ZITHROMAX Reviews (AZITHROMYCIN DIHYDRATE)Average Rating: 2.2 (1276 Ratings)Filter ResultsCompare ZITHROMAX with similar:
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| RATING | REASON | SIDE EFFECTS FOR ZITHROMAX | COMMENTS | SEX | AGE | DURATION/ DOSAGE | DATE ADDED |
| 1 | Ear Infection | Rash all over including my scalp. Severe itching to the point of damaging the skin. | I have taken this medication before without complications. I will not be taking it again. | F | 41 | 1 days | 12/31/2008 | 1 | ER Doctor thought I had a STD, | Nervousness, drowsiness, headaches, very hungry, no energy whatsoever, blurred vision | I went to the ER for kidney stones, the genius doctor, assumed I had an STD, I knew I did not. She came in and told me that she thought I had an infection and insisted on treating me for one, in other words big mistake!!!! She thought it was alright to have a woman that is 5'1 and 108lbs swallow 15 pills, 2000mg of Zitromax and 1000mg of some other antibiotic at once. Needless to say, my blood sugar is very low, now I have calcium in both kidneys not just one. I feel that I am getting worst, not better! Oh yeah, my test came back negative for any STD~~~~~~~~ My doctor is in disbelief, I don't think he even believed me until he obtained my records. I have been giving this medicine for absolutely nothing. | F | 32 | | 1/1/2009 | 1 | strep throat | Severe allergic reaction that was misdiagnosed as chicken pox and appeared ten days after taking Zithromax. Spots appear as purple-reddish hives/rash that cover extremities. Itching present. Allergic to Amoxicillin. Prednisone prescribed to counter the reaction. | F | 11 | 5 days | 2/3/2005 | 1 | sinus & chest infection | Hives deep under the skin on hands, feet and shoulder areas. Took Allegra D antihistamine and immediatly stopped taking the drug on day 2. This was the worst pain of my life, my hands were swelled and red can I couldn't move them. Docter said it will take a good month for side effects to go away. | The first time I took this medicine, it worked for me, then when I got this infection, the medicine didn't work, so the Doctor gave me a second dose. I don't know if this is the reason this happened to me, or I just got a bad reaction this time?! | F | 38 | 2 days | 7/29/2002 | 1 | bronchitis | very dizzy, disoriented | was NOT effective at all..in fact I felt worse after taking it | F | 52 | 5 days | 1/13/2005 | 1 | Dental Surgery | Ringing in the ears, hollow feeling in my head, no appetite, general feeling of being unwell. Stopped taking it after the third pill. | I think this drug should be researched further. I wish I had not taken it. | F | 57 | 3 days | 2/5/2005 | 1 | bronchitis | After taking 4 out 5 pills I awoke from a deep sleep with my heart racing about out of my chest. Urgent care said no heart attack, just a reaction to the z pack. It finally let up after 10 days of what felt like a never ending panic attack. | Would rather suffer from the bronchities than ever feel that way again. Will not retake. | F | 48 | 5 days | 4/24/2005 | 1 | infection on shoulder from biopsy | HORRIBEL ABDOMINAL PAINS!!!!!!!!! GASES ANS THROWING UP!!! WHAT HE HECK??!!!! THERE SHOULD BE SOME PAIN MEDICATION FOR THIS STUFF. | I guess everyone is different but this is horrible!! | F | 49 | 2 days | 5/13/2005 | 1 | ear infection | dizzy, nausea, disoriented, sleepy, vomited, headache | this stuff is nasty! i will never take it again. i only took 2 doses and then stopped. i still feel sick 3 days later. | F | 37 | 2 days | 3/29/2007 | 1 | potential sinus or ear infection | Shingles. I had a cold and was taking cold medicine which includes an antihistamine, and had been working out the morning before I felt pain on the right side of my back. I thought I had some sort of scrape or sore, but there was no sign of anything on my skin. Later that same evening I had very sharp pain on the right side of my back and had great difficulty sleeping as the pain was intense and unrelenting, even breathing hurt it and bed sheets or clothing touching the area. I thought I'd probably pulled a muscle working out since I had just started a new workout routine. I went to the doctor the next day who prescribed muscle relaxants and prescription naprozen for pain and to apply heat compress to the site. He also prescribed z-pak (i.e. zithromax) for potential ear, throat or sinus injection as I had been coughing up sputum and had congestion. The next day I had some mild pink rash running along my right side. The following day the rash was red and forming small blisters and the p | Sure enough I was later diagnosed with shingles. I believe the cold medication might have been masking the onset of shingles, and that the zithromax, probably along with the cold, may have weakened my immune system bringing about an outbreak of shingles after only two does of zithromax. Given the comments I read on this site I felt compelled to write my experience related to shingles outbreak soon after taking zithromax. I have stopped taking zithromax and am following up with antiviral medication and narocotic pain med for the nerve pain, and topical applications of calomine lotion and cool compresses, not heat. I also was told to avoid contact with anybody who has not had chicken pox, including my soon to be new grandchild unitil the affected skin blistering and liquid rash has stopped and is dried up and flaking. Thanks to your information I have saved my grandchildren from an outbreak of chicken pox that would be detrimental to their health. I was also told not to travel for at lea | F | 54 | 2 days | 9/22/2007 | 1 | adult strep throat | Although my throat cleared up quite fast, I have been so sick otherwise. I have two more pills to take and I cannot sleep, wake up in hot sweats and have diarhhea every couple hours. I am miserable. I will finish the two days and I will never take this pill again. | F | 26 | 5 days | 8/23/2007 | 1 | Throat infection | HORRIBLE HORRIBLE HORRIBLE!!! About an hour after the first set of two pills came terrible diarrhea. The next day was ok, just slightly loose stool, so I thought everything would be fine. The third day, i took the pill and about two hours later I was doubled up with the worst stomach pain of my life, extremely nauseous and thought I was going to die. I was gasping for breath and kept swooning, couldn't get up off of the bathroom floor. It lasted about an hour and then the symptoms suddenly faded. That was last night and now only slight stomache pains remain. I will NOT take the last two doses, that stuff is death in a capsule. | F | 18 | 3 days | 9/13/2007 | 1 | Bronchitis and Sinus Infection | Hives all over my body. Swelling so bad I had to have my wedding band cut off. Horrible stomach pains. | Be Careful! I took this medicine in the past and had no side affects. This time, I had to go to two doctors visits, the last in the ER having my rings cut off due to swelling. | F | 32 | 4 days | 8/21/2007 | 1 | infection | Nausea,disorientation,dizziness,anxiety,racing heart,diarrhea!! All these symptoms occured directly after taking the one time liquid dose. | I thought I was going to pass out in the Doctor's office. I pretty much had a full blown panick attack. The nurses acted like they had never seen symptoms of this sort and said that this medication should only cause nausea. I thought I was crazy until I got home and started reading that I had the exact same side effects as a lot of other people on this medication. This is only the first day that I have been takig it, and I am scared to death to see what the next few days are going to be like...I will NEVER take this medicine ever again! I probably did not really need it in the first place. I wish the nurses would present the dangers/side effects before administering medication of this sort!!! I think I have to PUKE! | F | 25 | 1 days | 5/25/2007 | 1 | ear infection | LOUD ringing, high pitched ringing, constant.. in my ears, making it difficult to hear people speak. Started after first dose. Days later, I still have the ringing. Its the generic version of the drug. Should have used cephalexan instead. | F | 52 | 1 days | 7/9/2007 | 1 | Bad sinus infection | Two hours after I took the first dose, the nausea and a general feeling of crappiness (even worse than I'd felt from just the bad sinus infection) started. By that night I'd also become dizzy, started sweating profusely, and couldn't sleep, and I almost blacked out at one point. | I hate this drug. It was worse than the horrible sinus infection the Z-Pac was supposed the treat. I will never take it again. The mere thought of getting near Z-Pac makes me recoil in horror. | F | 34 | 1 days | 5/17/2007 | 1 | Doctor not sure just wanted me to | WATERY diarrhea, no appetite, LITERALLY brown watery substance, lots of gas too. | I've had a virus for a month now, and my doc told me to take this 5 day pack 'just to cover our bases' he says!! he's not even told me if I have an infection, but cause I'm sick and not getting better I'm taking it, I'm coughing up yellow mucus, but he said that doesn't mean I have an infection. I never thought I could have such a watery substance come out of my behind! Like clockwork after taking pill two hours pass, then BAM run to the nearest toilet! the first time it happend my husband thought I was throwing up! and everyone knows what that sounds like! HORRIBLE and I don't even know why I'm taking this, I'm calling my doc in the morning for an explanation! Meanwhile I'm going to buy some yogurt to see if it helps! | F | 22 | 2 days | 1/31/2008 | 1 | EAR INFECTION | HORRIBLE ANXIETY, DOOM, DIAHREA, STOMACH CRAMPS, FELY LIKE I AM IN A FOG, NO APPETITE, GROUCHY ON EDGE, FEEL LIKE I AM DYING | WTF IS WRONG WITH THIS STUFF? WHEN DO THESE FEELINGS END? | F | 37 | 3 days | 2/1/2008 | 1 | infection | Anxiety, crawling feeling in muscles, nervousness, jumpy, night sweats, shaky inside and tremors. Complete loss of appetite. This is the worst experience of my life. Anxiety!!!!! | I feel like I'm in a fog, I am so off balance. Please, if you have gotten over this post again so the people like me who are going through this now could see a light at the end of the tunnel. How long does the anxiety last? I've been off this stuff for a week now and nothing is better yet. I will post again to let other know how long this takes to get past, even if it is months from now. | F | 37 | 5 days | 11/18/2007 | 1 | bronchitis | 2 hours after taking first dose(2 pills)had terrible stomach pain followed by explosive diarrhea and severe intestinal bleeding, ended up in ER over night. Doctors would not say it was from the Zithromax but I have NO DOUBT. Will never take again!!! | F | 46 | 1 days | 10/25/2007 |