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I've had an antibiotic shot a couple of times and that was amazing. Going from tonsils so swollen they were touching and impeding my breathing to being able to eat my first meal in days just a few hours later. Was quite amazing!

How do you know he's the outlier?

Occam's razor. Antibiotics aren't over-prescribed/over-used just for giggles. It's because when they're actually necessary, they usually improve one's health quite quickly.

> especially for things that don't even respond to antibiotics(viruses). But there is no denying their effectiveness.

Wait. What?

Not everything responds to antibiotics.

Viruses are an example of not responding to antibiotics.

Doctors sometimes prescribe antibiotics for things they wont work for.

Antibiotics can be very effective against some diseases.