ERYTHROMYCIN Reviews (ERYTHROMYCIN)Average Rating: 1.9 (1000 Ratings)Filter ResultsCompare ERYTHROMYCIN with similar:
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| RATING | REASON | SIDE EFFECTS FOR ERYTHROMYCIN | COMMENTS | SEX | AGE | DURATION/ DOSAGE | DATE ADDED |
| 1 | Infected cut on thumb | Vomiting and Nausea. Extreme pain just below ribs. Extremely hungry but with no appetite. Painful gas. Very tired. | I am allergic to penicillin. I have taken a fair share of different antibiotics in the past but I have never had such a reaction than to this one. The pain was unbearable in contraction-like timings. I had only been taking it for 24 hours, and 2 hours after taking my 5th set of tablets I was vomiting every 10 minutes and dealing with extreme pain and pressure under my ribs that would happen every 30 seconds. From looking at the other reviews here, this antibiotic seems more hassle than its worth. I have since stopped taking it as recommended by 111 last night. | F | 21 | 1 days 500mg 4X day | 6/9/2024 | 1 | skin problems | hungry, bloated, tired, depressed | do not recommend | F | 39 | 6 weeks 150 2X day | 6/4/2023 | 2 | Acne | Feeling dizzy and anxious scared to drive on the motorways all of a sudden feelings of panic attacks. Unsure if this is the antibiotic | Cleared acne | F | 38 | 40 days 250 4X day | 4/29/2023 | 1 | Uncertain why it was given to me | The pain I experienced was horrible and intensified in the ribcage, along with shivering and body chills, slight nausea and I noticed pale poo and darker urine... All this from two eye drops just before the eye injection I was given at the opthalmologist appointment | F | 36 | 1 times 1X O | 3/3/2023 | 5 | Gastro precious | I haven't had any yet and I hope I don't | I took Regaln for 3 months this is the first that has worked | F | 68 | 5 days 250 mg 3X day | 1/31/2023 | 5 | Gastro precious | I haven't had any yet and I hope I don't | I took Reglan for 3 months this is the first that has worked | F | 68 | 5 days 250 mg 3X day | 1/31/2023 | 3 | Eyelid infection | Blurry vision for short time | This is the version made by Bausch for the eye - a gel topical called ophthalmic erythromycin. Very difficult to administer. It’s like petroleum jelly. Not good instructions from Bausch in the box but found better one at medline here: https://medlineplus.gov/druginfo/meds/a613018.html So far not much improvement but it can take at least 3 days. | M | 17 | 3 days .5% 3X day | 10/12/2022 | 1 | Blepharitis | Severe reaction by end of day 2, having begun with mild stomach pain. Horrendous trapped wind behind rib cage causing extreme pressure and nausea. Griping pain in lower abdomen. Diarrhoea. Rigors but no increase in temperature. | Got zero sleep last night due to awful pain. Felt properly ill. GP has marked my notes so that I'm never prescribed erythromycin again. | F | 64 | 2 days 250mg 4X day | 9/20/2022 | 1 | Ear infection as I'm allergic Pen | Severe abdo pain, chest pain, back pain, vomiting, had to go to go to bed. Thought I was going to die. | Never would take this again | F | 36 | 2 days 250mg 4X day | 8/2/2022 | 1 | Ear infection | Vomiting or need to vomit. Stomach cramps | An alternative for allergy to penicillin | M | 48 | 5 days 5mg 4X day | 2/23/2022 | 2 | Sore throat | Terrible stomach pain - gurgling noises - like painful trapped wind with no relief. Feels sore inside. Loss of appetite. Really tired | F | 27 | 4 days 4Xdaily 4X day | 1/1/2022 | 1 | Chest infection | Upset stomach, very low mood,insomnia,no appetite. Feel worse taking these tablets that I did before. Never felt so ill in my life. Decided to stop taking them | Why do these tablets not agree with so many people | F | 66 | 2 days 1000mg | 12/23/2021 | 1 | Group B Strep and a Staph Infection | Top of my stomach in extreme discomfort (never felt pain like it). Hungry, but unable to eat. Tiredness. Feeling sick | F | 25 | 7 days 500mg 4X day | 12/5/2021 | 1 | Campylobacter infection | Felt fine for the first 2 days, however on day 3 about 20 mins after taking it I started to experience extreme stomach cramps and diarrhoea which burned. The pain gradually got worse and my blood pressure sky rocketed to 120/140 with heart rate of 140 bpm. Lying in bed, in too much pain to sleep, I went to the bathroom when I was overcome with a wave of ice cold sensations throughout my body. I honestly was terrified I was dying. Within a minute or so I was violently throwing up, around 20-30 times. I feel a little better now that I've vomited but the pain is still very intense. | My family and I have been suffering with campylobacter food poisoning for the past 4 weeks. All three of us were prescribed erythromycin but I'm the only one who has side effects so far. Will not be touching them with a barge pole again. Never felt so ill in my life. | F | 29 | 7 days 4X day | 10/29/2021 | 1 | Ear infection | Allergic to penicillin so prescribed this. Never felt so ill. Stomach cramps, diarrhoea and sickness. Couldn't eat anything and even water made me sick. | F | 51 | 0 days 500mg 4X day | 10/1/2021 | 1 | Infection after childbirth | Constant hunger, wind pains, frequent need to empty bowels (not ideal after having a baby!), nausea, sickness even with empty stomach. Sweating, flushed face. | I have had this drug before for many things and I've usually been prescribed 250mg 4 times per day. This time over been prescribed double that.. I feel absolutely dreadful. I wake to feed my newborn and sit there feeling sick then wake again half an hour after dropping off and actually go to be sick. Could really do without this. I'm going to have to stop taking it over the weekend I can't cope with this. All of this for an infection I may or may not have! And even if I do, it's potentially the wrong antibiotic for it. | F | 28 | 2 days 500mg 4X day | 9/24/2021 | 1 | Tooth Abcess | I took my first dose of 2 ,250mg ,4 times a day on the evening ,then continued the next day ,lunchtime i started getting severe cramping ,by 1am i was rushed to hospital with severe stomach pains ,up to my chest ,could barely breath ,4 days on i still havnt ate much or drank much ,horrible tablets | F | 47 | 2 days 500 4X day | 7/30/2021 | 1 | Dental abscess | Severe stomach cramps, upset stomach, dizzy, feeling sick, chest pains | Took one and already severe cramping avoid like the plaque take metrodonzle instead | F | 36 | 7 days 250mg 4X day | 6/28/2021 | 1 | scalp condition | the worst pains near heart and in stomach. been vomiting all the time. nausea never goes and somehow i'm insanely hungry but also can't eat at the same time. | F | 20 | 7 days 2000 4X day | 5/29/2021 | 4 | Severe gum infection | The high satisfaction rate was because it did the job. But I am sure it nearly killed me. This might have been because it was taken alongside a week of Metronizadol. Severe nausea, headache, generally feeling very unwell. Headach/vertigo/very faint. Flushed face at times and very very tired!. On top exceptionally sore mouth. Whole thing became a nightmare. I also got very anxious; was convinced I would end up in hospital, which is unusual for me. | Not sure if it was lack of sleep or being ill, but lost sense of time. It's only been a week but feels like months! But it did work better than the Metronizadol..which was meant to be the biggie. 250 | F | 58 | 5 days 500mg 4X day | 5/19/2021 |
ERYTHROMYCIN (ERYTHROMYCIN): Erythromycin is used to treat a wide variety of bacterial infections. It may also be used to prevent certain bacterial infections. Erythromycin is known as a macrolide antibiotic. It works by stopping the growth of bacteria. This antibiotic treats or prevents 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. (Sources: U.S. Centers for Medicare Services, FDA)