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  Pneumonia hallucinating, really bad taste on tounge, rash, decrease in heart rate, mind raceing thinking my heart going to stop or stop breathing, veins hideing, stuck gas that hurts to get out, dizziness, fainting, really small puple's, feeling like some one was stabbing my stomach many time with a needle, tingleing in hands and feet, tense stomach mucsle, trouble focusing eyes, auras like no tmr, heart pain, thrash, yeast infection, back pain, sever stomach cramps and shape pain, purple feet, loss of sight. cannot go number 2, hearing loss, and ringing, numbness in legs, pores opend up, shaking of the eyes, rib and chest pain, cough syrup not working, sharp pain in lungs when ares are down, joint pain, siatice nerve pain, twiching, loss of words, boan pain, itchy, pee uncontrolably, yellow pee when i drink 8 glasses, spiting up foam, troble, constite uncomfortable, high high anxiety, crying for no reason, loss of time, black circuls under eyes, lost color in skin, craving fresh air, loss of m Biaxin is somthing you never want to be taking. I have already been diagnosed with high anxiety, to where after taking biaxin xl I started having suicidal thoughs. The first night of taking it I hallucinated seeing my deceased father as an angel. I dont not recomend taking this drug! My mother has taken it three times and now scares me of how her behaviour is, thinking the devils after her. I dont know why this medication is still subcribed. It helped with the fluid on the lungs, but the hallucinations are become far worse than it ever was and I only took it for five days today is day six.... please dont take it! F 18 5 days
2/22/2009
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 1  H. Pylori Awful metallic taste in mouth, extreme nausea, heart palpitations, chest tightness, anxiety-related symptoms. Do everything you can not to take this medication. Its really awful. I should have listened to the other postings. I almost ended up in the ER with my heart racing/chest palpitations. Day 3 was the worst with the taste in your mouth. So bad you cant sleep. I tried to suck it up but I had to quit on Day 6. Not worth it. M 38 5 days
2/18/2009
 1   Terrible side effects Became very very sick. I have not felt the same since I stopped taking it 2 months ago. F 36 8 days
2/17/2009
 1  sinus infection bad insomnia. can't shut my brain off, but am getting physically tired. wierd dreams. wierd taste in mouth. To the lady that almost passed out. that can be serious---an abnormality in the heart rhythm. don't re-start this drug. F 36 7 days
2/16/2009
 1  Lyme disease extreme emotional outbursts, sudden shrieking, zero emotional control, felt like I was going crazy, no metallic taste My Lyme doctor said my symptoms were just a Lyme die-off reaction (herx), but these are not typical herx symptoms for me, and after seeing this site, I believe my symptoms are from Biaxin F 23 15 days
2/15/2009
 5  Pneumonia Racing heart beat 1-5 hrs after each dose. Taste of crushed Aspiring in mouth 24/7. To relieve the overpowering bitter taste in my mouth I intermittently chewed on black liquorice. I took the pill with peanut butter, crackers and a lot of fluids - helped as well. The patient reports of Biaxin side-effects on this site are to be noted as true and regrettable. However, I bless the scientists that provide us with treatment choices, and extend our lives. In not so distant past this exprience could have ended in a one-way trip to the cemetery for me. F 62 10 days
2/11/2009
 3  possible pneumonia or chest infecti Watery mouth, nausea 1 hour after 1st dose, metallic taste in mouth When I saw the scrip for Biaxin, I wasn't sure it was what I remembered hating. Sooo, I filled the prescription, took my first dose, felt nauseous and went to bed. Woke up with watery mouth and metallic taste. No biggie, I'm used the the metallic taste as I've taken Zyban before. BUT, I decided to check here and sure enough, this drug is the one! My old post is still here from when I took it in 2007 and felt so hungry I absolutely HAD to eat, but I made myself sick eating too much, yet I physically had hunger pains WHILE I was eating! As I mentioned, took Zyban a few times before and had diff side effects each time, except the metallic taste always stuck. Hoping this time around with Biaxin is different. I'm a little worried since last time around 2 out of the 4 side effects I listed previously have already hit! My house doesn't usually stink but this morning I can't shake the feeling that it stinks in here! Brand new garbage bag, and my daughter happens to have just cleaned F 31 1 days
2/11/2009
 1  Sinus infection sleeplessness, racing thoughts, anxiety, extreme sweating. hallucinations, nightmares. chest pain. I haven't slept more than an hr in 39 hours. my mind is still racing. I have chest pain. I had bizarre dreams that hr that I did sleep. I have sweat constantly since my first dose. Normally I am a cold person. Extreme night sweats. I am staving off anxiety attacks. This is unbelievable. I have taken tons of valerian, hops, gaba - nothing helps me sleep. It doesn't even phase me. F 26 2 days
2/11/2009
 5  Pneumonia Severe anxiety, felt like I could not breath but pulse Ox showed I was getting oxygen. Hallucination. for 6 hours, I repeated the word "yeah" I just related to the anxiety. BAD experience. I doubled up on the first dosed which I should not have. Within 24 to 48 hours I was fine. It started with the first dose. I only took a total of 3 pills. F 42 1 days
2/9/2009
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 4  sinus infection nasty taste in mouth,hunger pains, then 3 days in experienced almost passing out, dizziness, shaking in my legs, feels like my eyes can't focus fast enough, weakness It seemed to make the sinus infection go away and I was pleased up until the 3rd evening when all of a sudden I felt like I was not in control of my body and I was going to pass out. I called the pharmacist and she said that its normal to feel "weird" when taking antibiotics and that I should keep taking it. I took 1 more dose then after that I stopped. Couldn't handle the dizziness and weakness. F 30 4 days
2/9/2009
 2  chest infection diarrhea, severe insomnia, anxiety,panic attacks, agitation, constant metallic taste ok. I can handle the diarrhea as that's common with antibiotics and even the metallic taste. But the anxiety and insomnia were just horrible. And all this after only 2 days (4 pills). I will never take this medication again. It made me sicker when I was already very ill recovering from a chest infection. F 37 2 days
2/9/2009
 1  Sinus Infection, Bronchitis Insomnia, panic attacks, depression, thoughts of suicide, confusion, paranoia, irritablity, racing thoughts, severe sore throat I am a very healthy, normal person, and I have no history of mental illness. After just two doses I felt like I was going completely insane. I was having random, weird, racing thoughts. I couldn't sleep for more than a half hour at a time. I woke up on night 2 at 2 am crying and couldn't stop crying for over 13 hours. I was severely depressed, paranoid, and was having thoughts of suicide. This medicine incapacitated me, I couldn't even take care of my children. I was told by the doctor's office that none of this could happen after just 2 doses...but it did. Doctors need to be aware of this side effect. I am reporting Biaxin to the FDA. I really don't think that these side effects were worth the risk. Very scary. F 28 2 days
2/9/2009
 1  Chest Infection Severe stomach pain, heart arythmia, weight loss, diarrhea, severe tremors, severe generalized anxiety, borderline psychosis F 34 3 days
2/7/2009
 5  Sinus / Ear / Throat Infection Bitter taste in my mouth upon waking up and a substantial increase in appetite This product worked wonders - I had been going around for almost two weeks without sleeping because of a bad cold and within 1 day of taking Biaxin I was able to sleep that night (although I do wake up with a vile taste in my mouth - but what a small price to pay) F 40 3 days
2/4/2009
 1  Sinus infection metal taste in mouth, weird dreams, strange thoughts, Thank God I found this site to confirm I was not nuts. I took this for 2 days. On the 2nd day (after the 3rd pill) I started having a horrendous metal taste in my mouth. I couldn't sleep and when I did sleep, I was having very strange dreams. When awake I had thoughts of dying and would sit and cry thinking I was dying. I got on line and found this site and then realized I wasn't nuts afterall. I never have side effects from medication but this by far is the worst medication I have ever taken. NEVER AGAIN! F 51 2 days
2/4/2009
 3  sinus infection horrible metallic taste which peaked on day 3, dry mouth which peaked on day 3, shakiness, nausea, intense dreams while the side effects were at times difficult to tolerate, within 32 hours, i was feeling no tooth or sinus pain. F 25 10 days
2/2/2009
 1  bronchitis Made my wife wacky. She was hallucinating. I couldn't sleep Both my wife and I had bronchitis and were given Biaxin. My wife started to hallucinate after the second day and then got a little crazy. She wasn't making much sense, and our children were very worried. I couldn't sleep and felt like I was on speed. M 74 4 days
2/2/2009
 5  sinus infection...again a little diarrhea and mild headache. Biaxin XL 500mg X 2 Once a day for 10 days. I have suffered with sinus infection at least 1 -2 times a year for over 10 years. I have had a sinus operation and still suffered until I took this drug. This is my first time taking it and I am impressed....my sinus cleared in 5 days and I feel great after suffering for so long with the pressure and having to breath through my mouth. Now will my sinus problem come back ? I sure hope not...but if it does I will ask for this drug. I am very concerned about the side affects and how they effect others I have read about....if I need this drug again I will post if I have any additional side affects. I recommend the drug ! M 57 10 days
1/29/2009
 3  Ear Infection My 6 yr. old took this for an ear infection and she could not stand the horrible taste. She completely lost her appetite because of the taste of this medicine. She was spitting constantly to get rid of the foul taste. I stopped the medication after approx. 6 days but it tooks WEEKS to get over the bad taste in her mouth. It just would not go away, and the loss of appetite/spitting lasted for weeks also. It did work well on her ear infection though. Horrible taste in mouth that lasts for weeks after stopping taking medicine, loss of appetite due to the horrible taste in mouth. F 40 6 days
1/28/2009
 5  Sinus infection None Took it 6 months ago for ear infection and worked beautifully. Working for me again :-) F 49 14 days
1/27/2009

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