BIAXIN Reviews (CLARITHROMYCIN)

Average Rating: 2.3 (1247 Ratings)

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 ANTIBACTERIALS, MISCELLANEOUS

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BIAXIN  (CLARITHROMYCIN):  Clarithromycin is used to treat a wide variety of bacterial respiratory tract infections. Clarithromycin is known as a macrolide antibiotic. It works by stopping the growth of bacteria. This antibiotic treats only bacterial infections. It will not work for viral infections (such as common cold, flu). Using any antibiotic when it is not needed can cause it to not work for future infections.   FDA Approval Date: 1991-10-31 (Sources: U.S. Centers for Medicare Services, FDA)

  

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 1  tooth and sinus infection Hives and swelling on legs, arms, body and ears, Terrible itching, difficulty breathing and swallowing, swollen face and hands I took only 2 tablets, one each 12 hours apart. The side effect started a couple hours after the second dose. I had benadryl allergy in the house so I took 2 tablets. I did not get worse after taken the benadryl but it took several hours for the hiven and swelling to go down. 12 hours after the initial swelling my hands were still swollen F 59 1 days
4/13/2009
 1  lung infection Terrible loss of smell, can't smell anything just five days after taking Biaxin slow release. The NIGHTMARES, ANXIETY, depression, crying fits are so scary. This medication almost sent me to the loonie bin. I had no idea that an antibiotic could do this. I have dry cough and a nose that is so dry it parched. the worst is the sick taste and smell of breath from this medicine. I would like to know from others on this site what the doctor said when you tried to change the medicine. AND Could anyone who lost their sense of smell tell me if and when it comes back? AND What can you do to clear this drug out of your system F 47 5 days
4/13/2009
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 1  bacteria infection Stomach pains, diarrhea constant( all day and part of the night)ssleppnesness. Tired all the time, bad mood, not feeling social horrible taste in my mouth. Taste buds are weird. Not hungry I hate it! I cant stand the bad taste in my mouth. Any suggestions? F 55 30 days
4/12/2009
 4  sinus infection Metallic taste in mouth, irritation when urinating on day 4 The side effects were fine compared to amoxicillin - my doc switched me to this due to shortness of breath and hallucination in dreams (or so that is how it felt) F 37 7 days
4/8/2009
 1  Sinus Infection Severe dizziness and nausea within the first dose, diarrhea, nightmares about death the second night, terrible stomach cramping, severe bitter taste in mouth, paranoia, crying and scary hallucinations. I have never felt so awful on a medication in my life. I have a history of anxiety and depression...I can't believe this was prescribed to me. All the symptoms I could live with except for the stomach cramping and the mental effects. I ended up in the ER this morning from hallucinations. I felt like I might die. The whole experience was terrifying; do not take it if you have a history of mental health problems! F 29 2 days
4/5/2009
 1  Sinusitus Constant dull headache, rapid pounding heart beat, tightness in chest, insomnia, I lasted 7 out of 14 days on Biaxin XL (500mgx2) for a sinus problem. Sinuses felt better after the first couple doses, but I could not make it past day 7. Told my doctor about the side effects, and he said I was probably allergic. Its been 3 days since quitting: chest is feeling looser but I still get occasional bouts of rapid heartbeats around 100 bpm which is higher than my normal rate of 75 bpm. Hopefully things will return to normal once the drug has been completely eliminated from my system. M 35 7 days
4/3/2009
 4  Upper respiratory infectn/sinusitis Metallic taste in mouth (like chewing on aspirin), loss of hearing in one ear, insomnia, nervous feeling, fast heartbeat, mild abdominal cramps. After having an allergic reaction to Levaquin, my doctor prescribed Biaxin for 7 days (2x a day).I am currently on DAY 5 and so far it has helped. I started noticing I was getting better after the 2nd day. The side effects started immediately after I took the first pill. I could deal with the metallic taste and even the mild abdominal cramps. What I hate is the insomnia (which started on Day 3)and the nervous feeling at night. If you have to take this pill, then I suggest taking it with food (it won't give you an upset stomach with food). Will I take it again??? I would probably try it again. F 28 7 days
3/31/2009
 3  Sinus, chest, and ear infection Strong metal taste in mouth, so disgusting and strong to the point where it woke me up in the night several times. Nausea for a good two hours or so before my body calmed down, and I'm usually not moody - but it had me feeling exhausted and crabby towards everyone. And also feeling useless, as if there was nothing I could do to feel better. Loss of appetite. And just general unhappy feelings. If you're not strong at heart... back away. F 16 10 days
3/31/2009
 1  upper respiratory infection loss of appetite. loss of taste. stomach pain, which felt like a hunger pain that could not be relieved. unable to sleep. and worse of all: hallucination! i will never take it again. i never had a such a reaction to a medication before. it was really scary. F 51 3.5 days
3/27/2009
 1  Sinus infection, ear infection Hives and swelling on face, difficulty breathing I took only two doses and started having a severe reaction. I went to the hospital and they put me on an IV drip with a hospital strength benadryl and steriods. The taste in my mouth was metallic like putting keys in my mouth or a copper penny. F 34 2 days
3/26/2009
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 1  Mono/bacterial sinus infection Constant Metallic/Crushed Asprin taste in mouth Had the runs as well and a bad taste in my mouth. It has now been 2 months after I quit using the drug and my family is sick of hearing me complain about this "taste in my mouth." It was nice to see I'm not nuts! I'm curious to know, how long did the metallic taste persist in your experience with the drug? I would just like to get an idea of how long I've got to put up with this. I see that for some it seemed to go away rather quickly while with others it persisted. I will never take this drug again. If anything this experience has taught me to THOUROUGHLY question the doctor about side effects before I take his advice on using a medication for which he has posters all over his walls!!! M 29 2 weeks
3/25/2009
 1  bronchitis It's been 2 months since I took the full dose and my sense of smell has not returned back yet to normal. Weird thing I noticed after (not sure why I did it but…) put anti-perspirant close to my mouth and the metalic taste was even more concentrated. Possibly the aluminum stuff interacting. Anyway, all that "metallic stuff" in your body can't be good. Trying to detox… M 36 12 days
3/24/2009
 2  sinus infection Increasing nausea, dizzy, lightheaded feeling. Extreme tearfulness and inability to concentrate and focus. Depressed mood. Blood pressure was elevated with ringing in my ears. All of this lead to an ER visit where my high blood pressure was treated with clonidine. Within 30 minutes the ear ringing had lessened considerably. I had also developed a severely painful herpetic ulcer deep in my throat and am now being treated for that. The anxiety and psychiatric symptoms are intense and frightening with this drug. I have never experienced a reaction like this with an antibiotic. I will never take this drug again. I have been off of it now for 2 days and still am exhausted from what I went through. F 53 6 days
3/23/2009
 2  ear infection, bronchitis Metallic taste in mouth, especially late at night and into the morning hours. 24-hour headaches that started on the 3rd day. Dry mouth at night while sleeping. Irregular heartbeat at times. Night sweats. Does not seem to have much effect on the ear pain or the bronchitis. Going to call the doctor and ask to stop taking it. F 68 7 days
3/19/2009
 2  bronchitis brought on by flu Tight chest, difficulty breathing, unusual fatigue which made it all but impossible to do daily exercise or make it through casual tennis match. Bad taste in mouth. Made me sleepy all the time and slightly depressed. Really sapped my energy and made it hard to tend to normal work and daily activities. M 43 7 days
3/18/2009
 2  Sinusitis Symptoms similar to very low blood sugar. Extreme hunger pains. Trembling hands and a headache that went away almost immediately upon eating. Symptoms worsened with caffeine. I have taken Biaxin three times, and every time with the same side effects. I feel extreme hunger (almost to the point of nausea), even shortly after eating. If I try not to give in to the hunger, I get a headache, my hands start shaking, and I get very dizzy. If I eat something, within minutes, it all goes away, only to return an hour or so later. M 41 1 days
3/16/2009
 1  Sinus Infection Was fine on this until the 5th day... today. I had a horrible metallic taste in my mouth all morning. Then terrible diahrea. Then I felt like my insides were having spasms, especially my stomach. I completely panicked and had to go to the ER. I felt pins and needles in both hands really bad... to the point where when they tried to take my blood pressure, my whole arm lost feeling and my hand uncontrollably cramped up. The whole thing lasted about 45 minutes and then I was fine. Definitely switched off the medication though. I don't EVER want to feel that way again. Don't take it! F 28 5 days
3/15/2009
 1  sinus infection tight feeling in chest, low level anxious feeling, badly disrupted sleep, bad taste in mouth, ringing in ears Aside from some horrific nightmares that I experienced while on the drug, the worst part of this drug was that the side effects (other than the metallic taste) have not gone away. My sleep is still disrupted, my ears ring off and on, the tight feeling in my chest has not gone away and I feel anxious for no reason. It has been over a week since I stopped taking Biaxin XL. I noticed that other people had side effects for months after taking Biaxin. Do they ever go away???? The sinus infection was not entirely cleared by Biaxin XL either. F 39 10 days
3/15/2009
 1  Acute bronchitis and sinusitis Inability to sleep increased blood pressure of 148/104 and heart rate of 110T. Crying/sad spells and bitter taste in mouth after taking it and coming up in my mouth while sleeping. Thrush and then blisters on my tongue. Still didn't fix the bronchitis wheezing problem but I am not coughing up colored junk anymore. This is my least favorite antibiotic but I have used many others in the past and did not want to take this one. Blurry vision and tiredness. Sticky sweat at night and have to get up and eat yogurt to rid the nasty taste in my mouth. It kind of cracked my tongue down the middle and then it had a whitish coating. I don't like this med. It makes me feel tired and grouchy and sad and nothing tastes right even coffee which I don't even enjoy drinking and I love coffee. I took 2x a day 500 mg. twice daily. F 34 10 days
3/14/2009
 2  severe sinus infection Thought I was losing my mind. Pounding head, heart felt like it was beating in my head, felt extremely anxious, antsy after taking it and then feeling like I couldn't move, hearing things, loss of appetite, red, flushed face, tingling hands, major insomnia. I have missed a whole week of work with just the side effects. I am sure this is helpful for some people, but I am never taking it again. I have never had such a reaction, I thought I was going crazy. I was so glad to see others experienced similar problems and that I was not imagining it. F 36 4 days
3/13/2009

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