BIAXIN XL Reviews (CLARITHROMYCIN)

Average Rating: 2.5 (160 Ratings)

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BIAXIN XL  (CLARITHROMYCIN):  Clarithromycin is used to treat a wide variety of bacterial respiratory tract infections. Clarithromycin is known as a macrolide antibiotic. It works by stopping the growth of bacteria. This antibiotic treats only bacterial infections. It will not work for viral infections (such as common cold, flu). Using any antibiotic when it is not needed can cause it to not work for future infections.   FDA Approval Date: 2000-03-03 (Sources: U.S. Centers for Medicare Services, FDA)

  

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RATING  REASONSIDE EFFECTS FOR BIAXIN XLCOMMENTSSEXAGEDURATION/
DOSAGE
DATE ADDED
 
 5  
8/24/2004
 1  
6/15/2009
 1  walking pneumonia 3rd day, woke up with extreme panic, tightness in chest, feeling like i was going to die any second. Horrible taste in my mouth that would not subside. Woke up my husband to tell him I love him incase I died during the night. 3 days
12/1/2005
 1  upper respiratory infection Please...listen to others on here...do not take this medication. It didn't do anything for 2 days. Then the nightmares started. I'm talking about the most horrific nightmares I ever had. Then you wake up with the most horrible taste in your mouth. And if you suffer from anxiety, this medication will make it 1000x worse.And the lower back pain hurt so much I couldn't walk. Also made me feel very out of breathe I'm not even going to finish this medication. Will call tomorrow and beg doctor to switch me F 10 days
500 2X day
9/7/2015
 1  
1X day
7/19/2018
 1  tonsilitis psychosis schitzophrenia, insomnia, halusinations, hearing voices, sweating, chalky taste in mouth, do not take this medication, if your prescribed this drug RUN SCREAMING... M 17 5 days
9/27/2008
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 2  Prevent infection after surgery Weak, euphoric feeling in legs and arms (unpleasant), severe anxiety, confusion, hot/ cold shivers, clay coloured stools, severe cramps, insomnia, night sweats. I would recommend asking for a different drug if your doctor tries prescribing this medication. F 18 4 days
N/A 1X day
12/22/2015
 4   ; ; M 19 7 days
8/3/2006
 1  Sinus infection Horrible anxiety, racing pulse, depression, uncontrollable thoughts, problems sleeping, could not calm myself down, constantly nervous, shaking hands, confusion, dizziness, trouble focusing Taking this drug was honestly the most terrifying experience in my life. I have absolutely no record of previous mental illness or instability, but this literally made me feel as though I was going insane. I called the pharmacist and he claimed there was no reason it should cause anxiety or anything of the sort but I can assure you it did. I was only on the pills for two days, but I also cut up the pills the first day since I have trouble taking large pills which may have put it into my system a lot faster. Last night was absolutely terrible, I could not calm myself down I was convinced I was going crazy and I did not feel like myself at all. My heart was racing because I was so terrified, I could not control my thoughts or calm down for a second. It was impossible to sleep until finally I was just so exhausted that I passed out. It persisted until the next day (today). When I went to class I could not focus on what the profs were saying, I felt totally out of it and just could not slow down my mind. I would describe it as a numb feeling, I wasn't happy nor sad, just scared out of my mind. I thought I was having a mental breakdown. I've never in my life experienced anything remotely like this. It was the most terrifying experience ever. The second I got home I flushed those pills down the toilet. I would way rather have a sinus infection than risk feeling this way again. I had been taking the pills around 12 pm each day, and obviously skipped today and am already feeling a lo F 19 10 days
500 MG 2X day
3/5/2012
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 2  Sinus Infection Diarriah try mouth. Awful taste in my mouth when I wake up in the morning. Experienced cold sweats yesterday and almost passed out lost vision and hearing until my body recovered from it and was taken out side to cool down. Pain in stomache if I did not eat enough. I would eat to the point of being full but it didn't help with the medicine. Felt better but the side effects were not worth it for me F 20 3 days
3/17/2005
 4  Strep Pyogenes(pharynigits) Not great taste in my mouth but just rinsing with water mixed with salt and baking soda help get rid of that and soothe my throat. I feel very lethargic but no worse than I felt when I wasn't on the pills! Cleared up my painful canker sore after first day! I was quite happy. I like the smell and taste (smell like rockets or vanilla)! I found it odd that the doctor gave me chlarithromycin considering I had no allergies to B-lactam antibiotics. A cheaper medication would have been ampicillin but Oh well. F 21 7 days
7/21/2008
 1  strep throat I was prescribed this medication for 10 days. On the first night I felt fine, the second night I was up from 1:30-7:30am puking every 15-30 minutes. I was begging my boyfriend to take me to the hospital because I thought I was going to die. Terrible taste in my mouth even a day after stopping the medication, terrible gas and bloating. Back pain, stomach pain, feels like I'm being stabbed in the gut. No appetite. Would never take this again, the side effects are just terrible and not worth it. F 21 10 days
500mg 2X day
3/21/2014
 4  Severe Strep Throat Diahrrea, Crazy Dreams I had hobbits, smeaguls, ents, nazgul, and orcs flying around in my head for hours after my third night on Biaxin XL. Don't try to fall asleep to Lord of the Rings if you're on this drug. Seems to be working after my 4th day on it. I have a severe case of Strep Throat which I got after contracting Mono about a week before. The Strep piggybacked on the mono and my immune system has been having trouble getting rid of the mono while the Strep gives me problems. I had to go back and get a prescription for Hydrocodone and Prednisone, both of which have been helping. The mono really hasn't been bad, but the Strep is very painful. M 22 4 days
11/30/2006
 4  Strep Throat Metallic taste in mouth, as mentioned by almost everyone. The first two days I have to make sure to have enough food in my stomach to buffer the drug, otherwise I do get sick to my stomach. I get strep throat very easily. When was in high school and middle school I got it almost every year! This time, my first in college, has been the worst, and as always I got prescribed Biaxin XL. It's not for everybody! Antibiotics are particular, and you need to find one that works for you! It's not perfect...the taste and the need to eat a decent amouth with it are a hassle. But I'm allergic to all "cillin" drugs and intolerant of Zithromax so Biaxin has always been a good option for me. I find it easier to handle as my body gets better...this stuff hits your system hard! Make sure to stay well hydrated and eat yoghurt. F 22 2 days
1/24/2006
 1  Dental Treatment At first extreme nausea/diarrhea and some pain in the 'midriff' area. After I stopped taking this medication, the diarrhea/sickness stopped but still nauseous, extreme pain, and general weakness/sleeplessness as a result. I have been on different medication for a couple of days now and this has not subsided. I am hungry but not at all motivated to eat. Stomach pain appears randomly and feels like being kicked from the inside. New doctor suggested switching to Penicillin as I am not allergic to it and so have no idea why I was given Biaxin in the first place. Do not up/continue this medication, as was previously advised to me, this would be a huge mistake. I am underweight and it has been suggested that the amount I was prescribed is probably culpable for my negative reaction, F 22 3 days
500 3X day
11/28/2013
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 1  Sinus infection I started having a horrible tooth ache. Dr. Did a ct scan and found a small amount of inflammation and said it might be causing the pain. He prescribed me biaxin to fight it. The first time I took it I went to sleep with no issues. At this point I had been awake for 3 days in agony from my tooth which turns out was unrelated to the sinus inf. when I woke up I had no appetite when I went to get food, and I was having some bowel issues. I was compleatly unable to sleep that night. I just wasn't tired and couldn't even keep my eyes closed. The next day while at work I noticed a weird feeling in my back, kinda like a euphoric feeling but it's not fun. Over the corse of the day I started getting nausea and twords the ravening I started feeling as if I wasn't in control of my body. My legs were shaking and I was extreamly paranoid. I went to the chow hall and basically had a panic attack because I was so freaked out by what was going on. Later that evening I went to the we because I thought I was allergic or something and when I told them what was happening they basically said I won't die and go away. Now it's 3am and I'm still having the weird feeling in my back and still feel kinda loopy (lack of sleep?) iv got the dry mouth and metallic tast everyone is describing . I tried to sleep but was having extreamly weird dreams or something like that where I woke up terrified and freezing cold. Being cold is odd since I'm currently deployed to Kuwait right now. This has and still is a M 22 2 days
500
9/12/2014
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 1  Bronchitis Ringing ears, pounding heart, anxiety, panic attacks, crying and depeession. This med made me feel like I was going insane I do not have a history of depression or anxiety worst experience of my life. F 22 3 days
11/4/2009
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 3  Bronchitis Naseau, Diahrrea, head-ache I had to sleep like 12 hours a night or else i was dead tired all day while on this. It made my throat and sinus feel better after a few days. M 23 10 days
4/10/2009
 1  sinus and ear infection horrible dizziness, lightheaded, stomach upset, metal taste, very very very very dizzy I only took ONE pill and felt terrible! Am supposed to take 2 a day for 10 days. Will not take another. Wondering if doctor is trying to kill me! HA HA I think this makes a good laxative, though...haha F 23 10 days
5/27/2005
 5  sinusitis metallic taste, mild stomach upset Biaxin has always worked great for me with minimal side effects. I do get the metallic taste, but it doesn't bother me too much as I can easily get rid of it by drinking something or eating something, or even chewing gum. Compared to some of the other antibiotics I've tried for sinus infections, Biaxin actually has worked the best for me with the least amount of side effects. F 24 7 days
6/10/2006
  

BIAXIN XL  (CLARITHROMYCIN):  Clarithromycin is used to treat a wide variety of bacterial respiratory tract infections. Clarithromycin is known as a macrolide antibiotic. It works by stopping the growth of bacteria. This antibiotic treats only bacterial infections. It will not work for viral infections (such as common cold, flu). Using any antibiotic when it is not needed can cause it to not work for future infections.   FDA Approval Date: 2000-03-03 (Sources: U.S. Centers for Medicare Services, FDA)

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