Drug Ratings for ROCEPHINAverage Rating: 3.3 (65 Ratings)
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| RATING | REASON | SIDE EFFECTS FOR ROCEPHIN | COMMENTS | SEX | AGE | DURATION/ DOSAGE | DATE ADDED |
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| 5 | Severe ear infection | None | Child felt better within hours and was finally able to sleep! | M | 5 | 1 days | 4/15/2017 | 5 | Possible Kidney Infection/UTI | Barely felt the shot and didn't have any pain afterwards. The numbing of my backside hurt more than the shot. It's only been 4 hours though, so we'll see. | I felt better within an hour or so. Would definitely take again!! | 33 | 1 days | 4/14/2017 | 5 | Possible Kidney Infection/UTI | Barely felt the shot and didn't have any pain afterwards. The numbing of my backside hurt more than the shot. It's only been 4 hours though, so we'll see. | I felt better within an hour or so. Would definitely take again!! | 33 | 1 days | 4/14/2017 | 4 | Cellulitis on my leg | Soreness around the area, tightness of the buttox it was injected in. | Hurts really bad, doesn't mean it doesn't work tho, it hurt and I never cried when I get shots, & I CRIED SO MUCH. I started feeling little better by the next morning, in my eyes definitely worth the pain. | F | 24 | 1 days | 3/7/2017 | 5 | UTI | Painful shot in butt but so worth it | UTI improved within 2 hrs! Miracle drug! | F | 39 | 1 days 10mg | 2/4/2017 | 4 | Pneumonia | On day 3 my tongue began to feel like I had burned it on very hot food. It has been 10 days and it is getting better but still uncomfortable. Also seem to have lost ability to taste food for now. | I took Levaquin for a week. Did nothing to help my pneumonia. I was hospitalized with rocephin IV for 3 days and returned for one shot per day for 3 more days. Rocephin did help. | F | 52 | 5 days | 1/29/2017 | 3 | I just got the shot for a UTI | It burns like hell!! But i know it will work. I am sitting at hospital waiting to leave so i can be off to recovery from the worst UTI ever. And we're 10 minutes into this shot and holy hell it burns and hurts like hell | I hope it works | F | 29 | 1 days | 1/27/2017 | 5 | UTI | Very painful injection in my buttocks. Sore for several days afterward | I always get the shot for UTI. I dread getting it, I am very skinny and it really burns going in, but it is the only thing that works. I have been brave this year and go at first sign of UTI. I no longer get lido, I walk for about 30 minutes after the shot. Just a note my doctor also gives me a B12 shot in the other cheek after the rocephin, other than a little pinch that injection is painless. | F | 26 | ? 1X D | 12/10/2016 | 4 | UTI | The shot really hurts! No other side effects. | I get this shot when I get a UTI. The antibiotic pills don't work and really make me sick. I hate getting the shot, it really burns and I am sore for about a day. it helps to walk afterwards. My doctor also gives me a B12 shot in the other butt cheek but that doesn't hurt, just a little pinch. I had about 10 injection in the last 3 years and it really helps me. It takes a lot to get me to the doctors because I hate getting shots but I know it will work. I just had one yesterday and my UTI is better already. I just wish it wasn't such a painful shot in my butt! | F | 27 | 10X O | 12/10/2016 | 4 | touch of pneumonia | This shot made my right leg almost useless when I received it. I could hardly even walk out of he emergency room and continued to have a limo for the next few days. I have a very high pain and sickness tolerance, cracking a rib and having a bad cough for two weeks before going to the emergency room. I have received many injections but this had to hurt the most. I only weigh ninety pounds, so injections tend to really get to me, previously resulting to swelling after a flu shot and severe pain because of tetanus. Even now, two weeks after the shot, I still experience tightness and pain in my hip. I have spoken to others who have had muscle degeneration after receiving this shot. This doesn't happen to everyone, but be warned. | This medicine really works. I was well the next day. With the side effects out of mind, it is a really good shot. | F | 18 | 1 days | 10/28/2016 | 5 | Unknown infection | Really helped | F | 38 | 1 days 40 mg | 10/2/2016 | 3 | infected abscess | Severe pain, bruising, swelling | I had it injected into the glut twice a day for 5 days after a week of oral antibiotics failed. It was unbearable afterwards from repeated injection into the same area. It's recommended to alternate gluts however with the infection in the other glut it wasn't possible (infected dog bite wound). Even with getting so many injections the infection did not go away. I'm sure if it wasn't as severe that it would have worked with a shot or two. | F | 25 | 5 days 1g | 8/5/2016 | 4 | Pneumonia | I was having HORRIBLE symptoms of fever, fatigue, chest pains, and trouble breathing. I went to urgent care and they diagnosed me with pneumonia, and gave me the Rocephin shot in my hip, along with a prescription for antibiotics and prednisone. It worked quickly. | F | 17 | 1 days | 7/30/2016 | 5 | Infection in bloodstream | I got the injection in my buttocks (not painful, but did take about 5 minutes to fully inject the dosage) The burning lasted about an hour then went away leading to some soreness. For some reason the Lidocaine in it made me really high which I didn't like but I got through it. On top of 2 other antibiotics I'm feeling better than ever. Highly recommend it for an infection in the blood stream and highly recommend Cardinal Medical Center in Vista Californa! Ask for Erin, she's amazing. | F | 19 | 1 days Unsure | 7/6/2016 | 1 | for lung infection | worst pain ever......for three days could not hardly walk because it bruised my muscle and flared up sciatic nerve pain from knees to waist.................unbearable | never again | F | 68 | 1 days shot 1X D | 6/21/2016 | 5 | Uterine Infection after miscarriage | The injection did hurt quite a bit immediately, but dulled to just soreness after about 4hours. The soreness subsided within 24 hrs | The annoying "pain in the butt" is so worth it given its effectiveness. My infection decreased noticeably in just 1 Day. No stomach upset like when taken orally 1 time use, VERY effective (and fairly cheap) | F | 26 | 1 days | 4/7/2016 | 4 | Severe sinus infection | Worst injection pain I've ever experienced, and I have probably had thousands of injections in my lifetime with a chronic disease. These shots burn going in, and cause your entire butt check to burn. Since it's a thick solution, the needle is larger, and they have to administer slowly, so it seems to take forever. Pain so severe that I was limping for 30 minutes after each injection. Walking helps to dissipate the med, and helps decrease the pain, but it still hurts for several days after each injection. | Works SO FAST though, that it almost makes it worth the pain! My sinuses feel so much better, just hours after the first injection. Way faster than oral antibiotics, and no diarrhea like the oral meds cause. | F | 48 | 3 days 1X D | 3/23/2016 | 1 | Staph Infection | A rash on the face that looks like tons of tiny white heads, almost acne-like. It appeared three days after I got Rocephin injected. Never had this medication before and the doctor is only guessing that's why I have this allergic reaction on my face. Taking antihistamines don't seem to even touch it. It's red and sore. | F | 31 | 1 days 1X D | 3/9/2016 | 5 | Strep Throat | Injection itself was not that painful. Pain at injection site (butt cheek) after injection that lasted about an hour. That was it. | My injection also included an antibiotic and I was amazed that just after four hours of getting the injection, how much better I felt. My throat and ear pain had reduced drastically. | F | 1 days | 2/21/2016 | 5 | Severe strep | Slight pain, burning, and now the spot is sensitive to the touch but what spot isn't after shoving a needle into your skin. | In addition to my side effects I would like to add that my strep was so severe the doctor even felt bad for me. I walked into the room and she looked at my throat and gasped. My tonsils and throat were so red and swollen I was gagging and choking on my own saliva. I was forcing myself to drink water because it hurt extremely bad to swallow anything. And I definitely couldn't eat anything. After getting this shot I am not able to eat certain things. And I can most definitely drink liquids with no problem now. I am extremely satisfied with this medicine. It has helped me so much! | F | 23 | 1 days 30 mg | 2/19/2016 | 1 | kidney infection | severe bruising and I'm very dark skinned. a knot that got bigger each day. extreme weakness in the leg the shot was given. calf spasms soar throbbing pain in hip. | it hurts | F | 32 | 1 days 1 injectio | 1/24/2016 | 1 | Uti | A few hours after receiving the injection my hands began to swell, noticed a burning feeling under arms, burning in my inner thigh area, feet swollen tingling and red. Mild headache for 3 days after, muscle aches and over all ill feeling. I will not take this again | Do not take it! | F | 42 | 1X D | 1/22/2016 | 1 | Bronchitus | The WORST PAIN I have ever experienced!! I have a high tolerance for pain but this was unbearable shooting pains along my back and side. I think the nurse used sterile water to mix it rather than lidocane and/or she hit a nerve when injecting. The extreme pain lasted for almost 4 hours, and the medium pain lasted for a couple days. It felt like someone was pouring alcohol into a large open wound every minute. I was sweating, had shortness of breath and thought I was going to pass out from the pain. I called the nurse back and asking if this was normal, since I thought this must be an allergic reaction. And she said "yes, pain in the injection area is normal and lasts 1-2 hours." I never post on boards online but this experience was so horrific that I can't imagine this drug hurting so bad and it being normal. | Received the shot at a small walk-in clinic to treat Bronchitus | F | 34 | 1 days 1X O | 12/28/2015 | 1 | strep throat | My daughters leg at the injection site is red and tight. She is in SO much pain and cant walk. It was given in her right upper right thigh last night. She screamed when they gave it to her and now she is in extremely severe pain, 1 day later, and cant even move her leg. I Had another daughter get one the same night for strep as well, and shes fine. | F | 7 | 1 days | 12/24/2015 | 1 | Bronchitis | Injection horrible pain when injected and now experiencing horrible Lowe back pain and injection site stil sore after two weeks | F | 66 | 1 days 250mg | 12/23/2015 | 1 | for a uti | When the nurse put that medicine in me it was the worst pain I have ever felt I have five kids and it hurt worst than child birth | DON’T TAKE IT | F | 29 | 1 days 1000 mg | 12/19/2015 | 1 | bronchitis/upper respiratory infect | I received the rocephin injection in my dr's office to treat bronchitis. By the time I got home (about 10 min), palms of my hands started itching and turning red, welts started popping up on my wrists, and my face and lips started swelling. I had to race myself to the ER and got there shortly before passing out. I went unconscious, BP dropped to 52/30 and I almost died from an anaphylactic reaction to the injection. My veins were collapsing and fluids had to be pumped into my veins so I could receive an epinephrin shot to reverse the reaction. I spent the next 3 days in the hospital with intravenous steroids and benadryl. | I had received rocephin in the past help clear upper respiratory infections and had never had a problem with it. Now I can not have any cephalosporins or penicillins or carbapenems. Learning to live with this and wondering which antibiotics will be safe in the future. I am also allergic to Sulfa. | F | 63 | 1 days injection 1X O | 12/10/2015 | 3 | Possible kidney infection/UTI | Injection was painless. I began having chills and drowsiness within two hours of injection. I also began feeling like the skin down my leg (same side as the injection in my hip) had a chemical or sun burn. There were no markings or rash or redness. The same burnt feeling began happening in my vaginal area and inside my buttocks cheeks. Five days later, the skin inside my buttocks cheeks peeled off, like dead skin. I have had Rocephin in the past, and never experienced this. | F | 39 | 1 days unknown | 11/23/2015 | 3 | severe sinus infection. | Severe Prolonged pain all over my body. Which includes my muscles, joints.hips,back,neck and hands. | The shots helped my sinus infection some but I have suffered with excruciating pain all over my body ever since the first shot. At first it was just in my hips and back. I thought it would go away. But it has now been 6 days since my last shot and I am still hurting to the point that I have been having to use a heating pad and my electric blanket. | F | 3 days 3 shots | 11/9/2015 | 1 | Bronchitis | The most painful thing I have ever experienced! I has unbearable pain shooting up my back after shot was given in my hip. Unable to walk or sit... cried the whole way home. | F | 43 | 1 days 1X D | 11/9/2015 | 4 | strep throat | No side effects so far. | The burning sensation lasted for an hour then nothing. Not too bad. | F | 30 | 1 days 250mg | 10/14/2015 | 4 | Respiratory infection ad strep | Severe headache - I am prone to migraines | Shot was not bad at all other than the fact that it took so long to inject the medicine in to me. Nurse had me lean on table and take pressure off the leg on the injection side. Felt a stick, but that's really it. Stayed at office 20 minutes to watch for adverse effects. I'm nursing, and I do have to dump milk for next eight hours since it passes to milk. That's the biggest downfall for the moment. | F | 37 | 1 days | 5/23/2015 | 5 | Pneumonia | Had two hospital-strength shots of rocephin mixed with phenergan. So painful they told me I had to wait 30 minutes between shots. | I got up the next morning completely recovered from pneumonia, enough to take a law school final exam. | F | 55 | 1 days | 4/27/2015 | 5 | Bronchial infection | No side effects at all! I was on day three of the Z-Pac was still miserable so I went back and I recieved the one time only Rocephin shot in the left hip. With in two hours I could feel a big difference in the way I felt!! Thank you for giving me the shot!!! | Guys the shot is not bad at all..... Bigger needle doesn't more pain!! Suck it up and get the shot....,If you want a shot that is painfull get a nerve block to one of your fingers...needle so small you can barely see it but hurts 100 times more than any anti- biotic shot you will ever get!!' Hope this will give at least one person who reads it the confidence to just get the Rocephin shot.... I promise you will be glad u did!!! | M | 37 | 1 days | 4/15/2015 | 5 | Chronic Infection | None | I was terrified that this would be painful. Mine was mixed with sterile water/no lidocaine to numb the pain of it. It was not bad at ALL. Very mild pain. Nothing to be fearful of with this shot. | F | 30 | 1 days 250 | 4/10/2015 | 3 | Flu | The shot itself did sting a lot,it made my blood pressure drop, I blacked out momentarily, was made to lie down with my feet propped up until I could stand up again (roughly 10 minutes). It has been almost 3 weeks since I received it, but a week after the injection a knot formed in my right butt cheek and is still there. It's sore to touch if some pressure is applied but otherwise I'm okay. It does concern me because I have never had this happen with any other medicine. | F | 34 | 1 days shot | 3/29/2015 | 4 | Strep throat | Rocephin shot in my left butt cheek. Wasn't that painful receiving the shot. Soreness immediately that lasted about an hour. Few painful twinges later in evening. Not that bad at all. | F | 1 days not sure | 2/26/2015 | 1 | infection | Excruciating pain, Could barely finish full shot. Back and leg pain, hurt to put pressure on leg, Could not walk or sit had to stay in Dr office for another 45 min (crying my eyes out in severe pain) till I could finally walk out on my own and drive. | DO NOT EVER GET THIS SHOT....HORRIBLE HORRIBLE VERY PAINFUL!!!! | F | 35 | 1 days 40mg | 2/25/2015 | 1 | Infection | Back and leg pain. Almost impossible to sit or sleep without pain. On scale from 1 to 10. Pain is an 8. This is now 5 days later and still not getting better. | Do not take Rocephin!!!! | F | 21 | 1 days 250mg | 1/21/2015 | 4 | Pharyngitis | Excruciating pain. IM shot on the right buttock. Almost passed out..dizziness, clammy and this sudden feeling of extreme lethargy. | Did help my throat a lilttle bit. But never gonna take another IM rocephin. | F | 34 | 1 days 30 mg | 12/27/2014 | 4 | UTI | shot hurt a little when injected...I hate needles but this wasn't as bad as other shots I have had | worked well for UTI I have trouble with oral antibiotics and side effects so I liked this a lot better | F | 63 | 3 days not sure 1X D | 12/26/2014 | 3 | Poss. kidney infection w back pain | Took to jumpstart an anti-biotic. At the doctor's office, within a minute of injection to my upper right buttock, I almost fainted, both arms went tingly and then numb, face turned grey and lips turned blue, vision fragmented and froze in spots, became very cold with the shakes in the office for about 30 min. Also, about an hour later, my left foot apparently went numb without the tingling and as I put my weight on it, I couldn't feel it and sprained my ankle. Also had a bruise at the injection sight for over a week and a knot at the injection sight (still) 2 weeks later creating pain (1 rating). OTHER THAN THAT, it fixed the back pain (5 rating) = 3 rating. | F | 43 | 1 times 1G 1X D | 6/3/2014 | 5 | UTI | no side effects at all, maybe a tiny sting when it was injected..can't believe all the pain ppl had with the shot. | Cleared up the UTI really well | F | 62 | 3 days not sure 1X D | 3/21/2014 | 1 | Inflamitory disease | I went to the doctors for severe reoccurring pain to find out I have inflamitory disease. I had told the doctors that I'm allergic to rocephin, only to find out that the only thing to help treat is a shot to jump start my two weeks of rocephin twice nightly doses. I asknowlege that this may have not been the most brilliant idea but it was that or two days in the emergency room on an iv drip and being the lone care giver of three kids this could not happen. Fever. Mood changes. Puss from eyes. Mouth sores. Muscle pain. Loose stools. Worlds worst experience. | F | 24 | 2 weeks 100mg | 4/7/2013 | 2 | Pneumonia | Horrible side, leg and buttock pain. I was given the shot on 10 & 11JAN 2013. Today is the 12th. Feeling numbness in lower leg. Started zpac today as well. Abit worried with this pain as it is creeping throughout by body and back. | F | 40 | 1 days 1X O | 1/12/2013 | 1 | I had strep throat | I am currently stuck flat on my back. I cant walk or use the bathroom. | F | 32 | 1 days 1000mg | 12/2/2012 | 1 | Bursitis | I have had severe pain at the injection site for 3 days, numbing in my leg corresponding to the side of the injection, back pain, can't sleep from the pain, can't walk more than 10 feet (and I run marathons). | This drug is a PIECE OF CRAP, NEVER EVER LET ANYONE GIVE THIS TO YOU, EVER, EVER!!! IT SHOULD BE TAKEN OFF THE MARKET AND IS VERY DANGEROUS. | M | 42 | 1 days IM injecti 1X O | 7/3/2012 | 4 | Uti and kidney bacterial infection | I went into the dr. Office today, extreme lower back pain, turned out to be a bad kidney infection. Dr. Gave me the shot to jump start the antibiotics. Nrse said it was thick and would hurt. It made my leg hurt so badly I could barely walk. Hobbled out to the car and couldn't drive. 4 hours later and my back feels better, but still hurts to put any weight on the leg. | F | 36 | 1 days Shot 1X D | 6/21/2012 | 5 | Lyme Neuroborreliosis | slight neck rash that has gone away by next day | My daughter had been diagnosed with Lyme in 2009 and was only put on Doxycycline.She had been in bed 24/7 since 2007 an in constant pain, heart problems,arthritis, RSD,Insomnia,CFS,Fibromyalgia,etc since 2004.In Sept2011,I noticed neuro symptoms similar to Dementia patients. Took her to a new Infectious Disease, had an MRI done, showed Brain inflamation, had PICC line done on her arm and started IV 2Gm everyday. She will have it for 6months+. She is walking more (has been in wheelchair last 4yrs) has not worn sunglasses(had severe photophobia last 4 yrs)The bad news is that she has alot of mental issues that were never there.Afraid to sleep in her room, hears things, won't take a bath or shower etc. Brain cells do not regenerate. We have to hope for the best | F | 23 | 3 weeks 2Gm 1X D | 11/5/2011 | 4 | unknown infection | 116 of these painful shots with lidocaine and all is well, the last two sent me to the er room, it wasnt until we connected the dots when we realized these were now turning on me.. started with mild back pain, then pain in the general abdomial area to a degree it's not on the pain charts, horific pain that lasts another five days then isolates on your left side, like a broken rib, all ur stomach muscles are strained which causes more pain, you cnt talk, barely breathe due to the pain, you pass gravel like stool for several days, i know it was the rocephin because i received two shots apart and that evening i was in the Er. CT, blood, xrays, urine all looked good.......docs didnt even consider allergic reaction to rocephin which it states on all the site can cause servere adominal pain, colitis this and that,,im on my 3rd day of round 2, today i can stand without a heatbad on me 24/7, i can breathe, but the pain is still there, ive had 15 operations, none of em hurt like this.......up t | M | 41 | 4 years 1grams 4X M | 8/7/2011 | 1 | For a Viral Infection | I took the shots in my upper arms in the ER three months ago and I am still in severe pain in my arms, when I move them in an upward movement. I lost partial mobility in my left arm and my shoulders are totally numb, except for the pain. | M | 66 | 2 days 2X D | 8/4/2011 | 1 | for bronchitis | swollen tongue, rash on back | F | 61 | 1X D | 5/19/2011 | 1 | sinus infection/bronchitis/cough | Extreme leg pain, deep muscle bruising. | Got this as an initial antibiotic shot in the ER. Holy crap does this stuff hurt!! They mix it with lidocaine....trust me, not that helpful. Three days later and I have a deep muscle bruise on the side of my leg the size of a softball. Hurts to move it at all, don't even think about touching it. Then to top it off, shot did nothing....so not worth the pain!! Ice packs are the only thing that helps at this point. | F | 31 | 1 days 6cc w/lido 1X D | 3/14/2011 | 5 | lyme disease | abdominal pain; gallstones resulting in surgery | Despite having gallbladder out- was worth it as greatly improved neurologic sx of lyme ie; speech and memory problems; too bad it is so controversial | F | 38 | 28 days 2g 1X D | 2/28/2011 | 5 | chronic sinusitus | I infused with a pump at home with aid of home health nurse for starting IVs and regularly checking and changing site as needed. No side effects even though I have a long list of meds I am allergic to. I end up using this method about once every 5 years for severe flare-ups and have always had great results. | F | 53 | 14 days IV 2X D | 1/22/2011 | 5 | Severe Bronchitis - COPD | Must be emulsified with Lidocaine in intra-muscular injection. | I get the 'CRUD' twice a year: persistant bronchitis. After trying many, many series of oral antibiotics, I finally insisted on an injection of Rocephin. It works - all the time, every time. I usually take a follow-on course of Avelox (good stuff, too) or Leviquin. One shot kill. | M | 59 | 250X4 1X D | 12/5/2010 | 5 | Recurrent UTI | Loose Stools and Pain at injection site. Works well!!! | F | 30 | 2 days 1X D | 8/17/2010 | 3 | Yes | After three days very loose stool so I had to take something else to help with this. Things were ok until day 14 and then two hours after dose temp dropped out from under me, 94.2. Terrible shakes, felt like I had the flu and then temp went up to 110.9. After a few hours it stopped. This happened four days in a row also my blood count dropped three times in less than a week. I had to stop the med after 18 days. | Was told this is the best for advanced Lyme's. Does anyone out there have any other ideas? | F | 60 | 18 days 2000 MG 1X D | 3/22/2010 | 5 | undiagnosed medical mystery | i am hypersensitive to meds and this one is wonderful, little to no side effects. slight headache, muscle tighten in abs, foul smelling bowel movements | im on my 64th shot, given by my wife in 2.5 years. I have an unsolved medical mystery that many docs still have not been able to solve. The one thing they all can agree on is this shot helps. It actually helps with lowering my bloodpressure, knocking out the infections, bad smells, headaches, anxiety and severe fatigue. So far..been incorrectly diagnosed with prophyria, hemachromcytosis, pheochromcytoma, cushings, u name it... | M | 39 | 2.5 years | 11/22/2009 | 5 | Lyme Disease | Towards the end, a little problem with loose stools. Mostly alleviated by eating a lot of probiotic yogurt. I also had an allergic rash that was localized to the arm the PICC line was in, and my doctor was unsure whether it was really the Rocephin or perhaps (more likely because it was localized) just the blue dye in the antiseptic that was used on my arm during the procedure to insert the PICC line. | This was my miracle drug. I'd had Lyme for over seven years before it was diagnosed, and I was really sick when it was. I'd started on oral antibiotics, and they were working, but very slowly. So the doc had me taking Rocephin 1 gram per day via PICC line for four weeks, and after those four weeks, while I did switch back to oral antibiotics to finish the job (stopping Rocephin) was dictated by insurance, not my feeling 100% better, I felt like a new woman. I went from having memory problems, problems verbalizing thoughts, feeling disconnected from reality (seriously - it was WEIRD), having mild encephalitis, having photophobia, having severe headaches, having severe muscle pain, and so forth, to feeling like I had my brain and body back. After Rocephin, I could finally read a book and comprehend it again, I could focus on my office job again, my steel-trap memory was back, the encephalitis was gone, I regained flexibility in my muscles and joints, and overall, my pain went from maybe a 9.5 to a 1. | F | 29 | 28 days | 10/11/2009 |
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