Antibiotics 4 times a day

Hi nadateturbe.
I looked it up and this sounds sensible:

www.google.com/search?client=safari&rls=en&q=Cefalexin+every+6+hours+do+ihave+to+get+up+in+night&ie=UTF-8&oe=UTF-8

one dose in the morning, one at bed time, and the other two spaced evenly between them.

Although it says four times a day, it doesn't have to be at exact six-hour intervals. So, in a ideal world, you would take it at say 6am, noon, 6pm and midnight - but in practice, you can adjust those times by one to two hours to suit your schedule, such as 7am, 1pm, 7pm and 11pm.

I am taking 4 AB's a day at the moment, I roughly space them out by taking one when I get up at around 6am and the second 10.30/11ish, third about 3.30pm and last one around 7.30/8pm. This allows for the one hour before or two hours after food that mine have to be taken. Also the ones I have cannot be taken too close to bedtime as you cannot lie down straight after taking one.

Thanks everyone for your help.

I so hope it works, nadateturbe.

jusnoneed I had flucloxacillin a few weeks ago for a boil infection. Same instructions as you. Such a nightmare timing the doses.

Thanks Wyllow3. I really hope so. I can't take many antibiotics without strong reactions. This is one of the few I can tolerate.

Yes that's what I have nadateturbe, for cellulitis, horrible things and will be glad to finish the 10 days. Third lot since last November.
I try to avoid medication and doctors! Only take paracetamol as a last resort. He was amazed that I have got to 70 with no tablets, and I told him I intend to keep it that way.

That must be so annoying for you jusnoneed when you've managed to avoid medication for so long. I think cellulitis is a difficult one.
I do hope it clears this time, and you don't have to take more antibiotics.

Thanks again for your help everyone.
Think I've got what I need now.