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 |
| 4 | Pneumonia | Extreme nausea, vomiting, explosive diarrhea. Stomach cramps. | Did the trick in stopping the pneumonia; was great to breathe full again! But the nausea and vomiting are absolutely horrific. Couldn't eat for five days. | M | 44 | 5 days | 1/19/2008 | 4 | Ear - upper respitory infection | Two days after finishing the Z-pack, painful red lumps appeared on hands, fingers and mouth interior, including tongue. Twenty minutes after taking each dose - I had to RUN to the toilet. Explosive doo-doo ensued. On the last day of the pack, I had an upset stomach for about three hours after clearing my bowels (and that end of the house). Other than the rash, it seems to be working quite well. However, the rash is a sign of an allergic reaction and my doctor banned it for future use on me. | Zithromax is a powerful medicine and works well. Care should be taken to monitor your body's reaction to it. You should expect SOMETHING to happen, like the loose stool, but if unusual stuff crops up, notify your doc as soon as possible. From what I understand (I am NOT an expert or even in healthcare), allergic reactions can pop up days after you finish the medicine - it is still in the bloodstream several days later doing its job. | M | 39 | 6 days | 12/17/2007 | 4 | Sinus infection | My son can't stop talking....like crazy chatter talk. It's 6:30, and he has been talking non stop since 4pm. It's entertaining, but wowzers. He's a fun and great kid...He actually got in trouble at school today for being a little too silly. 100% a side effect of this medication. He teacher wrote me just as shocked. | I do like the fact it is once a day medication for only 5 days. Life is so busy that trying to set alarms for medication for 10 days is just a set up for failure. Haha. | M | 12 | 5 days 5ml | 2/10/2016 | 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 | 3 | Urethritis | The first week I took it I was fine. It knocked the infection right out with no symptoms. After that week my stomach went into knots, didn't have a bowl movement and developed frequent urination. Also developed a black rash on the back of my leg that the do for said he has no idea what it is. All this is still going on and it's been 2 1/2 months. I also developed a wart and dermatitis. Experienced heart palpitations, tingling in my arms all the way to my hands, lightheaded, groggy, major headaches upon waking up, anxiety, and the thoughts of the worst possible things that could be happening to me. Before this I was very healthy, worked out regularly and ate healthy and it seems that the Zithromax completely shut down my immune system and I have been feeling its wrath ever since. I'm writing this 2 1/2 months after taking and everything seems to be getting better slowly | M | 28 | 1 days 1000mg | 1/16/2014 | 3 | Acute Bronchitis | Loss of Appetitie, Dizziness, Nausea, Dehydration, Disconnection from reality, Nightmares, Moodiness, Fatigue, Severe Headache, Depression, Metallic Taste in Mouth | This is only the second time in 15 years I have taken this drug. The first time, I had almost no side effects. I wish I could say the same for this go-around. I have never felt so removed from reality as I do now. My respiratory infection is clearing up, but the side effects are making me feel almost worse than when I was bed/couch-ridden. The vivid nightmares make it almost impossible to sleep, and when I do, I wake up disoriented, depressed and weak. No rash or hives, but my tongue feels a bit swollen and I really wish I felt like eating, but when I do, my taste buds feel numb. I'll finish the dose, but I will never take this drug again. | M | 50 | 3 days 250 1X day | 2/14/2014 | 3 | Tonselitis | Night Sweats! On day 1,2,3,4 and we'll see what happens tonight. So bad I've had to change my clothes 3x per night. | It isn't working all that great, my fever finally curbed on day 3 and throat is still not healed on day 5. | M | 28 | 5 days 40 mg 1X day | 1/19/2016 | 3 | Chanceroid | Nausea, G.I., Anxiety, Headache. | If you are having severe anxiety on this medicine then you are having a herxheimer reaction. Please google it. You may also be experiencing your intestinal flora aka good bacteria inside your gut dying off. Saccharomyces Boulardii is the answer. | M | 45 | 3 days 1000mg 1X day | 11/19/2015 | 3 | I got the flu | I had head aches as well as feeling off balance tired all the time and have like a shaky nervous feeling..although it has helped me with my flu it has created new symptoms.. | M | 33 | 4 days 250 mg | 3/19/2016 | 3 | STD | Nausea, Stomach Pains, drowsiness and definitely a lot of diarrhea. And one panic attack | Everyones body is different, I noticed women have it worst off from this medicine and idk why. But for me I took this around 2pm today after eating Popeyes and 15-20 minutes later I felt like I got the stomach bug with severe stomach pains and nausea, running to the toilet to go number 2. After that I had a panic attack because I wasn't expecting this feeling. However as the day has been going on I continue to get a bit of sour stomach and nausea before each episode of needing to go to the bathroom. I feel like eating before is a must and drink water or it would have been worse!! It's 5:23 pm and things seem to be settling with very minor stomach pains here and there. I hate the doctors and medicine in general, they'll give you anything to charge your insurance, there's better alternatives then this "fu*k you now you feel sick as hell" Zithromax pill. As long as this works I'll be happy but never again. Lesson learned. | M | 20 | 1 days 1000MG | 8/5/2016 | 3 | Sinus infection | Severe gastrointestinal problems day 4 of a 5 day regimen. I have had this drug several times and it seems only marginally effective. About half the time infections rebound after the 5 day dosing regimen is complete. | M | 61 | 5 days 250 1X day | 5/4/2015 | 3 | sinus infection | I pooped my self two hours after taking the medication. when people say it loosens stool dont take it lightly, this stuff really cleans you out. | It really does stop bacterial infections quickly, but at the same time has a very powerful effect on your body so be prepared. | M | 22 | 4 days 250mg 1X day | 12/28/2014 | 3 | sinus infection | This is the second time I've taken it and this time I didn't have any side effects which makes me wonder if the side effects I had before weren't caused by Zithromax. However it seemed to improve the sinus infection it didn't get rid of it - I'm still congested almost 1 month later. | M | 46 | 5 days | 12/19/2007 | 3 | sinus infection | My son has severe behaviorial reactions after even one dose. He can't sleep, has nightmares and becomes extremely emotional and violent over small things that don't normally bother him. | The first time he used it, I thought he had a sleeping disorder and talked to the doctor. We figured out it was probably the medicine, which she said has a different half-life than other antibiotics, so it would take about 30 days to get out of his system. I marked the calendar and it was exactly that long. A few years later we tried it again, thinking he might have outgrown the reaction, but was affected after just one dose so we quit it. | M | 5 | 1 days | 1/10/2008 | 3 | bronchitus | heart racing, flushed face | I finished the Z-pack a few days ago. I have been feeling odd lately, and the only thing I can think to attribute it to is the z-pack. I feel jittery but tired at the same time. It's hard to get to sleep but I don't feel very alert either. Hopefully this goes away soon. | M | 26 | 4 days | 3/1/2008 | 3 | Strep throat | Sweats fatigue and general disorientation, probably caused by the strep. Loose stool. | Took 10-day amoxicilin treatment, then strep came back. So the prompt care doc prescribed a 10-day cephalexin treatment and same thing, it came back after i finished treatment. Now im on day 3 of this 5-day azithromycin and it seems to be working, but slower than the previous 2 antibiotics even though my doctor said it was supposed to be stronger than the previous 2???!! | M | 25 | 5 days | 8/10/2007 | 3 | Sinus Infection | Slight diarrera. Only side affects is that it did not get rid of the entire infection, but I have tend have very strong sinus infections. I believe for the vast majority of people with sinus infections this drug does the trick. Take the mediciation with plenty of food and include yogurt in your diet. This will go a long way to helping with side affects. Don't be dumb and take the med on an empty stomach or very little food. | Don't be mislead by some of the comments posted here. First, there is ALWAYS side affects to meds but that does not mean they are bad. Yes, this is a powerful antibiotic but then again if you were placed on it you probably have a nasty bug so the need for a powerful med is warranted. Welcome to the "practice" of medicine, its not called the "perfection" of medicine. I had sinus surgery, which is extremely painful, and here is my two cents worth. Trust me when I say, if you have a bad sinus infection CRUSH it. When you get a sinus infection your sinuses are swollen and the longer they stay swollen the more difficult it is for your body to get them healed. The more times you are sick with an infection or if they last long then your sinuses have more and more trouble getting back to normal and this can lead to conditions that warrant surgery. Clearly not getting sick in the first place is your best route. Trust me, dealing with some side affects from antibioti | M | 33 | 4 times | 5/5/2007 | 3 | 8 mos. old with Bronchitis | After giving my son ZITHROMAX for 4 days out of 5, I noticed a bad rash on my son's face and then began to notice tiny bumps all over his body. I contacted the doctor and she suggested not to give him his last dose. But now that I look back on it, he did seem more irritable, cranky, not wanting to sleep, sometimes out of it, and at times he even seemed to belly ache. I hope that there was nothing else going on that we do not know about. I really don't like giving medicine to my son because he can't tell us how he feels. I think I am going to try harder to follow the naturopathic and homeopathic route. | M | 4 days | 9/4/2007 | 3 | Sinusitis, bronchitis | Headache, diarrhea, nausea, Anxiety | I'm on my third dose of Zithromax for a terrible sinus infection. The medicine has cleared up the majority of my symptoms, but the side effects are a bit rough. I have generalized anxiety, and this medicine has made it much worse. The headache and nausea are not that bad. Today was the first time that I had watery diarrhea. I plan on finishing the treatment, but I do not think I will use this antibiotic again. | M | 32 | 3 days | 9/22/2007 | 3 | possible STI | explosive watery diarrhea within 30 minutes of taking 2G dose. Rapid heartbeat for about an hour. No side effects after that. Took on an empty stomach (didn't eat all day) so a little worried that I didn't absorb any of it | Does anyone know if absorption would be affected by this? | M | 25 | 1 days | 3/2/2007 |