 [ Symptoms ] should i keep on going to the doctor for being sick and in pain if they can never find out why and send me on my way  i have been getting sick everyother week for 6 months now infections colds stomach bugs and viruses now i have been sick for four weeks now with a viruses i think a viruse doctors not stright forward and it always different and my ribs on my left side are in so much pain i can not drive i can not get out of bed without help i am in pain all day long and ibuprofen only makes my breathing less painful i dont want more anymore antibiotics that feels like all an md can do is antibiotics [ Disease ] my short answer to your question is this i would suggest you continue going to the doctor but i would go to a different doctor many conditions can take a long time to diagnose sometimes you have to visit many doctors over the course of years to obtain a diagnosis so no you should not give up if you have been seeing a general medicine doctor like a primary care provider try finding an internal medicine specialist instead take a copy of your medical records with you and keep a written log of your symptoms on a daily basis this data can help reveal patterns in your symptoms that help lead to a diagnosis i wish you all the best as you persevere in discovering what is causing you to feel so ill all the time