CLINDAMYCIN HCL Reviews (CLINDAMYCIN HYDROCHLORIDE)

Average Rating: 1.9 (321 Ratings)

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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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 4  Infected old belly button piercing Right after I take it I get very hot, start wheezing, runny nose, and have an asthma attack. Lasts about 2 hours. I take it with a Zyrtec and my inhaler. Once in the morning, once at night. It's hard to take but better than an infection. I have a belly button hole from 15 years ago and it gets infected once or twice a year and spreads into my belly button. This stops it dead in its tracks. Just grin and bear it as long as you don't get hives. 51 5 days
300 2X day
12/25/2021
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 1  Sinus infection I am dying. I’m laying here moaning with the worst heartburn/ esophagus pain that I have ever known to exist to mankind. I am NOT exaggerating. I honestly thought I was having a heart attack and my dad made me take one of his nitro pills. I’m now laying in bed moaning uncontrollably after taking a Zantac and drinking 2 large glasses of milk. I don’t know what to do. I’ve never felt pain like this in my life... and I’ve had my face kicked in by a horse. Needs to be taken off the market!!!!!!!!!!!!! Immediately!! 35 2 days
2/2/2019
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 1  Abscessed tooth /root canal I’ve felt mentally strange, my husband thought I was taking some kind of other drug because I was completely not myself after I started taking it. I’ve had extremely crazy dreams, I’ve been depressed, I’ve not wanted to get out, not myself at all. Nauseous and running to the bathroom for days. Mostly I’ve felt completely off, not clear headed and not normally functioning mentally. I can’t take penicillin because I have a severe allergic reaction to it and would go into anaphylaxis shock so I was given this medication. 58 8 days
300
11/5/2019
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 1  Strep throat Severe lower intestine problems after starting this antibiotic. A month later I am still having problems! Don’t risk your health with this antibiotic! Crap drug! 62 10 days
12/10/2019
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 1  lip piercing infection only had 6 pills so far. prescription was 3 times a day for 7 days . since the first day, extremely irritated throat. now ulcers in my mouth. on my tongue. feels like i'm trying to chew and swallow thumb tacks every time i talk or swallow saliva or even water. don't take this. now that i'm reading the reviews i wish i had never started it honestly. my throat has been killer for days. hard to eat, drink or even talk and make facial expressions. painfulllll 18 7 days
150
5/15/2020
 1  ingrown toe nail infection Abdominal cramping, toxic smelling gas, now one whole month without a normal bowel movement. Losing weight bc everytime I eat, I'm running to bathroom. Severe diarrhea, sometimes black. I wish this pain on no one, please do not chose this as an antibotic, there's so many others that won't cause these issues. 30 10 days
5/1/2015
 1  Infection Made me feel like I had a flu , fatigue , Lower back and side pains 32 7 days
300 2X day
1/9/2023
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 5  taken multiple times for surgery Heartburn if I lay down too soon after taking, headaches and some diarrhea, but kept me from infection after a modified radical neck disectomy I'm allergic to penicillin and many other antibiotics, this one seems to work and is helpful F 56 10 days
iv & pills
6/22/2015
 5  Recurring gum infection The first day I was extremely tired. The second day I awoke with lower than normal energy and a slight headache that was managed with Motrin. By the end of the second day, the side effects had subsided. I did not have any gastric disturbances: I drank two large glasses of water when taking the capsule, did not lie down for at least an hour after taking it, and ate yogurt, drank kefir, and took acidophilus supplements. This antibiotic worked when others such as amoxicillin and doxycycline were ineffective. F 61 7 days
300 MG 3X day
8/23/2015
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 5  absess tooth Very painful abdominal pain/heartburn ...makes me feel horrible just minutes after i take it ...Besides the pain it seems to have tooken care of my infection thou F 46 1 weeks
150mg
11/21/2015
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 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
 5  Dental Infection Very slight tummy problems. Nothing major. Softer stools, but I took probiotcs and ate yogurt each day. Tummy settled down after a few days of finishing the course prescribed. I usually have every side effect known with all drugs I take, but thankfully I've never had anything major with Clindamycin. I've taken this drug at least 10 times in the last 5 years. I've had a lot of dental work done and am allergic to penicillin, so I have to take something in a different antibiotic 'family'. I need to pre-med for any dental procedures, so I always take Clindamycin. I have had several infections (I'm prone to them, through no fault of the dentist), and they've always started clearing up within 48 hours, no matter how severe they were. One infection was so bad that I had to go to the hospital. 48 hours later, after the Clindamycin was started, I was a LOT better. Can't say enough good things about this medication. I'm sorry others have not done so well with it. F 51 7 days
300 mgs 3X day
6/28/2012
 5  Lyme disease Taken every other day along with other abx and artemisinin. Two weeks on, one week off for 3 cycles. After reading so many negative comments about this med, I felt it important enough to let people know what I did to avoid these horrific cramps and diarrhea. First time I took this med, I also experienced severe diarrhea and cramps. The VERY expensive probiotics and massive amounts of yogurt did nothing to help. My doctor told me about another type of probiotic called Saccharomyces Boulardii +MOS. I bought mine from vitacost.com. There are many companies who make it. I'm sure they all work well, however I purchased the Jarrow formula. Please PLEASE take this probiotic when taking any type of antibiotic. For me, it worked with the very first pill. I'm at the end of my first year of treatment for lyme disease and have taken so many different antibiotics, it would be impossible to name them all. Since taking S. Boulardii, I have never had an issue with any side effects. F 47 14 days
300mg 4X day
4/18/2013
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 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
 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
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 5  MRSA/severe bacterial skin infectio Nausea, bloating, malaise. Mental clouding, too, which is supposedly not a regular side effect from the med, but it was bad with me. Be sure that you drink at least one full glass of water with this medicine and sit upright at least for an hour after taking it..otherwise the GI upset is awful. The nausea was the worst I have ever had from a med but if it kills a deadly staph infection, I'm all for it. Clinda , along with Rifampin and a topical antibiotic, seems to have rid me of the awful infection. Just finished 10 days worth yesterday (and 5 days prior of Keflex, which will not touch a serious skin infection like MRSA--acquired from a tiny outpatient procedure at a major hospital) F 52 10 days
4X day
12/18/2013
 5  Severe mouth infection from an abcess Nothing This drug is the best. I've been on it 3 days now and notice a huge improvement. F 49 7 days
7/13/2018
 5  severe tooth abcess no effects as of yet and im now on day 4 i made sure to eat yogurt and bananas before taking it. the only negativity ive experienced is not being able to swallow pills so i had to remove the powder from the capsule and eat it off a spoon. it tastes terrible. otherwise its healed me wonderfully. F 7 days
300 3X day
7/14/2018
 5  Tooth infection after dental proced Some nausea and vomiting but ONLY because I took it on an empty stomach and then worked out immediately after. Yes, this drug is strong; it HAS to be in order to effectively stop the very serious infections it is prescribed for. Looking at other reviews, the ppl taking this and complaining are nitwits. The side effects certainly outweigh potentially serious bacterial infections like tooth infections that easily allow bacteria entrance to the brain, MRSA, and other serious issues. This antibiotic is not the first one doctors select; it is used in conjunction with serious or specific infections that don't usually respond to other antibiotics. Stop whining about the side effects and no one telling you. Read the brochure every Rx comes with. Do your own research. It's your job, not your doctor's. Follow the very, very, very basic recommendations on the directions and warnings that come with the meds and you will be FINE. Half the ppl posting comments on here fail to realize their "side effects" are far more likely coming from the infection they had the med prescribed for, rather than the actual medication. The other half sound like they belong in the nut house with their issues. Follow directions and let the medicine do its job. Otherwise, stay sick and don't take the drug. Pretty simple. F 40 8 days
300 3X day
4/22/2021
 5  Cellulitis of the knee Nausea, restlessness, extreme anxiety panic and headache I get repeated bouts of cellulitis, about twice a year. These side effects occurring every time and each time I can't figure out why I've become a sudden mental wreck. Then, when trying to remember other times when I've felt this way the common denominator in each incident is the medication!! It works for infection, but I wish there was a way to skip these horrible side effects! F 58 0 months
300 mg 2X day
10/5/2021
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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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