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| RATING | REASON | SIDE EFFECTS FOR BIAXIN | COMMENTS | SEX | AGE | DURATION/ DOSAGE | DATE ADDED |
| 1 | H. Pylori | After 5 days on PREVPAC, I broke out. Had to go to the hospital, It was a HORRIBLE rash/hives - all over my body. I took benadrial and it didn't help. At the hospital they told me to stop the medication immediately and gave me Presidone to cut the effects of this medication. I also experienced cramps, gas, diarrhea. | I absolutely don't recommend this medication. My body is covered entirely with hives and itch like crazy. | F | 35 | 1X day | 11/27/2011 | 1 | respiratory infection | restless sleep, bed wetting, horrible taste, suicidal thoughts, and night mares.nausea and dry mouth. | A horrible drug. Why is it still on the market. I asked the doctor and she told me that it doesnt do that to everybody. Too bad I think that it is a mistake to take that dangerous drug. just devastating!!!! | F | 52 | 14 days 500mg 1X day | 11/24/2011 | 5 | Chonic illness and recurrent infect | diarehia, gas, possibly others bu UI attribute them to th eillness I have lots of experience with, not the only drug that helps the infections in my scarred lungs; I have found. | This works. Some of what people are claimimg to be side effects are yuor body fighting a serious infection.They are not neccisarily the drug. It does have some side effects, yes. I have had in some instances very bad diareha from it and other drugs I must take. The alternative for me is death or hospitalization(which has a high percentage of fatal risk itself).This drup is great for serious infections. Especially if you must also take Prednisone regularly, although that magnifies the gastro side effects. But comfort is not what it is for. | M | 44 | 1X day | 10/18/2011 | 1 | Bronchitis | horrible taste in my mouth, nauseau, extreme, extreme fatigue - Kept falling asleep driving home one night - nothing I did would keep me awake - barely made it to closest highway exchange to pull over - and napped for 30 minutes before I was able to drive the next 20 minutes home - never been so fatigued before!! Also felt like my heart was racing. Very bad drug. It is a month after I stopped take the full dosage and for the past week my hair has been falling out in clumps every time I brush it (I am not on any other medications, nor am I sick), anxiety still sets in at night causing insominia and even after probiotics daily the nausea is still there. My eyes feel gummy and dry every morning also. I hope these post-pill symptoms go away soon | NEVER, NEVER, NEVER TAKE THIS DRUG!!!!!! It is unbelievable this drug is still on the market and that not all the symptoms are listed - especially the extreme fatigue. | F | 42 | 7 days 2X day | 10/18/2011 | 5 | Second Day of Biacix, for sinus infection, and upper respiratory infection. I do feel better, but the side effects are horrendous. I feel constant anxiety, shaky feeling inside, slight nausea, extreme fatigue, nightmares when I finally did fall asleep last night. Feels like my brain is "slow" Have taken it before with no issues but gas, and bad taste in my mouth, I am going to try another day, cut the dose in half and see how I feel. It works but these side effects are terrible! | F | 60 | 10 days 500mg 2X day | 10/14/2011 | 1 | Throat,sinus & ear infection | constant taste of bile in my mouth, lethargy, mood swings(anger). Felt worse than before I started taking medication. Felt like I was poisoning myself. Discontinued after 5th dose and felt better within the day. | F | 38 | 5 days 1000 1X day | 10/10/2011 | 3 | H Pylori | Horrible taste in mouth 24/7 since the first day and I am on my 12th day. Two more days to go! Ringing in my head. | Prevpac Compliance Pack Card (14 Daily Patient Cards) consists of: 2 Prevacids 30-mg capsules, 4 Amoxicillin Capsules 500 mg & 2 Biaxin 500mg. I do not know if this has helped yet since I will have to go back for a breath test two weeks after completing this medication to see if the H Pylori is gone. | F | 52 | 14 days 500 mg 2X day | 10/1/2011 | 4 | Bronchitis | Metallic taste; Nausea and overall feeling of rawness in stomach; Extreme fatigue; Possible migraine flare-up. | Definitely cured my ailment but when first taking the drug noticed the metallic taste sits in the throat like acidic vomit (constantly cleared my throat) and medication itself made me nauseated (subsided after a few days of use). The worst side effect was intense drowsiness (was completely useless for several hours after). Also, I have a history of having classic migraines (with aura) and experienced first one in over two years while on this medication (though I cannot say with conviction that it was necessarily due to the drug or mere coincidence). Though the medication helped, I'd recommend taking this medication only if there are no alternatives. | F | 26 | 10 days 500mg 2X day | 9/29/2011 | 1 | H. Pylori | Rushed to hospital twice...major anxiety, heart racing, heart palpitations, dizziness, major diarrhea, drank 10 glasses of water a day and still dehydrated. | This drug is terrible! Never again. Felt like I was going to die. | F | 28 | 14 days 500mg 1X day | 9/27/2011 | 1 | Ear Infection | Horrible vomit taste in mouth that will not go away, and anxiety. | I cannot make this bad taste in my mouth go away! I can't sleep! It is making me so anxious, and the taste is making me want to vomit! My stomach is so upset, and this taste is soooo horrible! I have NEVER had this bad of a reaction before! I would do anything to make this taste go away! I can't take it anymore! I feel so volitile!!! I refuse to take another pill, and I almost want to induce vomiting to get this out of my system!!!! | F | 23 | 1 days 500mg 2X day | 9/23/2011 | 1 | Sore throat/sinus infection | frequent nausea, vomiting, dry-heaving, frequent bathroom trips, occasional abdominal pain, recurring hungry feeling, tremor in hands, overall weakness, sudden episodes of crying, anxiety, visual hallucinations, slight nagging headache, racing mind | After the physical, mental and emotional ordeal of the first dose I decided to not take a second dose. It's hard to believe doctors are prescribing this to people as the sore throat itself was far better than the experience of taking this drug. Called the doctor and was prescribed something else. | F | 33 | 1 days 500mg 2X day | 9/22/2011 | 5 | Bronchial, asthma infection | A little harder to sleep. No nightmares! | I actually want to warn people about what they read on here. I understand some may have had bad side effects, but for that reason, I myself put off taking this med because of some of these posts! I finally got so bad that I had to take it and man I am glad! Yeah, metal taste, but only for two hours max. Don't let people freak you out. I was so OCD about it, I took 250 mg at first to see how it would effect me and I was fine. From there it has been smooth sailing. I feel MUCH better just after four days and I have suffered needlessly from fear for two weeks. Just try it! | F | 46 | 4 days 500mg 2X day | 9/15/2011 | 1 | Sinus Infection | Anxiety attacks, horrible taste, like I can taste the infection in my mouth. | This medicine should be pulled off the market. I've been lucky not to experience what others have, however, I still have a major sinus infection and will need to go back and get amioxille. Good thing I have a good drug plan... | F | 44 | 3 days 500 mg 1X day | 9/15/2011 | 1 | Sinus infection | bad taste in mouth, hot flashes, jitters, nightmares, panic attack, crying spurts | This is by FAR the worst reaction I have had to any drug. I am admittedly sensitive to antibiotics but never anything like this. First day, horrible taste in mouth, jittery, hot flashes (kept taking my temp and it was normal), nightmares about killing myself, insomnia. Second day, continued bad taste, hot flashes, horrible nightmare which set off massive panic attack and insomnia, couldn't stop crying this morning. Went back to Dr. changed drug but honestly I'm afraid to take anything, I'm afraid to go back to my room and lay down. I will never take this again and suggest you do not either. I am reporting it to the FDA. | F | 44 | 2 days 500mg x2 1X day | 9/2/2011 | 1 | Sinus infection | I had hives at the end of my two week dose. And a few days after my 2 week dosage was complete, I had a seizure. I have never had a seizure in my life. | Very scary... | F | 38 | 2 weeks 2X day | 8/28/2011 | 3 | sinus infection | metallic taste in my mouth and strange sensation in my ears | F | 30 | 10 days 500 2X day | 8/23/2011 | 1 | Sinus Infection | Anxiety/panic attacks, mood swings, depression, heart palpitations, suicidal thoughts. | I previously posted about my experiences with this drug in January. I know a few like me have posted that they had long-term problems. I never had severe anxiety/depression issues until I took this drug. I was sure something was terribly wrong with me - I also suffered long-term physical problems - jaw pain, dizziness, insomnia, muscle spasms, heart pain/twinges/racing, shortness of breath. Just wanted to post that if you are having the same problems, please hang in there. 8 months later I am starting to feel almost normal. The worst was the first 2-3 months. The anxiety became less and less and went away eventually, for the most part. I wish someone had told me it was going to be alright when I was suffering - it was confused and scared. I was sure I had some horrible disease and was tested for everything. Things that helped me included magnesium and probiotics. I was prescribed anti-depressants but didn't take them (afraid to take any medication after this) and I got through - it was hard but I did it. Do what you have to do. But don't rush it - takes time to heal. Good luck. Looking back, I truly regret the day I took this stupid drug - I feel like I lost a whole year of my life. | F | 30 | 9 days 500 2X day | 8/16/2011 | 4 | Strep throat | MAJOR aches and pains (especially in lower back and legs). Extreme fatigue and difficulty concentrating. Lack of appetite. Upset stomach and nausea. | F | 30 | 7 days 2x500mg 1X day | 8/12/2011 | 1 | h. pylori | immediate severe tinnitus, pain in both ears, pain in the muscle of my face, jaw and neck. woke to the sound of someone playing a flute...so not just tinnitus, but weird tones as well. | I took this medication as part of a triple therapy along with amoxicillan and prevacid to treat h. pylori in my stomach. I stopped taking the medication as soon as I noticed I was having side effects. The side effects were pretty immediate (within the first hour my ears started feeling strange). A few hours after taking the first pill, I started taking activated charcoal (I wish I had done it sooner)...I took Biaxin on Thursday and today is Saturday. I was up all night Thursday night with ringing in both ears and pain in my ears and jaw areas (also back of my neck). Friday night, I slept much better, and this morning I can tell a difference, but it's not all gone. but I feel like I am getting better. I think that the activated charcoal helped & I recommend stopping this medication if you have any sort of weird feeling in your ears. | M | 41 | 1 days 500 mg 1X day | 7/30/2011 | 5 | strep throat | Involuntary muscle twitches in upper arms, irritability | I had strep throat twice within a 5 week period, the first time I was given amoxicillin and I was sick for 2 & 1/2 weeks, long after the medicine was gone. I took the Biaxin and the next day not even 24 hrs later I was feeling so much better! Before I took it I was thinking of ways to knock myself unconscious the pain was so bad! This medicine worked so quickly I am almost completely better 3 days later ( I will continue to take the full dose) I had diarrhea for 3 weeks after the amoxicillin, nausea headaches bloating yeast infection... I think this is a great medicine because I skipped the harsh side effects and got better so much faster! Thumbs up I am very happy with this drug!! | F | 31 | 10 days 500mg 2X day | 7/21/2011 |