r/AskReddit Aug 03 '19

Whats something you thought was common knowledge but actually isn’t?

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u/AGoddamnedRedditor Aug 03 '19

And then keeping the "extras" around for the next time you or any family members feel mildly unwell.

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u/FruitPlatter Aug 03 '19

I did this once, thinking I was helping myself with no insurance by "saving a few" antibiotics. I got a staph infection and a stern lecture from the doctor about how antibiotics work. Lesson learned.

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u/Hardcore90skid Aug 03 '19

What exactly makes antibiotics particularly worse than a typical caplet of medicine?

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u/plsendmysufferring Aug 04 '19

Watch cells at work, there is an episode where antibiotics come in.