How affective are Intravenous antibiotics?

I have had perpetual respiratory infections for about 4 months now. My infections fluctuate between pneumonia and bronchitis and I have been prescribed Avelox, Augmentin, Zithromax and Cipro. I get better for a while but it seems to always come back with a vengeance.

Would treatment with IV antibiotics be able to stop this infection once and for all? I really need help and welcome any knowledge you might have to share...

Thank you.

IV antibiotics are typically more useful than oral antibiotics because they go directly to the bloodstream and are not subjected to harmful stomach acids, nor is their absorption dependent on the digestive tract.

But they won't work if the bacteria has developed a resistance. They'll also have worse side effects.

IV is the best and most effective as the meds do not have to go thru the 'digestion' process to get into your system.

Only speaking from personal experience, you might have fluid in the lungs, and that is what is infected, I did.

Try asking about that, and also, Vancomycin is a stronger antibiotic, used when mostly nothing else works.

you need blood and sputum cultures to determine what the bacteria would be suseptible to. most of our clients taht require iv antibiotics have great success with levaquin in a 750mg dosing every 24 hrs. on some of the harder cases we have given 1 gram rocephin shots with levaquin iv and zithromax orally. vancomycin iv is not really recommended for respiratory conditions as much as cipro and levaquin iv. augmentin is the 1st line recommendation for sinusitis and respiratory infections. avelox is good but shouldn't be taken for more than 7 days which sometimes isn't long enough. if you're having that much trouble, let your doc admit you to hospital for 48 hrs of intensive treatment. nothing is going to do you any good until you know for sure what drugs your infection is suseptible to.

It is possible. No garauntee. Try some pro-biotics from the health food store. If your body is full of friendly bacteria the bad ones will have nothing to eat. That isn't garaunteed to work or help either, but it might help and it can't hurt. After 4 months on antibiotics all the good bacteria in your body has been killed off probably. Pro-biotics can help with any diarrhea or yeast infections caused by antibiotics. Good luck.

Yes, IVs help aton more so than what you are taking orally... but i guess it also depends on what they prescribe you to take intravenously... but obviously it will help more... its also a lot stronger than anything you usually take orally.