Drug Ratings for BIAXINAverage Rating: 2.4 (1073 Ratings)
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| 1 | Sinus infection | metal taste in mouth, weird dreams, strange thoughts, | Thank God I found this site to confirm I was not nuts. I took this for 2 days. On the 2nd day (after the 3rd pill) I started having a horrendous metal taste in my mouth. I couldn't sleep and when I did sleep, I was having very strange dreams. When awake I had thoughts of dying and would sit and cry thinking I was dying. I got on line and found this site and then realized I wasn't nuts afterall. I never have side effects from medication but this by far is the worst medication I have ever taken. NEVER AGAIN! | F | 51 | 2 days | 2/4/2009 | 3 | sinus infection | horrible metallic taste which peaked on day 3, dry mouth which peaked on day 3, shakiness, nausea, intense dreams | while the side effects were at times difficult to tolerate, within 32 hours, i was feeling no tooth or sinus pain. | F | 25 | 10 days | 2/2/2009 | 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 | 5 | sinus infection...again | a little diarrhea and mild headache. | Biaxin XL 500mg X 2 Once a day for 10 days. I have suffered with sinus infection at least 1 -2 times a year for over 10 years. I have had a sinus operation and still suffered until I took this drug. This is my first time taking it and I am impressed....my sinus cleared in 5 days and I feel great after suffering for so long with the pressure and having to breath through my mouth. Now will my sinus problem come back ? I sure hope not...but if it does I will ask for this drug. I am very concerned about the side affects and how they effect others I have read about....if I need this drug again I will post if I have any additional side affects. I recommend the drug ! | M | 57 | 10 days | 1/29/2009 | 3 | Ear Infection | My 6 yr. old took this for an ear infection and she could not stand the horrible taste. She completely lost her appetite because of the taste of this medicine. She was spitting constantly to get rid of the foul taste. I stopped the medication after approx. 6 days but it tooks WEEKS to get over the bad taste in her mouth. It just would not go away, and the loss of appetite/spitting lasted for weeks also. It did work well on her ear infection though. | Horrible taste in mouth that lasts for weeks after stopping taking medicine, loss of appetite due to the horrible taste in mouth. | F | 40 | 6 days | 1/28/2009 | 5 | Sinus infection | None | Took it 6 months ago for ear infection and worked beautifully. Working for me again :-) | F | 49 | 14 days | 1/27/2009 | 4 | walking pneumonia | Metallic taste in mouth, headache, a little bit of stomach upset. | While I have been experiencing some of the reported side effects, they are far better than continuing to suffer with pneumonia. I'm on day three of 2 pills (500 mg each pill) daily for ten days and am able to breathe a lot easier. I had almost forgotten what it was like to breathe without restriction! My cough is productive now, and my chest and diaphragm area no longer hurt. Like all meds, they are prescribed because the doctor feels it is more beneficial to you than its side effects. As for the mental health issues, I am diagnosed with depression and anxiety, was medicated for it over a year ago, and this med has done nothing to bring that out. If anything, I'm happier that I'm actually getting better and am not too bothered with the bad taste in my mouth. That bad taste lasts only for a few hours after the dose. I also want to add that I'd rather deal with this at home than be admitted to a hospital. | F | 35 | 3 days | 1/25/2009 | 1 | Clarithromycin for Bronchitis | Terrible bitter taste in my mouth. Took my second dose (prescription calls for 2 500mg. tabs per day) and within a few minutes got this terrible bitter taste in my mouth. Still have it this morning. A bit of an upset stomach, did not get much sleep. Do not intend to take another pill. Can't deal with the taste in my mouth. | F | 60 | 1 days | 1/24/2009 | 1 | Bronchitis | Horrible taste in my mouth! Wake up constantly at night (have never had this problem before), severe depression (normally do not have this),diarrhea a couple of times, some headaches, stomach cramps with weird stomach noises, loss of appetite. | I do not recommend taking this medication. I have NEVER had side effects from a medication that were noticeable in my life. I have always finished my antibiotics but after taking this 2X a day for 4 days with 6 days remaining, I called the pharmacist and was told to discontinue. They will hopefully call something completely different in for me. Hope everyone feels better soon! | M | 26 | 4 days | 1/24/2009 | 2 | Bronchitis | I only took one pill and was worse than when I went into the doctors. A couple hours after taking the medication I started vomiting, experiencing horrible diarrhea, an enormous headache that lasted all day. I slept all day just to recover from the medication. The symptoms were worse than my original ailment, so I was urged by family and friends not to take it again. I feel better without it. Very disappointed that the PA that prescribed it didn't even mention the side effects. | F | 27 | 1 days | 1/21/2009 | 4 | Chronic sinus infections | Funny taste in mouth, seemed to make my blood sugar drop significantly (I am hypoglycemic) | I had been on two doses of augmentin but my sinus infections kept coming back over the course of several months. This actually cleared the infection almost immediately although my doctor prescribed Biaxin for 4 weeks. A warning to all, steroids and z-packs that I had previously been prescribed actually leech your bones and make them brittle. If your side effects are just moderately troublesome on this drug, it is certainly a better alternative to steroids which are the only other thing that has worked for me in the past. | F | 26 | 4 weeks | 1/20/2009 | 4 | Sinus Infection | Strong metallic taste. Sometimes an upset stomach. Really bad headaches. | I just finished a ten-day prescription for a sinus infection. The only unbearable side effect is the headaches. My last dose was yesterday morning and today I still have the headaches. Besides for that, the other effects were bearable and the infection has gone away. | M | 25 | 10 days | 1/19/2009 | 4 | Bronchitis, Sinusitis | Nausea, horrible metallic taste in mouth, severe gas, stomach cramps | I was put on Biaxin 500mg twice daily for Bronchitis and sinusitis. Day 1 I had no side effects at all. Day 2 mild metallic taste in mouth but bearable, very sleepy all day and spacey feeling. Day 3 HORRIBLE matallic taste, unbearable,and was worse when coughing, was constantly snacking and drinking trying to get rid of taste. I found that peanut butter and crackers help alot with this. Also when I would blow my nose, it would smell like an ashtray, coming from that taste I believe. Day 3 very nauseated, wanting to gag but never vomited. Metallic taste still very bad but as the day went it got better. No appetite all day. The rest of course of medicine was bearable. No more nausea after day 3. Metallic taste persisted but not as bad as day 3. Biaxin did clear bronchitis(and I had a very bad case) and it cleared the sinusitis too. I would reccomend this drug, the side effects are tough but not as bad as the bronchitis I had. | F | 26 | 10 days | 1/15/2009 | 2 | Sinusitis & otitis media | Bitter taste, stomach pain, insomnia, night sweats | I was on Biaxin for 1 year when I was 13 and had bitter taste and stomach pain nonstop. Took it again when I was 29 for sinusitis and middle ear infection, neither of which it's really effective for anyway. Doctor's error. But this time in addition to taste and stomach I got severe severe severe insomnia and night sweats. I'd finally fall asleep around 5am despite taking Xanax, Ambien, and Codeine, all of which should have knocked me out!! I would wake up a few hours later soaking, drenched wet with sweat from night sweats. Had to change clothes, sheets, etc. Got so dehydrated I picked up another infection...I stopped the Biaxin and the insomnia/night sweats went away. This web site helped me figure out I wasn't alone in experiencing insomnia/night sweats on Biaxin despite the PDR being unclear about those as a side effect of the drug. | F | 29 | 4 days | 1/15/2009 | 4 | Bronchitis and Sinus infection | Anything normally sweet in taste, tasted vile beginning only about 5 hours after taking the first dose. Sleeplessness and slight headache, but no mood swings or depression. | No stomach problems since I took with food. I am on my 8th dose of 10 - 500MG once daily(extended release tablets), and am only now really beginning to feel better. Have not taken any other drug while on this, since I wasn`t sure if sinus/cough meds would interect adversely with this. | F | 42 | 8 days | 1/7/2009 | 2 | Sinusitis infection and bronchitis | I had the following side effects: insomnia, anxiety, extreme pain throughout my body & joints, panic attacks, depression, heart palpitation felt hot as if burning from the inside out then cold with chills and at times the shakes. Tightness in chest along with chest and back pain. Bleeding gums and constant nasal drip down throat during sleep. Loss of sex drive which returned towards the end of the perscription. | I noticed that after the 7th day if taking this drug, I actually felt better like myself again, however, it was short felt as in the evening I experienced a most terrible pain in my stomach and the feeling of needing to burp but couldn't - this lasted almost 30 minutes then with a huge burp along with acid reflux my stomach settled. This is the first time I have taken this drug, usually my doctor perscribes Amoxcillin to fight the infection caused by sinusitis/bronchitis, however, this time my doctor was away so I went to a clinic in my area where a doctor told me that this drug would help. My first day after the 10 days on it and I am currently experiencing again the joint pain, chills, stomach upset and general fatgue. | M | 47 | 10 days | 1/5/2009 | 1 | Chest Infection | I am working on a website to help people who have been damaged by this drug. Biaxin ruined my life. It caused me to go crazy. My heart was screwed up. It ravaged my body. It almost destroyed my family. It took an entire year to shake off the mental effects of this drug. Words cannot describe. | Do not take this drug. Report your side effects if you do! Especially the mental ones! This drug cost me well over ten grand!! | F | 34 | 3 days | 1/4/2009 | 1 | Sinus Infection | Fast heart rate, fatigue, chills, diarrhea, and bad aftertaste in mouth. | Stop taking pills after second dose. | F | 34 | 2 days | 1/4/2009 | 1 | bronchitis | I broke out in a red inflammed rash on the 3rd day of taking this drug. It took 2 days for the rash to clear entirely. My Dr recommened to stop use. Now, my joints in my knees, wrists, fingers, and ankles are very sore. I will be returning to my physician to find the cause. | I believe I am allergic to the drug. | M | 30 | 3 days | 1/3/2009 | 3 | Sinus infection/bronchitis | Dizziness, stomache cramps, pelvic (testicular) discomfort, mentally hazy and distant, diarrhea, depression, sadness, helplessness, constant cigarette smell and taste, headache (maybe from lack of coffee). | I was given 24 days of Biaxin with 7 days of prednisone. I started getting shaky and pelvic discomfort immediately. My wife and I thought it was the prednisone because of how strong it is. I finished the prednisone and symptoms persisted and grew more severe. Relationship with wife suffered because infection cleared but was mentally absent. We researched and came across this site. This site made me feel less of a horrible husband. I stopped taking Biaxin after 12 days. Will never go back to it. It's a relationship crusher! | M | 29 | 12 days | 1/2/2009 | 1 | sinus infection and bronchitis | I had the following side effects:insomnia,anxiety,extreme pain throughout my body,panic attacks,depression,heart palpitation,felt hot like burning from the inside out,no appetite;but could eat when food is in front of me, nausea and feeling like I am going CRAZY!!! | Add more of these side effects experienced by patients on biaxin to the side effects list that pharmacists issue upon filling out one's prescription. | F | 53 | 5 days | 1/2/2009 | 2 | respiratory infection | mood changes/swings (I was so cranky), abdominal pain and discomfort, nausea, trouble sleeping, tired, head felt heavy, headaches, bad taste in mouth, felt like I was going crazy, small bumps on stomach (rash?), sweating/fever (mostly at night a few hours after I took this medicine. | If you have a bad enough infection it's worth it. I took it for ten days, and my doctor should have given me something less strong. From day one I started taking the pills I knew something was wrong, but my mother told me to take them anyway. My boyfriend noticed I would gte cranky, and then I realized I was only like this after I had taken the pills. The last day I didn't take them with food, I woke up in the middle of the night sweating, feverish and had a lot of discomfort in my stomach. Since antibiotics mess with birth control, I thought I was pregnant, because after one and a half days I still had the nausea. I looked up this medicine just to see if my symptoms could be lasting, and I found all these horror stories. I would advise someone to take an alternative other than this medicine! If you do have to take this medicine, I advise you take it a few hours before you go to bed, and rest a lot. | F | 18 | 10 days | 12/28/2008 | 1 | Extremely bad metal tasste in my mouth | The metallic taste is unbearable. I called doctor and she said to eat peanut butter or potatoe chips with the med. Surprisingly, this worked. It is very difficult to plan potatoe chips or peanut butter into my pill regimine but anything is better than that taste. I am now worried about other side effect since reading these ratings. I already have the crying and will be monitoring myself closely for other side effects. If peanut butter won't fix those then I'm calling to get something else. | F | 26 | 2 days | 12/20/2008 | 2 | Sinus infection | Nasuea, Confusion, Blurry vision, heart pounding, severe anxiety, feeling that i was going crazy. | I've been off this medicine for about a year or so, and im still bearing the effects of the drug. Someone help! | F | 22 | 12 days | 12/15/2008 | 5 | Sinus infection | Briefly: Abdominal pain (unusual for me), thirst, some urinary hesitation. The abdominal pain resolved after the first four doses, and none of these side effects returned the second time I took a course of Biaxin. I also experienced some CNS symptoms (panic, crying, and euphoria) on the first round, but this could well be the effects of being sick so long, which always throws a wrench into the emotional works. | Biaxin is a kick-ass antibiotic. I can't get over the extreme, negative descriptions for this antibiotic here. Ordinarily, I have a hard time tolerating antibiotics (sulfa and amoxicylin are out). Biaxin is probably the second-best antibiotic I've tolerated (Zithromax wins for this), and I'm on my second course, 21 days this time. I did notice the metallic taste of ill repute that so many complain about. For god's sakes, what's the big deal? You want a bad, metallic taste? Try Zopiclone. Don't like the metallic taste? Suck on lemons or eat oranges. But stop complaining. All antibiotics have side effects--there's no such thing as a free lunch. Be glad you have something to treat your bacterial infection--before it becomes life-threatening. | F | 44 | 6 days | 12/12/2008 | 1 | lung infection (unspecified) | I was fine for the first 3 days; I drank 12-20 glasses of water/day to try to mitigate the side effects, and other than the horrible taste, I was fine. On the 4th day, I started to experience anxiety, panic attacks, and depression. As the day went on, I also started to have racing thoughts, manic behavior, and verbal and physical tics (repetitive noises and motions, i.e. violenty shaking my head back and forth, slapping my hand on the desktop in a fast rhythm, making nonsense sounds with my mouth or tongue, etc) - very Tourettes. I have not taken the drug for 48 hours now, and most of it has gone away, but I am still occassionally experiencing vertigo when I move my head too fast, which is causing dizziness and mild nausea. | The really bad part: 14 years ago I was given this drug (it was brand new on the market) and had a very similar reaction after 3 days (hysteria, uncontrollable crying, severe anxiety, thoughts of suicide), but the doctor told me the medication could not be the cause of the side effects, because it's an antibiotic and antibiotics "don't do that." I'm glad to find out it's a documented problem, and not just in my head. | F | 35 | 3.5 days | 12/12/2008 | 3 | Sinusitis | Update to my original post of 7/20/2007. Additional side effect: Phantom Smell. | Approximately 1 month after completing my 14-day Rx of Biaxin, I started smelling a cigarette-type smoke. It drove me, my husband, and my co-workers crazy for the 2+ months it lasted. I was constantly complaining of the smell and obsessed with finding where it was coming from. I literally spent hours searching everywhere for the smell. I went to see my Primary Care Physician, who referred me immediately to an ENT Physician. The ENT scoped my nasal sinuses and thankfully found nothing (no infection, tumor, etc.). Through further discussion of my history, the ENT said it was highly possible the phantom smell was caused by the Biaxan since I had also experienced the bad metallic taste in my mouth. Within a couple of weeks of my ENT appointment (11/15/2007), the "phantom cigarette smell" started getting weaker and went away. Prior to this incident, I had never experienced phantom smells. I also never had nor currently have any type of mental issues. | F | 44 | 14 days | 12/10/2008 | 3 | recurring sinus infection | HORRIBLE taste in my mouth, that I guess is "embedded" or so in my saliva. Nothing makes it go away for more than 5 minutes, and when I cough it becomes even worse. I've become to expect it now, but I really can't take it anymore. I've had barely any sleep.. it feels like my mind is just racing constantly yet my body is exhausted. | I'm hoping to God that I can stop taking this medicine. I've been fighting this sinus infection since around August, having about 5-6 so far. I've taken other prescriptions for this and they have worked, but I've only had to take them for only 10 days. I don't think I can stand this medicine (500mg x twice a day) for another 17 days (21 total) It really helped cure the sinus infection, but the side effects are worse. | F | 16 | 4 days | 12/4/2008 | 1 | whooping cough | Severe wind, hunger pains, fatigue (sleepy). | I switched to clarithromycin from erythromycin after 1 day because of bad side effects with the latter. With the clarithromycin I had read the warnings on here so did the following, which has helped: Took the 2 daily doses with big meals (breakfast and evening meal) Took a supplement of acidophilus capsules (from Holland & Barrett)to replace the good bacteria antiobiotics kill off. Ate some bio yogurts such as Activia and Muller Vitality. There hasn't been much I can do about the tiredness but the gastric problems have been tolerable thanks to the precautions I've taken. Hope these tips might help others! I would avoid this drug in future though. | F | 42 | 7 days | 12/4/2008 | 2 | Sinus Infection | Rashes, itchiness. | Biaxin has been the anti-biotic of choice for my Doctor. I usually experience mild diarrhea which is tolerable. Within 4 hours of taking the med, I developed rashes in 6 different locations on my face and neck and experienced an itchy scalp. I never had difficulty breathing or anything swollen. I discontinued after the 1 dose. | M | 45 | 1 days | 12/1/2008 | 4 | sinus infection | Severe fatigue after 5 days on Biaxin | I had a sinus infection and took Augmentin. Infection persisted. Switched to Levaquin. Still resistant. Tried Biaxin. This did clear the sinus infection but side effects were limited to severe fatigue | M | 59 | 8 days | 11/29/2008 | 4 | bronchitis | Mainly dizziness, stomach upset and yeast infection but respiratory symptoms are subsiding and that's the main thing. Most anitbiotics have some negative side effects and I suppose this one's no worse than others - for me anyway. | F | 50 | 5 days | 11/20/2008 | 2 | Sinus infection | Severe Diarehea, vomitting, severe stomach cramps, felt like he was on fire. | He has a sensitive stomach anyhow. The first night he felt sorta sick, by the second night it he was throwing up everywhere.Had to replace his mattress due to how much he threw up on it. | M | 11 | 2 days | 11/20/2008 | 5 | Pneumonia | Woke up on day 4 with a bad taste in my mouth, same thing as what other individuals have commented on. I'm currently on the 6th day and the bad taste is still there but its not bad. It's mild discomfort, not the level of discomfort that others have experienced. Minor trouble sleeping, but I didn't attribute this to the drug until reading the forum. The deep, wet cough has subsided, and I occasionally experience a dry cough. | I was fatigued before having the drug but as the infection is clearing up I am gaining more energy. No other side effects to report. | F | 19 | | 11/17/2008 | 1 | bronchitis | I found my mood changing after a few days on Biaxin...by day 7 I was fully depressed with uncontrollable crying and a sense of hopelessness. In addition, I experienced excessive sweating alternating with chills, gastro upset, headaches and awful vertigo. I discontinued the Biaxin after 7 days and will never take this drug again!! Was so glad to find this site because I felt pretty alone with what I was experiencing. A little bad taste in my mouth but nothing unmanageable. Hope this helps someone else. :) | F | 60 | 7 days | 11/17/2008 | 4 | h pylori | Stained teeth, discolored tongue. | I can live with the side effects better than I can live with h pylori. It was combined with Prevacid as I am allergic to Amoxicillin. The teeth staining took two trips to the dentist. The discolored tongue took a couple weeks to go away. I was thrilled it took care of the h pylori. No other effects. | F | 56 | 10 days | 11/16/2008 | 4 | sinusite | First to 5 days :very bad metal taste during the night and during the day I must get up to wash my mouth during the nignt Day 6 : irregular heart beat begin and it's hard to get asleep because the beat of my heart is to strange. I must start to sleep on my stomach to try to forget this irregular and strengh beat.When I get up in the morning the beat is better but after I taked the pills it start again...my heart also look like if it doesn't want to slow when I go to bed. It take some time . Day 7 : headache all the day , the light it's hard for my eyes it make my headache get worse. Tylenol and Asperine help only a little bit,. I decide to go to the bed with a gravol to help me to sleep and forget all these stranges effects. I fight all the night to sleep and finally i sleeped not so bad most on the early morning. My sinusite look ok I feel better and the other good thing is that the number of time that I go to urine during all this as dramatically change. Usualy i go v | F | 45 | 8 days | 11/14/2008 | 3 | bronchitis | Sleeplessness, although that has always been a problem with Me since I was little but I was doing fine a month before taking this drug. Foul taste in my mouth kinda like hairspray you know the smell of hairspray and how it clings to your nose and taste buds? Exactly like that. Unusual gas some sharp stomach pains | It helped the first time I took it I was on it for 5 days I have chronic bronchitis but not severe enough to get an inhaler it worked the first time like I said but my bronchitis came back 3 weeks later more harsh than before and I am now on day 5 of 10 yes they made Me take it longer hopefully it helps more than before but so far it has only made my coughing go to a minimum and I can now breathe although my voice still sounds like my nose is plugged when it clearly isn't and I still have coughing spells just not as much as before so it is working and isn't? All I wanna know is last time it was gone by now and I still have another 5 days to take it... If it doesn't go away I think I'd rather have the inhaler and sinus meds? This taste is horrible oh btw for people who can't get rid of the taste for long...don't brush mouth wash or anything it hasn't helped GUM is your savior with this drug haha it has gotten Me through it so far although after you stop chewing the taste will come back | F | 19 | 5 days | 11/14/2008 | 1 | Sinus Infection | Nightmares like I could never describe or want to. One nightmare had me wake up in a different room in the house. | I will never go near this drug again. The nightmares kept me from getting sleep for almost 4 days. | M | 48 | 4 days | 11/8/2008 | 5 | Chronic Sinus Infection | Metal taste ion mouth (tolerable) and severe gas | Since I had this sinus infection for 6 weeks and did 2 other courses of antibiotics, this was a kind of last resort. I've taken Biaxin before and kind of new what to expect with the taste, but the gas is crazy bad! I work in the health care field and am around patients and families all the time. Having this kind of gas and gas pains is embarassing sometimes, but necessary to cure the infection. It's been 8 days out of 14 and I can tolerate it as opposed to the pain, fatigue, constant aching I had with the infection. | F | 43 | 14 days | 11/5/2008 | 5 | h pylori | none | taking h pack, biaxin, prevacid, amoxycillin. surprising to see all the symptoms people have experienced. for me, NO bad taste, aches, pains, insomnia, dizziness - nothing, just feel normal. only 3 days into the ten day program, so it could change, or maybe the only ones who comment here are the ones who have a bad experience | M | 61 | 3 days | 11/1/2008 | 2 | Pneumonia / Bronchitis | Insomnia, irrational thoughts, lower breathing, tightness in chest (although could be sickness) | Wow, so glad I found this website. I think I'm the only one who didn't get the bad taste in my mouth, but I CAN'T SLEEP. Usually when I'm sick I have no problem sleeping in fact I crave it, but after taking Biaxin my mind is racing even though my body is so tired. I even started having anxiety about going to sleep and dying in my sleep due to my pneumonia getting worse which IS NOT ME! It has got to be the Biaxin - there is no other explanation. And after reading all these reviews I'm positive it's not just in my head. I will be calling my Dr tomorrow for the Z-pack or something else. This is crazy. | F | 46 | 2 days | 10/31/2008 | 1 | Swollen larynx | Biaxin made be feel terrible! There was a loss of appetite and a HORRIBLE metallic taste that nothing would make go away. Then there was the pelvic and left side of stomach pain. I suffered feeling of being disoriented and confused, finding it very hard to concentrate. Also I believe that the drug is making me have (for a lack of a better word) PSYCHOTIC episodes and a general feeling of SADNESS. I was prescribed 2x500 for ten days and stopped after six. The stomach pain is very intense. I would not take this drug again! | F | 51 | 6 days | 10/30/2008 | 4 | throat infection | did get the weird taste in mouth | all you snivling people must be a bunch of over eating hogs cuz all you worry about is your food tasting bad. hike up the skirt and accept the fact that maybe your food won't taste all too great but your infection will disappear. I recommend weight watchers for all you "eating occupied: snivelers. | M | 45 | 3 days | 10/27/2008 | 1 | bronchitis | Took pills for one week. On the last day started feeling depressed, lacking motivation. Then began getting dizzy, vertigo, fatigue, headaches, loss of appetite. Unable to concentrate and a general numb feeling. Nasty taste in my mouth, but only when coughing so it was manageable. | Feeling moody, emotional and irritable. I'm usually a positive person but realized I was avoiding people and wanted to stay in bed all day- then I found this site when I tried to figure out why. Spacey, crying episodes, very sensitive to outside stimuli. No appetite, though I can eat when food is in front of me. Dizzy feeling, as though I'm falling forward. Foggy mind and numb feeling through my body, as though I can't find pleasure in anything. Hard to carry on a conversation at times. I'd much rather still have bronchitis. | F | 30 | 7 days | 10/27/2008 | 1 | H-pylori | been taking Biaxin included in the PrevPac(prevacid, biaxin, and amoxicillin) for about a week, have experienced - mood swings, depression, crying spells, racing thoughts, confusion, anxiety, diarrhea, bad bitter taste in mouth, loss of appetite, disconnected feeling, slight vertigo/ imbalance when walking. | would not recommend Biaxin. too many side-effects that can really transform your perceptions in a very negative way. have also found some side-effect similarities with Amoxicillian; possible contributor. | F | 34 | 4 days | 10/26/2008 | 3 | STOMACH BUG AND CHEST COLD | I am on day three of a seven day course of 2x500mg of Clarithomycin tablets. From first tablet - nasty foul taste in mouth all the time. Waking up about four times a night. Not sure if it is effect of tablets themselves or foul taste waking me up - but the taste cannot be ignored. Constantly snacking on anything which will mask the taste. So far nothing seems to help. Mouthwash seems to make it even worse. Toothpaste doesn't even help. Actually requested alternative from Doctor, but now am wondering if the alternative might be as bad as these tablets. Not yet experienced any of the other side-effects other than a craving for milk and cheese - not that they mask the taste for long.Some-one on this site mentioned the same craving. I am trying peanut butter tonight - as someone on the site suggested. Even though I don't think I will ever take these foul tablets ever again - they do seem to be really powerful and have cleared my chest and tummy bug. | I explained the side-effects of these tablets to my Doctor, but she hadn't heard of these problemsalthough they are mentioned in the literature which comes in the packet!She tried to convince me that it might be the ailments causing a bad taste. I tried to be as emphatic as possible that I have not just been experiencing a bad taste - it has been unbearable. | F | 49 | 3 days | 10/24/2008 | 1 | Sinus Infection | Discontinued use after 4 days...extreme anxiety/panic attacks, horrible taste in mouth, nausea & vomiting, insomnia, increased heart rate, dry mouth, red blisters on my tongue from a reaction..felt hot like burning from the inside out. | Please be careful when taking this medication, I wish I would have checked this site before starting treatment. | F | 25 | 4 days | 10/16/2008 | 1 | sinus infection | After 1 day on Biaxin , I could not sleep and that taste in your mouth is terrible , also wild mood swings I am so glad I found this site . | I am calling my doctor to switch , even if the chances are remote for these extreme side effects , the doctor should warn you , I guess its all about the money or maybe too lazy to research the drug | M | 51 | 1 days | 10/15/2008 | 4 | Acute Sinus Infection | Horrible metal taste in my mouth and I can't get rid of it. Violent & painful diarrhea - felt like acid coming out of there. Upset stomach, nervous feeling - no problem in sleeping but strange dreams - anxiety about 1 hr after I take it but food seems to help but the diarrhea is bothering me. | Was on amoxicillin first and the sinus infection jsut came back. I felt crazy with the sinus infection but so far I feel back to normal. | M | 37 | 7 days | 10/14/2008 | 1 | Sinus and Middle Ear Infection | Extreme nausea, sleeplessness, nervousness and shaking. | NEVER EVER TAKE IT!!!! I took my first dose and within an hour I was more naseous than I have ever felt in my life!!! I did not sleep all night until I finally took some Gravol the next day. When I woke up I was shaking and I felt like I had been run over by a truck. Please research your drugs before taking them. Doctors can be assholes and will prescribe you anything (at least in Canada they can). I just started Cefprozil and Im waiting to see the outcome. Also, I am contacting Abbott, the manufacturers of Biaxin, and I am getting my money back! (the pharmacy would not refund me... Gerks!) | F | 26 | 1 days | 10/7/2008 | 2 | H-Pylori | abdominal pain, trembling, racing pulse, diarrea,gas,weird taste in mouth, dry mouth, light head | the first day i took it i felt like i was on a really bad caffeine high. Had trouble concentrating and experienced some mild dizziness / light head. The following days were all about abdominal pain, an intense feeling of hunger (even though i had just eaten lunch 10 minutes before, bad gas, diarrea, dry mouth and a sick bitter taste in my mouth. I called the doctor on the 1st day and he said there were no sideeffects for biaxin and that i was fine! What an idiot!! | M | 25 | 3 days | 10/2/2008 | 1 | Strep Throat | I experienced a terrible taste in my mouth that made me nauseous. Some are describing it as a metal taste, but what I am getting is what it tastes like when you can't swallow a tylenol pill... like a bitter poison. It's so bad, I quit after day 3. I also had night sweats, nightmares and joint pain. I'm on cefzil now, hopefully that works better! | Won't take it ever, unless it's a matter of life or death. | F | 33 | 3 days | 10/1/2008 | 1 | pneamonia | hearing voices. pyscotic. | she was on this med for about 7 days when she started acting "strange" but it wasnt until the 10th day that she was taken to the hospital becuase we knew something was wrong. She is still in there now and has been fro 5 days. she is talking to herself. talking in circles and not making no sense. were scared for her. Mental and mood changes is just a possible side effect until it happens to you or someone you love. We want her back. Please do research on psycosis and see if that is what you would accept as a possible side effect before you take this. | F | 32 | 10 days | 10/1/2008 | 1 | H=Pylori | Headache,nausea,diarehea and I am insulin dependent diabetic. It is making my sugae levels drop way down and even when I try to bring it back up it still drops. I talked to the covering doctor and he told me to stop taking it and talk to my Dastro doctor on Monday. Has anyone had this problem with Diabeties? Any input would be greatly appriciated. | Won't take this again and I hope I can find a replacement to get rid of the H-Pylori. | F | 2 days | 9/19/2008 | 1 | sinus infection | Trembling, Anxiety, Vision Blur, Major Vertigo after 5 days, Nausea, metallic taste | August 13th I had surgery and during my recovery I found myself with what appeared to be a sinus infection. I was given biaxin xl generic Clarithromycin 500 mg for 10 days. On the 5th day, I found myself in urgent care thinking I was having a stroke or heart attack. I work on my feet all day and have to focus which is a real issue when experiencing vertigo & near drop attacks. The urgent care doc thought I was having anxiety and prescribed paxil and anivert. I'm leary about paxil since I've never taken this type of drug and the anivert did not help. Unsure if my symptoms were from the surgery, sinus infection or the antibiotic, I skipped the antibiotic on Tuesday 9/9/08. I seemed to feel better so I resumed on Wednesday and the vertigo came back with a vengeance (nausea and long-term spinning). I have been off of the drug since Wednesday, 9/10/08. Today is Saturday, 9/13/08 and I am still experiencing the symptoms. The Health Mart in Milford Michigan has natural products to | F | 41 | 5 days | 9/13/2008 | 2 | Bronchial/Sinus Infection | metallic taste, sweating, restless sleep, difficulty concentrating, feeling dizzy, depression. | I think it works, but at a price. I'd ask my doctor if something less debilitating would work. It really affected my week. The patient information doesn't really mention these side-effects (or makes it sound like it is very rare). It was good to find this site and discover that I am not alone. | M | 44 | 10 days | 9/7/2008 | 1 | Sinus Infection | Severe depression, uncontrollable crying, abdominal pain, and nausea after only two days of taking the drug. | I woke up at 3 in the morning crying for no reason (took the drug previous morning at 9 am). I could not stop crying for over 3 hours. I went to the 24 hr/day medical center and was even crying to the receptionist and doctor. I was put on Augmentin, so hopefully that will clear the infection, which hasn't been helped at all by Biaxin. Worst drug I have ever taken in my entire life. I have never had any side effects to antibiotics before this. I am having suicidal thoughts still, and I have no history of mental health problems. Biaxin is awful. | F | 18 | 2 days | 9/7/2008 | 5 | Sinus & Ear Infection with Strep | Metallic Taste about 1 hour after taking, cleared up about an hour later - no big deal given that within 48 hours I was feeling normal. | This is my fifth time taking Biaxin, everytime it knocked out whatever infection I had and I was feeling 100% within 48 hours. The metallic taste is annoying, but in my mind well worth it in exchange for the benefits. | M | 49 | 10 days | 8/26/2008 | 1 | Pneumonia | Anxiety, panic attacks, severe sweating (particularly at night), depressed moods, uncontrollable crying, racing thoughts. Certain side effects continued for 4 months after stopping the medication (see comments). | For those of you who have experienced these side effects, here is a little bit of my experience some 5 months later. To begin, I am a professional with no history of any prior mental health issues. I began to experience these side effects a day or two into starting a 10 day prescription (which I finished) back in early April 2008. After completing the medication, the panic attacks lasted about 6 weeks (with decreasing frequency), the severe sweating about 2-3 weeks, but elevated levels of anxiety and sadness while decreasing with time stayed with me about 3 months longer until mid July. When going back to work in late April, I still had to close my office door at least once a day for a 5-10 minute crying episode. An absolutely horrible experience and there were times I looked up my long term disability policy as I thought I would never return to work or again live a normal life. This period of time was also terribly difficult on my wife, who remained supportive but was very sc | M | 29 | 10 days | 8/26/2008 |