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| RATING | REASON | SIDE EFFECTS FOR BIAXIN | COMMENTS | SEX | AGE | DURATION/ DOSAGE | DATE ADDED |
| 1 | hpylori | Iwas taking this medicine for hpylori. I will never ever take this medicine again!!!I thought I was having a heart attack. Had an abnormal ekg. Horrible headaches that nothing would cure. Nervous, feeling of doom. Took my 5th day of it yesterday in a 14 day treatment.I would rahther have abdominal cramping for the rest of my life than ever have to take this again!!My chest still feels heavy and hurts!! I am still not sure that my heart is not gonna stop at any minute!!!Unable to sleep for worrying about having a heart attack, and I am usually asleep by the time my head hits the pillow. Can not wait to get this out of my system completly!!! | F | 36 | 5 days 2X day | 3/17/2010 | 1 | sinus infection | HORRIBLE RASH! and no relief from sinus infection, I am worse than when I stared taking it. DO NOT TAKE | F | 48 | 3 days 500mg 2X day | 3/12/2010 | 1 | Sinus Infection | My 6 year old has had so many allergic reactions to antibiotics there isn’t much we can give her these days. As soon as she started taking it our family of 5(3kids)and teacher noticed facial spasms/arms stretching in upward motion over head. Our pediatric specialist called them "ticks" because we kept her on it for a week trying to get her health better (symptoms of illness were going away), it now sadly it seems to be permanent tic and we are being referred to a ped. neurologist. I am so sad my little girl now opens and stretches her eyes & mouth open several times ea. time she does the act of this "tick". She also stretches her arms up over her head while doing it. At first she didn’t know she was doing it and now she cries and says she "has to, I cant stop doing it". It seems to be more frequent while doing homework & watching TV. I gave her 2tsp benadryl at bed time and it seems to have decreased the volume of ticks but not length. | I also took Biaxin numerous times(im female ages 27-30) and I was really sick to my stomach, but it did help my illness, so my dr kept giving it to me. I NOW have really bad GI problems!!! No ONE IN MY FAMILY IS ALLOWED TO TAKE THIS DRUG. I BLOCKED IT THROUGH MY TARGET PHARMACY AS AN ALLERGY SO BY MISTAKE WE CAN NEVER GET IT, EVEN IF A DR. CALLS SOMETHING IN FOR US. I SUGGEST...doing ur research on every drug now that this has happened to my baby girl...if I would have found this "RATINGS PAGE" before... I would have NEVER given it to her OR TAKEN IT MYSELF!!!!! Not worth the chance of an PERMANANT allergic reaction THIS BAD! | F | 6 | 1 weeks 2X day | 3/4/2010 | 3 | Bronchitis & Sinus Infection | Metallic taste in mouth within an hour of taking, tingling and numbness in the face/jaw area, anxiety symptoms, sleeplessness. Strange out-of-it feeling. I had thought all this was due to the cough medicine I was taking & after stopping that I realized (with only one more dose left) that it may be from the Biaxin & that's when I found this site. Thank you for helping me pin point the effects of this medicine. | Biaxin did get rid of bronchitis & sinus infection, but I will definitely not take this medicine again. | F | 45 | 10 days 500 mg 2X day | 3/3/2010 | 1 | suspected lyme disease | muscle and joint pain, headaches, weird dreams with waking, severe anxiety, fast heart beat, racing thoughts, severe sleeplessness, waking frequently while sleeping, pacing, feeling of weight on my chest, severe shaking, fear, dread, night sweats, could not function in my daily life. | I was prescribed this due to a positive lyme disease test...ends up I have Mononucleosis that caused a false positive so I took this when I had a viral infection that it would not help with any way! I don't know if that made it worse. I will never take this medicine again I thought I was going to die! | F | 34 | 8 days 250 3X day | 2/28/2010 | 2 | H. Pylori | Horrible bitter taste in mouth, lethargy, weird feeling, feel disoriented at times, deep heavy breathing. | I'm really glad I found this site. I was a bit concerned about the side effects. I'm on my 3rd day of taking this. I did not notice any of these side effects until yesterday. I took my second dose last night and I felt completely out of it. I was very very quiet (which is rare for me) and I had this weird awkward, unexplainable feeling inside. Then when I fell asleep, about couple hours later, I woke up with this horrible horrible taste in my mouth! I kept trying to spit out the taste and brushed my teeth again, but it was still there. I tried drinking some juice, but it made the taste and swallowing even worse! I'm on day 3 now and I took my first dose this morning. Again, the horrible taste is in my mouth, I feel extremely fatigued and lost in space. I'm now feeling a strong sense of anxiety, but I'm trying my best to not think about it too much. I'm getting ready to call my doctor to discontinue this med & to prescribe something else. I DO NOT like this medication.... | F | 30 | 3 days 500 mg 2X day | 2/27/2010 | 3 | sinusitis | Bitter taste in mouth for much of the day. | Yup, it tastes hideous. Here's what helps: sucking on hard candy, eating or drinking, sucking on ice chips, chewing gum. Not great, but it keeps my mouth being unbearably bitter. Too bad you can't eat 24/7! | F | 49 | 8 days 1000mg 1X day | 2/25/2010 | 1 | Sinus Infection | I was given Biaxin for a sinus infection. I had already been given the Z pack two times but still have the infection. The first day of taking it I had lots of gas, and diarrhea. I took a imodium and that helped the diarrhea. The next day I woke up and was weakand so depressed. I took another with food and I started having bad stomach cramps. By the evening I was crying and leaning over the trash can trying to vomit but could not because I was not able to eat all day. I haven't taken anymore of the pills I am feeling better but I still feel a burn in my stomach. | M | 37 | 2 days 500 2X day | 2/25/2010 | 1 | Infection in lungs | A few hours after taking it, I get an awful bitter taste in my mouth. Then shortly after I feel like a gas or fume coming up my throat, I almost feel like I can blow it out. Then after that my spit becomes super bitter, I drink and drink water but still there. At night it's the worst, I lay down and I feel like acid reflux and my mouth fill up with a poisonous spit, and suffered from Insomnia | I will never take this again! | F | 33 | 6 days 500 mg 2X day | 2/22/2010 | 2 | severe bronchitis | I experienced extreme fatigue, tingling body sensations. Doctor gave me this drug even though it interacted with my other drug I was taking (Zeldox). After taking this combination I've been sufferering extreme stomach pain, bloating and diahreaa for 4-6 months although has been getting a little bit better because I've been taking Prevacid. Would caution others with a mental illness taking this to make sure it doesn't interact with your medication! BE CAREFUL! | I hate Biaxin, it has ruined my body. I cannot eat dairy, red meat, whole fruit, and caffiene now thanks to my stupid doctor. Please email me if you are experiencing stomach pain long after taking biaxin. | F | 24 | 5 days ? 3X day | 2/20/2010 | 1 | cellulitis | severe anxiety, shortness of breath, numbness/weakness of arms, chest burning, back pain (muscle spasms?), feeling of dread. | I have a history of depression. I was in the ER twice the same day, the second trip via ambulance. I had severe shortness of breath and back pain--thought I was having a heart attack. I made an absolute fool of myself in front of my family doctor. I thought I was dying. I missed 3 days of work. I cannot believe the charges I have incurred and all the anxiety I CAUSED my extended family. | F | 59 | 7 days 2X day | 2/20/2010 | 1 | Ear infection | Fever, loss of appitite, was not interested in drinking anything, wakes up screaming, lathargic, by the 4th day she was Scream crying off and on all day and night. | I stopped giving it to her on the 4th evening. I will not give this to my daughter again. I feel bad that I didn't reseach this medication more before giving it to her. | F | 1 | 7 days 2ml 2X day | 2/18/2010 | 3 | Sinus Infection | Terrible medicinal taste in mouth (similar to chewing a pill, but constant), reflux, lower back pain, yeast infection, occasional palpitations, slight diarrhea, dry mouth. | About 4 days into my 14 day treatment, I am barely coping with the side effects, but so happy that my sinus infection is going away! Still a lot of sinus pain, but my mouth and throat no longer taste infectious and like garbage - now they taste like I've been chewing on pills constantly! As long as it makes the infection go away, I will deal with it! | F | 24 | 14 days 500mg 2X day | 2/17/2010 | 1 | for bronchitis | extreme diarrhea, mood shift--depressed, anxious, uncontrollable crying, numbness in the upper arms, lightheadedness | F | 25 | 2 days 500 mg 2X day | 2/17/2010 | 2 | h.pylori | I have these terrible headaches, lack of appetite, diarrhea within 10 minutes after me taking the medication.It also leaves a very horrible taste in my mouth that I have never had before. | I would not recommend this medicine to anyone. | F | 26 | 14 days 500mg 2X day | 2/16/2010 | 4 | Sinus Infection | Ready to become the next Steven King author after the crazy dreams I had with this medication. Woke up in the middle of the night and told my husband we need a gun after extremely vivid wacky dream. Sick to my stomach, metal taste, rapid heart rate. Symptoms better when taken with food and nightmares not as bad if taken a few hours before bed instead of right before. Symptoms are tolerable. | Still would take this for sinus infection. Went several days on Amoxicylin with no benefit for sinus infection and almost borderline pneumonia, worse everyday for a week. Biaxin is helping for sure now that I'm on this. | F | 33 | 3 days 2X day | 2/14/2010 | 4 | sinus infection | I had fairly severe abdominal bloating that seemed to subside after about 4 days. I also experienced the metalic taste on my tounge that others commented about, but only first thing in the morning. I noticed I was having wild dreams (some really bad) and after the 6th day of taking it I felt suicidal, depressed and angry. I thought I was losing my emotional stability, then remembered reading the same comments from other people. I threw away the last dose and today I don't feel depressed and miserable. I am well, finally! I went through a full 10day treatment of Amoxicillin and 1 mo. later exact symptoms returned.If I really had to I'd take Biaxin again. | F | 52 | 10 days 1000mg 1X day | 2/11/2010 | 5 | Lyme Disease | Worked great. Love this antibiotic. No side effects at all. | Herx (common w/Lyme) was mellow first time. I had to take again a year later for a long time, it was harder, but did it and beat co-infection, Bartonella after 9 months on it. My choice abx for cell wall deficient lyme and Bartonella. | F | 46 | 2 years | 1/31/2010 | 1 | sinus infection | It made my heart skip, and I felt disoriented at times, the worst of it was that it caused pain in my lower legs and joint pain toward the end of treatment it started causing my tongue to hurt. | I would not take this drug again. It did help the infection but the scary heart episodes. The leg and joint pain that started just five days short of finishing the antibiotic is still bothering me and continues to give me some scary moments. | F | 55 | 17 days | 1/31/2010 | 5 | H Pylori | stuffed up nose. for first 2 days mild nausea one hour after taking meds, goes away after 20 min. Other than that I get the taste of metal in the mouth. But THAT IS IT. | I read these forums prior to taking the H PAC triple therapy kit including Prevacid and Amoxicillin too and you guys scared the crap out of me. After speaking to 4 different doctors they assured me the health benefits were far greater than the discomfort from POTENTIAL side effects but that I most likely would not feel any. The doctors were right and you guys are scaring people into not taking what they need. If you are reading this and are concerned about the drug you are about to take GO ASK YOUR DOCTOR HIS/HER OPINION | M | 30 | 7 days | 1/29/2010 |