CLINDAMYCIN HCL Reviews (CLINDAMYCIN HYDROCHLORIDE)Average Rating: 1.9 (321 Ratings)Filter ResultsCompare CLINDAMYCIN HCL with similar:
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| RATING | REASON | SIDE EFFECTS FOR CLINDAMYCIN HCL | COMMENTS | SEX | AGE | DURATION/ DOSAGE | DATE ADDED |
| 4 | root canal infection | none | M | 31 | 8 days | 9/5/2005 | 2 | bacterial infection in vagina | I got antibiotic induced colitis. I found out afterwards that Clindamycin is one of the main antibiotics that is guilty of causing clostridium difficile, which produces toxins that cause diarrhea, abdominal cramping, urgency and so forth. | It cleared up the bv, but I wish I could have taken something else, or somehow avoided the bv. I was pregnant and I had to wait several weeks (until I got out of my 1st trimester) to start a new antibiotic to clear up the c-diff. I hated having this problem while pregnant, because I did not gain weight and worried about the baby constantly. This problem is more widespread than one would think. I was a very healthy young person. I just want to say don't take antibiotics (esp. Clindamycin) unless you ABSOLUTELY need them. | F | 31 | 10 days | 7/21/2006 | 1 | bacterial vaginosis | Clostridium difficile- persistent diarrhea and pain, which is very difficult to treat... because it is caused by antibiotics wiping out the natural flora in your bowels, symptoms can be alleviated with medication, but it is very very hard to CURE. | Clindamycin is on of the main antibiotics that causes C-diff because it is a broad spectrum antibiotic. Ask for something else. Better yet, don't take it unless your life depends on it. | F | 40 | 10 days | 10/3/2006 | 1 | Bacterial Vaginosis | Developed C.diff after 5 days of treatment. Did not cure original infection | I was put on this due to the fact that I had a bad reaction to Flagyl (I have a review of this med on here too). I was prescribed 300mg twice daily for 7 days. Everything was fine until day 5 when I developed watery diarrea, my doctor sent me to the ER and they confirmed C.diff, I am now taking Vancomycin for that (part 3 of medication my review series coming soon!) Seriously, ask for something lighter if your doc can give it to you. The side effect of c.diff is not worth taking this med. | F | 29 | 7 days | 12/27/2006 | 4 | Gum infection | Headaches on the side of my head, not to crazy. | infection seems to have gone away, swelling in gums down | M | 31 | 2 days | 4/17/2007 | 1 | tooth infection | Stay away from this drug and run from anyone that prescribes it! This drug caused chronic diarrhea that has been going on for over 10 months and that has not responded to Flagyl. Any doctor that prescribes this obviously isn't doing their homework. There are other antibiotics that are safer than this. The manufacturers should be put out of business. | M | 40 | 7 days | 7/8/2007 | 5 | Tooth infection | When I read the side effects from others who has taken this, I fully expected to have worse diarrhea. I had diarrhea really bad before taking this and it stopped. I felt like I had to "go" alot when in fact I didn't. That was the only side effect I had. When I was done with the medication, I was back to having diarrhea. | Did its job. | F | 39 | 7 days | 8/13/2007 | 4 | Tooth Infection | None | After reading up on this drug on this site, I was very nervous to begin taking the course of antibiotics. I was fine though and I think its b/c I loaded up on Probiotics during and after the course of treatment. It was annoying b/c I felt like I was popping pills all day (probiotics are more effective if taken 2 hours after the antibiotic) but all worth it as I had none of the usual side effects. Also, follow the instruction and take with a full glass of water (and/or food) and don't lie down for at least 30 minutes after taking a pill. The one time I didn't follow those instructions I felt the burning in my esophogus. | F | 35 | 10 days | 10/31/2007 | 4 | Throat infection | nonstop bowel movements, headaches | I cannot stress enough to take a pro-biotic with this!! If you don't you will be in serious trouble. Drink probiotic yogurt type drinks or take the probiotic in pill form. Clindamycin saved my life but it is a heavy duty drug. | F | 34 | 10 days | 1/30/2008 | 3 | root canal treatment | Loose, burning and frequent stool but not diarrhea. It was as though I had eaten hot peppers the night before. Bad taste in mouth and nothing tasted right. | The pharmacist's notes on this medication warned "diarrhea may occur weeks to months after taking". I stopped the medication 2 days ago and my system seems to be getting back to normal. Food tastes good again. It was difficult to gauge its effectiveness because I couldn't tell I had an infection in the first place. | F | 60 | 7 days | 3/14/2008 | 4 | Root Canal | None at all | No problems taking this medication. Followed the directions that accompany the prescrip. | F | 37 | 7 days | 6/9/2008 | 5 | root canal infection | none yet | Already had c-diff so taking plenty probiotics and hope nothing happens....On day 2 of 7 day course 300 mgs x 3 per day Also, I am pregnant | F | 38 | 2 days | 6/16/2008 | 4 | Abcessed tooth | Metallic taste in my mouth, stomach cramping, diarrhea, | My doctor suspected an abcessed tooth because I kept having pain after getting a crown. He gave me an extremely high dosage of this stuff and it's wrecking havoc on my stomach. I will be glad when I'm done with this. I can't take it much longer. It does seem to be helping my tooth though. For the first time in over two months I can bite down and not have any pain. | F | 27 | | 8/6/2008 | 1 | Absess tooth | Bloating, naseau, increased bowl movements, just didnt feel right | F | 24 | 7 days | 4/14/2009 | 5 | staph infection | None. Expected diarrhea but took a probiotic and drank 1 Dannon Active each day. Had no problems. Did take exactly every 8 hours to help avoid problems. | The moron doctor I took my son to first didn't diagnose his staph infection - so when the new doctor I took him to did diagnose the staph skin infection it was bad, covering 3 different areas, each about 6" x 6", which is why it took 20 days of medication. I didn't see an improvement until the 5th day, but after that the skin infection got noticably better each day, until it was gone. | M | 11 | 20 days 300 mg 3X day | 7/9/2010 | 1 | Wisdom teeth removal | None other than the typical antibiotic side effects, which is basically just diarrhea. | I am so freaking pissed I had to take this for something as minor as preventing an infection after wisdom teeth removal. It gave me c-diff, which just really pisses me off. Pharmacists need to warn you to at least take probiotics while you're on this antibiotic. | M | 25 | 7 days 3X day | 8/15/2010 | 5 | fatigue and infection | Have used in past with excellent results, immediate improvement within hours | Recent doctor didn't want to prescribe. | M | 51 | 7 days 300 mg 2X day | 8/16/2010 | 5 | peridontal infection | metallic taste in mouth | 10 days of taking Augmentin every 8 hrs. did not clear up my dental infection, so I was prescribed Clindamycin. I was anxious about taking such a powerful drug, especially after reading the comments of this site. Good News folks...I had no side effects or gastro-intestinal issues. The drug eliminated my serious infection - a miracle in my opinion. I always took the dose with food, spaced the doses as far possible, and drank a cup of Kefir liquid yogurt once or twice a day. The week following my last dose I drank 2 cups of Kefir daily. A month has passed since then and I am healthy and suffered no ill effects from the antibiotic. Good Luck to all...hope my experience helps. | F | 58 | 7 days 300 mg. 3X day | 10/25/2010 | 1 | Removal of wisdom teeth | Developed severe C difficile infection at age 18 after having my wisdom teeth removed, I was in the hospital for one week. 10 years later I have had C diff. one more time. I will never recommend this drug to anyone. It has ruined my life. I have permanent IBS and stomach problems now because of it. | F | 24 | 2 days 3X day | 12/14/2010 | 4 | infection after wisdom extraction | Metallic taste and increased bowel movements but not diarhea. I had a minor rash develop on the 10th day of taking this medication. I also took probiotics 2 to 3 hours after taking a pill and continued to for about 6 weeks after I stopped taking this medication. C-difficle is not present in everybody's gut. I think only a minority of people have c-dificile naturally present in their gut. It's in those who already have c-difficile in their gut that are prone to a c-difficile infection from this medication. I drank down about 4 glasses of water with each pill so did not experience any heartburn and I sat up for about an hour after taking each pill. | I was floxxed 3 years prior from Cipro so was almost hysterical that I had to take 10 days of Clindamycin. I had some of the same reactions I had to Cipro(burning skin, nerve pain, insomnia, muscle pain) That is probably only because I had been floxxed previously by Cipro. They were way way less intense and they went away within about 1 week of stopping this medication in comparism to almost 6 months after I took Cipro....yeah, not fun! | F | 45 | 10 days 300 mgs 4X day | 11/11/2011 |
CLINDAMYCIN HCL (CLINDAMYCIN HYDROCHLORIDE): Clindamycin is used to treat a wide variety of bacterial infections. It is an antibiotic that works by stopping the growth of bacteria. This antibiotic treats only bacterial infections. It will not work for virus 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: 1989-09-20 (Sources: U.S. Centers for Medicare Services, FDA)