BIAXIN Reviews (CLARITHROMYCIN)Average Rating: 2.3 (1247 Ratings)Filter ResultsCompare BIAXIN with similar:
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| RATING | REASON | SIDE EFFECTS FOR BIAXIN | COMMENTS | SEX | AGE | DURATION/ DOSAGE | DATE ADDED |
| 5 | bronchitis chest infected throat | loose bowels -which went away after eating yogurt each day | Works for me. felt improved after one day but need to take for 10 days | M | 79 | 10 days 500 mg 3X day | 11/14/2016 | 4 | MAC | Slight trembling, some dizziness for about 2-4 hours after taking, drowsiness | Several years ago when I took this for the first time, I took it on an empty stomach and ended up in the ER with horrible abdominal pain. But since then, when it has been prescribed, I've taken it with food and sometimes with an antacid and have had no problems. Now I am taking it as part of a long-term treatment for a lung infection and am thankful not to have the side effects others have suffered. I don't like the way it makes me sleepy in the daytime, but, hey, it makes me sleepy at night, too, and I'm sleeping better than I have in years. I just pray that I won't develop any bad side effects and have to break in a different antibiotic. BTW, I rated this as a 4, not a 5, because it has already made me feel better but it will be a year before I'll know whether I'm cured. | F | 79 | 8 days 500 2X day | 3/8/2012 | 4 | Lung Infection | F | 77 | 16 days 500mg 2X day | 4/28/2011 | 1 | Sinusitis | insomnia, itching, general weakness some intestinal looseness. | Took 500mg twice daily. Did not resolve sinus problem. December 2007 article in JAMA. Antibiotics and topical cortisone [I assume inhalers] DO NO BETTER THAN NOTHING for sinusitis. So may be viral. Biaxin may work on some things, but this was a waste of $ and my energy | M | 77 | 28 days | 12/7/2007 | 5 | chronic bronchitis | metallic taste the first day -self shortness of breath the second day- husband no other side effects. | My husband and I are taking Biaxin XL together. Day 3 I could no longer swallow the pills, had to change to the liquid form. Trying to eat yogurt daily (which I hate) because I believe it is important. Powerful drug, you can feel it working. | F | 74 | 7 days | 10/11/2005 | 1 | bronchitis | Made my wife wacky. She was hallucinating. I couldn't sleep | Both my wife and I had bronchitis and were given Biaxin. My wife started to hallucinate after the second day and then got a little crazy. She wasn't making much sense, and our children were very worried. I couldn't sleep and felt like I was on speed. | M | 74 | 4 days | 2/2/2009 | 1 | sinus infectsion | Bad headache everyday. Finish meds and I still have a bad headache. I will never again in my life time take this meds again. | F | 73 | 7 days 500mg | 1/25/2015 | 5 | infected throat | dry mouth metalic taste. ate yogurt to prevent diarrhea. had no problem | It worked great - my sore throat was feeling better after one day. coughed up yelllow mucus for about 5 days. | M | 72 | 10 days 500mg 2X day | 7/11/2010 | 2 | sinus infection | Had no side effects except slight metallic taste. After the 10 day treatment (Biaxin XL 500 mg : 2 tabs every morning WITH breakfast) I had no relief at all...EVEN WORSE...it turned into a very bad bronchitis. As a retired pharmacist (age 71) I conclude that I did not give any chance to the product, since my breafast consists of : cereals & 1 heaping tablespoonful of ground linseed or flaxseed, plus one toast, often with 1 or 2 tsp of that ground seed sprinkled on it. Conclusion : ground linseed aborbs the Biaxin and prevents it's normal absorption by the system and the product cannot do its job. I have to see my doctor to discuss about this fact. Medecine users should beware of ground seeds taken with medication. Please note that this is a personnal opinion. | Biaxin XL is a great product when used properly... | M | 71 | 10 days | 2/2/2007 | 1 | Recurrent sinusitis | Horrible taste in the mouth and loss of sense of smell, some headaches. | Concerning that from others' comments that their sense of smell has not returned after 6-8 months. | F | 70 | 3 weeks 500mg | 12/30/2016 | 1 | Upper respiratory infection | Started using Levaquin for 3 days. Had muscle aches. Dr switched to Biaxin 500 msg. On for 2 days. Resulting in headaches, congestion in chest and back. Levaquin was helping, but bc of muscle aches had to get off it. Very frustrating situation. Guess have to see Dr and see alliterative. | Would not take this med again! | M | 69 | 2 days 500 | 6/24/2015 | 1 | Mycobacterium Avium Complex | I decided to add my rating because I didn't see many older ages listed. I'm a 69 y/o woman. From the first dose I was nauseated by the smell and taste of pill; extreme fatigue but unable sleep most of time; headache; heart palpitations; nausea; dizziness; & frequent urination. | Absolutely could not stand even thought of taking the pill without gagging and almost vomiting. Contacted my doctor, who has changed medication to azithromycin which I've taken before with few side effects. In addition to Clarithromycin, I have to take two other medications with side effects, Ethambutol and Rifampin. (all 3 for at least a year). I could not stand taking Clarithromycin in addition, and it would have to be forcibly fed to me before I'll get near it again. | F | 69 | 5 days 500 mg 2X day | 11/18/2010 | 2 | ear infection, bronchitis | Metallic taste in mouth, especially late at night and into the morning hours. 24-hour headaches that started on the 3rd day. Dry mouth at night while sleeping. Irregular heartbeat at times. Night sweats. | Does not seem to have much effect on the ear pain or the bronchitis. Going to call the doctor and ask to stop taking it. | F | 68 | 7 days | 3/19/2009 | 1 | sinus infection// | Woke up middle of night with horrible bitter taste and dry mouth | Would never take again.Started Feb.22 and now its April 5th and still have terrible taste and my teeth feel llike they are coated with grub.While sick would get up at night to brush my teeth 2 o r 3 times a night.Could not sleep for more then a couple of hrs. My routine would to be awake between 1 ro 4 a.m. Didn't have stomach problem,but forced myself to eat and take on full stomach. So glad I found this site. I thought I was going crazy because I just could.t seem to get feeling better.Hope to feel strong enough to get back into playing golf in a few weeks.Just don't seem to have my same old get up and go. | F | 68 | 10 days | 4/5/2008 | 1 | SINUS INFECTION | TERRIBLE TASTE, NAUSEA, PAINS IN STOMACH AND DON'T THINK I WANT TO TAKE IT... | F | 68 | 4 days | 5/1/2006 | 3 | chest infection(pneumonia) | Have had little side effects except metallic taste,hot flashes which seem like sweating from inside to out. Some insomnia. No nightmare,halluciations or stomach problems. No diarrehia but several b.m. a day. Still coughing but nothings comes up,Dr. has extended for 4 more days as he still hears noise from chest. Will have follow up X-rays to see if lungs have cleared. | For the few side effects, I had I would recommend this product | F | 67 | 10 days 500MG 1X day | 12/9/2010 | 3 | Mycobacteria soft tissue infection | nausea, dizziness, blurred vision, bad taste in mouth, anxiety, weight loss | Culture and sensitivity on my non-healing wound revealed Mycobacterium chelonae with clarithromycin as the only drug it is sensitive to. If you have a non-healing wound suggest culture for acid-fast bacteria, as I went through 2 mos. of treatment, 4 different antibiotics and 4 cultures before finding out what may work to get rid of this very resistant organism. Take probiotics for the intestinal side-effects, and suck it up on the rest of them if you are in this position. | F | 67 | 100 days 500 2X day | 12/9/2014 | 1 | sinus infection | Had serious chest pain and dizziness. I have had an irregular heartbeat for 2 months. Currently having extensive testing to see just how to treat this irregular heartbeat. | This is the first drug that has ever given me any side effects. | M | 67 | 2 days 500mg 2X day | 1/21/2011 | 1 | upper respiratory infection | terrible taste in mouth, indigestion, headache, body aches and fatigue | I took this medication 1 day and then due to side effects, my doctor reduced the prescribed dosage by half. I stopped taking the 250 mg. Biaxin twice a day after 14 days. That was about a week ago and I am still having problems, such as extreme fatigue, sinus congestion, weakness and am even finding it difficult to climb a flight of stairs. Has anyone else had these symptoms and if so, how long do they last? Should I be going back to the doctor? At this point, I don't have a great deal of faith in the diagnosis or treatment, but am getting concerned. | F | 67 | 14 days | 12/7/2005 | 1 | sinus infection | After a few days, shortness of breath, then a moving rash like hives flaring up at night. Insomnia which was helped by the benadryl I took to eliminate severe itching. General depression and malaise never experienced before. Scary stuff which should not be on the market! | I also had an allergic reaction to Zithromax - tinnitus - a few years ago and told my physician who recommended Biaxin. I now see that the two drugs are pharma cousins which my physician should have known, so stay away from the entire lot. | M | 67 | 5 days | 8/30/2009 |
BIAXIN (CLARITHROMYCIN): Clarithromycin is used to treat a wide variety of bacterial respiratory tract infections. Clarithromycin is known as a macrolide antibiotic. It works by stopping the growth of bacteria. This antibiotic treats only bacterial infections. It will not work for viral infections (such as common cold, flu). Using any antibiotic when it is not needed can cause it to not work for future infections. FDA Approval Date: 1991-10-31 (Sources: U.S. Centers for Medicare Services, FDA)