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| 4 | Sinus Infection | Adult acne was the only side effect | After reading several comments about Zithromax on this site I opted to pay extra for the brand drug over the generic. I had no side effects other than a case of adult acne on my forehead that took me three months to figure out the cause (I took Amoxicillin recently and had the same acne problem). | M | 44 | 5 days
500mg 1X D | | 7/27/2010
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2 | Precaution after exposure to STI | Was warned of possible 'loose bowel movement around 3hrs after' taking the dose but luckily only experienced nausea (although it was pretty intense for about 2 hrs). I would definitely advise taking the entire day off when you take that strong single dose. On the night of the day in which I took the does I experienced intense nightmares and severe night sweats. I am only on my 3rd day after taking the single dose but I have had repeated headaches and stomach upset. My nurse assures me that after 7 days it will definitely be out of my system. | Wow.. I did not realise how hard-hitting this anti-biotic would be as I have never had any reaction to any medication to this extent previously. I had no symptoms and was in perfect health but took this dose as a precaution as my boyfriend tested positive for chlamydia. I'm only 3 days after taking the single dose but I have really been floored with this stuff... I feel like I am so run down. If it does its job I will be happy so fingers crossed! | F | 32 | 1 days
1000mg 1X D | | 7/17/2010
| 1 | Ear Infection | Severe headache and photosensitivity, dizziness, fatigue, dehydration, swelling/numbness on left side of head near temple extending to cheek and left eye, very chapped lips, numbness in extremities (at times) | Completed 5 days of treatment on Azithzomycin (generic Zithromax) - it is now 11 days after last pill. Headaches began on day 4 of treatment and gradually became milder - still have very mild one today. Continue to experience light sensitivity that sets off headache and fatigue; vision continues to have "halo effect" that seems to be gradually decreasing (I hope); Swelling/numbness on side of head has also gradually decreased, but left eye now seems a bit more irritated, though not swollen - vision problems, swelling, and numbness really concerns me! Still unable to live normally - have to avoid too much sunlight or heat because it makes me feel weak and sick. Tried to go outside for 15 minutes to do mild yardwork last night at twilight and ended up feeling awful. Today, feel sick, shaky, and cold and my head hurts again. Hard to believe at this moment that I was a healthy person who ran and lifted weights before taking this drug. I am crossing my fingers that once this drug is out of my system (apparently, it has a long half-life and this takes 16-17 days) I will begin to feel normal. At this moment, though, I feel like I will never feel normal again. I am very reluctant to go to the doctor again as long as things seem to be improving, since they will most likely perscribe ANOTHER drug. I would not recommend this drug to anyone and I will never take it again! | F | 39 | 5 days
250 1X D | | 7/16/2010
| 5 | Various (UTI, etc.) | A bit of lethargy, but barely noticeable. | Have taken Z-Packs at many points throughout my life. Have never really had any side effects and it has always been effective at eradicating the infection (knock on wood...). | M | 27 | 5 days
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| 1 | bronchitus | severe depression, paranoia, anxiety. insomnia. feeling like there is no hope and i should move out of town. | | F | 23 | 5 days
1X D | | 7/1/2010
| 5 | Sinusitis | Sour stomach at first, then my friend told me to load up on probiotics. Bought a bucket of yogurt and the pains went away. | Best sour stomach I ever had. Sinus infection -- ((OVERKILL)) | M | 27 | 5 days
250 1X D | | 6/30/2010
| 1 | virus lingering & congestion | upset stomach, loss of appetite, insomnia. constantly going to the bathroom from stomach cramps. I'm on the second day and its making me feel lethargic as hell. I need to get back to work and I just feel worse. My nose is not congested much anymore but now I just feel nauseated and I can't eat but want to. | I've never been sensitive to medications before and I am a fairly healthy person. I don't know why I am having a horrible reaction to this med. This sucks. | F | 24 | 5 days
250 1X D | | 6/30/2010
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| 2 | Acute Sinusitus | I had extreme heart palpitations and anxiety that kept me awake through the night. | Heart palpitations are a rare, but potential side effect and my doctor has now prescribed me AMOXICILLIN 875 MG. | F | 23 | 2 days
250 mg 1X D | | 6/23/2010
| 1 | bronchitis | I started this drug afternoon of June 14th - 2 tabs first day and one tab ea. day following for next 4 days. I took this same drug back in June 2009 for same reason, bronchitis, and didn't suffer any side effects. This time around I've suffered horrible side effects and just about lost my mind!: racing heart, crazy dreams, depression, extreme nervousness, anxiety, lack of hunger, can't sleep, can't fall asleep but always tired; when I'd finally fall asleep l would wake up every 1-2 hrs.; dehydration, taste disturbance in mouth. Being unable to fall asleep is awful! I've been in bed since 3:30 A.M. and now it's 8:30 a.m., and still awake. Why the difference in same drug taken a yr. apart? Wondered if because now manufactured in Israel? Took my last pill on June 18th or 19th. Nervousness has decreased some, but insomnia continues. Package says: " azithromycin tabs keep on working days 6-10." Please someone tell me if I will get over this drug and improve, and finally b | Me and drugs "don't mix," but never thought I'd suffer such awful side effects by an antibiotic. Next time I'll stick to Erthymecin.
On top of all this, my computer crashed; it's been 3 weeks and still don't have computer back. | F | 67 | 5 days
250MG 1X D | | 6/23/2010
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| 1 | Flu | 3rd day: Had red rash all over body. The rash wasn't raised and didn't itch. I stopped taking the med after this.
Around a week or so after stopping the medication, I started breaking out into hives on my thighs, hips and butt several times a day. | | F | 27 | 3 days
1X D | | 6/19/2010
| 1 | strep throat | horrific stabbing stomach pains, not my bowels my stomach. nausea, yet unable to throw up. had diareaha and wish for it again to get this painful stuff out of me. i also have chills and a feeling of excess saliva. | | F | 41 | 5 days
1X D | | 6/16/2010
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| 3 | ear infection | The first day I had diarrhea pretty badly. This is day #2 and I cannot sleep due to my stomach cramping. I had mild diarrhea today and a little bit of gas, and now I am nauseated with really bad stomach pains. I am almost scared to take the last dosage tomorrow as it is tearing up my stomach! Also my ribs kind of hurt but that could be from coughing(?) I do not like the feeling in my stomach, kind of like menstral cramps that never go away. A little bit anxious about it, but I am that way all the time and reading this is making me consider not taking the 3rd pill. I am allergic to almost everything else, I keep thinking I need to go to the bathroom. Considering going to the store now and getting a ton of yogurt after reading all the comments. Wonder if it might be the Mucinex I was given. I am so not enjoying these cramps, and I really think I should call the doc but on one is available on Friday night other than the ER. Great! Trade one problem for another. | I found it odd that they went from like 7 pills to 3..could that be what is making the reaction so bad, since it apparently a much larger dose? | F | 42 | 3 days
500 mg 1X D | | 6/12/2010
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| 1 | flu | i have had anxiety issues in the past but have been stable for years. i never expected that an antibiotic would throw me into a week and a half long anxiety bout. it was awful and it took me a while to figure out that it might be the medicine rather than me losing it. then i did some researching on the internet and saw that others had experienced the same. if you're reading this and experiencing the same thing it should alleviate some days after your last dose. however anxiety is self perpetuating so keep in mind that you may want to look into what you can do to control it with behavioral methods or a prescription if it's debilitating. | | F | 33 | 5 days
250 1X D | | 6/10/2010
| 1 | sinus infection | severe vomiting, severe diarrhea, bad dreams, severe stomach pain, dehydration, palpitations | I ended up in the ER 14 hours after taking this. I needed 3 liters of fluids and a lot of meds. 48 hours later I still feel sick. I would never ever take this drug again. Funny though the ER doc thinks I just got the flu, well I was perfect before taking it and my whole family is fine. | F | 31 | 1 days
500mg 1X D | | 6/6/2010
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| 4 | bacterial throat infection | OMG ITCH..and mouth sores | Drink plenty of water, but explosive diahrea and an itch and soreness | F | 68 | 5 days
250 1X D | | 5/31/2010
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| 1 | Strep Throat | maculopapular rash (looks like acne) | I had flawless skin prior to taking this drug for strep throat. Literally overnight I woke up with HORRIBLE maculopapular rash all over my face. I kid you not it has been 7 MONTHS and i can't get rid of it. I have tried changing my diet, face wash, etc. IF THIS HAS HAPPENED TO ANYONE ELSE PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE TELL ME WHAT YOU DID TO GET RID OF IT. I am desperate, it is ruining my life. It looks like acne. DO NOT TAKE THIS DRUG. | F | 21 | 2 days
1X D | | 5/29/2010
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| 1 | sinusitis | My 11 yr old daugher is having night terrors to include thoughts that something horrible is happening to her body and she thinks she's going to die. | We will no longer take this drug! | F | 11 | 2 days
5 MG 1X D | | 5/28/2010
| 2 | sinus, bronchitis, crusting eyes | No real side effects--stomach cramps after each pill last only a few seconds--hardly worth a mention. | Drops cleared eyes but pills did not work. Started getting better morning of Day 3 and then a complete return of symptoms later that day. Am now on new meds. This may be an outdated drug that no longer works for infections that may get more common. For me, this prescription mostly provided a week of ineffective treatment. Might as well have been a placebo. | M | 66 |
250 1X D | | 5/27/2010
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History | 4 | Ear infection | Diahrea/lethargy....increased appetite..has anyone else experience increse in appetite??? | HAS ANYONE EXPERIENCE INCRESE IN APPETITE?? | F | 26 | 5 days
500 mg 1X D | | 5/23/2010
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| 4 | Bronchitis | None so far | Its been over 24 hours since the first dose and I was expecting to have horrible side effects as described by other users but I have not even had any stomach discomfort. I did have a horrible anxiety attack after taking it last night but I suspect it was generated by my fears of taking this medication. One thing I don't like about this medication is the length that it stays in your system, and the relatively long half life. I'm not on a high doseage but someone taking 500mg each day might have horrible side effects due to the addition of more medication. | F | 20 | 3 days
200 1X D | | 5/22/2010
| 5 | | Little bit of lethargy, but nothing otherwise. | Have taken 'Z-Packs' at multiple points in my life, have never had any side effects. Great antibiotic *for me* (but maybe not for you). | M | 28 | 4 days
? 1X D | | 5/21/2010
| 4 | Low grade fever/sinus infection | Diarrhea, Abdominal pain, loss of appetite, brain fog | I had a low grade fever. It worked immediately, after the first dose, I was already better the next day. However, this medicine gave me diarrhea, not bad, but still annoying. I had a major loss of appetite; I had to force myself to eat meals, because I am not hungry what so ever. I lost about 5 pounds this week. And about 2 hours after taking the medicine, I would get horrible, terrible abdominal pain for about an hour, but then it would go away. I would say this medicine certainly does a number on your stomach, so take alot of food with it. Otherwise, it did get rid of my fever. | F | 19 | 5 days
250 1X D | | 5/17/2010
| 4 | Bronchial Infection | anxiousness, vomiting, diarrhea, loss of appetite | Had a sore throat for two weeks and a cough that followed, for about a month. Didn't have insurance, so I dragged my feet when it came to seeing a doctor. The cough got worse so I saw one, and he prescibed me a z pak. On the first two days, I experienced mild diarrhea and anxiousness. Reading the reviews on this site and others probably added to the anxiousness. The first night's sleep was very vivid and weird. I think that's because I took two pills that day. By day 3, I started feeling much better, and started coughing up all the mucus that was making me cough. I vomited in the morning a few times, but it wasn't substantial and mostly had to do with my coughing.
I highly recommend taking a pro biotic 2 hours after taking a z pak pill, because the antibiotic gets rid of the good bacteria you need to digest things properly. It could help prevent stomach pains and diarrhea. Also, eat yogurt regularly. Especially AFTER you're done with the z pak cycle, to help get your digestive system back to normal. At least for the first week after your cycle.
I also highly suggest chamomile tea for the anxiety, it helped me. Good luck to those taking the medicine, it was definitely frustrating to get used to but I felt much better after. | M | 23 | 5 days
250 mg 1X D | | 5/17/2010
| 4 | Inner ear infection | I had some extremely intense stomach pains the first day of taking the medicine, but after taking a nap for a few hours, they went away. | After having to be rushed to the ER from a horrible reaction to another medication I am thankful for my z-pak. Sure I had some bad stomach pains for a few hours but they were absolutely NOTHING compared to the effects from the other medication. Also, the inner ear infection that was causing dizziness/ severe headaches for 3 weeks is now gone! WOOHOO! (the doctor at my University is a moron and couldn't figure out what was wrong with me and just put me on some random medicine she hoped would work so I got stuck with the ear infection for weeks + the worst pain of my life from the other medicine). I would take zithromax again in a heartbeat!!! | F | 19 | 5 days
1X O | | 5/14/2010
| 1 | Bronchitis | Headache, stomach pain and extreme fatigue. I felt like I was in a fog all the time and could not think straight. After I discontinued the drug after 4 doses (should have taken it for 5 days),I also began to have heart palpitations a few days after the last dose, or in other words feeling like my heart is skipping beats. | I wish I would have done much more research on this drug. I will never take this again. I took my last dose about 2 weeks ago and have been struggling with heart palpitations ever since. I have mitral valve prolapse, and this drug seems to have set off extreme heart palpitations. My doctor assured me this would be safe. To all people with Mitral Valve Prolapse, avoid this drug. Do not take it. I hope these palpitations stop soon. They are usually short lived for me, but after this drug they have lasted much longer and been much more extreme. | F | 47 | 4 days
250 MG 1X D | | 5/5/2010
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| 1 | STD | Horrible Drung! after the 2nd day off taking the Drug, I started feeling Tired and Sick, then day 3 began to hit me hard where I could not Sleep, Eat, constanly going to the toilet | Horrible Drung! after the 2nd day off taking the Drug, I started feeling Tired and Sick, then day 3 began to hit me hard where I could not Sleep, Eat, constanly going to the toilet, after day 7 all Physical side effects cleared, though now after 3 weeks Anxiety or Not getting a good night sleep plus ear sensitive and blocked has still persisted... I would like to ask anyone who has experienced the same side effects how long it takes to clear from your system!!!! PLease Help 31 yr Guy
It has now been 7 weeks - I have tried to email ppl on this website though email not going through please Email me at jjazzini@hotmail.com | M | 31 | 1 times
500 x 2 1X D | | 5/5/2010
| 1 | strep infection | My 6 year old daughter has had a TERRIBLE reaction to her Z-pack. She has been vomiting for 5 days straight. | The strep cleared up immediately, but 1 day after the last dose, she woke up vomiting, and hasn't stopped yet. It has been 5 days. Her dr. said it stays in your system for 5 days after the 5 day dose, and we are finally on day 10! I really hope she feels better tomorrow, because she has missed school all week. If she doesn't stop by tomorrow we have to take her to the ER for an IV. She has had some diarrhea, but mostly severe stomach pain, vomiting, extreme fatigue and anger (don't blame her). I'm trying to give her probiotics, but she can't keep them down! After it's out of her system, I will give big doses of probiotics to get her system back to normal. Next time I will ask for a milder antibiotic if possible--this one is too strong for a strep infection that could be knocked out by milder ones. All antibiotics cause negative side effects though. Never take them unless you have to! | F | 6 | 5 days
1X D | | 4/21/2010
| 1 | Abcess Tooth | If you are reading this, you are probably taking this stuff or want to know what to expect. I did the same thing but now believe I should have been more concerned about the aftermath of taking this drug and try to prevent it! I now have a C-difficile infection of the bowel because I took this antibiotic. You do not want this infection! Knowing what I know now, I would have made absolutely sure that I was taking probiotics with it. I would have tried to start taking the probiotics before taking Zithromax. The 2 I am using now to help rid myself of this infection are FloraStor and Accuflora (they both have different contents and effect and you can get them at drug store over the counter - and both I believe have clinical work showing effectiveness). It can be used before and during your course of Zithromax for protection from this bug.
You can get this infection if you already have some C-Diff in the bowel (you could pick it up in hospitals, nursing homes, assisted living, even hotels | The symptoms of my infection started about 7-8 days after I completed by course Zithromax although some people get their infections months after so be aware of what your body is doing. My advice is over the year following taking this stuff, if you feel like you are getting the stomach flu and have diarrhea (i did not vomit), do not wait to see if it runs it course. Go directly to the doctor and get a stool sample done to check for C Diff. Demand the test so you can start therapy. I should have done that immediately and should have taken the probiotics BEFORE and DURING the course of this drug.
I want to pass this along in hopes that you guys can avoid my fate!!!!! | M | 52 | 6 days
250mg 1X D | | 4/21/2010
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| 4 | Ear Infection | | Update: It has now been a week since I was put on one large dose of generic Zithromax. I still have had no negative side effects beyond what I shared earlier. | F | 32 |
2500 mg 1X D | | 4/19/2010
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History | 1 | Respiratory Infection | Anxiety,loss of appetite,tinnitus | To the male that posted on March 13th, that suffered tinnitus, email me if you would like to chat. I have been dealing with this for 18mths now. | F | 49 | 5 days
250 1X D | | 4/19/2010
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30 1X D | | 4/13/2010
| 2 | my son for sinus infection | My sons behavior was out of control and he kept crying for no reason very very emotional. Called the doctor he said its nothing probably acting out but I know my son he is not like this! he would cry and say he doesn't know why he is crying!!! I quickly started giving him VitC and mutli vitamins with magnesium and with in five days he got better. NEVER again for my son | | M | 5 | 3 days
1X D | | 4/12/2010
| 4 | infected tooth | diarrhea, muscle pains, weakness, flu like symptoms, tiredness | I was originally on Amoxicillin but switched to azithromycin because of stomach issues. At first, my stomach was okay, but after three days, the pains started. I am now taking acicopholus. I feel so sick from this medication. But it did make my toothache go away. | F | 39 | 3 days
250 mg 1X D | | 4/7/2010
| 5 | Bronchitis and Ear infections | Some gas and stomach cramps, very minimal. This drug works very well for me. | I read these comments regularly because my daughter had a severe rection to this drug that affected her for over a month. Gastric was moderately severe but her brain was the most affected. If this drug works for you great, it does for me. If you have a reaction do not take it again. Azithromax can make you feel as if you are going crazy, and brings out any latent mental illness that might me lurking at the edge of your consciousness. They do eventually go away so have hope. | F | 49 | 5 days
250 mg 1X D | | 4/1/2010
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| 1 | Clamdia | Horrible Drung! after the 2nd day off taking the Drug, I started feeling Tired and Sick, then day 3 began to hit me hard where I could not Sleep, Eat, constanly going to the toilet | Horrible Drung! after the 2nd day off taking the Drug, I started feeling Tired and Sick, then day 3 began to hit me hard where I could not Sleep, Eat, constanly going to the toilet, after day 7 all Physical side effects cleared, though now after 3 weeks Anxiety or Not getting a good night sleep plus ear sensitive and blocked has still persisted... I would like to ask anyone who has experienced the same side effects how long it takes to clear from your system!!!! PLease Help 31 yr Guy | M | 31 | 1 days
1000MG 1X D | | 4/1/2010
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| 5 | Sinus Infection | Slight stomach problem | I,m very sensitive to alot of Antibiotics.I hate to take them and wont if i can do anything else but i suffer with chronic sinus problems so sometimes there just isnt an alternative.All the nasal flushing and spraying in the world wont do anything.This Antibiotic doesnt cause me any problems except by maybe day 2 or 3 i'll get some stomach cramping .I can live with that. I was given Biaxin and Avalox at one time..Now those are some poweful drugs...I had a severe reaction to Biaxin and ended up in the ER.. Avalox gave me some pretty severe side effects within 45 minutes. So for me the Z pack and another one ,Vantin dont give me so much trouble. | F | 51 | 7 days
1X D | | 3/31/2010
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| 2 | severe sore throat | Nausea and vomiting after second dose, followed for a couple of days of hypertension and pulsating noise in head. | I felt too nauseated to continue the prescription. | F | 74 | 2 days
250 1X D | | 3/30/2010
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| 1 | acne | Horrible stomach cramps, diarrhoea, pain in jaw, dizziness, SEVERE nausea and fatigue. | Do not take this drug!! Within 3 hours of taking it I had horrible stomach cramps. Later on in the evening I had v bad diarrhoea and my urine was bright yellow . I woke up thinking I was going to vomit because of the nausea and I've been drinking water to flush this horrible drug out of my system !! NEVER AGAIN. I will not be taking the second dose!!! | | 27 | 1 days
500mg 2X D | | 3/30/2010
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| 5 | Strep throat, sinus infection | First day body felt a little uncomfortable, palms were excessively sweaty, but with in 24 hours I was already feeling much better. I experienced a little bit of ringing in the ears but it was tolerable. Muscles a little sore but don't know if it was necessarily from the medication. This is the second time I've taken this medication and Its worked very well. | | F | 34 | 4 days
200 MG 1X D | | 3/29/2010
| 5 | Bacterial sinusitis | I didn't experience any side effects. | For the first time in my life, I experienced a case of bacterial sinusitis where there was sinus congestion that progressed into severe congestion with purulent discharge. At around 10 or 12 days, it starte to cause pain in my upper cheekbones, head, and by day 14 I had pain in my teeth. I realized this was not the typical congestion I have had in the past and went to see a physician who prescribed the Zithromax. Within 24 hours, there was relief and by day three I was basically cured. First time I took antibiotics in 20 years so I was a bit concerned about side effects but surpringly had none at all. | M | 35 | 5 days
1X D | | 3/28/2010
| 5 | severe sinus infection | "gas" | Ive had serious pain from my sinuses for many years. Tried this for the first time and on day 3 I can honestly say Ive felt better than I have in years. Zithromax seems to have worked a miracle for me | M | 42 | 3 days
2X D | | 3/24/2010
| 1 | sinus infection | stomach pains in upper right abdomen, which extend around to back. rapid heart beat, headache, nausea, frequent bowel movements, tiredness, feeling of overall being poisoned, stomach pressure, muscle spasm around eyes. | was prescribed 7 pills, once a day for a week. day one, took medicine with food, instant horrible diarheea. day two, took pill, stomach pains. now i have constant stomach pains, back pain, tiredness and the other stuff i mentioned. i flused this poison real quick, afraid of any permanent damage it may have done. is there any thing that can be done to reverse any stomach damage other than probiotics? | M | 44 | 2 days
500 1X W | | 3/24/2010
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| 1 | acute laryngitis | vaginal infection 2nd day
by 5th day: paranoia, headache, crying & depression; totally not myself! | | M | 47 | 5 days
1X D | | 3/19/2010
| 1 | cervicitis | 15 minutes after taking these pills, given to me by the emergency department, I had such severe nausea and vomiting. My stomach hurt so bad I felt like it was on fire. I vomitied constantly for almost 3 hours and had diarrhoea and still do almost 9 hours later. During the first 2 hours after taking this medicine, I had muscle weakness, shortness of breath, chest pain, and felt like I was going to pass out. | I will never take this medication again. Apparently, the common initial dose for this is only 1000 MG, but for some reason they thought I needed 2000 MG. | F | 26 | 1 times
2000 MG 1X O | | 3/17/2010
| 4 | Sinus Infection | Some stomach cramping/bloating, totally lost my appetite! | Well, it gets rid of the sinus infection, but it effs up my appetite. | F | 25 | 5 days
1X D | | 3/15/2010
| 3 | sinus and ear infection | After first dose I thought great i feel so much better. 2nd dose, felt terrible. 3rd dose - thought i was going to die and felt totally wasted. Could barely walk to bathroom. I felt scared for my life! Today I went to A and E I still felt so bad!!! | Dont take it!!!!!!! | F | 27 | 3 days
200mg 1X D | | 3/13/2010
| 1 | Tonsillitis | On fourth day, ringing in both ears began, medication immediately suspended. Also had two episodes of bloody solid stool. | It did not cure my tonsillitis. The ringing in my ears continued for several days until it stopped only in one ear. Saw the doc today and I have suffered significant permanent hearing loss in one ear along with tinnitus. The hearing loss may eventually lead to deafness. I never had any ear problems until taking Zithromax, and now because of taking this drug, I may not be able to live a normal life again. I understand that this is an extremely rare side effect, but it happened to me. I can't understand why this drug is even legal. | M | 27 | 5 days
250 1X D | | 3/13/2010
| 1 | sinus infection | 1st day after taking the 2pills.One hour later severe stomach cramps,lasted 30 minutes.2nd day same cramps.3rd day same cramps now with diarreha.Will not continue after reading everyones side effects.Will never take this again.Who wants to take a med just to get sicker. | terrible drug | F | 44 | 3 days
250 1X D | | 3/12/2010
| 1 | sinuitus | I am going crazy!! SEVERE ANXIETY!!! Crying spells, weakness, just I can't even describe it!!!! | Went to the doc and they said I had a sinus infection. Was prescribed 2 z packs. Took the first one and was OK. By the first dose of the second one I was having insomnia, anxiety, just wierd feelings. Went to the doc and they said it was not the drug just keep taking your prescription. I kept taking it and now I am losing it!!!! I can not function at all! (I took the generic brand) Please someone help me!! Tell me how to make it go away!!! | F | 30 | 10 days
250 1X D | | 3/10/2010
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| 5 | Sinus Infection | None | I've taken this drug countless times - I have 2-6 sinus infections a year (due to a deviated septum & general genetic tendency towards them) and am usually prescribed Z-packs or the generic. No complaints except that occasionally it isn't strong enough...probably have built up an immunity to it. | F | 33 | 5 days
1X D | | 3/2/2010
| 1 | viral infection | Approximately 10 years ago, my doctor prescribed zithromax for a viral infection. Until zithromax, I had never had an allergic reaction to any drug or antibiotic. Almost immediately after taking zithromax, I had the worst diarrea I had ever experienced. The closest analogy I can think of is to imagine eating 500 of the hottest chili peppers on the planet in one setting. I was very concerned that I might die and I have a high tolerance to pain. My doctor sent me to a hospital in Houston for a blood test and one of the negative results indicated that 20 percent of my white blood cells had been destroyed by the zithromax. It took six months for my white blood cell count to return to normal. I can't even recall if my viral infection cleared up as a result of the zithromax, because I was in such horrible agony after taking the zithromax that I forgot about my viral infection. I would not take zithromax again even if I were offered a million dollars and I can assure you that this is no exagg | When I took zithromax I was about 57 years old and in excellent condition. I am now 67 years old and am still in excellent condition. To this day, whenever anyone mentions zithromax, I literally cringe and wonder how this product can be allowed to remain on the market. | M | 67 | 1 days
1X D | | 3/2/2010
| 4 | sinus infection | Anxiety/panic, loss of appetite, moderate stomach pain | When I took the 2nd dose of this drug I had panic attack after panic attack. My anxiety was 100 times worse. I thought I was crazy until I read other comments. I don't have an appetite and after the 4th dose I have moderate stomach pains. However, it did clear up the sinus infection. | F | 31 | 5 days
250MG 1X D | | 3/1/2010
| 3 | sinus infection | diarrhea after 1st 2x dose. on day 2 & 3, I got mild stomach pains briefly 1-2 hrs after ingestion. loss of appetite. my ears are muffled. can't really concentrate on anything. | I have Azithromycin tablets, not sure if it's the same or not. it seems to be helping with my congested nose. not bad, I guess. the only thing is that I get these mild stomach pains about 1 or 2 hrs after ingesting. it's bearable, but annoying if I were at work or school. I can't seem to concentrate much either, as I am currently working on a research paper, but that could just be me. I hate taking antibiotics because it always gets rid of all the good bacteria inside of me. can't wait to be done with this. i'll be sure to update if I have anymore symptoms. | F | 19 | 3 days
250 1X D | | 2/27/2010
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| 3 | sinus infection and congestion | I took the first 2 pill dose right before bed and woke up with water diahrea and severe neusea. The nausea continued until about day 8 after finishing the 5 day pack. I also had some mild anxiety. I have never had anxiety problems before this medicine. Now on day 9 and still struggling with the loss of appetite. Also on day 2 I was up all night with insomnia but haven't experienced it since. Day 3 I took a shower and started crying had this starnge feeling of doom. Thought I was crazy till I found this website. Haven't taken an antibiotic prior to this in 9 years. Was first prescribed keflex and had very little results was then prescribed the 5 day zithromax | Didn't clear up all my symptoms but did help more than the keflex I had already taken. | F | 26 | 5 days
250mg 1X D | | 2/25/2010
| 4 | sinus infection | Nightmares, awakening in the middle of the night | I initially began taking Ceflex and had an allergic reaction complete with hives and rash. I discontinued immediately and switched to Zithromax. I've taken it many times with very few problems - no dizziness or gastro issues like many report. However, I've awakened twice from heart-pounding nightmares and every night since beginning the dosage, I awaken around 3am and can't go back to sleep. While this sounds life disturbing (and it is), I got relief in only 2 hours from facial pain that was so severe, I couldn't chew. ALL drugs have side effects. I think it's a matter of finding the one that has the fewest for you. We're all different and there is no way one antibiotic will work for everyone. | F | 55 | 5 days
30 mg 1X D | | 2/23/2010
| 1 | ear infection/sinus | Well my back and legs are killing me as well as my shouldersand every other body part, I tolerate pain very well but this is going to get the best of me I really do believe, Im so sleepy, diarrah, is not as bad, but fatigue and soar muscles and joints, Im allergic to every antiboic I do believe | | M | 37 | 3 days
1X D | | 2/19/2010
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| 2 | Middle Ear + Sinus Infection | ringing in ears, stabbing pain, disturbed dreams | Before taking Zithromax, I had a middle ear and sinus infection for six days. I'm on day four of my five day dosage. I take the medicine with dinner. About five hours into the dosage (approximately 2 hours after falling asleep) I wake up with a stabbing pain behind both ears. The pain lasts for three hours. When I am able to go back to sleep, I have disturbed dreams: I'm late to an appointment ... I can't find my child ... I loose control of my car ... etc. After the second day, my ears began to ring. I feel like my head is full of static and it's slowly starting to drive me insane! I don't feel an improvement to my ears. As a matter of fact, I feel worse because I'm loosing more sleep and the medicine is doing different things to irritate my ears ... but, on the plus side (?!), my sinus infection is gone. | F | 31 | 5 days
250 1X D | | 2/18/2010
| 5 | lower respiratory infection | I have frequent lower respiratory infections (immune suppressed). Zithromax works like a charm although sometimes requires a couple of extra days beyond the z-pak. Occasional mild stomach upset, but can be headed off with Activia once a day. | | F | 66 | 5 days
250mg 1X D | | 2/17/2010
| 5 | Respiratory infection | None at all | Generic version, made in Israel | M | 48 | 5 days
250 mg 1X D | | 2/17/2010
| 1 | sinus infection | racing heart, crazy dreams, sleep walking, eyes hurt, lower back pain, depression, nervousness, anxiety, constipation, acid reflux, lack of hunger, cant sleep but always tired, dehydration, about to pass out I HATE THIS HORRIBLE DRUG | Worst sickness of my life I wish I could have my sinus infection back. This is so horrible that I constantly miss class and Im going to have to withdraw from school. I really wish I could take this mistake back. I NEED THIS TO BE OVER | M | 21 | 5 days
1X D | | 2/17/2010
| 4 | dental infection | dizziness,headaches,tired feeling and some stomache cramps the normal side effects u should have with this medicine i took 2 whole 5 packs of the zithromax cuz my infection wasnt completely gone after the first 5 dosage. so extended 4 more pills. | i dont understand all this bad stuff zithromax has always helped me the only thing i had going on is aniexty, feeling tired, headaches contisouly that lasted up to 15 min. out thru the day, and some dizzy spells. but all that is normal for this med. it has always helped in the long run. sorry for who those have didnt think so. | F | 20 | 1 weeks
250mg p 1X D | | 2/12/2010
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| 4 | sinus infection | terrible gas pains but the medicine seems to be working. | | F | 54 | 3 days
1X D | | 2/10/2010
| 3 | bronchitis | horrible migrane that has not gone away after day one. have not taken an antibiotic in over three years, did not think side effects would be so painful. | | F | 39 | 5 days
250mg 1X D | | 2/7/2010
| 3 | Sinus infection | Its a five day pack and I'm on day 2 | I just wanted to say that only day 2 and yesterday and today I have horrible stomacge pains and a racing heart. I couldn't sleep last night either and loss of appetite. I've never taken oral antibiotics before and I've never had a sinus infection before so this is really horrible. My sinus infection is still the same as three days ago too. | F | 21 | 2 days
1X D | | 2/4/2010
| 1 | Sinus Infection | Lower back pain (more on left side at tailbone, Change in bowel movements (several times a day, loose or diahrrea),Cramping in the upper G.I. area, Cramping in the lower left G.I. area (ovary?)Some indigestion/heartburn on a few occasions, Gas and bloating, feeling of fullness even without eating,Not weight loss, but weight gain – could of course be unrelated but would love to blame it on something!
| I diganosed myself with ovarian or colon cancer based on symptoms I listed (internet WebMD and similar are DANGEROUS for us worriers). Then a family member who is a nurse reminded me I had taken the Zithro and that it can take a while to get the digestive track back in order, even months. The lower back pain was really the concern when combined with all the gastro symptoms, then I saw some others mentioned that and I am relieved that I may not be dying after all! Taken Zithro before with no problems whatsoever. Won't be taking it again, if this is the cause of all those things! | F | 40 | 6 days
Azithro600 1X D | | 2/4/2010
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| 1 | Bronchitis | Severe anxiety and panic attacks, foggy head, dizzy | I had severe anxiety and wave after wave of panic attack on the fourth day I was on the generic. Ended up in the ER. Be mindful of anxiety if you are taking this medication and, if you feel anxious or panic-stricken, remind yourself that it is the drug and not anything else. I would not recommend the generic version of this drug. | M | 39 | 4 days
| | 2/3/2010
| 2 | Sinus infection | Stomach pains, headache, strange dreams, appetite loss | Just completed Day 5 and infection is still present - reduced but there. Side effects also included spaced-out feeling, lethargy, insomnia but stomach pains were the worst. Took Zithromax twice before for sinus infection and it worked great - no side effects and felt much better by Day 2. Maybe my body has become resistant to it? | F | 43 | 5 days
| | 2/2/2010
| 4 | Chronic Sinusitis | Abdominal Pain, weird dream, headache | This was actually really helpful. The first day was the only bad day I had and it was because it was double the dose and I did not eat much with the pills. After reading these forums, i was really scared to keep taking them, but this is the ONLY drug that has cleared up my sinusitis. I was amazed that it worked! | M | 18 | 5 days
| | 1/28/2010
| 5 | Bacterial lung infection, bronchiti | Minimal. Urine did look darker yellow, so I drank lots of water. Took a probiotic pill, though I always do when on antibiotics; that or active-culture yogurt just makes sense, as the balance of beneficial gut bacterial die off, and less helpful organisms are left. Some gas. Big whoop. Part of the die-off. The fever and impacted sinus/hurting lungs/major snottage were far worse. | I'm no fan of antibiotics because they uproot your all-important gut flora. I tried to talk my doc out of it, but when he showed me the chest x-ray, I conceded. I needed help.
It was a non-event. Day Three, I felt a shift. Yesterday was the first day I felt like doing anything. Today (Day Five), I went for a walk, and cleaned the house. And can breathe, I might add.
Use your best judgment, but remember, the folks with a good experience aren't searching the internet for side effects. I did, because I was curious about the striking yellow color of the urine. Someone else on here said it was because the pill contained many salts. Don't know if it';s true, but my experince was positive. | F | 55 | 5 days
| | 1/25/2010
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| 3 | acute bronchitis | mad gas-gross actually! Heart fluttering, frequent urination, upset stomache (not horrible-but uncomfortable)Loss of hearing in right ear....weird sounds like a clothes dryer in my left ear. | first day on the drug I lost hearing in my right ear. Very weird feeling....had some heartburn and the most disgusting gas in the world. My husband was mortified. So gross.
Hearing issues in both ears and feelings like my heart was skipping a beat or fluttering....very weird and uncomfortable feeling. I'm looking forward to getting my hearing back. Oh and frequent urination....to the point I actually ran out and bought a pregnancy test. | F | 36 | 5 days
| | 1/25/2010
| 3 | sinus infection, strep throat | headache, feel "out of it", bad taste in mouth, horrible stomach pains - I described these to my husband as though someone were wringing out my small intestine. Also had diarrhea the first 2 days and gas. | I knew there was a reason I was hesitant to accept this prescription. I plan to stick it out for 2 more days but cannot wait to be done with it. I'll take the 10 day amoxicillan any day over this. On another note, it seemed to be working great after the first day although my sinuses seem to be hurting again so we'll see. | F | 30 | 3 days
| | 1/24/2010
| 5 | Bronchitis | mild stomach pain/upset | worked great for me. side effects minimal. | F | 45 | 5 days
| | 1/23/2010
| 4 | Pneumonia/Strep Throat | moderate stomach pain that subsided. some moderate dizziness that also subsided. | it cleared up these concommitant bacterial infections, it worked. | F | 40 | 5 days
| | 1/22/2010
| 5 | Pneumonia | None | I have taken this over 4 times in my life, mainly for bronchitis or sinusitis and never 1 time had even a minor side effect. | M | 32 | 5 days
| | 1/21/2010
| 3 | UTI | Severe Gas, Nausea, some Diarrhea,...Did i mention Severe, Uncomfortable Gas | I am a student in pharmacy school so of course when i recieved the generic form of zithromax i read all the information about the drug before taking it (ie. directions, side effects, etc.) On day 1, I took both pills at 4 pm with food and by 8 pm that night I was extremely sick. I took some Emetrol to sooth my stomach and finally was able to sleep. By Day 2, I learned that taking my daily dose at night before bed cut down on the nausea and i could actually sleep through the night. I did, however, develop severe gas that has been with me for the past couple of days. Of course, the gas and stomach pain is much more manageable than the UTI, but it is a very unpleasant side effect. I have one last dose to take and I will definitely take that last dose of the drug. TO ALL THOSE WHO ARE WRONGLY ADVISING OTHER USERS TO STOP TAKING THEIR ANTIBIOTICS PLEASE STOP!!!! BACTERIA ARE NASTY LITTLE THINGS THAT CAN BECOME RESISTENT IF YOU STOP TAKING YOUR ANTIBIOTICS AHEAD OF TIME. THIS MEANS THAT THE NEXT TIME YOU ARE PRESCRIBED ANTIBIOTICS THE BACTERIA IN YOUR BODY WILL NOT DIE, ie YOU WILL STAY SICK. Please speak to your doctor or a pharmacist before cutting your dose short. | F | 32 | 4 days
| | 1/18/2010
| 5 | Chlamydia | None except for a couple of days after taking pills had like air bubbles coming out (nurse thinks this was the chlamydia dying off) | Loved it....it worked really well....i actually dont understand why there are so many bad reviews of it. After the air bubbles stopped i felt fine, after months of being incorrectly diagnosed with thrush and living with the irritation...i could not be more happier with this medication and i would definitly take them again if it were needed. | F | 21 | 1 days
| | 1/17/2010
| 2 | | Bronchitis | I was prescribed the Z-pak (5 day) was fine on it the first few days only mild stomach upset. Took 4th day and got anxious and tongue started burning and loss of appetite. I did not take last dose. I have been off it now for 6 days and tongue is still burning and is white. Doc thinks its thrush. Still have no appetite, I have to make myself eat and stomach is all over the place. Doc now has me on nystatin and I'm taking a acidophilus pill. No help yet. It scares me that I still have no appetite. I have lost 5 pounds in a week. | F | 44 | 4 days
| | 1/17/2010
| 2 | pneumonia | upset stomach,nausea,psychological changes--depression | | M | 58 | 5 days
| | 1/17/2010
| 5 | ear, sinus, bronchial infections | Ringing in ears | This antibiotic has always helped me....whether I had bronchitis, ear infections (which I have had chronically since childhood), strep throat or a sinus infection. Every time I got sick, I always waited at least two weeks before visiting the doctor so that if it was a bacterial infection, it would be bad enough so as to prescribe a strong antibiotic. Well, amoxicillin NEVER, EVER helped me. No other antibiotic has worked for me except for zithromax. I get irritated when people on this forum try to turn people away so violently from this antibiotic...it HAS helped a lot of people, and just because it did not work for you specifically, does not mean it can't help others!! Common sense would tell anyone to take a couple of doses and see how you personally react to this antibiotic. I think people forget the fact that this antibiotic is basically a fungus, and if you eat fungus of course it may cause a little stomach upset and ringing in the ears, but I personally am willing to let this strain of bacteria overtake and destroy the bacteria that causes my terrible sinus, ear, and bronchial infections (sometimes all at once!!). I would much rather defeat the zithromax fungus AFTER it has destroyed the more painful and hurtful infections. | M | 20 | 5 days
| | 1/14/2010
| 1 | Bronchitis | Anxiety, Muscle Pains, Generally felt bad. | I was prescribed this because I was sick with brochitis the week of my wedding. I have had this before BUT NEVER THE GENERIC. There is something that they put in the generic that is almost like poison. After 4 hours of taking the 500mg dose I woke up in a panic. The next few days were a mixture of anxiety, foggy thoughts, and flu like symtoms (aches and pains). My doctor (who is not the one who prescribed it) said that it had tons of salts in it, and I was possibly having a reaction to that. Also, azithromyocin has a half life of 68 hours so each dose you take takes atleast 68 hours to get out of your system. Luckilly I only took one does and 68 hours later I am finally starting to feel better!! This has to be the generic!! | M | 31 | 1 times
| | 1/13/2010
| 2 | Sore Throat /Sinus Infection | Upset stomach, diarrhea, severe nausea, headache and disorientation. | I took the first two pills (with a meal) and within one hour I started to feel sick. The following day- I took it at lunch and I had the same symptoms. Years ago I took a Z-pack and remember that I felt very nauseous. I will no longer be taking this medication in the future. It's too hard to function at work when feeling this way. | F | 27 | 2 days
| | 1/12/2010
| 2 | | light-headed, loss of hearing in right ear, hollow stomach, paranoia, diarrhea and disconnection from reality. | I had a SEVERE sinus infection and was given the generic form of Zithromax, Azithromycin. I took one tablet yesterday evening and went about my normal evening routine with no noticeable side effects. I made a light breakfast this morning and took the 2nd of the 3 tablets. About an hour later I became oddly disoriented. Imagine if you normally go through life in the front row of your own movie and now you're closer towards the back. I felt very disconnected and paranoid like something bad was going to happen. As if that wasn't fun enough, I basically went deaf in my right ear and started hearing weird things and then the diarrhea kicked in. I've been on Z-Packs before, but I'm CERTAIN I've never experienced this sort of hellish reaction. Obviously the makers of the generic form need to go back to the drawing board. I'm just NOW starting to feel normal again after 9 hours. I am, however, glad to report that my sinus infection had basically completely went away by early afternoon. Obviously this stuff cures sinus infections, but I would have MUCH rather have ridden out THAT storm as opposed to enduring the side effects I experienced with this drug. YIKES. | M | 27 | 2 days
| | 1/9/2010
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| 5 | Sinus Infection | None | Zithromax is a LIFE SAVER for me every time I get a sinus infection (every few months). A few months ago I was prescribed amoxicillin and had awful stomach complications and problems for weeks after taking the medication. Zithromax has never given me any issues, I am currently on the generic and it seems to be exactly the same for me, clearing up my sinus infection very well (am on day four currently). I've been using it for my sinus infections since I was about 8 years old and I would be miserable without this antibiotic! | F | 18 | 5 days
| | 1/8/2010
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| 5 | Sinusitis | None | Great med works quickly, have taken it many times in the past and only one time with severe pneumonia did it not cure the illness right away. | F | 44 | 3 days
| | 1/7/2010
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| 5 | Disease | No side effects | I'm realy very excited with buying zithromax from this drugstore http://www.buyzithromaxx.com/ thanks | F | 35 | 15 days
| | 1/7/2010
| 2 | Sinus Infection | Severe stomach pain, nausea | | F | 25 | 5 days
| | 1/7/2010
| 1 | flu | severe abdominal cramps and diarrhea; tiny pimples/rash/hives on neck, chest, arms | RESEARCH BEFORE USING: I experienced bad cramps and diarrhea daily while taking it. I got depressed each daying knowing I was going to experience the bad symptoms after takeing a pill. Note: I did take strong probiotics while on the medication. Two days after my last dosage I noticed I was breaking out on my neck, upper chest and upper arms. It looked like hives/heat rash/small red pimples with a tiny white head. It has been 4 weeks now and I am still breaking out. They aren't as big but are not going away. When will they go away? I am now doing a body cleanse for 14 days.
I WILL NEVER TAKE THIS MEDICATION AGAIN! | F | 50 | 5 days
| | 1/5/2010
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| 1 | Sinusitus/Sinus Infection | itchy all over, rash, nausea, stomache pains, diarrhea, heavy eyes,crazy anxiety & dreaming, having weird delusional thoughts, feeling as though death is upon me, feeling very dizzy like my head is a balloon, Loss of appetite, very weak. | My Doctor prescribed me to a Z-pack about 5 days ago my 1st time ever. The 1st day when I took two at once I felt ok but when I woke up the next morning I felt like my entire world had came crashing down upon me. It seemed like my symptoms had doubled. Constantly dizzy & I had no urge to eat because of my stomach complications. I had weird thoughts like a ghost was trying to get me or something. I told the doctors that my skin was itching & they said that "it was just a minor reaction from the medecine but you will be ok as long as you dont have a rash" That same exact day I broke out with a rash all over my stomach back & arm!! 5 days later I feel better but my stomach has not yet recovered & I still feel like I am a different person almost. | M | 22 |
| | 1/4/2010
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| 5 | Acute Bronchitis & Acute Sinusitis | None. | I have take Zithromax for several illnesses as an adult. This medication has been very effective in everything from UTI's to Bronchitis. For the most part I have never experienced any side effects from Zithromax although the second time I took this medication I did develop a mild stomach ache. If you are truly ill with a bacterial infection a stomach ache should be the last of your concern. I highly recommend this antibiotic. | F | 25 | 5 times
| | 1/3/2010
| 1 | strep throat | Few hours after first dose of this med (generic version, Azithromycin, 5-day course) I experienced huge anxiety, painful heart palpitations, inability to sleep, horrible burning indegestion/acid reflux -- all of which lasted for WEEKS and some for MONTHS, even though I never took a second dose (they switched me to Amoxycillin). | I ended up with paramedics at my home at midnight checking my heart after just that one first dose, then at doctor several other times over the next week and beyond, checking my heart because of constant painful heart palpitations, miserable existence for weeks after, had to wear a heart monitor for 48 hours, and thinking I was dying from a heart condition. The anxiety was horrible, sleepless nights with continual jumping up out of bed, pounding painful heart, horrible heartburn. FINALLY subsided after more than a month, I began to feel like a normal human being again. THANK GOD I ONLY TOOK ONE DOSE. Do not take Azithromycin. All the docs said these symptoms were not likely from the medication (WRONG!), but they changed me to something else anyway since I insisted. They obviously have a deal with the pharmaceutical companies or have not looked at this site and don't acknowledge how horrible this stuff is for people to take. I will NEVER take this medicine again. | F | 48 | 1 times
| | 1/3/2010
| 5 | bronchitis | Mild loose stools & mild insomnia | This antibiotic had less side effects of any of the more powerful ones that I have taken over the past two years(Cleocin,Ceftin,Biaxin,Levaquin). I was very pleased with my "Z-Pak" and would recommend it for clearing up sinus & chest congestion. As with any powerful antibiotic be sure to take your probiotic capsules and yogurt while taking this. | M | 54 | 5 days
| | 1/2/2010
| 1 | sore throat/thick mucus | It started out with dizziness and blurred vision the 2nd day I took it and continued so I didn't take the last dosage. I just had a feeling it was related to the drug. I then had severe abdominal cramping, watery diarrhea and vomiting 4 days after stopping with a fever. I have constant nausea, even water tastes bad. I have been very out of sorts, where I don't feel like myself and have been very depressed and weepy. I have been sleeping a lot. Today the back of my neck has been very stiff. I couldn't figure out what was wrong with me but have never felt like this before so I decided to look up the side effects and came across this site and others with so many people experiencing the same types of problems. Why don't they warn you of all these side effects on the pamplet before you take it. I have taken Zpack before and had no problems. I'm afraid to drive because of the dizziness which will cause a problem since I have 4 kids to get to school in a few days. I'm hoping it wil | | F | 43 | 4 days
| | 1/2/2010
| 2 | Upper Resp. Infection | stomach cramps, gas, bloating, heart racing, itchy and rash, panic attacks, nausea | This drug cleared up my URI but not without a price. I was prescribed the 5 day z-pack. Before I took the z-pack I checked online for patient reviews of the med and was not very impressed with all the negative comments but I was coughing really bad, had a growing fever, congested and post nasal drip was making me miserable. The PND was falling in the back of my throat in globs. Just to be on the safeside, I did not take the two pill dose day 1; instead I broke one pill in half and took it. Within thirty minutes or less I felt the med working, so I took the other half about four to five hours later. Dose 1 (Huge panic attack, slight heart racing), D2 (stomach cramps, gas, bloating), D3 I ate yogurt and it seemed to help the stomach cramping alittle ( gas, slight nausea), and D4 (stomach cramps, gas, bloating, serious heart racing and I kept jumping up out of my sleep.) I had two more days to take the meds but stopped. It was just plain awful and I was scared the entire time I was taking the medicine. I could go on and on about this med but to cut this short..... It really, truly works but not without a price. My URI cleared up in the 4 days I took the meds, I felt much better but I DO NOT RECOMMEND THIS MEDICATION! One more thing....it has been nearly two weeks since I stopped taking the meds and I have begin to breakout in a daily itchy rash that is driving me crazy! | F | 44 | 4 days
| | 12/28/2009
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| 2 | Bronchitis | Very, very unpleasant stomache pains. The night after taking the first dose, I was woken several times (strangely enough, almost exactly three hours between each occasion) by severe stomache pain. Eating helped for the next few hours. I called my doctor the next morning and he advised me to stop taking it. More than 24 hours later, I am still experiencing this pain. It's keeping me awake.
Strange, considering I took the same medication for strep this past summer, with no side effects albeit a rather odeous stench whenever I urinated, and to great avail as far as curing my symptoms of strep.
On the plus side, it relieved my even-more-unpleasant Bronchitis symptoms, within hours. | No prior experience with upset stomache after taking medication. No regular issues with upset stomach/ indigestion/any of the other symptoms that pepto bismol claims to remedy.
Very unpleasant. Difficult to focus at work today. Next time, amoxicillin. | M | 20 | 1 days
| | 12/25/2009
| 4 | taking it for ear infection/sinus | I am taking the zpack for a middle ear infection and also
have a sinus infection. i have also noticed in the past
it really helps my pimples. i am not sure what the difference
in the drugs are but for some reason my system handles the kind from cvs, VERY well, but when I try to take it from walgreens I can't stand it, and it just seems way to harsh. Although it helps every single time. YOU yourself, need to decide if your going to take it or not. do you really think a lot of people will come here and say it worked great? of course not! this place is really gonna scare people out of taking medicine they need. Don't read the side effects until you think youve had them. most people tolerate this drug well. | | F | 27 | 5 days
| | 12/22/2009
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| 4 | sinus infection/bronchitis | trouble sleeping | DO NOT TAKE THE GENERIC!!!! I've taken this in the past and had been fine. Two years ago I took the generic and had horrible stomach pains for 24 hours and did not finish the dose. I got a really bad sinus/ bronchitis infection and was perscribed the zpac again recently. I had reservations about it but I did some research and found that generic drugs have different effects on the body. Generic drugs may have the same active ingredients, but are not time released or absorbed in the blood stream the same way as the name brand. There are also different buffer ingredients and they are not tested the same. There is an artcle on people's pharmacy.com that you should read, they also have over 1200 stories of patients that have had horror stories about generic drugs. I have a very sensitive stomach with IBS and I didn't have any problems with the name brand of this drug. Just take it with a meal. | F | 31 | 5 days
| | 12/17/2009
| 2 | H1N1 & Puemonia | drooping eye, blurred vision, head aches, floaters in both eyes | i have had this medicine many times with no problems i read your site and saw another female with the same issues over 35 wh had the blurred droopy eye like me. it is very painful | F | 36 | 3 days
| | 12/16/2009
| 1 | respiratory infection | dizziness, lightheaded, cramping/mild diarrhea, faintness, legs and arms felt very heavy, tingly and numb, racing heart, ANXIETY, weird thoughts, brain was in a fog with weird tightening in the back of my head. NEVER EVER again!! | I have now been to the ER twice. These meds are HORRIBLE. They can't figure out what is going on since tests are coming back fine. This is unbelievable. I don't normally react to meds but this is bad. One day it will be better, then the next day the bad symptoms are back. VERY scary. If it weren't for this site I would be terrified. I thought I was losing my mind. | F | 28 | 5 days
| | 12/14/2009
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| 4 | Respriatory Infection | Brain fog and constant headache | This is the first time I have taken this medication. I am very sensitive to all sorts of drugs and I am pretty satisfied so far. I have had wierd brain fog and a medium headache constantly that I have been dealing with. I am taking a probiotic with this so may have helped with stomach issues since I have had none yet but this is only my third day on a five day pack. It has helped my infection but I am just feeling the effects today on the third day. I have heard this stays in your system and works up to two weeks after your finished with the pills. I would take it again unless worse symptoms appear. | F | 38 | 5 days
| | 12/13/2009
| 1 | Sinus Infection | Nervousness, Dizzy, Blurred vision , Acid reflux, much much more Never Ever Ever again.. | CAN ANYONE PLEASE TELL ME WHEN THESE FEELING WILL GO AWAY AND IF THERE IS ANYTHING I CAN TAKE OR DO TO GET THEM OUT OF MY SYSTEM.
ANY INFO WOULD BE GREAT ! | M | 29 | 5 days
| | 12/13/2009
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