| Key to ratings for zithromax: 5-Very Satisfied: this medicine cured me or helped me a great deal. 4-Satisfied: this medicine helped. 3-Somewhat Satisfied: this medicine helped somewhat. 2-Not Satisfied: this medicine did not work to my satisfaction. 1-Dissatisfied: I would not recommend taking this medicine. |
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| 2 | Infection | Brain Fog, blured vision, Nausea | I thought I was goin crazy until I came across this site. Never experienced brain fog from an antibiotic before. Side effects out weigh the benefits. Stopped taking medicine 2 days ago but side effects are still there. Would not take again. | M | 35 | 5 days | 11/15/2009 | 1 | respiratory infection | dizzy, racing heart, higher-than-normal blood pressure, inability to sleep - woken up many times throughout the night with strange, dark thoughts, weakness in legs and aching in lower back, blurred vision, anxiety, night sweats, lack of energy | have a history of anxiety - but nothing like this. has been over two weeks since last dose and still having side effects. REALLY stressed out about how i feel. side effects seems to be cyclical - feel alright for a few days and then spiral back down. | M | 42 | 9 days | 11/15/2009 | 4 | For MAC/ NTM lung infection | I experiended a lot of the same side effects, especially severe cramps, that people have listed until I started taking Jarro-dopphilus (a probiotic) twice a day. I have to stay on a 500 mg dose of zithromax every day for the next 2 years(!) for this mycobacterium infection but with the probiotics I have no side effects. Absolutely none. And the lung infection shows that it's almost cleared up on my chest CTs. You have to continue with 500mg dose at least one year after no sign of infection to make sure it doesn't come back. This is a non-communicable form of TB like organism and you don't want to get this if you can help it. | Make sure to take it with a strong probiotic like Jarro-dophilus. | F | 65 | 180 days | 11/7/2009 | 1 | respiratory infection / bronchitis | Incredible confusion, brain fog | I have taken z-pack before but do not recall this reaction. This is bizarre. I almost feel like I had a stroke, very difficult to spell & write, extreme difficulty concentrating. I even noticed a lisp temporarily this morning. Wondering if I should contact the pharmacy to see if drug might be counterfeit. The respiratory infection I had is definitely better, almost instantly improved, but I feel like a bobble-head. Concerned about driving. | F | 58 | 2 days | 11/3/2009 | 5 | Last time pneumonia this time strep | None last time, this time crying? | It is better than dying by drowning while you're sleeping. You can always take probiotics later if your tummy gets upset. To people who took this drug for lung infection, you will have anxiety because the oxygen levels to your brain were diminished for so long (not being sarcastic, this is just basic brain function). The anxiety is not from the drug, it is from PTSD and your brain not getting nutrients. I had auditory hallucinations from pneumonia BEFORE taking Zithromax. This drug saved my life and kept me out of the hospital. | F | 45 | 5 days | 10/28/2009 | 4 | Swine Flu Pneumonia | Ok, I gave it a 4 because I am getting over the Swine (H1N1) pneumonia because of the generic z-pack made in isreal. I am happy to have the medication, and believe it probably saved my life!!!! HOWEVER, I have had more anxiety and this strange pressure around my eyes with an odd blurred vision problem. I have sweats and dizziness. I have one more day to take this medicine...tomorrow and I hope I make it. | On day 4 - I have to take it one more day. I am thankful that it probably saved my life by helping me get over pneumonia but man, it has not been easy. | F | 41 | 4 days | 10/25/2009 | 1 | C.O.P.D. exacerbation | the worst side effects ever!,severe anxiety,stomach pains,very vivid dreams, complete loss of appetite, bloody diarrhea and so weak, i cant even sit up for very long, i have to go lay down thats just to name a few!! | i started getting a lung infection, went to my Dr, he put me in the hospital for 3 weeks, i was getting I.V. antibiotic, so i was discharged, with a script of generic zithromax i was to take 1 tablet 500mg. for 10 days, followed by levoquin 750mg. for 10 days, THEN followed by doxycycline 500mg. for 10 days! WELL, on day 1 of zithromax i started not feeling to good, that feeling rapidly progressed up to day 6, thats when i stopped the medicine! i was about to just "lose it" my poor husband, thank God for him, had to do everything and he waited on me hand & foot, i was so sick and feeling like i was gonna die, this is really bad! its been 2 days since i stopped this stuff, i can tell it was this medicine zithromax, i still cant eat,still have sharp pains, still have the anxiety,but on a scale of 1 to 10, instead of a 10, right now im at a 9 1/2, i sit here and cry, i cant do any thing, every time i try to do any thing, i get light headed, break out in a sweat, & just feel like im gonna die thats the only way i can explain the symptoms i have, i found this web site, and i just couldnt believe what i was reading! something needs to be done about this medication, i have taken the brand name zithromax before, i didnt have these problems, i sure hope i dont need any more meds, i am sure gonna think twice or more before i take them, i hope this feeling doesnt last long, ive read up here that some people are still dealing with side effects weeks & months after! | F | 49 | 6 days | 10/21/2009 | 2 | bronchitis | nausea, sharp cramping pains, diarrhea | Used to love this stuff-very easy to take, only 1x per day for 5 days. I always had issues with cramps on the first day, and attributed it to the double dose you have to take to get your body's level up (the trick is, and I am no doctor so follow at your own risk, to take the first days dose about 6-8 hours apart instead of both at once to minimize nasty cramping) . However, these past two times I used it, the cramps are well into the 3rd day and I don't have a solid stool until I am off it a few days. The cramps are very unusual short tensing pains and nothing like you have felt before, and very obviously from the medicine. Even now as all my bronch symptoms are gone, I keep feeling like I'll vomit. Definitely give it a try but it can be too strong for weaker stomach folks. | M | 32 | 4 days | 10/20/2009 | 1 | Ear Infection | I got the generic Azithromycin. On the first day I took the dose of two pills. Four hours later I got really sweaty and my heart started pounding! I thought I was going to die! I'm 5'8 and 105 lbs. and I expected to have some kind of side effects but NOTHING like this! My doctor recommended I stop taking it but didnt think it was from the antibiotic...How could it not have been?! It was the ONLY thing I had done differently for weeks!..... Four days later I have no appetite and am getting random bouts of diarreha.. I'm preferring to deal with the ear infection over taking this drug. I DO NOT RECOMMEND THIS AGONY TO ANYONE! PLEASE GET A DIFFERENT ANTIBIOTIC IF YOU NEED ONE!!!!! | Terrible drug! Should be taken off the shelves! | F | 21 | 1 days | 10/20/2009 | 4 | Strep throat and bronchitis | Heavy gas after taking it. On day 6, received an allergic reaction (Rash all over chest and back).Helped by lanacaine and yougurt? Previous antibiotics for ths problem and pneumonia never bothered me | I will ask my Dr to go back to amoxycillin when I have these problems again | M | 77 | 5 days | 10/19/2009 | 1 | strep | on day three im experiencing anxiety, restless i wake up in the middle of the night, different thought process.....really really weird | M | 21 | 3 days | 10/16/2009 | 5 | ear infection | none | I'm normally very sensitive to drugs, but through years of taking zithromax, I've never had a bad experience. | F | 17 | 5 days | 10/15/2009 | 1 | sinus infection | Stomach cramping and burning, inability to eat. Broke out in rash/adult acne on my cheeks, which has spread to the center of my face as well. It's been 2 months after, and I am still suffering from indigestion and the rash. | This medicine made me feel awful! While it cleared up my sinus infection after 1 day, it instantly put me to sleep upon taking it. On the second day, my stomach started burning and I felt nauseous all day long and was unable to eat. That night the pain was horrible and it kept me up all night. The following day it was even worse, and I decided to stop taking Zithromax. My stomach continued to burn consistently for a week after. About 1 week later, I broke out in a strange itchy rash on my cheeks that has now spread all over my face. It has been 2 months since I took this medicine, and I am still trying to get rid of this rash, and get my digestive system back in order. I just purchased Pro-biotic supplements today, and am going to see if that will help. I am convinced that the rash/acne and the antibiotics are linked. If you have any insight in this area, feel free to contact me. I want to get my life back to normal! | F | 31 | 3 days | 10/12/2009 | 1 | strep throat | severe stomach pains immediately after taking the first pill and then vomited--continued stomach problems from then on | My daughter was given this anitibiotic 5 years ago for strep. Ever since she has had severe stomach issues. She has always been a healthy child with NO stomach problems what so ever until this medication was given. We have been in and out of docotr's offices, pediatric GI specialists, and hospital visits for her severe stomach pains tha thave lasted hours for the past 5 years!!!. I have always known this was the root of her problems and not one doctor has believed this. Instead she has been diagnosed with such things as Irritable Bowel Syndrome, Acid Reflux Disease (GERD), to all in her head. She too has developed lactose intolerances and severe sensitivity too anything acidic which we had to find out on our own. Now she must take Nexium and any other type of antacid to help her relieve her pain. Not the way an 11 year old child should have to live their life. After finding this site and reading posts with symptoms just like my daughters, I am so relieved that I am not crazy and she was really effected by this horrible drug. I know now that we need to but the natural bacteria back into her stomach that was destroyed. Thank you to who put the name of the Doctor and the book that can finally help us help her heal and give her childhood back. | F | 7 | 1 days | 10/9/2009 | 1 | Post ingrown toenail surgery | Horrible diarrhea, stomach pain, fever, severe pounding headache, feel like it hurts to concentrate, can't eat, bloated and gassy, no appetite | This drug should come with a Black Box Warning per the FDA. I have taken Zithromax in the past with no problem, but this time was a real shock. I guess I should have known: took Erythromycin back in May and wound up with colitis. I have diarrhea all day, terrible stomach pain and a headache that pounds and pounds despite all the Tylenol in the world. Fever won't go away, either. I was prescribed the 250 mg pack-500 the first day, then 250 for four days after. I took it for three days, and it's all I can stand. I cannot even leave the house. I do not recommend this antibiotic to anyone. Even Augmentin is better than Zithromax. | F | 45 | 3 days | 10/2/2009 | 1 | sinus infection | Severe SOB was in E.R. 3 times felt like I was burning up inside don't know if anxiety is from the reaction or from the drug itself. Took Zpack many times without problems before this was the generic form.I am now on my 13th day of not taking and still feeling effects. Spoke to pharmacist who stated it can be in the system for 15 days. Still feel itchy and occasionally SOB. I am a registered nurse. I took a five day course and had a little shortness of breath by day 4 but I have asthma and thought that might be kicking up. My sinus infection didnot go away so they had me start a second Z pack by 2nd day was in severe distress and stopped medication. | Will NEVER take again | F | 48 | 7 days | 9/29/2009 | 1 | Very Bad Chest Congestion | Very Strange Anxiety! Still even 9 months later! | WARNING! Be very careful of this med. It has been 9 months since I took this med. and I still fight the feelings of anxiety that it caused! It was not a typical form of anxiety! I have suffered from past panic attacks and I have O.C.D.! This medicine caused a type of anxiety that was completely foreign to me and I can't seem to rid myself of this feeling of strange anxiety! It is a type of anxiety that is hard to describe, I'm sure most of you will agree! It has caused me to not be able to deal with stressful situations! I have had past anxiety problems but have never not been able to deal with everyday stress! I am warning people to please be careful of this med., especially if you have had any other type of anxiety! I am not sure if this will ever leave me! I have gone through what some of you have gone through! My doctor even told me it could cause this, but did not believe me when it did! I am not the type of person to shed tears normally either! Since taking this med., I can't get them to stop! It is the scariest medicine I have ever taken! It is one thing to get diarhea or stomach cramps! When an antibiotic messes with the mind it should be taken off of the market! Please DON'T continue to take it if you feel any anxiety at all, you could end up where I am, wondering if your life will ever be normal again! Due to the lasting affects I am looking in to a Law Suit. Feel free to leave me a post if you want to be included! Use the word Lawsuit and I will contact you! | F | 55 | 5 days | 9/27/2009 | 5 | Acne | none that i can remember | the z pack is the only thing that has ever worked for my acne. tried almost everything. topically and oral. this crap really worked for me | M | 26 | 6 days | 9/25/2009 | 1 | zithromax | Wow this is bad. I have NEVER had problems with antibiotic before. The worst case scenerio maybe a little diarrhea. With the azithromyacin I feel as though I am urinating instead of moving my bowels. I know graphic but true. The anxiety is terrible. I have been on edge since day 2 and feeling very dark. I could handle the diarrhea but the anxiety is so bad I can't take it anymore. | F | 29 | 3 days | 9/25/2009 | 2 | Sinus infection | weakness, foggy brain, some stomach discomfort, aching hips and knee joints. | I had a zpack, steriod shot and 7 days prescribed of azirthomathin. The first night I felt wonderful by day 2 however I had foggy brain and extreme hip and knee joint pain. When I called the doctor to ask about side effects they told me the pain was not related to the medicine but instead I probably slept on my hip wrong. However, it was both hips and knees that hurt. After talking about any reprecussions with my doctor I decided to immediately quit the azirthomician. 3rd day my leg pain was gone but I am still very weak. I am hoping in a day it will get out of my system. I will not take it again. | M | 37 | 2 days | 9/24/2009 | 1 | sinus infection | crippling abdominal pains after taking the pill. frequent diarrhea. fatigue. severe headache | F | 17 | 5 days | 9/23/2009 | 5 | bronchitis | mild nausea on day 1, slightly foggy brain | I was desperate for relief after 6 days of flu were followed by immediate bronchitis. I felt I would never be well again. I was despondent. This generic z-pac has been a God send. My son took it when he had pneumonia and had no ill effects except a little diarrhea - a small price to pay for relief from a lung infection. | F | 39 | 5 days | 9/18/2009 | 1 | Pneumonia | Depersonalisation, anxiety, severe panic attacks, bizarre dreams, night sweats, stomach cramps, taste/smell distortion | Horrible, horrible drug. Didn't fare well with Erithromycin either. Clarithromycin worked better than both - but not much. | M | 29 | 3 days | 9/18/2009 | 3 | Chronic Lyme | Anxiety, night sweats, strange dreams, weird sound in ears | I have chronic lyme and began a 3 month dosage of Azythromicin (generic zpak) a few months back for sinusitus with tinitus and some anxiety. It took away all of those symptoms but I had night sweats that woke me up 5-6 times a night(on the nights I didn't have insomnia) and heart pounding..stopped taking it and began tetracycline (nightsweats and pounding heart stopped) Fine, until I added Azthromycin back to the mix...severe anxiety at night,waking an hour after falling asleep in complete panic with very strange weird dreams..to the point where I found this website because I thought I was loosing it. Could be the mix of meds, but pharmacist says "no cross reaction noted in literature"..yikes this stuff can make you loopy!!! I would never mix this combo again. Be careful. | F | 47 | 45 days | 9/1/2009 | 4 | upper resp. infection | On the first day I had some sharp pains in my stomache. They were severe for about 20 minutes. I also had a little diarrhea. | The side effects I had were much better then the illness I was experiencing. I am allergic to omoxycillin and therefore have taken many z-packs in the past. I am overall satisfied with the product | F | 23 | 5 days | 8/29/2009 | 1 | Respitory Infection | Extreme Nausea, stomach cramps, anxiety, and lack of appetite | I would never take this again. The side effects are horrible and I only took it for 2 days. Stopped taking it four days ago and I still feel weak, nauseated, and anxious. I am trying to get my strength back but it is an uphill battle. | F | 41 | 2 days | 8/20/2009 | 1 | Bronchitis | ANXIETY | Went to ER on day 2 pill of 3. Extreme sweating fatigue feeling morbid. Evil spirit drug made by witches! This is not good. Be prepared for HELL! I am a strong man and this almost killed me. No more medicines for me. I took this in the past and it did not do this. Generics from some place trying to kill people. Maybe Big Pharma getting people sick with mental illness. Stay away to stay sane! Some people dont get the contaminated kind of Z pac. | M | 34 | 2 days | 8/17/2009 | 1 | sinus/ear infection | extreme fatigue,dizziness,weak,horrible nightmares,stomach pain | i was prescribed the 5 day pack. i had stomach pain after the first 2 pill dose. about 12 after the second dose i felt like i was taking strong pain pills or something because i couldn't stay stay awake for anything. i slept and slept basically for a day now. i felt like i was gonna die like i wouldn't wake up when i went to sleep because of how weak and fatigued i feel. could hardly move. i had many nightmares while i was asleep. i dont usually even remember dreaming. i was dizzy anytime i got up today. felt kinda like i would faint. very scary. nice to know i'm not the only one. seems like it's more of a poison. i dont want to take the rest. this is my second try i had a reaction to cephalexin too. hope theres another antibiotic because both of my ears are infected now. email me if you would like. | F | 26 | 2 days | 8/15/2009 | 3 | strep throat, severe ear pain | i was put on the zpack after using another drug for 3 days that just made my symptoms worse. a couple days ago i noticed little bumps on my arms but thought nothing of it. i just took the 5th and final dose today and the bumps on my arms are getting worse. it has spread to my legs and seems to be getting itchy like hives. the last time i took this drug (about 2 years ago) i never had a reaction. | it helped a lot clearing up my symptoms but if i'm now going to get a rash i won't be taking it again. | F | 27 | 5 days | 8/11/2009 | 1 | pnemonia | Headache, anxiety, feelings of doom, fatigue, | I had taken this drug previously w/o any side effects. Took the generic version this time. NEVER AGAIN. I am still experiencing side effects 7 days after d/c meds. | F | 47 | 3 days | 7/23/2009 | 3 | strep throat | horrible pain in my stomach.. feels like hunger but I can't eat , headache .. bloating and gas ... | I've taken this drug before and never had any probems , however when I started it on July 2nd it was the generic .. today I started the ZPack and just took my first dose.. I'm wondering if the side effects are from the generic brand only .. | F | 40 | 5 days | 7/17/2009 | 1 | ear infection | headache, uncontrollable crying, paranoia, emotional hyper-sensitivity, suicidal thoughts, sleeplessness, vivid disturbing dreams, audio and visual hallucinations, easily frustrated | On the 4th night of use I thought I was loosing my mind. I called a number of behavioral health professionals after a sleepless night with 5 hours of crying and wild graphic dreams. I could barely speak on the phone from crying. I looked online for causes of crying uncontrollably since I had no rational reason or sadness and found many people have experienced this same effect from the drug. I would not have connected the two and might have gone into serious psychiatric counseling for no reason. I called my doctor and said I was taking myself off because of the side effects. He didn't think the drug was the problem. He asked me if I had recently broken up with a boyfriend. No. So ridiculous. I told him I didn't get the connection until I looked up my symptoms on the internet. I went down the list of symptoms and even added I had experienced vivid dreams and paranoia while on larium, which paled in comparison. While he knew about the side effects of Larium, he still did not think these effects were related to z-pack- I took the generic azithromycin- and said I should get immediate help from a psychiatrist. He asked if I had recently lost a job or experienced the loss of a loved one. No and No. He just would not accept them as side effects of the drug and kept pressing some "issue" that would have caused this experience. | F | 30 | 4 days | 7/15/2009 | 3 | Media Otitis | I've been having stomach pains, diarreah that was blackish in color, and slight dizziness. Besides that, this medication HAS helped the terrible pressure on my ear go away. My ear feels better, but these side effects are taking place now. I am going to continue to take these meds, hopefully this doesn't last though. | I'm giving it a 3 because it did get the job almost done so far. | F | 13 | 5 days | 7/5/2009 | 1 | Pneumonia | Diarrhea, migraine headache, fever, face rash, insomnia, fatigue | The side effects made me feel worse. I called the doctor after the second dose (250 mg Z-pak) and asked to discontinue the medication. They said to take half a pill every other day. It's been 5 days since the last pill and I still have diarrhea and face rash that won't go away. I would not recommend this to anyone, except as a last resort. | F | 43 | 5 days | 7/5/2009 | 5 | Infection following oral surgery | None. | No unpleasant side effects whatsoever. I typically have GI problems with antibiotics (diarehhea, stomach cramps, etc.). Be sure to take an acidophilis supplement and eat lots of yogurt. I did and I had no side effects. | F | 34 | 5 days | 7/1/2009 | 1 | Sinus Infection | Worst diarrhea ever!, nausea, lightheadedness, no appetite, frequent urination, rapid weight loss, emotional (crying, feeling that I was going to die!) | I will NEVER take this drug again! I am a healthy, 24 year old female and have always suffered with my sinuses. My doctor prescribed a Z-Pack to help get rid of the sinus infection. First day I was fine but on second day, I had horrible diarrhea. By day three, I could not go to work and missed over a week and a half. I quit taking Z-Pack on day three and it has been a week already and am still experiencing mild diarrhea and some nausea. Still not eating well either. They are running some tests to see why I am not getting back to normal. DO NOT TAKE THIS MEDICATION! I know I never will ever again. | F | 24 | 3 days | 6/25/2009 | 1 | sinus infxn | dizziness, lightheaded, heart racing, chest pains | Side effects started on day 2, literally thought I was dying at work. Got really lightheaded, felt like my heart was beating out of my chest. Sat down drank some cold water- symptoms went away after about 10 minutes. It is now day 5 and I am still having these episodes. Like an idiot I finished the medication- never again! Thank goodness for this website b/c I thought I was crazy! | F | 31 | 5 days | 6/21/2009 | 3 | Inner ear infection | Stomach pain on the first night, weird taste in mouth | I took my first dose of this stuff yesterday and it made my stomach feel weird but I went to sleep and didn't really notice unless I was awake. I took some more today and it did make me really hungry. My digestive system seems a little off but nothing that severe. I have a headache but that could be from the ear infection itself. Otherwise it looks like I won't have any horrible reactions to this drug. The only thing I can't stand is this bizarre taste in my mouth THAT WON'T GO AWAY. It's gross. | F | 6/20/2009 | 2 | strep throat | Bad insomnia and sleeplessness. feelings of being unwell like i was dying.stomack dicomfort. nausea.headache and neck stiffness | I have taked z pac before and it didn't do this. it missed up my stopmach somewhat but not all this. i'm on day 5 and my throat is still hurting it looks clear when i look at it but still hurts. I occured to me today that I think this is the first time i'm have been given the generic version. wonder if thats the difference? Am I ever going to be well again? | M | 42 | 5 days | 6/13/2009 | 1 | Broncitis | Insomnia, Dehydration, Urine retention, Anxiety, Feelings of dieing, low self esteem, thoughts of severe depression. | Would never take this drug again. It also reacted with my Acid reflex medicine. Very bad reaction when given pepcid in the hospital. I started to feel that I wasn't myself. I was someone else and I wanted OUT. I had to be sedated with an even worse medication. My parents kept trying to tell the doctors that I had a bad reaction to the Zpak along with my acid reflex medicines, and then the pepcid, but the doctors refused to admit or agree with them. Finally all medications were stopped and I was able to go home from the hospital. The doctors are making me see a phyciatrist before going back to work. No doctor will admit the effects that I experienced were caused by the Zpak interacting with my acid reflex medicine or just the effects of the Zpak. After reading the side effects here, I know now that they are all in bed with the drug companies and they don't really care about their patients. Just wait until something like this happens to one of their children or themselves. I am recovering but still have some anxiety and hope that it will leave me soon. I also hope that I do not loose my job over this. Prayers helped me get through this, and I thank God that he stood by me throughout this ordeal. I know some people can take the Zpak with no side effects, and that is good for them, but I can not and I almost lost my life. Everyone's body chemistry is different and therefore everyone should think twice before taking any medication. | M | 28 | 4 days | 6/7/2009 | 2 | Strep throat | Explosive diarrhea, insatiable hunger pains | Basically the same reaction I had to Erythromycin but out the other end... hyuk hyuk. Stopped taking this junk after 1 dose. | F | 21 | 1 days | 5/29/2009 | 2 | Prostatitus | Around day 5, started having anxiety & feelings of doom, pounding heart, incredibly long-lasting insomnia... I would startle awake whenever I'd start to fall asleep. Chills and flu-like feelings for weeks after taking the drug. Night sweats for about a week. Very frequent urination & thirst for about 3 or 4 days while taking the drug. Fair amount of discomfort in the muscles of my lower back for almost 2 months. | I am reposting for those with insomnia & anxiety to give some hope: After about 3 months, I'm finally getting 5-6 hours un-interrupted sleep w/o the help of a prescription anti-histamine (Atarax). Have taken Azithromycin before w/ no problems, but this was the first time using the generic. 2 months of anxiety- Have never had anxiety like this before; believed I was not going to make it. Had the chills & "malaise" for a good 6 weeks. Things were so bad that it's hard to believe they got better. I think the problems might be related to the generic- The first few years of reports in this forum rarely mention anxiety or insomnia, and the generics started coming out in 2006- There are many more reports like mine after that. | M | 48 | 10 days | 5/26/2009 | 1 | SINUS INFECTION | TACHYCARDIA-RAPID HEART RATE, BLOOD PRESSURE SHOT UP, INSOMNIA, MUSCLE CRAMPS, CHRONICE FATIGUE, ANXIETY + PANIC ATTACKS, RINGING IN EARS, RAPID WEIGHT LOSE,TOO MANY MORE TO LIST. | MAY 2008 TOOK 2 PILLS ON FIRST DAY OF GENERIC BRAND AND WAS IN HOSPITAL ER 24 HOURS LATER BECAUSE MY HEART WAS GOING WILD AKA TACHYCARDIA. DR SAID I WAS POSSIBLY HAVING A HEART ATTACK. INSOMNIA SOON FOLLOWED. IT COMPLETLEY DISRUPTED MY SLEEP CYLCES WHERE I WOULD AWAKE AFTER 1 HOUR OF SLEEP NO MATTER WHAT I TRIED. DR'S WILL TELL YOU THAT IT CANT CAUSE THESE SYMPTOMS BUT THEY ARE WRONG. I HAD NEVER THE SLIGHTEST SLEEP PROBLEM MY ENTIRE LIFE. NEVER HAVE USED AN ALARM CLOCK MY WHOLE LIFE THATS HOW WELL MY SLEEP/WAKE PATTERN WAS. NEVER ANY ANXIETY/PANIC ATTACKS EVER IN MY LIFE AS WELL. ALL THESE SYMPTOMS STARTED WITHIN 24 HRS OF MY FIRST AND ONLY 2 ZPACK PILLS. THATS NOT SOME COINCIDENCE. IT HAS TAKEN ALMOST ONE YEAR FOR SYMPTOMS TO IMPROVE ENOUGH TO FUNCTION AGAIN AS A NORMAL PERSON. MY FAMILY LITERALLY WATCHED ME ALMOST WASTE AWAY TO NOTHING FOR FIRST 6 MONTHS WITH NO HELP FROM DR'S EXCEPT TO PRESCRIBE ANTI-DEPRSSANTS OR ANTI-ANXIETY PILLS WHICH MADE THINGS EVEN WORSE AND TO MAKE BIG PHARMA MORE MONEY. IF THIS HAPPENS TO YOU DONT WASTE YOUR TIME AND MONEY WITH DR'S. THEY WONT BELIEVE YOU ANYWAY AND WILL PRESCRIBE STUFF THAT WILL MAKE YOU WORSE OFF. EMAIL ME IF YOU HAVE QUESTIONS OR WANT TO HEAR MORE ON HOW I FINALLY STARTED TO HEAL. | M | 37 | 1 days | 5/26/2009 | 1 | bronchitis | Anxiety attacks, depression, loss of sleep, don't want to sleep cause i think i'm doing to die,stomach problems, always tired Dont take this!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! | I took the five day prescription and i felt worst then before. I finish my 5 day prescription almost 2 weeks ago and I still am feeling the side effects!!!!!!!! The doctor told me it stays in your system for ten days but i think they really dont know how long it does.I dont know what this stuff is but its not good. | M | 30 | 5 days | 5/25/2009 | 1 | Bad throat | Severe stomach pain, some diarrhea, some nausea. | I have taken this in the past with no issue, but this time, a few hours after the first dose I got some diarrhea, a bit nauseous, and a seriously unbearable stomach ache. As I would be travelling within a few days to India and could not have any cough or fever etc (they would quarantine me for 3-6 days to test for swine flu), I decided to take the second day's dosage, this time making sure I ate properly. Bad mistake because I got the nausea and severe stomach ache again, but not the diarrhea (which I hoped for as it would've given me some relief). This is day 3 (and I won't take any more now). I found this site because I'm looking to see if I can take something OTC to help relieve the residual stomach pain. | M | 42 | 2 days | 5/25/2009 | 1 | Ear Infection | Terrible stomach pains as soon as ingested. it caused SEVERAL YEARS OF SEVERE STOMACH PROBLEMS, for which I just solved by reading posts on this site. | This med was given to my two year old son. After taking this medication my son immediatly had stomach problems so bad that we had to discontinue against medical advice. No one should have to endure this much pain. The constant pain disapaited after discontinuing use. Then he had constant stomach pains, especially at meal time. He was alway hungry in the middle of the night. Every night he would wake up hungry. I was getting irratable with the lack of sleep and so was he. The stomach pain got worse and my son was exhausted. He was always moody and he was not gaining weight. Numerous blood tests did not disclose that the Zithormax had killed all the benifical bacteria in his stomach. He was not able to properly digest the food. He was diagnosed with irratable gut.. and tested for extremely lactose intollerant. He had to take Prevacid every day and Lactose every time he wanted to ingest dairy. He had been to over 10 doctors. Including a Rhuemetologist, as he was now 5 with severe leg pains and non of them knew the cause was the Prevacid. There were a ton of other side effects that he obtained, the root was the Zithromax and the secondary was the side effects from the Prevacid. After reading a post on this site 2 months ago recommending: Sherry A. Rogers MD writes a book on this called "No More Heartburn Stop the pain in 30 Days Naturally" , my son is now free of both the Prevacid and the Lactaid. | M | 5 | 2 days | 5/22/2009 | 1 | sinus pain | ELBOWS VERY PAINFUL 2ND DAY DOSE , WHAT A HORRIBLE DRUG | M | 44 | 2 days | 5/22/2009 | 1 | strep throat, mono | gas, abdominal pains | I took a 5 day pack to combat a little strep throat when I had mono and to "take care of" anything else that I might have had. I will never take this again. I took the pack two months ago and I'm still suffering from gas and stomach pain. It's not unbearable but it's uncomfortable enough to cause distress. | F | 20 | 5 days | 5/19/2009 | 4 | mumps | mild diarrhea, stomach cramps | I was diagnosed with the mumps caused by a bacterial infection. The doctor originally prescribed Augmentin but it made me extremely sick to my stomach (nausea, stomach cramps, gas, the worst case of diarrhea ever). I could only stand the side effects 2 days before I called the doctor back and asked for something else. He prescribed azithromycin this time. While I do have some of the same symptoms as I did on the Augmentin, they are much milder and more tolerable. | F | 32 | 4 days | 5/17/2009 | 1 | sinus problem | joint aches in elbows | day 2 on medrol dose pak and z-pak and i wake up with elbow discomfort , not sure if its the medrol or zpak | M | 43 | 2 days | 5/17/2009 | 4 | sinusitis/ear infections | Mild stomach upset & diahreea. Slight increase to my normal back pain. Seems to have cleared out the sinus/ear infection very quickly. 3-dayy zpak. | I typically experience really really severe stomach cramps with Emycin - so was worried about taking this drug. It did cause mild stomach upset & diahreea, but nothing terrible. I also did experience an increase to my normal back/hip pain, but nothing unmanageable. So though I totally believe everyone who has had horrible side effects from this drug (as I have from other antibiotics -namely Keflex), some people can apparently take this drug without terrible problems. Happily, hopefully, I'm one of them. | F | 48 | 3 days | 5/4/2009 | 5 | Sinus/ respiratory infection | Dry mouth. little gassy | This product was a god sent to me, I did not have any of the side effects that where being describe here. In two days I was feeling sooo much better. I would recomend this product. I stumbled on this site because I was looking to see if I could drink beer on day 5 of taking this. Sorry to here about all the bad stuff and GI things, but my experience was very good. | M | 39 | 4 days | 5/1/2009 | 4 | Pneumonia | Stomach upset, gas, promotion of GERD problems such as acid reflux, and because of bloating and stomach pain - and increase in breathlessness and overall shallowness of breath which made the pneumonia worse at times. | You have to weigh pain on pain. If taking the drug is worse than the problem it is solving then stop - find another way. That being said pneumonia is just one of those long, dragging, miserable illnesses that just goes on forever and ever. Weeks and weeks go by and it just takes forever to go away. Zithromax helps by targeting the rather unique micro-organisms (that are not bacteria). How can this not help you? It shortens the duration of pneumonia for most people - but there is a price. Everything has a price. For me, it is upsetting other GI problems I have and it is painful at times. It is even making breathing worse at times because my stomach is pressing up against my diaphragm due to bloating and this is making the breathing harder. But I would rather suffer a few days with this with the possibility that the pneumonia could be wiped out. Theres a reason why people have a strong reaction to the word "pneumonia" - it sucks plain and simple. Zithromax seems to be helping. | M | 32 | 5 days | 4/24/2009 | 1 | Sinus Infection | About an hour after 1st double dose the left side of my face (cheek bone)ached, severe headache, teeth and gums hurt on left side. After 2nd dose all of the above got worse but Im now having sweats. Thats when I made the connection. The sinus infection was only aggravating, the pain Im in from the generic z-pack is ridiculous! Besides the pain Im very irritable. | M | 47 | 2 days | 4/24/2009 | 1 | sore throat | dizziness loss of awareness slower heart rate very awkward | no diarrhea took with food sore throat was gone after 1st day but was taken of the medicine | M | 20 | 1 days | 4/23/2009 | 5 | infected cyst | diarrhea | Began to clear infection after only 1 dose. No other side effects. | F | 36 | 3 days | 4/22/2009 | 4 | Possible sinus infection | Mild nausea on the first day, minor fatigue | I had the generic z-pack. The side effects were VERY mild, and it did seem to help what was only a "possible" sinus infection. I'm usually very sensitive to medication, and don't have the strongest stomach, but my side effects were minimal. I'm astounded at all the horror stories listed here! I'm glad I didn't read them BEFORE taking the z-pack! | M | 32 | 5 days | 4/22/2009 | 3 | Double-ear infection | Anxiety, intense stomach cramps, severe nausea to the point of gagging, loss of taste, insomnia, dizziness | I think in the past I have had the normal Z-pack, but this time I was prescribed the generic brand. I thought I was going psycho. On day 3 I developed the stomach cramps and felt dizzy and ill. Today is day 4 and I had to call in sick at work again due to being in intense pain in my stomach and not getting any sleep last night. I'm going to finish the drug because my ear infection is going away. But, wow.. not fun side effects! | F | 30 | 4 days | 4/13/2009 | 1 | Resp Infection | Tightening in Chest, Severe PANIC ATTACKS, funny feeling on head & scalp, ringing in ears, BELCHING, feeling of dread, issues w/sleeping, abdominal discomfort, nausea, feeling like I can't breath.... | I just took another dose, before reading this site, so have atleast another 24 hours of hell. I had no idea an antibiotic could cause all this issues. I thank God for this site, cuz I thought I was losing my mind. I will never, never take this again. The Anxiety is almost unbareable. I have literally had 2 panic full blown panic attacks, which are horrible. And feel totally in a fog, like I am not connected to my body. When I sleep it feels like I wont be able to wake up, it like a deep sleep that is actually scary as hell. I can not wait till this is over. Thank you for sharing you side effects, for at the least I know I aint crazy. Next time just good ole amoxicillin for me. I will make sure this is never prescribed to my son, I pity anyone that ever has to go thru this. I hate the feeling, OMG, I hate it... | F | 41 | 3 days | 4/12/2009 | 1 | strep throat | On the first day, I felt intense chest pains that began in line at the grocery store and ended by the time I got to my car. Not making a connection, I took a second dose the next day. Within a few hours, I broke out in hives, started sneezing like crazy, had difficulty breathing, like an allergy attack. Had more heart pains. I thought I might have to go to the ER--I was feeling really baaaaaad. Called my doctor who thought it might be an allergic reaction. I stopped taking it, took another antibiotic, and got better. I'll never take Zithromax again!!! | F | 42 | 2 days | 4/8/2009 | 1 | respiratory infection | 9 y.o. daughter prescribed susp. 200/5ml 1tsp day 1 and 1/2 tsp remaining 4 days. Day 1 experienced extreme stomach cramping - started w/in 5 mins of dose lasting approx 1 hr. slight diarreah shortly after. Day 3 return of stomach cramps and are now accompanied by ear ringing, chest pain, muscle cramps, lightheaded which started on day 4 dose and persisting currently even though last dose was taken 4 days ago (Friday- today is Tuesday) | Given what I've read, this seems to be a terrible drug. I will never allow my children to be prescribed this medicine again. I have been so scared for her the last few days. | F | 9 | 5 days | 4/7/2009 | 1 | Chest Cold | Extreme sickness worse than the chest cold | I would not recommend anyone using this drug unless you like being extremely sick
This is another drug produced to make money not make people well
Made cheaply in Africa | M | 44 | 5 days | 4/7/2009 | 1 | Sinus infection | Strong Anxiety, stomach pain and diarrhea. | This is the worse drug I have ever taken. I will NEVER take this again. The percentages of side effects they have are totally off especially based on what I see here. I took the first dosage of 2 pills and one today and I am done with it. I would rather have the sinus infection. Horrible. Do not take it!!! I would rather be dead right now. | F | 30 | 2 days | 4/7/2009 | 1 | bronchitis | muffled hearing in both ears, pain in upper stomach, excessive belching, diarrhea, nausea, and breaking out in a sweat throughout the day | I took the 5 day dose. During the actual 5 day dose time I noticed the change in my hearing. Otherwise, no side effects during the days I actually took it. Immediately at the 10 day mark when the drug is suppose to begin to leave your system I experienced horrible diarrhea, extreme upper stomach pain, constant belching and waves of nausea. I would also break out in a sweat off and on throughout the day. I took the drug for bronchitis, and although it did help clear up the bronchitis, I will never take the stuff again. It's been 10 days sice I took my last of the 5 day dose and I am still struggling with the side effects. | F | 46 | 5 days | 4/3/2009 | 5 | prior to dental surgery | none | my stomach is senstive to lots of antibiotics but i can take this one with no problems...i also like that it's just one a day for five days | F | 39 | 5 days | 3/30/2009 | 3 | bronchitis | stomach cramps, major gas, muscle ache, headaches, fatigue, breaking out in sweat sporadically | really did not want to take this medicine as i have had problems with antibiotics before but bronchitis could be serious so i did. ive had terrible gas and stomach pains and oddly i would get headaches and break out in sweat. i have been eating a lot of yogurt though to prevent what had happened before, otherwise i might have gotten diarrhea. they told me to take it for 8 days but i will be stopping at 5. but i have been getting better i'll say that... | F | 16 | 8 days | 3/29/2009 | 5 | Bronchitis | None | I was on the 5 day plan and it worked beautifully. No side effects whatsoever. | M | 50 | 5 days | 3/28/2009 | 3 | 9 year old son with sinus infection | 2 to 3 hours after taking the medicine, he would get pains in his stomach. On the last nite of taking the med, he had terrible pains and diarrhea..… | 5 days | 3/28/2009 | 2 | Strep Throat | Ringing in the ears, muscle pain. | I have taken this drug before w/o any problems. This time, I have terrible ringing in my ears and muscle pain in my lower back and right at the top of my butt muscles. Very strange. It feels like I have worked 24 hours straight in the yard! Tired back and butt muscles. I did not have any of this the first time I took this antibiotic. | F | 47 | 5 days | 3/26/2009 | 1 | bronchitus | Soon after the first two pill does, I was warm all over, dizzy and nautious. Lasted for hours so I did NOT take anymore. | I will never take this again!! | F | 44 | 1 days | 3/24/2009 | 5 | chest , throat and sinus infection | diarrhea two times | It works quickly usually one to 3 days and only is needed for 5 days. | F | 36 | 5 days | 3/23/2009 | 3 | bronchitis | Occassional diarhea and abdominal pian | Could have been worse I guess | M | 26 | 5 days | 3/20/2009 | 2 | Prostatitis | At day 5, anxiety started. Then frequent urination & very thirsty. INSOMNIA. Flu-like feelings / chills. Bloating. | Have taken Z-Packs before with no problem...This was 1st time for generic (Made in Mumbai, per the packages). It's been just over a month, and can now sleep 5 hours a night, up from 1-2 hours, 3 weeks ago. Have asked others here, they say it will take a couple more months to get back to 7 hours of sleep. Man, I hope so. After sleeping 5 hours, will awaken, and every time I start to return to sleep, I experience an emotional "jolt", and return to wakefulness. Miserable. | M | 47 | 10 days | 3/19/2009 | 1 | acute bronchitis | severe anxiety, insomnia, feeling of being unwell | I had some symptoms the first two days but on the second night it hit me like a sledgehammer. I was awake the entire night and experiencing acute anxiety. I called my doctor and discontinued the medication. It is now a week and two days since I started the medication and I am still experiencing insomnia and anxiety. I just don't feel like myself and wonder if I will ever again... very depressing. I have a few moments when things aren't so bad and then it is back again with a vengance. | 3/19/2009 | 3 | sinus infection | stomach cramps and nausea - tired feeling. | 5 day generic. I had taken it before, but not sure if the first time was generic. It really helped clear up the sinus infection/cough, but the medicine gave me bad stomach cramps and nausea. I finished the medicine on friday and now it's sunday and I still have the side effect symptoms. Will I have to wait until the drug is out of my system to feel relief from the nausea and stomach cramps? I felt like I could tough it out for the 5 days, but when will it end? | F | 52 | 5 days | 3/15/2009 | 1 | Sinus Infection | Nausea, dizziness, anxiety, general "sick" feeling. | I've taken Zithromax in the past with no problem, but this time they gave me the generic and I've had all sorts of problems with it. Every time I took a pill I became very sick, and then on day 2 or 3 I started having night time anxiety attacks. I jumped out of bed yelling one night while I was still mostly asleep! I've suffered with general anxiety most of my life, but I know how to control it, and it's never been like this! DO NOT TAKE this medicine if you've got anxiety disorders! | F | 38 | 5 days | 3/13/2009 | 5 | ear infection | nothing! | i love this stuff! this is the only medicine that leaves me with no horrible side effects. | F | 17 | 7 days | 3/11/2009 | 1 | Bronchitis | Within 90 minutes of my first liquid dose, horrible and sudden stomach pain followed by bouts of diarrhea. I was up all night with difficulty breathing and heart racing. Got up this morn to a nice rash all over tops of both arms and across my back. Will not continue taking this crap. Will try homeopathic remedies.Alot of doctors are all in bed with the Pharma Companies and their dishonesty and lack of integrity is sickening. Wonder if they would feed their families this poison? | My RX in now deep sixed. | F | 50 | 1 days | 3/11/2009 | 1 | Sinus Infection | Man! I thought I had lupus or some kind of kidney problems or something! I went in for a routine sinus infection and have been DESTROYED by this drug. Luckily I work from home... | Getting into months two now -- SIDE EFFECTS: Anxiety, Fever Dreams, Paranoia, Depression, Intestinal pain, Distorted Vision, Dizziness, Fatigue, Exaustion, Break out on forehead (where I've never broken out before!), joint and muscle aches, and a kind of fungal infection on my hands, making them red, blotchy and scaly (again, I've never had any skin problems in my life!). FOr anyone with the hand issue, Hydrocoritisone helps. The break out goes away with lots of working out and sweating. Drink LOTS and LOTS of water every day. My symptoms have only improved through exercise and H20... I will never again take an antibiotic that only lasts for 5 days. That's insane! It's only the 4th time I've ever had to take antibiotics in my life! This stuff is designed for antibiotic junkies or something... | M | 30 | 5 days | 3/10/2009 | 1 | Strep Throat | Severe Anxiety, dizziness, heaviness in my chest, trouble sleeping, rapid heart beat that feels like it may explode through my chest, fatigue | I am so glad that I found this website because I have been contemplating going to the ER all day but don't really want to because I have never had heart problems and only started having symptoms since I started taking this medicine. I have taken this before with no side effects other than I usually needed a second antibiotic to completely clear up the infection (I am prone to ear infections) | F | 41 | 5 days | 3/9/2009 | 5 | Acute pneumonia (outpatient) | None, except that it made my brain go on vacation. It was good, I couldn't remember stuff so I just didn't do much of anything for a few days. I MAY have experienced auditory hallucinations in the middle of the night, while in a semi-dreaming state. I don't do well on drugs at all, so I'm surprised and somewhat ashamed that I took to this drug like a duck to water. I did have a sudden craving for organic yogurt so that may have been my saving grace, because I always pay attention to and indulge in food cravings. | I felt much better within a day. :-) It is a cheap drug and great for people without health insurance who don't care if they wander around the house for a few days in a dizzy state of non-remembering. | F | 45 | 3 days | 3/8/2009 | 1 | Sinus infection. | Dia-freaking-ria, massive knotted stomach cramps at the base of my rib cage, similar to birth contractions that kept reoccuring when hungry. | The first time I took this medication, no problem. However, the second round five months later, forget it! I would have rather taken poison! | F | 28 | 3 days | 3/3/2009 | 1 | Sinus Infection | Extreme depression | I have taken Zithromax several times for sinus infections. The first couple of times I took it, I thought it was just a coincidence-or the sinus infection, that I was depressed while on ZPak. I finally realized that each time I've taken it, I get VERY depressed. I cannot take it. | F | 44 | 7 days | 3/1/2009 | 1 | Sinus infection | SEVERE adominal pain, watery diarrhea, uneasy feeling, insominia, bloating | Did my headache go away? Absolutely! But I will take that 100xs over the side effects I am experiencing now. I have to lay perfectly still to offset the stomach pain I am experiencing. I took 2 pills the first day only to have major diarreah 3 times in half hour. I took the 2nd day dose of one pill and have had nothing but the most incredible gas and noises along with sharp almost unbearable pains in my stomach. I will not continue this prescription! 24 hours since my last pill and I can't wait till this is out of my system. Doctors told me it is very tolerable, but they obviously have to read all these comments. DO NOT give this to a baby or child!!!!!!!!! EVER!!!!!!! | F | 42 | 2 days | 3/1/2009 | 1 | Sinus Infection | Anxiety, Photophobia, Depersonalization, Dizziness | The worst drug I've ever taken. It's been eight months and I'm still struggling with the symptoms initialized by this drug. | F | 41 | 3 days | 2/28/2009 | 2 | sinus infection | For 6-8 hours after taking the medication I feel horrible. I feel as though the medication is kicking my butt....my head is foggy, my energy is zero, almost as though I have a flu or something...6-8 hours after taking it I get better until the next dose. Might be because the medication is strong, only one pill a day | F | 51 | 4 days | 2/26/2009 | 1 | Bronchitis/sinus infection | Serious diarrhea every day that I took this, usually 20-30 minutes after taking it and 1 or 2 more times during the day, resulting in rushing to the bathroom. I couldn't go to work because it was so bad. Severe lower left back pain, starting on day 1 and getting worse as the day progressed; waking up each day after that, the pain was worse than the day before. I could not sit down anywhere comfortably, walking hurt, I would get severe sharp pains as well as constant pain. Severe abdominal cramps on day 3, which was the last day I took this. When walking, I had to hold my stomach because the pain was so bad. For a continuous 30 minutes on day 3, my stomach made the loudest noises I've ever had. On day 3, my face took on a reddish tint. On what would have been day 4 (except that I did not take the medicine), I developed a red rash with small blisters right over the spot in my lower back that had been hurting since day 1. Fatigue every day. Severe headache on day 1 only. Severe dehydratio | I can stand a lot of pain but I spent most of the evening of day 3 crying from the pain. I took the 250 mg 5-day pack but stopped after day 3. I will never take this medicine again. | F | 55 | 3 days | 2/26/2009 | 3 | Upper Respiratory Infection | None noticed. | I took the 3-dose Z-pack 500mg each. Although I probably have a recurring URI issue, this medication seemed to help for the time being. | M | 44 | 3 days | 2/25/2009 | 5 | Bronchitis | Slight nausea on Days 1 and 2 | After reading the comments here (after I begain taking the drug) I was almost scared to continue taking it. However, I consider myself fortunate to have had a positive experience with the medication. While I did have some nausea, I realize that as with road construction, sometimes things have to get a little more bumpy before they get a lot smoother. So I dealt with the nausea. By Day 3, I was no longer showing symptoms of the bronchitis. I was no longer coughing up blood, coughing up phlegm all day and all night. It really "dried me up". I'm glad that I took the medication. I guess it really is a patient by patient basis on how people respond to the drug. | M | 36 | 5 days | 2/22/2009 | 2 | Strep Throat | Insomnia, anxiety,diarrhea,loss of appetite Started taking it Monday of this week and haven't slept yet. Had severe anxiety while trying to force myself to sleep. I finally checked out the side effects on-line and found this site. I really put me at ease at 3am this morning when I read other people were having similar side effects. I was ready to go to the hospital! | M | 43 | 5 days | 2/20/2009 | 2 | sinus infection | Headache, and my face has broken out in a red rash.I am only on the 250mg z pack. I have had 2 doses and I am not feeling much better. I am wondering if this dose is correct for me. | F | 45 | 2 days | 2/19/2009 | 1 | Severe cough, flu/cold symptoms | I took the double dose the first night with food, and the next dose (single pill) the second night. That night I experienced severe chest discomfort and extreme anxiety that honest almost prompted a call to 911. Now, my throat burns and I am enjoying some moderate to extreme stomach discomfort. I have never experienced a reaction to any drug, so this (pardon the use of the term) freaked me out. | Called my doctor, who indicated that they had never heard of anyone really having a reaction. Lucky me, eh? I will never use this stuff again, agreeing with previous posters who note that the illness was far less of a burden than the side effects. | M | 50 | 2 days | 2/19/2009 | 2 | Throat infection | First dose, diarrhea. Second dose, diarrhea and "fever dreams." Third dose, general restlessness. | On the 5 day dose. It didn't even bring down my fever, so the doctor switched me over to Augmentin. Apparently, z-pac resistance is pretty common in Colorado. | F | 24 | 3 days | 2/18/2009 | 1 | NGU | Took a one time 1gram shot on 1/26/09. Been trippin for the past two weeks. | Diareha/ANXIETY/ peeking out my window sometimes/ lol Weeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee | M | 30 | 1 days | 2/17/2009 | 2 | bronchitis- ongoing cough | I did not realize I would suffer panic attacks taking this medication. I was on the five day pack and began noticing terrible jitteriness and heart palpitations on and off by the second dose. I could not sleep the night of the 3rd dose and just finished the fifth dose yesterday, but woke this a.m. with severe nervousness, racing heart, and extreme anxiety. My body felt like it was in overdrive. Thank goodness I found this site; otherwise, I would be in the emergency room. I will not take this medication again. It is too scarey. | F | 63 | 5 days | 2/11/2009 | 1 | bronchitis | I posted on this site earlier with side effects of severe anxiety and horrible abdominal pain. Do not take this drug if you have ever been diagnosed with an anxiety disorder-it'll bring it right back. | I wanted to tell people out there that have had a relapse in anxiety symptoms that there is hope. Although it took me almost 6 months to get better it did happen. I have been on amino acid therapy for the past 4 months which resulted in an almost cessation of my anxiety. It is amazing. Please E-mail me if you have any questions. This drug has ruined many lives, but it doesn't have to be a permanent thing. Good Luck To Everyone! | F | 29 | 4 days | 2/1/2009 | 1 | Bronchitis | Where do i start Anxiety,Light headedness, Felling tired, Pain in my chest, Pounding heartbeat,Feeling like i was going out of my mind, stomach pain, Diareha. | I work in the medical field i had been diagnosed with Bronchitis. I am a 100% healthy guy.I started taking z-pac 5 pill dose. After the first day i started becoming anxious and having chest pains. Ive never had these symptoms before i landed myself a medical profesional in the ER scared as crap feelings of doom. The dr told me i was having a anxiety attack and that i should continue to take the z-pac i did. WRONG IDEA i had a major anxiety attack started crying for no reason. Major Diarreha. Finished my last dose 2 days ago and im just waiting for it to leave my system. It will take time it continues to work days 6 through 10 so i got 3 more days to freakin go. Ill never take this stuff again. Ya the medicaition states all the above side effects but it says it doesnt happen frequently. Thats why i ended up here sounds to me like it does. | M | 26 | 5 days | 2/1/2009 | 4 | strep throat | Might be experiencing mild headaches due to z-pak, but maybe it's because my throat hurts so bad I haven't been able to eat or sleep very much. Other than the tolerable head ache, no other side effects noticed. | Just took 2nd dose 4 hours ago. Throat still hurts like heck and neck is still sore, but I think the uvula and tonsil swelling is starting to get a little smaller. Neck glands are still sore too. | F | 40 | 2 days | 1/26/2009 | 2 | sinus infection | stomach cramping, by day 3 had severe diarrhea with nausea, by day four had all those symptoms plus a bright redness of my face and a fever | I stopped taking this after four pills because the side effects were worse than the illness it was meant to treat. I recommend going the traditional ten day route of antibiotics! | F | 50 | 3 days | 1/23/2009 | 2 | Sinus Infection | upset stomach, loose stools, severe anxiety, metallic taste in mouth | I've taken zpack before but I believe this is the first time I have had the generic (azithromycin) and it is also the first time I have experienced these side effects. The anxiety is very bad. It didn't start until after my last dose which is why I didn't even relate it to the drug until reading these posts. Each pill has a half life of 68 hours so I'm hoping I feel better in a few more days. I have been on prozac for nearly 15 years for anxiety so I know what it feels like and I am feeling very much like I did before I started taking prozac. How can the generic be so different than the regular zpack. I won't take the generic again. I'll pay full price for zpack out of my pocket if I have to. I will say it did clear up my sinus infection promptly though. | F | 39 | 5 days | 1/21/2009 |
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