non-narcotic medications including antibiotics are available over-the-counter. The disaster scenarios painted by medical personnel and their pseudo-intellectual sycophants regarding the use of antibiotics without medical supervision seem to cause fewer problems in these parts of the world than the inappropriate prescription of the antibiotics by doctors in the first place. One could speculate about why there may be less common sense in the First World than in other places, but ultimately it seems simpler to just give Darwin his due and get on about your life.

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      • dj says:
        5 months ago

        We’ve become so reliant and the Government to tell us what to do, where to go, what to eat, that we have lost our common sense.

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      • Ffred says:
        5 months ago

        How many 3rd world countries use anti microbials just to boost food production? This is a self inflicted problem, driven by greed, and it’s scary. CDiff is a prime example. There are 3 drugs left to treat it, and hand sanitizer doesn’t kill it. It’s in every hospital.

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      • Jonathan R Glenn says:
        5 months ago

        We have Antibiotic Resistance problems now because of the unaccountable access to antibiotics in the majority of the world. With advice, and some accountability by Medical Staff, we can hope to take the Proper Antibiotic Dosage for the Appropriate Time Period to quell the problem, and not create Antibiotic Resistant Strains.
        I have spent years overseas in 3rd World Countries, and the ignorance of the majority of the populace about antibiotics is very real, and scary!

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    • J says:
      5 months ago

      In the special forces Handbook it uses fish antibiotics

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    • TonyG says:
      5 months ago

      Fearmongering about some super strain with antibiotic resistance… geez. I’ve heard this more than enough to shake my head at the irony and all around silliness of it.

      Pediatricians prescribe antibiotics to children like candy. It is practically the only tool in their toolbox when kids come in with a runny nose and a cough. If they were truly concerned with some superstrain then they wouldn’t prescribe an antibiotic until they knew for sure that someone had a bacterial infection. SO many infections people get are viral and antibiotics only serve to wreck your gut flora, yet the first thing doctors do is prescribe an antibiotic and it is pointless.

      Perhaps you should fearmonger about superstrain risk to doctors instead of fish antibiotic preppers??

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    • Eyes open and neFDver rationalizing says:
      5 months ago

      Sadly, there are many people that benefit greatly from antibiotics that run into resistance from “politically correct” docs that think that some may die so that others can live scenario. Antibiotic resistance is a fact but is more driven by the huge amounts of antibiotics put into animal feeds and treating fish in dirty/crowded environments. The alternative is to seek out those drugs in alternative markets but with GREAT caution. There is no free lunch and everything comes with risk, Medical physicians are trained to minimize the risk and sadly, now they think it better to eliminate risk by eliminating life saving treatment for individuals. The real caveat may be the introduction of AI for diagnoses, like IBMs Watson, this could near eliminate so much foolishness and make a healthier place for all of us. By all means, stock up. There is no guaranty to where we might be five minutes, five weeks or five years from now…..and the bad docs are not running away anytime soon.

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  3. red ant says:
    5 months ago

    Most like anything else, we will be trying things that “we should not try” in times of pearl.

    Myself, I am allergic to Penicillin and Keflex, which are used a lot in the medical field. I purchased some of the fish pills and if I have no choices, then I will at least try them and if they don’t kill me, good, then it “might kill me” or the infection “will kill me”, so when the time comes, we will try anything to see if it will help us or might kill us.

    It will be a time as that. Try or not try, that will be the answer.
    It will be up to you.

    If you’re lucky, you might know of someone that might know the difference in one or the other.
    They will look at you like you are crazy but if I have a friend that could get some info on it, that would be nice to have.

    There are a lot of medicinal herbs out there, that will help in that time also.

    Thank you for the article… makes you start to think and open the mind to things we normally do not think about, until it is too late.

    PS: research first, then make that choice.

    Say, Ask GOD and he will be there for you. then claim it, in Jesus’s name.
    I do for everything, and He is good, all the time…

    stay sharp

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    • JESS says:
      5 months ago

      Hey, Red: Dr. Joe Alton goes over which antibiotics to use in a SHTF scenario, and I think how much to take, too. You can read his instructions in his book “Alton’s Antibiotics and Infectious Disease”. I believe he is the person where I first heard about using Fish Biotics years ago. We sometimes do that and always keep some stockpiled, too. Never had any bad reactions to date, either. I sent some fish antibiotics to an agency that was taking them to Ukraine, and they were happy to get them/to use them, as they had doctors on the teams that went over there and knew how much and what to use on refugees. After Hurricane Maria in 2018, I took some with me when I went as a first responder. The team leader said “We won’t use those! Don’t want them!”, even though there were people dying from all kinds of water contamination and other medical issues.

      We also have become aware that you can buy over the internet Ivermectin, which works fantastically for C-19 and other viruses, purchased from “AllDayChemist.com” in India. PLAN AHEAD!!! Anything you buy from them will probably take 3-4 weeks to arrive from India. These are tablets that are manufactured for humans, not paste for horses!! I know many people who have taken these tablets with nothing but great effect and zero side effects!! Our doctor told us to take the 12 mg. tablets for adults, depending on how much you weigh…after 180 lbs., you could take 1 1/2 to 2 tablets PER DAY. See if you feel the amt. you are taking is enough for your body. You will probably feel an uptick in relief within the first several hours…I know I did, and I took 2 tabs. once a day for 1 week. Do not take multiple times a day! More is NOT better!! Our entire family took Iverm. plus Elderberry/Echinacea Syrup and Oscillococcinum (the very famous homeopathic flu remedy) and QUERCETIN with ZINC (!) to stop viral replication, and found great relief from that regimen. We got over it pretty fast that way. I hope this helps someone….

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    • JESS says:
      5 months ago

      Hey, Red: Dr. Joe Alton goes over which antibiotics to use in a SHTF scenario, and I think how much to take, too. You can read his instructions in his book “Alton’s Antibiotics and Infectious Disease”. I believe he is the person where I first heard about using Fish Biotics years ago. We sometimes do that and always keep some stockpiled, too. Never had any bad reactions to date, either. I sent some fish antibiotics to an agency that was taking them to Ukraine, and they were happy to get them/to use them, as they had doctors on the teams that went over there and knew how much and what to use on refugees. After Hurricane Maria in 2018, I took some with me when I went as a first responder. The team leader said “We won’t use those! Don’t want them!”, even though there were people dying from all kinds of water contamination and other medical issues.

      We also have become aware that you can buy over the internet Ivermectin, which works fantastically for C-19 and other viruses, purchased from “AllDayChemist.com” in India. PLAN AHEAD!!! Anything you buy from them will probably take 3-4 weeks to arrive from India. These are tablets that are manufactured for humans, not paste for horses!! I know many people who have taken these tablets with nothing but great effect and zero side effects!! Our doctor told us to take the 12 mg. tablets for adults, depending on how much you weigh…after 180 lbs., you could take 1 1/2 to 2 tablets PER DAY. See if you feel the amt. you are taking is enough for your body. You will probably feel an uptick in relief within the first several hours…I know I did, and I took 2 tabs. once a day for 1 week. Do not take multiple times a day! More is NOT better!! Our entire family took Iverm. plus Elderberry/Echinacea Syrup and Oscillococcinum (the very famous homeopathic flu remedy) and QUERCETIN with ZINC (!) to stop viral replication, and found great relief from that regimen. We got over it pretty fast that way. I hope this helps someone….

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    • Frank says:
      5 months ago

      How does making penicillin from scratch work, seen it on the old prepper show daily bread

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    • tim says:
      4 months ago

      thanks for that comment ,well said. take care

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  4. Well Hung Horse MD says:
    5 months ago

    You don’t “try it out” use that smart phone and google what pills cover what sickness….. It’s not exactly a guessing game here.

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    • red ant says:
      5 months ago

      Okay worst case scenario, I wake up and the whole world is going to shit, then I jump up and I find out that I am not prepared and, something happens and there is no way I can find out if anything that I might have learned before all this hit, if it will really work or not.

      No internet to find out if what I have will work or will not work and no one to ask.
      I cut my leg and know it is getting infected and there is no one around that I can ask for help, so I try some of the fish antibiotic.

      Here’s where you will or will not make it. If you do nothing, then the infection will surlily kill you. Or you take a risk and take some fish antibiotic and wait. It too might kill you, but one way or the other you are going to die, if you do nothing.

      That will be where you just might find yourself, because you see so many people getting took away, so you stay quiet and don’t move.

      NOW WHAT DO YOU DO.?

      You die from infection or take the risk of taking something else.
      We cannot know what will happen when the shit hits the fan, will be like, but I believe it will be nothing like we think it will be like.

      I am not telling anyone to take my advice when you are looking at an infection, you will be the one to make that choice, when the time comes.

      stay sharp

      PS: RESURCH ALL INFO…

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      • JESS says:
        5 months ago

        Red: Get out some raw, unheated honey and garlic for that infection. Could also try Yarrow Herb that is grow in many flower gardens, because it is pretty (but a darned good anti-infective). Look up remedies from native american “Seven Song” and he will tell you exactly what to do!

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      • red ant says:
        5 months ago

        Jess
        Got most things covered very well. But as always there will be some kind of unexpected situation that might arise.
        Thanks for the info…

        stay sharp

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  5. David D. says:
    5 months ago

    This site is very helpfull.

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  6. Missouri Prepper says:
    5 months ago

    The article says “ Make sure to consult your pharmacist before you administer any antibiotic, whether it is fish or human.”

    Yeah I can imagine how that conversation is going to go when you call a pharmacist and tell them you’re going to take fish antibiotics. Probably not the best move you can make.

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    • Deanna says:
      5 months ago

      I agree with you on that , Missouri!!

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    • Gentlhart says:
      4 months ago

      I was thinking about that too but perhaps the best way to go about it is to tell them that you identify as a fish. I figure the worst that can happen is you get sent to the vet.

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      • Mel says:
        3 months ago

        You won the internet today with that!

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  7. Bubba says:
    5 months ago

    I have asked my Dr about getting human antibiotics BEFORE the SHTF and he won’t do it. I have no intention of taking it now it’s for the zombie apocalypse but he doesn’t care. So I did the research about what antibiotics do what and the dosage of fish antibiotics is for humans. ITS ALL ON LINE! One hint I found in several places is use the weight of a pig to compare dosage to humans. BTW you can use other antibiotics other than fish kind too such as pig antibiotics. Getting it is more difficult but not impossible. Research is involved. I won’t GIVE you the websites etc because I don’t want to be sued because someone did it wrong. But the info is there if you look. And again I would not use fish antibiotics except in a SHTF scenario.
    Also the Army did research a while back on how long drugs ACTUALLY store. In general it’s YEARS longer than the dates on the bottle for both OTC and prescription. They did the study because they were having to throw away so many drugs. ONE reason the OTC drug companies do it is to get you to throw away perfectly good drugs so they can sell you new drugs and/or to change the packaging to make you notice THEIR packaging so you will buy it. Again I won’t give you the name but it’s not hidden or secret info. Think Ft Dietrich and the FDA as a start for your search.

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  8. Mercy says:
    5 months ago

    Jase medical. For a couple hundred bucks, you fill out a short questionnaire, and they send you a course of a handful of the most common antibiotics…human… With a guide on how to use them, for what, dosage, etc. And you have access to a physician you may call with questions at any time.

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  9. Illini Warrior says:
    5 months ago

    chrome-extension://efaidnbmnnnibpcajpcglclefindmkaj/http://armageddonmedicine.net/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/Antibiotic-Indications-and-Dose1.pdf

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    • marti baker girl says:
      5 months ago

      Illini Warrior, in addition to Jase Medical, another group pretty much identical to Jase is Contingency Medical. With both of these companies you can only order one kit per person per year so by using both you can have a backup. Here’s the link:
      Contingency Medical

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      • Illini Warrior says:
        5 months ago

        ??????? – what are you talking about? – I posted a PDF dose chart for antibiotics >>> could care less about Jase Medical

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  10. red ant says:
    5 months ago

    LMAO @ you.

    Won’t “survive” long, will ya. Life is a risk. Risk it or not, (your choice).

    It’s going to take scary to survive all this shit that is coming to your door.

    You will NOT survive, unless you take a big ass risk, trying to survive.

    stay sharp

    PS: no guarantees

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  11. LE Luther says:
    5 months ago

    I took fish tetracycline back in the early 80s. It worked pretty much the same as the human version. That said, I now try to avoid taking antibiotics for anything.
    I have knocked out strep throat and salmonella twice with just bee propolis.
    There must be other natural alternatives around too. But, I keep bee propolis and Vitamin C around in case I need it again.

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  12. tngrace says:
    5 months ago

    I feel insulted when I read articles that are AI generated. The language used and sentences might be structured correctly, but the information is regurgitated so poorly it is frustrating to read and often a waste of time. It is as bad as click-bait with very little useful, substantiated information to take away.

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    • Tumbleweed says:
      5 months ago

      Ah ha! It didn’t occur to me that this article may have been AI-generated. That would certainly explain why it’s so poorly written and basically says little of value, with too many redundancies.
      Some doctors, including Dr. Alton, have found some fish antibiotics to be identical to human antibiotics, including having batch numbers. Alton’s book, and many other websites, give exact dosages to take for specific conditions. Since fish antibiotics are available in specific mg, just like human antibiotics, it’s no problem to figure out how much to take. This article, on the other hand, makes it sound like you won’t know how many mg are in a fish tablet, which is ridiculous.

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      • Illini Warrior says:
        5 months ago

        the article is scary as hell when the author thinks that “Fish Antibiotics” are actually made for fish – thinks that a fishbowl guppy really needs 1000mg pill or capsule of ampicillin ……

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    • marti baker girl says:
      5 months ago

      tn grace,
      I thought I was going crazy. After the first paragraph I asked myself, is this being written by a Bot or someone whose native language is not English. I tried to like this article but found it full of redundancy, some contradictions, and not really well thought through.

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  13. JESS says:
    5 months ago

    You can also buy this year’s or any recent year’s Nursing Drug Handbook for not all that much off of Amazon! I have found it enormously helpful!!

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  14. Birdlady99 says:
    5 months ago

    No need for antibiotics. All you need is a stockpile of zinc, garlic, and vinegar. The garlic you can grow yourself, and you can make your own vinegar if needed. Haven’t had to see a doctor in over 20 years and have been able to clear up anything quickly with one or a combination of those three things. Colds, flu, skin rashes, digestive issues, stomach problems, you name it.

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    • Patricia says:
      5 months ago

      How much do you use for each illness?

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    • Rob in Kentucky says:
      4 months ago

      Try making “Posca” the anicent greek elixir.

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  15. JESS says:
    5 months ago

    Thanks for the great tip! I just bought the 2011 copy for only $13.61, including shipping and taxes in “like new” condition. GREAT TIP!

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    • john doe says:
      5 months ago

      and if you can’t afford books you could, ahem, google libgen

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    • zed says:
      5 months ago

      I was reading this study (2020) where “a 24 y.o. man experienced dental pain and flu-like symptoms”, tried amoxicilling for pet fish but pain increased instead and the abscess required tooth extraction in the end… PubMed

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      • Rob in Kentucky says:
        4 months ago

        The man was allergic to amoxicillin. That’s why they make 5 different types for cillin’s.

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    • Deanna says:
      5 months ago

      Go to the thrift store!! I got ALL of my med books there, for less than $5. each!
      Also look for books on canning, hunting, fishing, field dressing, herbal medicine.
      If you really want medical knowledge, get anatomy & physiology.
      I have used fish antibiotics on several occasions. When the doc prescribed an antibiotic, I took the fish ones & put the human in storage.

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  16. JESS says:
    5 months ago

    Birdlady99: You are amazing! Though I will say that we do some of those same things in our home. We also use (grows wild) Plantain (weed/herb) and (somewhat invasive, but wonderful) Comfrey and other herbs for wounds and pain. And don’t forget unheated raw honey for healing! AWESOME! Even eating red cherries is good for the pain of inflammation!

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    • zed says:
      5 months ago

      I’d avoid comfrey as it contains pyrrolizidine alkaloids (liver toxicity)

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  17. Boticario Rob says:
    5 months ago

    The point missed here is there are serious infectious agents that are increasingly antibiotic resistant. I’m not sure if we will run out of antibiotics; or, we do not have any that will cure these multidrug resistant organisms.

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  18. ZuckerRat says:
    5 months ago

    Fish antibiotics are no longer available in Canada. I discovered this about one month ago when I went to actually buy some antibiotics to treat my aquarium. So… If you can still get them in the USA, I suggest you stock up on them now, in case they do the same thing there as they did here in Canada.

    Here in Canada, and I presume the states is much the same… Doctors hand out antibiotics like candies at Halloween. My family is going in with silly little complaints… “It burns when I pee”… things like that. Doctors will automatically and without testing write a prescription for antibiotics. This is how we are stockpiling some antibiotics for future use.

    A few years ago I had a nasty round of interstitial cystitis. I easily went through seven different prescriptions for antibiotics (at the time, I didn’t know what was wrong with me… And neither did my clueless doctor). I would take a round of antibiotics, get no relief and go back… And he would just keep writing prescriptions for different antibiotics.

    I think I may have to develop that condition again, ahem. I am fortunate enough to have drug and medical prescription coverage through my job. Without insurance, this may be rather expensive… Unless you can get your doctor to take pity on you and give you sample packs.

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  19. Lisa says:
    5 months ago

    Has anyone considered CS? Colloidal Silver? I make and use that for sniffles, etc. Used that for C-19. is a mild form, doesn’t pack a fast wollop, but does work. An ounce every four hours. No i didn’t turn blue. You’ll get intestinal die off if you take too much, how you’ll know to cut back. The big point is the beasts cannot mutate. Why i use it. Also it attacks the bad beasts, not the good beasts. You can still get good out of your food. I also use a teaspoon in milk to hold it good for longer. Something to think about when the electricity is down.Since I make my own, it is fresh and can make various strengths. This can also be used as a wash for infectious wounds. etc. If you can get real silver silverware, that will also help keep your food OK.

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    • Larry says:
      5 months ago

      I was wondering how many of the above suggestions I had to read before finding someone with real common sense.. Well done Lisa, those of us that make and use our own CS have known for years what works for all the above problems..

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  20. SimSim says:
    5 months ago

    First, I thought that Thomas Lab fish antibiotics were made in the same lab that human ones were. Those pills also have the same number stamped on the top of them as the human ones. They also look the same. (Have bought some) Also, if you look up the number stamped on top, you can look it up in a pocket size nurse drug book. It will lead you to info as to what antibiotic is good for what problem, also dosage for age, etc. Gotta get some book to help guide dosage and purpose. Still, I’ve always thought the fish pills were the very same as human. Thomas Lab brand only. Please correct me if wrong.

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  21. crazysquirrel says:
    5 months ago

    I know someone who had a severe dental infection. They took antibiotics for 4 straight months, maximum dosage too.
    Human antibiotics. Different kinds.
    NONE would eliminate the infection.
    Only way to ‘cure’ the problem was to have all their teeth pulled.
    Result? No more dental infection.

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    • David says:
      5 months ago

      The problem with tooth infections/ulcers is that although the antibiotics can deal with the part of the infection that is in the soft tissues, there’s a reservoir of infectious material that is in the body of the rotten tooth, and that just keeps on repleneshing the soft tissue infection. Even if it clears up it is likely to recur because the root cause has not been dealt with. The best approach with a tooth infection is to run a course of antibiotics to reduce the soft tissue problems, then either root canal or extraction of the infected tooth. If left, then it can spread or lead to septacemia.

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  22. john silvers says:
    5 months ago

    There’s a lot of impressive info in the comments, thanks to all of you.
    Any thoughts on colloidal silver anyone?

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    • john silvers says:
      5 months ago

      Just read the comments a little closer, saw the comments on colloidal silver.
      Larry and Lisa, could you expand on your comments about colloidal silver? Strengths of solution you have found most effective, different ways to make it?
      I’ve been making my own now for about 6 months and trying it various things, mostly external. Cleared up an infected cut in 3 days that was having trouble healing for 6 months, was thinking it precancerous, but it’s gone now after using the colloidal silver.

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    • Well Hung Horse MD says:
      5 months ago

      Well If you want to turn blue go for it

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      • Preston says:
        4 months ago

        Research the product before showing ignorance. I have been using it for over 10 years with no change in color.

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  23. john silvers says:
    5 months ago

    One more request: I’m finding a ton of useful info in the comments and am having trouble printing out those for my prepper manual. Any suggestions?

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  24. JEFF GEROU says:
    5 months ago

    I WENT LOOKING FOR THE FISH ANTI’S THE OTHER DAY FROM WHERE I HAVE PURCHASED IN THE PAST AND NOW THEY ARE NO LONGER AVAILABLE WITHOUT A SCRIPT, I HEARD AWHILE BACK THAT THE GOV WAS TRYING TO STOP SELLING THESE ANTI’S WITHOUT A SCRIPT & IT LOOKS LIKE THEY’VE SUCEEDED, SO NOW MY PLACE YOU CANNOT GET THEM, ANY IDEA’S WHERE THEY ARE STILL AVAIL WITHOUT A SCRIPT.

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  25. Birdlady99 says:
    5 months ago

    In response to Patricia, you asked how much to take for each illness. It all depends on what the illness is. For instance, if I feel a cold or flu coming on, I immediately start by taking one 50 mg. tablet of zinc gluconate, mix up one cup of water with one tablespoon of apple cider vinegar and drink it down, and follow it up by eating one raw garlic clove. I usually can stop the cold in it’s tracks with just that if I catch it early enough. To be safe, I will usually repeat this once a day for 3 days to make sure it is totally gone. If you wait until you are full blown sick, it is much more difficult to get rid of it and will take multiple rounds (about a week) of the zinc, garlic, and vinegar combination. Yes it tastes nasty but it’s better than being sick. Another example would be for instance, if I feel nauseated or have “the runs”, I will immediately drink one cup of water mixed with 2 tablespoons of apple cider vinegar. That pretty much clears it up. Again, to be safe I will usually repeat this procedure once a day for 3 days to make sure it’s totally gone. I have also cured food poisoning this way. I hope this was helpful. 🙂

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  26. David Tipton says:
    5 months ago

    I had an engineering friend analyze prescription and Fish Mox. He could not find a difference. He was very skeptical doing the test. He even did a comparison to the capsule shell and the were the same. He said the numbers on the capsule were even the same.

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  27. Rob in Kentucky says:
    4 months ago

    I live in the rural country area with livestock farm’s. A few of my friends are veterinarian and yes they take vet antibiotics all the time for themselves and their families. U.S. made fish antibiotics are the same as human antibiotics. Cost to a human is $1.00+ per pill. Cost to a goat is .15 cents. Why the difference? Because the goat can’t pay.

    In Mexico, antibiotics are sold over-the-counter with NO script. In America antibiotics can only be obtained with a prescription (or unless you know how to run around the medical system). This is to ensure that the Doctor’s and Big Pharma get paid. A trip to the Doctor with a sick kid who has strep just cost a friend of mine $3700 billed to their insurance. He didn’t bother getting the script filled. They came to me and I get him a spray bottle with colloidal silver mixed with lugol’s iodine cost $20. BTW, the kid was cured in one hour….

    Funny Story… I was listening to a woman from central kentucky complaining about 4 pharmacies in her area running out of amoxicillin due to the demand from RSV “Respiratory Symtemic Virus” for patients and the doctor’s prescribing it. She didn’t know what she was going to do. She was going to go home and start calling surrounding town’s to see if she could get amoxicillin from them and if successful, she would drive over there to get them.

    Now for the funny part. When I got home later that day, I received my order in the mail from a vet supply house with 100 – 500mg amoxicillin I had ordered 3 days ago.

    The value of prepping… Don’t be the sheep… Be the wolf…

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  28. Philip Perkins says:
    4 months ago

    When Covid 19 first started in January my church got it.Put no one was aware it as Covid it was just a lung infection. We had fish medicine in our box of SHF supplies.We got sick our doctor would not give anything for it. It ‘s just a severe head cold let your body take care of It. That was crap we were getting worse I dug out fish meds everyday we each took 2 capsule until they were gone. We got well other we knew went to the hospital no one died but most were severe ill. As of this day no Covid in our home.I certainly believe fish meds help us get well after others were sick.If we had too we would dothe same again. Pineland NC

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  29. Marie says:
    3 months ago

    The reason we have antibiotic resistance is twofold:
    1. They are ubiquitous in our food and water supply; every milk, meat, cheese and many other products are full of them because they’re given willy nilly to all factory-farm livestock, and have been for years. They’ve permeated the food-chain, and created hordes of super-bugs in their wake. This has been done on an enormous, industrial scale for so long, that it far outweighs use by human patients. But who gets the blame?

    2. Too many pharmaceutical companies and doctors, for too many years once antibiotics were discovered, lazily or greedily relied on them exclusively even for viruses, pushed them on everyone like drug dealers for every little childhood sniffle, and handed them out like candy for too many decades. Likely, if they had just been available OTC, but not pushed by pharmaceutical companies and doctors, people would have used them with more restraint, and as a last resort from the get-go. (A bit like the vaccine problem, imho).

    So now, consequently, an average woman who knows she has a UTI is treated with suspicion, as though she’s trying to sell antibiotics on the black market, lectured about antibiotic resistance, and even denied treatment so that she won’t contribute to the resistance problem. All because she had the audacity to get two UTI’s in a row. Ask me how I know this. (And at that point I hadn’t even THOUGHT of trying to get any extras to stockpile for such an occurrence after the SHTF. Woe to the woman who asks for that; in addition to being denied, there will surely be a sternly worded note in her medical file).

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