most helpful answer the medical provider who is treating you for strep is not really doing it correctly. if you do a brief search on "treating strep with azithromycin" you will see that the standard z-pack is not sufficient. strep should be treated with two pills (500mg) every day for five days; twice the dose you have been given. the purpose of any antibiotic in the treatment of lab-diagnosed strep (i hope you had a confirmation test to prove you did indeed have strep) is to prevent complications. not to treat the associated pain. antibitoics are not good pain medications so i would suggest that you take an appropriate dose of ibuprofen or have your medical provider prescribe something for you.
how long until z-pack works for strep? started yesterday and throat is still hurting bad. i'm allergic to penicillin so was prescribed a z-pack. i took the two pills yesterday morning took dose two (one pill) today. i know it's only been one day but i was of course hoping it would magically disappear. i haven't had strep since i was a child and this has been absolutely miserable.