 [ Symptoms ] throat still sore after antibiotics i was diagnosed with a throat infection and given antibiotics i have completed the 10 day antibiotic treatment 4 days ago and my throat still feels sore and raw it does not feel as sore as it initially was and it is not causing me to cough but it is clearly still irritated any suggestions [ Disease ] most helpful answer most sore throats are viral and do not require antibiotics at all the only sore throats that need treated are the ones that are strep proven by a lab test a persistent sore throat can be due to allergy mononucleosis post nasal drainage from a sinus infection or just from congestion where you are mouth breathing since i cannot examine you over the internet you will need to consult or see your medical provider again for another examination looking for other causes what it sounds like he is saying is that yes you have an infection but it is hard to tell right away if it is viral or bacterial your doctor chose to try and treat a bacterial infection by giving you antibiotics unfortunately for you it seems like it is viral which means you may not have needed antibiotics in the first place they will not hurt you to have had them but they did not really help anything either viral infections just take longer to get rid of <negative_smiley> i just got over a really nasty viral infection myself takes a while but hang in there you are probably not even sick anymore <positive_smiley> is it possible that i never even had an infection and therefore did not require antibiotics so it is possible that something else is wrong then