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 | cut hand to bone | I got diarrhea and loose bowels for months and I'm not sure I needed the damn drug in the first place. I took Flagyl then, finally, to get rid of the loose bowels, which worked during the week's course but only for two days after the course was done at which time, suffering a bad cold, I again succumbed to this infuriating condition. | I don't know what this medicine is good for | M | 40 | 7 days | 11/9/2008 | 1 | Sinus Infections. | NIGHTMARES. I am anxious by nature, so I cannot concretely attribute anxiety to Keflex as well. I just woke up from a nightmare that has thrown me into a panic attack and shot my blood pressure thru the roof. I NEVER have nightmares, but have taken Keflex on 4 or 5 separate occasions and had nightmares each time. I have 2 doses left but I am DONE. | I have trouble finding antibiotics that do not aggravate my colitis. I thought Keflex was going to be my drug of choice for the sinus infections I keep getting because of allergy attacks I have been having. I guess NOT. My pharmacist has 'never heard of nightmares from Keflex' so if you have experienced this and would like to email me about it please feel free to do so. | F | 40 | 9 days | 9/29/2008 | 5 | Cystitis | None | Worked very well. Second time I have taken it for cystitis and it cleared up sypmtoms very quickly | F | 27 | 7 days | 9/26/2008 | 3 | Root canal & Boils | Severe Gas | My husband and I called these my "tootie pills." Lots and lots of gas all day and all night. These worked for my root canal - no infections or problems. They did not work for my boils. | F | 35 | 14 days | 9/16/2008 | 1 | infected tooth | Nightmares, hallucinations, lack of judgement, panic attacks, depression | I had taken the drug one time previously, also dentist prescribed and experienced thrush. The second time led to a total mental breakdown. My therapist told me that many antibiotics can affect your mind. | F | 55 | 5 days | 7/18/2008 | 1 | Sinus Infection | I took this several times over the years for sinus infections with no side effects and then my most recent infection I developed anxiety from the drug and had to stop taking it. | I lowered the dosage but still had the anxiety effect. Stopping the drug caused it to subside. | M | 45 | 2 days | 6/21/2008 | 2 | Post hand surgery | Dry mouth, nauseau, heart burn, soft stool matter, low energy levels, headache and a constant dry cough. | This med was taken for preventive post surgery infection. I guess it prevented, but the side effects were tough on my recovery. | M | 41 | 7 days | 3/28/2008 | 2 | post-surgery prophylactic | diahrea lasting couple weeks; took awhile to connect the drug with this side effect. | F | 39 | 8 days | 2/23/2008 | 2 | paronychia | No side effects, took it for 7 days. | Worthless, had no effect. | M | 54 | 7 days | 2/20/2008 | 4 | perioral dermatitis | F | 29 | 2 months | 7/30/2007 | 4 | Infected Toenail | Abdominal cramping, diarrhea | I took this drug sever times over 6 months for some ingrown toenails that became infected. While it cleared up the infections, it always gave me diarrhea. I never knew about the probiotics until a little bit ago. if I have to take this again, i will use the probiotics with it. | M | 38 | 10 days | 7/7/2007 | 5 | general malaise/body aches/fever | none | worked well; no notiecable side effects; felt better in short amt. of time | F | 44 | 8 days | 6/30/2007 | 3 | Toe Wound | Severe gas when taken with ibuprofen, mild diarrhea, bloating, trouble sleeping, lethargy. | Sleeping problems may be non-related. Tiredness is common for me with any form of antibiotic. The gas was a surprise. I was taking the pills for a while before I had this reaction. It seems my anti-viral medication was acting as an antacid. Taken alone it causes some mild gas and bloating. Taken with ibuprofen the gas reaction is severe, especially on an empty stomach. Taken with the anti-viral medication and no ibuprofen the reaction is very mild, almost non-existent. The diarrhea is another mild side-effect. | F | 37 | 7 days | 6/27/2007 | 3 | impetigo | my doctor told me that cephalosporin antibiotics (keflex, omnicef, etc.) frequently cause yeast infections and to take a probiotic supplement with it, so i did...and i still got a yeast infection!! ugh!! but it did to what it was supposed to do as far as clearing up my skin infection. | F | 19 | 10 days | 6/16/2007 | 2 | Post-op infection;cellulitus | NONE | I took this on two separate occasions: first for a severe bacterial infection in a wound caused by a rose thorn and it did nothing (cellulitus); second incident was for a surgery site (appendicitus) infection post-op with the same non-result. The cellulitus was cured by intravenous antibiotics and the post-op by amoxicillin. For cellulitus dosing was only for 1 day as infection spread up full arm length and required emergency intervention; for post-op: 10 days. | F | 52 | 10 days | 5/11/2007 | 3 | Infection in teeth (root canals) | Well, I can't really say if these "side effects" are really side effects, but I have been getting heartburn mostly everyday. I think my heartburn is Acid Reflux and not related to Keflex. Since this is not a pain medication-I don't think there is any side effects. | I would like to know if Keflex is okay to take with an antacid like Mylanta or Tums. Since I have been having horrible heartburn almost everyday- I HAD to take Mylanta today. I am on 250mg and I take 4 of them per day. I only have a week supply. I am sure the infection will NOT go away until I get the two root canals done. (I am taking Vicodin for the pain and I only take that when I really need it-at night). Other than that-I don't have any concerns about Keflex. | F | 31 | 3 days | 5/6/2007 | 5 | cellulitis from spider bite | none | the rash from the spider bite, and the pink circle of infection around it, turned bluish and faded away. | F | 27 | 7 days | 5/2/2007 | 1 | Sinus Infection and Bronchitis | Extremely itching throat, couldn't stop coughing. Extremely bad whooping cough all through night, losing bladder. Pulled muscles all over body from coughing after taking this medicine that was unrelated to the Bronchitis. | I told my doctor I was allergic to penicillin and don't know why she would give me this when it says people who are allergic to penicillin can have a reaction to this drug. | F | 33 | 2 days | 3/9/2007 | 1 | infection from a PICC line | My toung & throat (& mouth) got swollen. It wasn't until I kept bitting my toung a few days that I realized it was swollen & I was having problems swollowing which indicated my throat was also swollen. | I had taken keflex many years before & never had this reaction but it just happened this time I took it. I had been hospitalized due to anemia & mal nutrition & the PICC line that they put in for the IV nutrition became infected so keflex was prescribed for it. | F | 52 | 2 days | 2/16/2007 | 1 | flu | To be blunt...I had to buy adult diapers while using this. Ugh!!! | M | 60 | 5 days | 1/18/2007 |