Myth: You don’t need to take full course of antibiotics if you are feeling better.
Reality: It’s not always pleasant or convenient to take medicine, so once you start feeling better it’s tempting not to finish the full course of treatment. But not doing so could actually lead to you getting sick all over again. Oftentimes we will begin to feel better before we have completely cleared a bacterial infection.
Source: Reader Digest: https://www.rd.com/health/wellness/myths-about-the-human-body/