KEFLEX Reviews (CEPHALEXIN)Average Rating: 2.1 (369 Ratings)Filter ResultsCompare KEFLEX with similar:
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| RATING | REASON | SIDE EFFECTS FOR KEFLEX | COMMENTS | SEX | AGE | DURATION/ DOSAGE | DATE ADDED |
| 1 | UTI/Kidney Infection | My stomach and back pain have gotten worse, I have been vomiting, I have been getting really dizzy, I can't even seem to keep this medication down. I have had this before and I was not given this the last time. I'm supposed to take it 3 times a day for 5 days but I just can't. | This is absolutely terrible. I haven't even finished taking the medication. I would not recommend this. | F | 14 | 5 days 500MG | 4/6/2015 | 1 | UTI | Keflex Side Effects: Pounding headache Lower body aching...down to my feet Muscle cramps and spasms Sleeplessness Night sweats Hot flashes Loss of appetite Skin feels like it's burned or has rash New UTI symptoms: Urgency, bladder constantly feels full, increased frequency, delayed start, feeling like I can't pee, very light flow...starts and stops, then starts again. | I'll never take this med again. The doc has now prescribed a different antibiotic, doxycycline. I hope it works.....without major side effects. | F | 31 | 3 days 500 | 4/2/2015 | 1 | Mastitis | Extreme dizziness and feeling like I'm in a dream-like state now that I'm up. Bizarre dreams that I attributed to fever at first, but my fever has been down for days. I'm calling my doctor before I take another dose now that I realize all my weird symptoms the past few days are probably related to keflex! | F | 35 | 1 days 500mg 4x/d | 2/23/2015 | 3 | upper respiratory/sinus infection | I think it took care of the infection, but the side effects were ugly. Had the usual antibiotic-induced g.i. distress, which responded well to taking a probiotic and drinking kefir 2x a day. The worst was the malaise and severe depression. Wanted to quit job, quit hobbies, give up on life. Being made to feel this way while sick is MOST unfortunate. It did not go away quickly once off the drug, either. Continued enough that I felt half crazy. It is possible it interferes with absorption of my anti-depressant. | Will beg for an alternative if a doctor tries to give me this again. The depression resulting from it was more toxic than the infection I had. | F | 58 | 7 days 500mg 4X day | 2/17/2015 | 2 | Tonsillitis | Depressed nightmares feeling hopeless yeast infection cold sweats loss of appetite tired all the time body aches | Horrible experience | F | 31 | 7 days | 2/7/2015 | 1 | sinus infection | 24-hour migraine headaches, insomnia, chills, thrush, stomach cramps, exhaustion, soreness | Pain and intensity of the side effects feel equivalent to when i had dry sockets after wisdom teeth...not good at all!!! | F | 22 | 5 days 500 mg | 1/30/2015 | 3 | major teeth abscess and tooth infec | Slight stinging pain in my neck after smoking or walking in the cold mild upset stomach some diarrhea astral problems feeling of being high on a small amount of Mary Jane euphoric feeling causes a bit more tooth pain then normal I was taking the generic drug for keflex covered on medicaid stiff neck and sore muscles sometimes | Makes the abscess rally soft and tender | M | 23 | 10 days 50 MG | 1/6/2015 | 2 | skin infection | nausea; creepy, jittery feeling, can't sleep. | Not the worst medicine I've taken but not pleasant. Nurse told me it has high side effects rate. | M | 71 | 7 days 500 mg 4X day | 12/25/2014 | 5 | Sinus Infection | I had heart pals and immediately knew I was low on magnesium. Once the doc checked...I was right. I take two 400mg of Mag a day, no sadness, or blues..no crying or meaness. No anxiety....because Mag cures all these symptoms. Keflex depletes Mag horribly....which in turn, causes hearts pals....Mag is needed for ventricle contractions. The heart pals, cause anxiety....the list goes on. Mag is a mood booster, therefore when delepted, it causes depression. Eat some nuts people....and smile, because Keflex is a awesome drug, when you know science. Love ya!! | F | 31 | 10 days 500mg 4X day | 12/12/2014 | 3 | Strep Throat | Cleared up throat infection quickly, but had vivid nightmares, anxiety attacks and feelings of depression. Had been taking anti depressant for postpartum depression and thought they had stopped working. Thought I was crazy until I found other people have experienced the same thing. Would not take again. | F | 37 | 7 days 500 mg 3X day | 11/13/2014 | 1 | Chest infection | Night terrors bad... Felt like I was taking off in a spaceship ! I may have even seen aliens perhaps .. Couldn't got to bathroom for two days then when i went on the third day I had to hold on to the side of toilet. ( explosion ) | Don't take this med unless you are prepared for liftoff for sure ! Uggg works fast to fix illness but causes other problema | M | 38 | 2 days 500 mg | 11/11/2014 | 1 | infection on my eyelid | 2 days later after taking this medicine I started feeling very anxious , I felt very sad and lost like I was going out of my mind, I would cry all day, my husband would ask me what's wrong with you ? you're never this way, I would get headaches, I would get bad panic attacks, loss of sleep for days , I thought I was going crazy until after taking this medicine for 6 days I looked up the bad side effects , its been almost two weeks since I've taken this horrible antibiotic and i'm still having bad side effects , it cured my infection but messed me up mentally, I have never been through something like this ,I'm a strong person but this was an awful experience ,now I'm afraid to try new meds, I will never take this antibiotic again, I would not recommend this to my worst enemy. | this medication should have warning signs , listing patients have had bad panic attacks and depression side effects. not a good medication | F | 38 | 7 days 500mg 2X day | 10/10/2014 | 1 | staph infection on rt eye | I started having really bad panic attacks that would last through out the day. I felt hopeless. like i was going out of my mind, sobbing for hours, FEAR of going to sleep because I thought I was going to die,and having a hard time going to sleep, i wouldn't recommend this med to anybody | This is the WORST MED EVER | F | 38 | 7 days 500mg 1X day | 10/9/2014 | 1 | Festering fingernail | Feel horrible, terrible palpitations, insomnia, muscle aches, exhausted. Thank heaven others shared on this website, as I thought I was really getting ill. I am totally healthy, athletic normally. | Well, my finger is better. | F | 72 | 5 days 500. Mg 4X day | 10/6/2014 | 1 | Upper Respiratory | 1st time I ever got this med!! I had first taken it after getting a bad chest cold for 2 days, I started feeling so sad, lost & depressed! I was very paranoid, & very just angry & mean!! It helped my congestion, but I really had the worse body feeling- pain in legs no energy very sleepy I thought it was just a bad flu, & was scared that I was getting very "dark depressed" ! I just stopped, about 2 days later I was my normal chipper self! I really thought it to be something else So about 3 days later, I felt the congestion again & thought I would take 1 b4 bed & knock it out ( I don't like taking antiobiotics for longer than needed!!) I was in a happy mood & had been energetic , took it 30 minutes b4 bed, after falling asleep I had the worse "most real nightmare & prob 1st night terror in my life!!! It was the most real dream, I was looking out from my eyes! I was being kept from my family, in a place I was scared, it was dark & evil I got a chance to leave & felt I was riding in a car, like really felt it! We stopped & I got out, I ran & the streets got Darker, like the dark was chasing me, I could feel the evil behind me ( like shadows in the dark) I turned to face it & I seen this creature, & ran again but this time I heard voices screaming run your almost safe then jump & I grabbed a rope & I swung into a group of people & woke up , I had shakes ,cold sweats & felt scared!!! Tried | F | 36 | 1 days 500 mg | 9/29/2014 | 1 | UTI | BODY RASH AND ITCHING; FATIGUE TOO PERSISTENT TO GET OUT OF BED FOR 3 DAYS; OFF THE CHART HEADACHE; HALLUCINATIONS; DEPRESSION; MAJOR ANXIETY | 2 WEEKS AFTER FINISHING MED AM STILL EXPERIENCING RACING HEART, FATIGUE, AND LIGHT-HEADEDNESS. WOULD NEVER TAKE THIS AGAIN. PLUS IT DIDN'T TAKE CARE OF THE UTI AND NOW ANOTHER ANTIBIOTIC HAS BEEN PRESCRIBED. | 62 | 7 days 250 MG 3X day | 9/29/2014 | 1 | Infected cryptic tonsils | Extreme and debilitating dizziness, nausea, and fatigue all coupled with uncontrollable laughter on one occasion, headaches, intense chills, feelings of losing my mind | Dizziness may not seem like a big deal, sleeping on the floor because I am too dizzy to stand without falling. There have been times where I was sitting and even that was too much. I've been tying my hair back, something I never do, just in case I have to run and puke. I've been taking non-optional five hour long naps or longer and then staying up all night. I have headaches all the time and get freezing cold chills very suddenly. Also, I have felt like I've been losing my mind hearing things and having absurd thoughts. I have been on this drug for four days out of the ten I am supposed to be on it and I feel like I want to kill myself. Unfortunately, I probably wouldn't be able to stand long enough to get the job done because I am so dizzy. I would recommend this drug to absolutely no one as it is one messed up trip the entire time you're on it. However, it does seem to be clearing up the infection, so there's that. But to be honest, I'd rather go without the Keflex even if I can't eat or drink because my tonsils got too big to swallow. That would be a better alternative than taking these pills. Which, by the way, smell and taste like rancid bacon. | F | 18 | 4 days 500 MG 2X day | 9/28/2014 | 2 | Mastitis | Horrible, horrible night terrors, anxiety, constipation, and skin rashes everywhere. | Great, it's curing a bacterial infection, but causing many more in its wake. | F | 31 | 10 days 500 mg 2X day | 9/22/2014 | 3 | UTI | Have a horrible urinary tract infection that spread to my while body. I have to take 4 a day for 7 days. This medicine has given me the worst diarrhea in my life. Yes that is a listed side effect but still when you feel horrible already who wants to deal with that. Also it feels like my urge to urinate has increased and it feels like I am potty training again with almost wetting my self. | F | 32 | 2 days 500mg | 9/21/2014 | 2 | facial cellulitis | This drug is causing more problems and does not seem to be helping. The left side of my face remains swollen, I have no energy and life seems hopeless. I know it is the drug causing it so I HOPE it will cure my facial cellulitis, but, I would never take this again. I am thankful for locating this site. Sometimes the cure is worse than the disease! | Worst antibiotic I have ever taken. | F | 61 | 3 days 500MG 2X day | 9/11/2014 |