AUGMENTIN XR Reviews (AMOXICILLIN; CLAVULANATE POTASSIUM)Average Rating: 2.1 (192 Ratings)Filter ResultsCompare AUGMENTIN XR with similar:
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| RATING | REASON | SIDE EFFECTS FOR AUGMENTIN XR | COMMENTS | SEX | AGE | DURATION/ DOSAGE | DATE ADDED |
| 1 | Sinus infection | Anxiety, increased heart rate,insomnia,feeling foggy. I haven't had the stomach upset, forced myself to eat something with. But I can't take anymore. Side effects worsening not getting better. Calling Doc in morning. Doubt they will do anything | F | 5 days 1000 mg/2p | 1/19/2014 | 3 | sinus infection | Initially none, then after first course of 10 days, inability to settle down and sleep, extreme weepiness and anxiety. | Prescribed for my 12 year old son who had two infected sinuses. This knocked him for a loop. After 10 days on the drug he couldn't sleep and drove us crazy with anxious fears at bedtime. I think this is a drug of last resort for someone like my son. But you won't know until you try it.:( | M | 12 | 2 weeks | 5/31/2008 | 2 | infected toenail | No explosive diarrhea, but all my silver jewelry tarnished. What the hell? :/ i had to go buy silver jewelry cleaner. I also had to pee about every half hour starting around the fifth day. | F | 14 | 10 days | 7/6/2008 | 1 | sinus infection | My 14 year daughter had severe diarrhea (despite taking a probiotic), extreme upper stomach pain, reflux, dizziness, no appetite. Although this medicine cleared up her sinus infection, I would NEVER recommend using it. Because of the problems, we stopped the medicine after 10 days (docs wanted her to take it 14). Due to the severe pain, my daughter missed 16 days of school, had 3 pediatrician visits, 1 ER visit, 2 pediatric GI visits, and 1 endoscopy (which showed inflammation in the small intestine)! I will never let any of my children use this medicine! | F | 14 | 10 days | 3/20/2009 | 3 | Acute sinusitis | diarrhea, nausea, vomiting, heart burn, headache | Took 1 pill every 12 hrs | F | 16 | 10 days 875 | 12/21/2014 | 1 | Sinus Infection | My 16 YO daughter was prescribed this med for 10 days but we stopped after 7. Her cramps were so bad one day she was hunched over in pain and laid down on the floor at a school function. I had her eat food with the meds thinking it would cut down on the side effects but no success. Today is the 5th day after she stopped taking this medication and she is still getting severe abdominal cramps, lightheadness and fatigue. I called the MD and he said to start her on probiotics, to date no improvement. I am planning on taking her in tomorrow. My daughter is normally very active and now in her spare time all she wants to do is sleep. Do not allow this med to be administered to your child. | F | 16 | 10 days 875mg125mg 2X day | 3/24/2010 | 1 | Bit by dog | Within one use of the medication, shortly after taking a pill I experienced: diarrhea, vomitting, itching all over body, swelling, heightened heart rate, fever, cold sweats, pain in my chest, stomach and abdominal area. Upon taking it once more recently, only 1cc of it, I have experienced itching, vaginal irritation, and reddened skin after not taking it for several months. | F | 17 | 1 times 500mg | 1/26/2015 | 1 | pneumonia | Hives, swelling of my hands and feet if I got cold, and severe joint pain that lasted 3 weeks, and had hair loss for months afterward. | Would never recommend this except as a last resort. The joint pain was really harsh and faded very gradually over the 3 weeks after I stopped taking the drug. I lost a great deal of hair that didn't start growing back until about 5 months after I stopped taking the drug. I don't even want to imagine what may have happened if I had taken this drug through it's full coarse. | F | 18 | 2 days 1X day | 1/30/2013 | 4 | Sinusitis, Acute URTI | severe muscle weakness in arms, anxiety, sweats, mild stomach pain and mild acid reflux | 2000 mg twice daily. The size of the dose scares me, but the clinical picture is that of pneumococcal infection, so I'd rather take this than have an URTI spread to my lungs. I'm taking a good probiotic so have not experienced any intestinal discomfort. It's only been prescribed for 5 days so I hope and pray that I won't experience severe side-effects. The sinus pains and headaches I had had for three days cleared up about 8 hours after taking the first dosage. | F | 19 | 2 days | 11/6/2009 | 3 | Upper resp infection/tonsilitis | Bloating, Diarrhea, head ache, muscle aches esp in legs and chest and lower back, weakness, fatigue, nausea | Well, the coughing etc has stopped, and my tonsils shrunk back to normal size, but i feel like crap. I'm on day four. the side effects hit in the middle of day two, and have been getting gradually worse. but i guess the drug completed its purpose, im not suffering from my illness anymore, i'm suffering because of the drug itself. | F | 19 | 7 days | 1/13/2007 | 4 | Sinus Infection | been feeling unusually tired, sluggish, depressed and having mood swings. It didn't occur to me that it might be the drugs! Now that i know why i feel so terrible i've found some relief and will contine my 5 to 10 day course. it's working for it's intended purpose | F | 20 | 3 days 2X day | 10/25/2012 | 3 | uterine infection | Severe cramping(thought my uterine ifection was getting worse), nausea,watery diarrhea, muscle aches, anxiety. Just not feeling "Right" | I noticed improvement with my symptoms within the first 24 hours but the side effects suck. I didn't know about taking the probiotics so maybe that might have helped to have less side effects. I have 2 more days and I have already skipped a dose because of how it makes me feel. Hopefullly I will be able to hold out until the end. | F | 20 | 5 days | 3/6/2007 | 2 | Urinary Track Infection | Very fast resting heart rate, loss of appetite, feeling nauseated, vision “blacking out” when standing up too fast and then returning after 10 seconds, diarrhea | This medicine makes me feel more sick than I expected. My heart is beating so fast within an hour of taking it I feel like I'm exercising constantly. | F | 20 | 7 days | 6/18/2007 | 1 | Asthmatic Bronchitis | Severe coughing, mood swings, difficulty breathing, nausea, depression. | M | 20 | 2 days 875mg/125m | 7/12/2012 | 1 | throat infection | chills, feverish, pain, rash, stomach pain, diarrhea, nausea (INTENSE), migraines, tired, pain all over body, severe anxiety/depression. | I am currently on day 5? of Augmentin, and I have 5 more days... UGH This is the worst antibiotic EVER! I feel worse then I did before taking it. I am suffering right now as I type this... I don't know how I'm going to make it through another 5 days. I also ALREADY have anxiety/depression, and my medicine for those can't even battle off the anxiety that comes with this medicine. It's horrible! | F | 20 | 10 days 2X day | 1/30/2011 | 1 | chest infection | WORST HEADACHE OF MY LIFE, literally never ending, had it for a week over revision and cant think straight, feels like my head is full of mist.. i am also excessively tired and find it impossible to wake from sleeping. pains in my face and neck alongside the headache. Had one day of intense nausea when i first started the pack | would rather have a chest infection - seriously. | F | 20 | 7 days | 5/14/2009 | 4 | beginning stages of pneumonia | Explosive diarrhea on the second day (did not take with enough food). Occasional upper abdominal pain that would subside after lying down. Some anxiety starting around day 7-8. Fatigue. Slight nausea. | Took a few days to clear up my infection, but after about day 5, I stopped coughing and spitting up yellow mucous. I just finished my 10th day, and am no longer coughing. The positives definitely outweighed the negatives for me. If you are experiencing stomach pain, diarrhea, or nausea, I suggest taking your antibiotic with a LARGE meal (I usually just heated up a lean cuisine). Also, it helped with I took the antibiotic at the BEGINNING of the meal, not the end. This way, the antibiotic gets absorbed at the same time as your stomach is digesting food, so you stomach will feel the effects from absorption less. | F | 21 | 875/125 1X day | 3/5/2010 Patient History | 1 | Sinus | Feel like I can't control my body or mind. Way to dizzy. Pressure. Body feels numb and tingly. Similar symptoms to multiple sclerosis..... will be going back to hospital. Anybody else? | Don't take this. | F | 21 | 3 days 875 x2 | 1/30/2017 | 4 | mystery throat infection | No side effects! I usually get nauseous with antibiotics, but I didn't feel anything on Augmentin XR. | After reading comments on this site I was nervous about the side effects, but I had a really positive experience with Augmentin XR. The only complaint I have is that my infection (which is still unidentified even after two strep tests, mono test, and a CBC) came back while I was still on Augmentin (I was good for 5 days). I now get to have a tonsilectomy, but that is beside the point here. Side effects depend on the person, what is being treated, and probably the age of the person. I like this medicine! | F | 22 | 10 days | 5/16/2009 | 4 | kidney infection | nothing really; light flareup of existing lung issue, no biggie. | Switched to this after a bad bout of side effects with Cipro. While this has a longer run (14 days vs. 3 days), I'm much happier. | F | 23 | 14 days | 3/22/2008 |