CLINDAMYCIN HCL Reviews (CLINDAMYCIN HYDROCHLORIDE)

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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)

  

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RATING  REASONSIDE EFFECTS FOR CLINDAMYCIN HCLCOMMENTSSEXAGEDURATION/
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DATE ADDED
 
 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
 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  Dead Root Canaled tooth Diarrhea, unless probitoics and management of dosage is taken. This is an ANAEROBIC antibiotic. This means that it will kill the infection residing in your infected tooth, however it will also kill the anaerobes in the gut. It is not smart like that, it is your job to understand this. Take probiotics. I cut the dosage back to 1 300mg pill am and 1 300 mg pill pm, worked just fine. Do not use calcium-based antiacids (Rolaids, Tums, milk, etc). This medication is very effective if you understand the cause, effect, symptoms and medication. DO THE RESEARCH, GOOGLE IS FREE. M 50 30 days
500mg 3X day
4/17/2014
 5  Wisdom tooth infection Mild case of the trots, random metallic taste in mouth Worked great after the first day! Amoxicillin didn't help so they put me on this for a week. No serious side effects, no complaints. M 32 7 days
150 4X day
10/14/2014
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 5  Root Canal Prep Taking this drug because I am allergic to penicillin. Burning in throat on second day. Painful to swallow food. Chewing 3 Tums helped immediately. Heartburn started on 3rd day and continues thru day 5 (today). Called my dentist who prescribed it to me. Waiting for his call back. Sweating at night. Took last daily pill just before going to bed. On 5th day, Tums not as effective but still helps. M 63 5 days
300 4X day
3/31/2015
 5  Wisdom tooth pain I experienced diarrhea shortly after I started taking the capsules. The dentist told me to stop taking them for two or three days, then resume. I did this and the diarrhea didn't happen again. I experienced tightness in my throat immediately after taking the capsule. The pain in my tooth subsided then stopped. I've noticed that since taking this drug, that my defecation has become more normal. It used to be on a weekly or longer cycle, with large bowel motion. It is now on a two day cycle with smaller bowel motions. An interesting drug! M 78 7 days
300mg 4X day
7/30/2016
 5  Wisdom tooth infection Too many. Diarrhea, feeling sick, burning stomach. Take this with food! Cleared up a terrible infection within the first hour of taking it and thank god because I was in a lot of pain. The side effect profile is pretty icky but it works and the side effects are temporary. M 7 days
3X day
2/17/2018
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 5  Impacted wisdom tooth infection Diarrhea, burning stomach. Take this pill with lots of food and while you're resting! I had a horrible, horrible infection in my tooth. Originally was given amoxicillin but it did nothing, had to go to the emergency room. They gave me 1 pill and a script, 15 minutes after taking it my jaw felt better! But my stomach was in pain, it was pretty bad. What a great antibiotic, very strong but it works real quick. M 38 1 weeks
1X day
1/14/2020
 5  Dental Mild stomach issues I always start with Prilosec OTC when starting this antibiotic. Always take this with food. Be sure to sit upright after taking this pill for one hour. Take it with a tall glass of water. Take a probiotic 2 hours after (Florastor is good) your dose. Continue the probiotic for one month after you finish. I also took lypospheric vitamin C as well. Been on this antibiotic 4 times now and never had any issues. Just never take this pill with too much (or too little) food or water and you should be ok. M 51 7 days
3X day
12/5/2020
 5  Tooth infection Same as all these people. I have taken doxycycline too in the past, and some one else said it, but it made me feel the same as clindamycin. Excited, nervous, anxious, like I don't know what to do. I thought I was the only because I asked the pharmacy and a nurse and told them about a previous experience w/ the doxy. They told me there was no side effects like that w/ clindamycin, but after about 4 1/2 days it's not good. I feel like I'm supposed to finish it, but want to go back to being normal. What are people supposed to do. How can we get rid of an infection without feeling like this? What is the other option? It's sad that people do have these side effects but apparently it's not reported when you pick up from pharmacy. I believe the FDA should study this more or whoever approved this stuff. M 4 days
150 mg 4X AN
1/15/2024
 4  Tooth Infection WARNING: Don't poot without being seated on a toilet while using this drug. Worked for me. Diarrhea and some nausea. M 28 10 days
300mg 3X day
10/5/2015
 4  6 week sinus infection Mild on/off nausea for an hour after taking but that all went away on day 4. On day 3, the watery diarrhea kicked in and lasted for the duration. It was mild. Usually a couple times morning and couple times at night. No heartburn and a couple times I went straight to bed. My stomach has always been tough though. On Day 3/4, my sporadic low grade fever I'd been having for 6 weeks was gone. I think I'm cured. Fingers crossed. I took this drug after Amoxicillian failed to work. During my course of Clindamycin, I took Jarrows saccharomyces boulardii (two mornng and one night), a good probiotic between antibiotic doses, and lots of yogurt. This antibiotic can cause C-Diff only if you have the C-Diff bacteria in your colon. I took the saccharomyces boulardii in case I had it. M 42 10 days
300mg 3X day
10/3/2015
 4  Infected Blister/Staff Infection Moderate diarrhea for a couple weeks after I went off it. About twice a day had cramps and then liquid...you know. Didn't get dehydrated or anything. Not sure if it was a mild case of Clostridium difficile. Starting to go away about a week and a half after I finished my course of Clindamycin. A blister somehow got infected, and the doctor put me on this because he was afraid it was MRSA (it wasn't). I am prone to diarrhea and always got it from antibiotics as a child, but hadn't got it from Amoxicillin as and adult. Clindamycin did fix my initial problems and the side effects started to subside a week after I finished my treatment. M 41 10 days
300 1X day
12/5/2014
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 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
 4  root canal infection none M 31 8 days
9/5/2005
 3  infected gum around impacted wisdom Heartburn could be severe, similar to getting big pill stuck part way down. It seemed to do fine at wiping out my infection. I learned from trial and painful error that heartburn could be kept tolerable by taking clindamycin only when my stomach was empty and then not eating for about 2 hours. Taking on a full stomach led to 30-60 minutes of misery starting about 5 min after swalloing. M 78 7 days
300 3X day
4/30/2015
 3  Absess on tooth I have taken this many times and never paid attention till this time that it said not to lay down for 10 min after well tonight i took it and went to bed that was at midnight and about 3:30 i woke up to go to bathroom and wen i got in there i got really nauseous and dizzy and fell up against my sink and then want sure how long i had been there im sure it wasnt that long but wen i tried to stand up i started vomiting and as you can imagine that at this time my stomach was empty but that didn't make it stop i kept on for probably 15 min before i stopped and then had to try and gather my self and try to get back to bed and im the only one here so this has scared me pretty bad especially since my throat hasnt stopped burning and i have the worst taste in my mouth and have not been to sleep since thats just to let other people know what it can do to you M 47 4 days
600 mg at
3/6/2017
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 2  Tooth Abcess Dizziness, heart burn, and some weird central nervous system issue that kicked my butt. I actually began to dream when lying awake, all the while experiencing very hard involuntary jerks and twitches that would cause me to start gasping for breath. I never fell asleep. This went on for hours after taking my second dose of 150mg and finally fell asleep from exhaustion around 4 a.m. Lost perception of reality to an extent, almost like I was on a bad high from a recreational drug. It took the entire next day to get over it and feel back to my normal self. No more clindamycin for me! M 53 7 days
5/30/2016
 2  Tooth Infection SEVERE SEVERE Indescribable heartburn I have a tooth infection & so have been having difficulties swallowing. I went to take a capsule & I felt it get caught mid way down. I took it w a great deal of water & even ate a little something to aide in it going down. About 10 minutes later,to describe it as heartburn just does not come close to explaining the excruciating pain that came, I thought I was dying of a heart attack or that acid was coming up & out & was burning right through all the soft tissue in my throat.It has been 3 hours & after handfuls of TUMS & other Antacids, along with gallons of water, I am STILL in a great deal of pain. I constantly feel the need to vomit but nothing comes up, I have just been dry heaving. It is the one of the worst things I have ever felt in my life & that's saying a lot, it feels like I have something lodged all throughout the entire length of my esophagus down into my stomach. Been through multiple major surgeries, several tooth abscesses,chemo for cancer, etc.THIS was by FAR one of the worst things I have experienced. Having such a dangerous powder within a gel capsule, one that can easily get stuck & begin to dissolve in an area of the body that it is not made to be in, can cause severe burns & other painful issues. I have heard horrific stories in where this has caused acute harm to people. This has been going on for years, why they have not formulated it in a different manner, is irresponsible & careless on the part of the manu M 38 2 days
300 mgs 4X day
4/10/2016
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 2  Spider bite Head fog no energy stiff neck now done with it still have head fog and stomach cramping problems Wish i would have seen this site befor i took it thaught it was the infection making me feel off ,fuckin worthless doctors bunch of idiots why would the perscribe this when i clearly could have taken penicillin or somthing with less side affects M 39 10 days
300mg
5/17/2020
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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)

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