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| RATING | REASON | SIDE EFFECTS FOR BIAXIN | COMMENTS | SEX | AGE | DURATION/ DOSAGE | DATE ADDED |
| 5 | Ear infection | Diarrhea,Insomnia | I have been taking Biaxin for 25 yrs for an ear infection I get every time I catch the flu or cold.Its always worked well for me.it usually takes 4-5 days until you see a major improvement with your infection.Biaxin is probably more effective than penicillin and it covers a broad range of infections.The side effects I get are diarrhea once or twice during the 10 days I'm on the meds and insomnia.🤒😷🤕😀👍 | M | 52 | 10 days 500 2X day | 4/25/2017 Patient History | 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 | 5 | Pneumonia | Bad taste in mouth, severe headaches, tired, and stomach cramps. Enjoyed the freakey nightmares though! | Would take again if needed, because it does the job. | M | 59 | 10 days 500 | 4/4/2016 | 5 | sinisitus and chest infection | constantly feeling sick. But symptoms eased a great deal. | F | 49 | 2 days 250 | 10/3/2015 | 5 | H pylori | Just feeling dehydrated. .and upper abdominal pain also bad taste in my mouth | Is very effective | F | 43 | 2 days 500mg | 7/12/2015 | 5 | Ear infection, slight pneumonia | Horrible metal mouth taste, frequent bowel movements | It's worth suffering through the side effects. Works quickly every time! | F | 35 | 9 days 500 | 7/3/2015 | 5 | Bronchitis | At first I had a metallic taste in my mouth, very tolerable. Just pop in a cough drop or candy. Didn't last very long. One week into meds metallic taste was gone but have gas. MAD GAS that has everyone laughing in my family. No diarrhea though. Pharmacist told me to eat with each dose and if I happen to get diarrhea take probiotics. Felt better after first dose. Finally getting some sleep at night and more energy. | Eat with this medication. | F | 10 days | 1/29/2015 | 5 | Lyme disease | Dry mouth, metallic taste...it got better over time | F | 27 | 90 days 2X day | 10/3/2014 | 5 | Sinusitis | Absolutely no side effects. A great drug! I suspect all the mental side effects are just manifestations of mental illness unmasked by the illness and not the drug. | Absolute greatest antibiotic! | M | 52 | 21 days 500 2X day | 7/29/2014 | 5 | Infection | Bad taste in mouth - but doesn't all of them? No other side effects | If its not the ACTUAL brand name Biaxin, its NOT Biaxin! Most of these comments are from the generic brand! NOT the same. Spend a bit more money and get the REAL stuff! Aren't you worth it? Absolutely true! | M | 50 | 14 days 500 mg 1X day | 6/3/2014 | 5 | Sinus infection | Minimal side effects: metallic taste. I have a severe penicillin allergy so usually take erythromycin. Dr prescribed clarithromycin this time. Took it with a pill probitic and yogurt. | F | 36 | 10 days 500 mg | 5/17/2014 | 5 | lung infection | Really bad heartburn the first couple of days, almost enough to make me nauseous, took a whole bottle of maalox, no help, pharmacist told me to take it with a full meal, and that helped a lot. I had left to go on vacation at the time so wasn't eating full meals, once I started making sure to have especially a complete breakfast at the hotel, it did wonders to curb the stomach problems. I guess the banana and muffin I was having before just wasn't enough to stop the stomach aches. | Well the nice side effect was it got rid of my nose rosacea! I had a nose that was always red, and had lumps on it, sore lumps that if you gently squeezed, pus would come out. Had had that for years, used topical ointment, no effect, took tetracycline, no effect. After 14 days of this strong antibiotic, I have never had that problem with my nose again, and it has been 20 years now! I still have spider veins on my cheeks, but have never had the sore, lumpy, pus-y nose since. I put down my age at the time I took the drug. | F | 40 | 14 days 250mg 2X day | 5/9/2014 | 5 | infection on foot | Nasty taste in my mouth. Almost as if my tongue is numb. Excessively tired after taking my daily dose. Strange dreams. Sleepwalking. If you ask me would I rather the side effects or the infection on the bottom of my foot,,,,,I'll take the side effects. I've had this infection going on seven months now. Have tried numerous prescribed creams that have had no effect. Day nine on the Biaxin and my foot is almost back to normal. So for all the people complaining about the side effects.,, suck it up. They won't last forever, but your infection might. | M | 44 | 10 days 500mg | 5/2/2014 | 5 | Induced Steroid Rosacea | No Side effects! | I have been prescribed Biaxin for Steroid Rosacea. I love this drug!!! My whole face was an absolute mess! The burning and itching (hive-like pimples) were unbearable just 2 weeks ago. Biaxin is giving me my life back. I'm sorry to hear about other people's side effects. I'm allergic to mostly every penicillin and antibiotic out there. Thank you Biaxin!!! | F | 51 | 15 days 500 mg 1X day | 4/23/2014 | 5 | Chest infection | No side effects whatsoever. This drug has been amazing for me (sorry to hear about all the side effects in other people) and not only cleared my chest infection, within a few days some facial rash/pimples I had been stuck with for over a year completely disappeared and the chronic sinusitis, ear plugging, and inability to smell I had been dealing with for years completely resolved - I am shocked in the most pleasant way. Who knew my problems were all bacteria related - I am a new person. | It's worth trying. Incredibly effective. No side effects at all in my case. | F | 48 | 14 days 500 mg 2X day | 3/12/2014 | 5 | Late Stage Neuro Lyme Disease | Nausea. The coated tablets did not make me sick at all, but when the pharmacy gave me the uncoated ones, I felt terrible. | F | 39 | 90 days 500 2X day | 10/12/2013 | 5 | Bad sore throat | Other than the metallic taste noted by others and a little fatigue, particularly in the morning, I had no real side effects. I have been sure to take the medicine after eating and, as with all antibiotics, supplementing mt diet with probiotics to keep gastrointestinal issues to a minimum. On day 8 of a 10 day course right now and throat was clear by day 3. | M | 50 | 10 days | 1/30/2013 | 5 | h. pylori | Nothing. It was fine. Bitter taste at the back of my tongue, sometimes a little nauseous. Took probiotics aswell. May have cleared up infection but its hard to say until I've been off them for a while. My final dose is tomorrow morning. | F | 20 | 7 days 2X D | 11/20/2012 | 5 | bacterial gastroenteritis/h. pylori | Maybe soft stools... Probiotics helps. This site has scred me off many drugs now, but when I saw all the bad feedback on this one I couldn't believe it. I have taken this antiobiotic countless times now, for tonsilitis as well as those stated above. It has always done the trick and I've never had side effects I couldn't handle, in fact I hardly noticed them. Anyone reading through all these posts, remember, majority of people bothered to post on here are those who have had bad side effects, others who haven't usually just get on with their lives. I'm about to start another course of this for h. pylori and thought I would look on here. This is a beaut drug. Take probiotics, look after yourself, drink plenty of water and eat right and you'll be fine. And if you get bad side effects, for godsake, go to your gp instead of continuing with your script. Alot of people on here sound like they didn't go back to their doctor when they should've and they've let their symptoms get worse. | Great little antibiotic. Be aware of possible side effects but don't let them play on your mind. Just relax and get better :) | F | 20 | 7 days 500 2X day | 11/16/2012 | 5 | ear infection | Ñasty metallic taste in my mouth. Some taste loss. Only thing that takes away nasty taste is eating ice. | F | 38 | 2 weeks 500 | 10/10/2012 |
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)