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 |
| 1 | staff infection | Was prescribed this for staff infection/cellulitis hard time staying asleep, painfull to speak, very confused forgot what I was doing. The worst for me was the joint pain and bone pain absolutley horrible pain. Horrible diahrea but I was used to this because I have Chrohns disease | I was told after culture of my infection came back that it was probably resistant to it. I did learn that I would never take this again. I was prescribed this by a doctor at a after hours clinic when I saw my family doctor he said he would never prescribe this to anyone | M | 29 | 6 days 500mg 2X day | 4/19/2011 | 1 | sinus infection | Horrible taste in mouth. 24/7. It was so awful that it kept me awake most of the night. Trouble sleeping. Headaches. | While the drug does work to clear up an infection, the side effects are unbearable. | F | 41 | 6 days 500 2X day | 4/14/2011 | 1 | Walking Pneumonia | Irregular heartbeat, difficulty breathing, nausea, uncontrollable crying, confusion, shaking | F | 16 | 1 days 500 2X day | 4/13/2011 | 1 | sinus infection | Severe depression, crying. Swollen tongue. Severe headaches, ringing in my ears. tingling in my feet. dizzy, also fainted at work. Tired. Also had more mucus then before taking this stuff, stoped after 3 doses and was told to go to the ER, by DR> | Not for me.. | F | 37 | 10 days 500 2X day | 4/9/2011 | 5 | Accute Sinus Infection | Infection still not gone after being finished one week. lost complete taste and smell, still not able to taste or smell anything. Caused bone aches , fatigue, rash all over . Headaches. I believe this is my third time trying this Drug. After having FESS surgery 10 months ago, and again a couple of months ago. The side effects were much the same, a bit of diarrea, severe fatigue, bone pain loss of taste and smell, but it did return within two days after finishing the Meds. This time however, it has now been eight days since I finished this round, I still have the terrible sinus infection and absolutely no taste or smell. Non stop mucus in my nose, also had nose bleeds. I am worried about the nose bleeds and that my taste and smell may not return. I had an excellent sense of taste and smell prior to this medication. | F | 62 | 10 days 500mg x2 1X day | 4/4/2011 | 5 | Bronchitis (since mid Feb) | The taste of what pennies soaked in nail polish remover might taste like in my mouth, really bad diarrhea, go-go godzilla moodiness, night sweats, jitters | Mid February: 1st trip to Urgent Care. Was diagnosed with bronchitis and put on a z-pack and Teasslon Perles (because prescription cough syrup makes me really sick). Mid March: Still very sick and back to see my PCP. Still had bronchitis and was given Biaxin (for the first time ever), Prednisone, Albuterol, Flonase and Cheratussin (was so sick that I actually took this stuff). I'm not sure if all of the effects I am feeling are from Biaxin alone or also caused by a combination of the Prednisone (20mg x 2 daily), Albuterol, Flonase and/or Cheratussin. Have taken 7 days worth and have 7 more days left to take Biaxin. It seems to be the antibiotic that is kicking this mess out of my system so side effects aside, I'm actually going to finish the entire prescription. I have to say that given the choice of taking Biaxin or dealing with bronchitis for over a month...I'd for sure go with the Biaxin again. | F | 37 | 7 days 500 MG 2X day | 3/25/2011 | 4 | Sinus Infection/Bronchitis | I'm taking the Generic form of this medicine. Maybe it's just Biaxin, but I honestly haven't been experiencing any real side affects. Since I've been taking this medicine, I've noticed I've been a little more irritable than usual, but nothing I can't control. No weird taste etc, actually the coating tastes kind of sweet. I'd say the biggest side effect (really only to me) is the frequent, and really BAD smelling gas I've been having, Other than that, not much and I've been on it 4 days. Although I usually just remember to take 1 a day, vs 2, My advice to everyone is to take the generic, clarithromycin. I'm sure you would get less side affects, because I am VERY sensitive to side affects with many medicines usually. Depo made me crazy, and even nyquil makes me feel like I'm on crack. But this one, isn't as bad as everyone is saying (at least the generic isn't) | F | 21 | 7 days 500 2X day | 3/24/2011 | 4 | sinus infection | nausea, diarrhea, depression-crying | The first dose I took with food and I was nauseous about an hour later. I was dry heaving a lot and had diarrhea and a headache (likely due to dehydration). The second day, I felt tightness right below my breastbone, like at the pit of my stomach. Bad taste at the back of my throat. Diarrhea at work all day today. Tonight, I just started feeling so down about absolutely nothing and began crying. I thought I was going crazy until I googled biaxin and mood changes. DON'T take this if there's an alternative for you. | F | 25 | 2 days 500 2X day | 3/23/2011 | 1 | Bronchitis | Headache, increased heart rate, dehydration. | I started my first dose last night and have immediately stopped. I woke up several times in the middle of the night with my heart rate racing. I thought my head was going to burst the head ache was so bad. I was having tingling sensations in my chest when I coughed and I'm so dehydrated I can't drink enough water. This is a horrific antibiotic. I will never take this again. | F | 53 | 10 days 500 2X day | 3/23/2011 | 3 | sinus infection | First 24 hours were HORRIBLE but could have coincided with a stomach flu that is going around. Went off it for 3 days to recover from the flu and was told by dr. it was ok to go back on and finish up. I am half way there and, although the sinus infection is much better the meds are killing me. I have NEVER taken amore foul medication. Wish I had read this site first. Would have never started it in the first place and now doubt that I had the flu at all.. | F | 41 | 10 days 500 2X day | 3/22/2011 | 3 | Sinus infection from mold spores | Agitation, shaking- tremors, hot n cold flashes constantly, severe insomnia, lucid dreams when i do sleep. Dont have that metallic taste that everyone here says but my sense of smell is heighten which is not a good thing when its the smell of rancid mucous in the sinuses. Anxiety, weak, low energy, constantly tired from lack of sleep. | Yes, i would agree with most posts in here that this is a pretty nasty drug but so is a fungal sinusitus. I am taking this day by day and dredding each day i take this drug and cant wait for the remainder of the prescription. I cant think of one thing good about this drug but that it will help my infection. I will never take this drug again as one post stated that it is a nuclear bomb on your entire system for it is 7-14 days of hell. | M | 41 | 3 days 500 mg 2X day | 3/19/2011 | 4 | lyme disease | metallic taste | Severe metallic taste the first week of taking it. It was soooo bad I had to constantly suck on jolly ranchers. Even then the taste stuck in my mouth. It seemed to subside about 2-3 weeks into treatment. The pill itself smells really good like a vanilla milk shake so its so odd that it would have such a bad taste!! No other issues besides that. | F | 29 | 3 months 500 2X day | 3/18/2011 | 4 | sinus/ear infection | slight bad taste in mouth, tired | i had a sinus/ear infection for about 3 weeks. I was on cipro at first but that didnt work so the doctor prescribed me biaxin. i was very scared to take it after reading the reviews but since i was so frustrated about being sick for so long i decided to go for it. Im glad i did because it made me feel 100% better. I did experience some side effects but no where near did they compromise the benefits | F | 21 | 10 days 250 2X day | 3/18/2011 | 5 | sinus infection | Took meds with breakfast and within 1 to 1 1/2 hr experienced extreme drowsiness. Switched to taking it at bedtime. | F | 63 | 10 days 1000mg 1X day | 3/16/2011 | 3 | Bronchial Pneumonia,Sinus Infection | Horrible coating and taste in my mouth; severe headaches; vivid disturbing dreams; fatigue. | This drug is very hard on the system - mentally and physically. My lungs are improving, but the cure is really as bad as the illness. | F | 54 | 10 days 500 mg 2X day | 3/16/2011 | 4 | sinus infection/bronchitis/cough | Nasty bitter taste, reduced sense of smell, tachycardia (fast heart beat), jitters, fatigue, diarrhea, nausea | After having several sinus infections go directly to walking pnuemonia, ER doc dumped this prescription on me. Z-pacs are a joke, and with allergy induced asthma, I have been extremely sick from sinus inf in the past. When I went in with this one, my SpO2 was around 88%. This is not your grandmas antibiotic. This is a real drug that will carpet bomb the crap out of your system, and yes...it will fix the problem, but don't think it's a walk in the park. Mouthwash and mint gum for the bad taste. Tea with ginger helps too. Eat your probiotic yogurt at least 3 hours after you take the pill to help it repopulate your gut. Take this stuff with REAL food - bread, potatoes, oatmeal, pasta. Add milk or ice cream to help with the nausea. Drink water until you think you're going to explode, and at least one cup of Gatorade per day for electrolytes. I hate taking antibiotics, but recognize when they are needed. Three days in and I can breathe again. This is not a nice drug, but then again, I do not have a nice infection. | F | 31 | 10 days 500mg 2X day | 3/14/2011 | 1 | Sinus | Panic attacks, anxiety, tingling in face,numbness in the face weak legs and arms, heart racing, | Never agian will I EVER take this drug...this is a nightmare!!!!! Just when i think teh worse is over I get hit with anotehr wave...heart race I go weak all over...Been on Benadryl for 3 days to fight the reaction.l This is UNBELIEVALE DO NOT TAKE THIS!!!!!!!!!! Thought I was dying of a stroke | F | 44 | 4 days 500MG x 2 1X day | 3/13/2011 | 1 | Sinus Infection | muscle spazms, severe internal muscle cramping (stomach, intestines, bladder, uterus), loss of voice, chest tightness, very rapid hearbeat, itchy throat. | I was prescribed it with Prednisone. I guess in VERY RARE cases they can interact and that is what the Doc believe happened with me. That or I have a sensitivity to it. I took 2 Biaxin pills and @ Prednisone pills last night and 1 Biaxin and 2 Prednisones this morning. The Doc told me to discontinue everything til tomorrow and then only take one prednisone twice a day. It's horrible. Now i have diarrhea and nausea. I just hope this is all cleared up by tomorrow. Don't let this scare you too much. The interaction is VERY RARE. | F | 21 | 10 days 250mg 2X day | 3/10/2011 | 1 | pneumonia | This was for my 6 year old daughter. She got very large mouth sores less than 24 hours after taking this drug...and is still getting them. She has been unable to sleep, and has bad tummy pains. It tastes so bad that she has an extremely hard time taking the drug, and she vomits during it because she is gagging so hard (liquid medication). I know have to take my extremely sick child, back again to the doctor tomorrow, which is traumatizing for her, to try and get a different prescription. Who would make something so disgusing for children??? You can literally see flakes of the medicine in the liquid. | Don't take it. | F | 6 | 7 days 125MG 2X day | 3/9/2011 | 4 | H. Pylori / Ulcer | Besides diarrhea and a yeast infection, which I know I would get, I am on Day 5 of my course of antibiotics to treat H. Pylori, which contributed to my peptic ulcer. Some insomnia, but quickly remedied taking a OTC sleep aid at night. I find that any weakness or lethargy I've been feeling is quickly remedied by exercise. It sounds like a lot of people have had a bad experience with Biaxin, but I'm keeping a positive attitude, taking my probiotics and exercising daily to get through this. | I'm taking this medication with 1000mg of Amoxicillin twice a day. (2000 mg total of Amox, 1000mg total of Biaxin) | F | 33 | 14 days 500 2X day | 2/22/2011 |