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| RATING | REASON | SIDE EFFECTS FOR BIAXIN | COMMENTS | SEX | AGE | DURATION/ DOSAGE | DATE ADDED |
| 4 | dual ear infections & sinusitis | metallic taste in mouth, extreme fatigue, nausea, anxiety, depression | I asked dr. for this med knowing what the side effects were. (Metallic taste, dry mouth, upset stomach)This is the first time I have felt such extreme fatigue, anxiety and depression. Found this web site for that reason. Wanted to know if anyone else had felt the latter effects. I have chronic infections due to rheumatoid arthritis & fibromyalgia. Also have prolapsed heart valve, IBS, hypoglycemia and a host of other lovelies, but have not experienced any heart issues. Am to the point where my antibiotic options are few. I will continue taking biaxin as it does kill the infection with the first dosing and I can go at least 5 -6 mos before another infection starts somewhere else. With others it takes a longer course of meds or a completely different second antibiotic before the infection is under control. | F | 46 | 10 days 500 mg 2X day | 8/8/2010 | 4 | Upper Respiratory | Metal mouth during the 10 day cycle. Worst part is dry mouth for two weeks AFTER i was done taking the drug. It was almost as if my tongue was ruined. Don't even try to eat anything spicey. I'm hoping this goes away. Any one else have this? | M | 60 | 10 days 500 1X day | 7/26/2010 | 1 | H. Pylori | Prescribed for H. Pylori, 7 day treatment. I QUIT AFTER JUST ONE MORNING DOSAGE. 30 mins (yes, 30 MINS!!) after taking this with Lansoprazole, I had a racing heart, extreme nausea and threw up 15 mins later. Racing heartbeat lasted for an hour, it was terrifying. Bitter taste in mouth briefly. In the evening an hour before next dosage I had developed a nasty headache and threw up again, again with the pounding heart. Was too scared to continue. Doctor told me I was right to stop (not the same one who prescribed it). Am now waiting for a hospital appointment with a specialist to see if I even need to treat this, praying I'm not. And oddly enough, all the H. Pylori symptoms before like bloating and stuff weren't happening to me prior to taking one dosage of this and amoxicillin; now 6 days later have a dull ache at top of stomach that wasn't there before!!! | Don't take this unless you are dying....because then at least you'll feel the same way the medicine makes you!! Horrid stuff. | F | 25 | 7 days 500mg 2X day | 7/15/2010 | 5 | infected throat | dry mouth metalic taste. ate yogurt to prevent diarrhea. had no problem | It worked great - my sore throat was feeling better after one day. coughed up yelllow mucus for about 5 days. | M | 72 | 10 days 500mg 2X day | 7/11/2010 | 1 | Sinusitis | Gnawing stomach pains, nausea, diarrhea, horrible gas (from the rear end), weight loss from being so nauseated that I couldn't eat. | The side effects of this medication were were than the sinus infection for which I was taking it! | F | 26 | 14 days 500 mg 2X day | 7/3/2010 | 1 | sinus infection | Days 1 and 2 experienced severe stomach cramps, vivid dreams, unable to get a full night's sleep, irritability. Day 3 - repulsive bitter taste in my mouth (what I can only compare to possibly sucking on an aspirin all night). Also an awful headache. | I also thought I had taken this antibiotic for a previous infection, but now I know for sure I haven't. The side-effects are the worst I've ever experienced from any drug. The bitter taste in my mouth woke me up during the night - I thought I had accidentally put my fingers near my mouth while sleeping (I had nail polish residue on my fingertips). Brushed my teeth thinking that had to be it. Not a chance...an hour later, same thing. I then remembered my 2 year old daughter had just been on Biaxin a few weeks ago, and she kept sticking her tongue out and brushing it off with her hand and would spit. NO WONDER! Poor child.... I am discontinuing this awful drug and will ask for Erythromycin - at least I know what to expect from taking that med! | F | 35 | 10 days 500 MG 1X day | 7/3/2010 | 1 | MRSA ear infection | Insomnia (could only sleep in 2hr intervals), horrible taste in mouth, depression, anxiety. | I had to take this for a staph infection in my ear that was resistant to other antibiotics. I would fall asleep and wake up within two hours, be up until 4 or 5 am and go back to sleep for a few more hours, it was crazy. I would have numerous crazy dreams in the short amount of time I was asleep. I started crying on the second day and was very depressed. I had anxeity when I did wake up at night. I felt like I was a walking zombie, sorta in a hungover state. If my infection was not so bad I would not have continued taking it and I didnt want to end up in the hospital on IV antibiotics....so i took it and suffered. I can't wait till its over, 1 more day!!!! | F | 38 | 7 days 2X day | 7/3/2010 | 4 | h pylori | for the first few days, i experienced severe stomach cramping and nausea, chest pain, dizziness, disorientation, crying for no reson appetite loss, and i couldn't sleep at night. after the first few days, slight headaches and none of the previous symptoms. | i started taking biaxin for a h pylori infection in my stomach. the worse part of taking it was the symptoms for the first three days. after, i experienced only slight headaches, and i could sleep well again. i hardly experienced any stomach cramping while taking the pills for the rest of the week. i wanted to give up on taking them, but i wanted my infection to clear up, so i kept taking them. after the first few days, everything was pretty much fine. these pills are worth taking, no matter how terrible they make you feel. i just have to go back to the doctor to get an endoscopy to make sure the pills cleared up all of the infection. | F | 15 | 7 days 500 MG 2X W | 6/25/2010 | 1 | Severe Bronchitis | Horrible metallic taste since day 1. After Day 3 of taking Biaxin, developed SEVERE abdominal cramping lasting four hours straight, lightheadness, and insomnia. Now have developed heart palpatations. | Although my bronchitis is clearing up, I fear taking the rest of this medication. I don't want to endure the severe abdominal pain again. I also would like a good nights sleep. | F | 37 | 7 days 1 GM 1X day | 6/16/2010 | 1 | Sinusitis | Lightheaded, feel like fainting, quite difficult to breathe, feels like each breath requires an effort, chest tightness, metallic taste, alot of dizziness. | Initially I thought the shortness of breath and the asthma-like symptoms were due to some residual effect of my tonsillitis that turned into a sinusitis. After reading the symptoms of several people here, I noticed that quite a few people were reporting lightheadedness and difficulty breathing for it to be anecdotal. I had taken Augmentin before, and thought the side effects were unpleasant, however this is MUCH worse! | M | 35 | 2 days 500 MG 2X day | 6/3/2010 | 2 | bronchitis& sinus infection | intense abdominal/intestinal cramping, bloody diarrhea,chills,leg weakness&cramping, back muscle spasms, constant stomacheache | Taking Biaxin XL 500mg accompanied with probiotic pills to counter side-effects, but on day 5 started feeling nausea, then had 15+ hours of diarrhea, stomach craming and stabbing pains in my intestines. Hunched over in pain radiating from stomach and lower back. Chills, whole body aches and leg weakness. Bloating. Yeast Infection. AWFUL. | F | 20 | 10 days XL 500 mg 1X day | 6/1/2010 | 1 | chronic sinus inf and bronchial inf | fatigue, dizziness, nausea, metallic taste in mouth, stomach cramping, diarrhea, anxiety, shaking, mental and physical exhaustion | i thought i had taken this before, but now i'm not so sure. i have taken all kinds of antibiotics for my chronic sinusitis, but i've never felt this bad. i was prepared for metal taste and upset stomach.... but really thought something was wrong with me when i experienced these other side effects. very glad to see that i'm not crazy and seriously considering stopping medication. it has made me feel incapable of caring for my 2 babies and performing my duties at work. thank you to everyone who has commented! and i am very sorry to see so many people have had adverse reactions. wish my dr. would have taken more time with me to explain this medicine. | F | 34 | 3 days 500 mg 2X day | 5/26/2010 | 1 | Bronchitis | Horrible diarrhea for days afterward, sever gas, sleeplessness, nightmares and panic attack | do not take it it is not worth it | F | 26 | 1 days 500mg 2X day | 5/24/2010 | 1 | Possible pharyngitis | Heart palpitations - extreme dizziness, felt disconnected from the world - anxiety/panic attacks for 4 months, tingling on left side of body, zero white blood cell count after taking biaxin and having lab work done | I posted this on 2/23/2009 and I was affected from Biaxin on 9-3-2008. It has been a year and a half and I am finally getting my life back after taking this horrible medication. The anxiety and panic attacks and dizziness took this long to subside. Do not take this medication. | F | 41 | 3 days 500 mg 2X day | 5/21/2010 | 4 | Bronchitis | Metallic taste, bloating, gas, loss of appetite, slight headache | The worst is the taste - horrible! Someone mentioned licking a battery - that's close, but the taste is much stronger. I'm taking Acidopholus capsules, and not getting diarrhea, but am gassy and bloated. My bronchitis has started getting better, so will continue with the full course, but thanks to this site, will watch out for later symptoms. | F | 47 | 4 days 2x500mg 1X day | 5/15/2010 | 1 | H Pylori | Dizzines, Metal Taste in Mouth, Rapid Heart Rate, High Blood Pressure...my blood pressure would go from 120/60 to 160/100 within 10 minutes of taking it. I kept my BP monitor near me. Severe Stomach Pains, Chest Pains, Difficulty Breathing, Depression, Crying for no reason, I wanted to kill myself because of the pain it caused. | April 2010, I was prescribed Biaxin for an H Pylori infection which I did not have. I was misdiagnosed. I had to take 2 500mg pills twice a day for 10 days. After day 5 days on this pill I was rushed to the Emergency room 2 times and missed work everyday I was on the pills. The bad side effects of the pills incapacitated me to where I couldnt work. My doctor took me off the pills and placed me on another regimen of pills. Which 2 days later I was told to discontinue because I did not have H Pylori. Within 3 days of being off Biaxin, I couldnt breath right and my throat was closing up on me with swelling. Biaxin killed all the good bacteria in my body and now I had to deal with Thrush a yeast infection in my mouth and lungs. Im still fighting it with probiotics, yogurt, garlic, organic cranberry juice and it is helping me out. But I thought I was going to die. I will never take Biaxin again and the company should be sued. | M | 47 | 10 days 500 MG 2X day | 5/10/2010 | 1 | sinus infection | nauseau, stomach pain, chest pain, diarrhea, severe metallic taste in mouth, mood swing | I was put on Biaxin after taking augmentin for 10 days with no relief. I took 3 pills of this drug and will NEVER take it again, the side effects were worse than the illness. | F | 31 | 2 days 500mg 2X day | 5/6/2010 | 4 | bronchitis/lung infection | The metallic taste, gas, fatigue. That said, I was getting fatigue from my infection, so it's not that different. I'm taking more naps. | I know medication isn't for everyone, and I feel for the people with all the scary side-effects. That said, I have history of mental health issues, and it's not giving me panic or depression, nor is it causing palpitations. Best of all it's clearing up my sinuses, and my bodyaches and cough is nearly gone after less than two days treatment. I wouldn't be too afraid of this medication, personally, but I will take everyone's advice and get some probiotics. | M | 36 | 2 days 1000 1X day | 5/5/2010 | 1 | H Pylori | Headache, sleeplessnes, naseau, crying spells, abdominal pain, diarrea and bleeding. I came to the site to check to see if bleeding was a side effect of the medicine. I appear to be the only one. However, the emotional effects could be causing the bleeding. | Although I do not like the side effects, I want the bacteria to be gone so I will trust that the doctors have prescribed this for me and I will eventually be ok. | F | 46 | 14 days 500 2X day | 5/4/2010 | 1 | dental infection | TERRIBLE stomach cramps,Nausea,Tingling on left side down arm and fingers,Headache,backache HORRIBLE! | I would never ever take this medicine again.Made me feel sick to my stomach. Was suppose to take it 7 days but it Got so bad I stopped taking it on the third day. Felt like I was going to die! | F | 47 | 3 days 250 MG 2X day | 5/3/2010 |