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 | skin infection (MRSA) | Loose stools, very bitter taste afterward, headache, fatigue | Doc put me on this with the option of being hospitalized for severe flare up. I could actually start feeling better before my second pill. Bitter taste and headache started about then too. After 24 hrs the fatigue and diarrhea began. For me the benefits outweigh the option. MRSA is an ugly thing! | F | 54 | 7 days 300MG 4X day | 4/21/2016 | 4 | Sinus infection | Allergic to most antibiotics. Had to take bendryl 2x a day to counteract side effects so I could complete the course. Sinus infection Cleared up in 14 days. | However, weeks after taking, I now have diarrhea almost all the time. As well as other stomach disorders. Eat yogurt and take probiotics to control. Its now been 4 months with no sign of clearing up. Making appt with a gastro dr. | F | 55 | 10 days 300mg 2x a | 11/28/2015 | 4 | Sinus infection | Allergic to most antibiotics. Had to take bendryl 2x a day to counteract side effects so I could complete the course. Sinus infection Cleared up in 14 days. | However, weeks after taking, I now have diarrhea almost all the time. As well as other stomach disorders. Eat yogurt and take probiotics to control. Its now been 4 months with no sign of clearing up. Making appt with a gastro dr. | F | 55 | 10 days 300mg 2x a | 11/28/2015 | 4 | Root Canal Infection | Had complications with a root canal. This antibiotics is very hard on the intestines, but I took it with Flagyl which counters that symptom. Still, it causes significant diarrhea, bloating and general malaise. At 150mg it did nothing, but 450mg did the job. | This is a tough antibiotic to take, but it did rid me of a low grade fever and knocked out a deep infection from a poorly executed root canal (3 months earlier). No headaches, but I had a weird sense of being out of myself! But I did work and functioned, though spent more time in front of the TV than usual. I'll update after a week or so after stopping (yesterday). | F | 3 weeks 450 3X day | 10/23/2015 | 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 | Sepsis - hernia surgery remove mesh | *trouble swallowing: like esphogus is narrow? Dry foods really hard to swallow. Almost all soft food diet. *chest pain/soreness & heartburn * extreme exhaustion * thirsty; craving water *possible hallucinations | Some of the side effects I have may be from just getting over sepsis itself, as it could have killed me. This might have a lot of side effects, but so far so good at keeping the infection away and keeping me alive! | F | 41 | 10 days 300mg | 6/14/2015 | 4 | Infected hangnail | Fatigue, always thirsty, darkened stools, headaches once I stopped taking it, blurry vision | It worked, side effects not as bad as Keflex (which I can't take because it gives me really bad headaches). I think the dosage and length of time given to me was extreme, but worked. Also, if I ate yogurt twice a day and my stomach wouldn't hurt | F | 40 | 10 days 4x a day | 4/16/2015 | 4 | Sinus infection | Given this with Prednisone because Levofloxacin wasn't working. Doctor only said it may cause diarrhea. While taking it I had looser BM's but no actual diarrhea but did have occasional episodes of heartburn and nausea. One time at lunch I got bad stomach pains, heartburn and hot flash that lasted about 15 minutes and then went away. After being on it for 7 days I developed a bad metallic taste in my mouth and was occasionally nauseous. Today is the first day off the medicine and I now have a dull headache and am feeling somewhat fatigued again. When I mentioned taste in my mouth the doctor said it was from continued sinus drip (which I thought was gone) and not the drug. After reading the reviews I'm nervous about what the next few days will bring. | I will not take this again. I gave it a 4 rating because it did clear up my infection. | F | 66 | 10 days 150 3X day | 3/24/2015 | 4 | Staph infection | Stomach problems Headaches | 3tabs 3 x a day is a lot Anyone else been given this much I've also had it threw an Iv | F | 36 | 5 days 3x3p/d | 1/3/2015 | 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 Patient History | 4 | severe dental infection | Tired, Dizzy, Headache, Chest Pain, Bloating, Shortness of breath | I had a very severe dental infection that was not detected for quite sometime despite my persistence with doctors, dentists, etc. Endo prescribed Clindamycin to be taken before and after oral surgery. The first few days I only suffered from fatigue. Then came the bloating. Awful. In the past few days I've started to suffer from shortness of breath and chest pain. It has been extremely scary. I have 6 pills left, I will not be taking them. I've already been on it for 2 weeks and I've had enough. The meds got the job done, but I'd rather not feel like I'm dying everyday. | F | 33 | 2 weeks 150 MG | 12/4/2014 | 4 | After jaw surgery | I am allergic to amoxicillin so they put me on this following surgery. I read the leaflet that came with the medication. I didn't get any of the side effects listed. I did take a Floragen acidophilus capsule with each dose as recommended by my Walgreens pharmacist. | F | 32 | 10 days 300 mg | 10/28/2014 | 4 | Infection from extractions | None because I started taking Ultimate Flora immediately. If you must take antibiotics, start taking a probiotic at the same time. | I had been on amoxicillin for 5 days and was getting worse so clindamycin was prescribed for 14 days. I had read the comments here so got ultimate flora and have had NO problems. Not even indigestion. The amoxicillin had given me diarrhea and a yeast infection | F | 50 | 10 days 30 mg 4X day | 4/4/2014 | 4 | wisdom tooth extraction infection | bloating, fatigue, loss of taste | Developed a subperiosteal infection 3 weeks after wisdom teeth removal and was given a week's supply of clindamycin. I have also begun taking probiotics 2 hours after every dose to prevent lower intestinal problems. Since starting this medicine, I have been carrying a tremendous amount of water weight (+3 pounds) and have been sleeping 14+ hours a day, which has not alleviated my fatigue and loss of concentration-- pretty unusual for me, as I am normally very active and alert. However, my infection seems to be disappearing-- the swelling and pain have both subsided. For those starting this medicine, I recommend a hefty dose of sleep and probiotics-- good luck! | F | 20 | 5 days 300 mg 3X day | 4/10/2012 | 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 | 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 | 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 | 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 | 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 |