BIAXIN Reviews (CLARITHROMYCIN)Average Rating: 2.3 (1247 Ratings)Filter ResultsCompare BIAXIN with similar:
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| RATING | REASON | SIDE EFFECTS FOR BIAXIN | COMMENTS | SEX | AGE | DURATION/ DOSAGE | DATE ADDED |
| 4 | walking pneumonia | Metallic taste in mouth, headache, a little bit of stomach upset. | While I have been experiencing some of the reported side effects, they are far better than continuing to suffer with pneumonia. I'm on day three of 2 pills (500 mg each pill) daily for ten days and am able to breathe a lot easier. I had almost forgotten what it was like to breathe without restriction! My cough is productive now, and my chest and diaphragm area no longer hurt. Like all meds, they are prescribed because the doctor feels it is more beneficial to you than its side effects. As for the mental health issues, I am diagnosed with depression and anxiety, was medicated for it over a year ago, and this med has done nothing to bring that out. If anything, I'm happier that I'm actually getting better and am not too bothered with the bad taste in my mouth. That bad taste lasts only for a few hours after the dose. I also want to add that I'd rather deal with this at home than be admitted to a hospital. | F | 35 | 3 days | 1/25/2009 | 1 | Clarithromycin for Bronchitis | Terrible bitter taste in my mouth. Took my second dose (prescription calls for 2 500mg. tabs per day) and within a few minutes got this terrible bitter taste in my mouth. Still have it this morning. A bit of an upset stomach, did not get much sleep. Do not intend to take another pill. Can't deal with the taste in my mouth. | F | 60 | 1 days | 1/24/2009 | 1 | Bronchitis | Horrible taste in my mouth! Wake up constantly at night (have never had this problem before), severe depression (normally do not have this),diarrhea a couple of times, some headaches, stomach cramps with weird stomach noises, loss of appetite. | I do not recommend taking this medication. I have NEVER had side effects from a medication that were noticeable in my life. I have always finished my antibiotics but after taking this 2X a day for 4 days with 6 days remaining, I called the pharmacist and was told to discontinue. They will hopefully call something completely different in for me. Hope everyone feels better soon! | M | 26 | 4 days | 1/24/2009 | 2 | Bronchitis | I only took one pill and was worse than when I went into the doctors. A couple hours after taking the medication I started vomiting, experiencing horrible diarrhea, an enormous headache that lasted all day. I slept all day just to recover from the medication. The symptoms were worse than my original ailment, so I was urged by family and friends not to take it again. I feel better without it. Very disappointed that the PA that prescribed it didn't even mention the side effects. | F | 27 | 1 days | 1/21/2009 | 4 | Chronic sinus infections | Funny taste in mouth, seemed to make my blood sugar drop significantly (I am hypoglycemic) | I had been on two doses of augmentin but my sinus infections kept coming back over the course of several months. This actually cleared the infection almost immediately although my doctor prescribed Biaxin for 4 weeks. A warning to all, steroids and z-packs that I had previously been prescribed actually leech your bones and make them brittle. If your side effects are just moderately troublesome on this drug, it is certainly a better alternative to steroids which are the only other thing that has worked for me in the past. | F | 26 | 4 weeks | 1/20/2009 | 4 | Sinus Infection | Strong metallic taste. Sometimes an upset stomach. Really bad headaches. | I just finished a ten-day prescription for a sinus infection. The only unbearable side effect is the headaches. My last dose was yesterday morning and today I still have the headaches. Besides for that, the other effects were bearable and the infection has gone away. | M | 25 | 10 days | 1/19/2009 | 4 | Bronchitis, Sinusitis | Nausea, horrible metallic taste in mouth, severe gas, stomach cramps | I was put on Biaxin 500mg twice daily for Bronchitis and sinusitis. Day 1 I had no side effects at all. Day 2 mild metallic taste in mouth but bearable, very sleepy all day and spacey feeling. Day 3 HORRIBLE matallic taste, unbearable,and was worse when coughing, was constantly snacking and drinking trying to get rid of taste. I found that peanut butter and crackers help alot with this. Also when I would blow my nose, it would smell like an ashtray, coming from that taste I believe. Day 3 very nauseated, wanting to gag but never vomited. Metallic taste still very bad but as the day went it got better. No appetite all day. The rest of course of medicine was bearable. No more nausea after day 3. Metallic taste persisted but not as bad as day 3. Biaxin did clear bronchitis(and I had a very bad case) and it cleared the sinusitis too. I would reccomend this drug, the side effects are tough but not as bad as the bronchitis I had. | F | 26 | 10 days | 1/15/2009 | 2 | Sinusitis & otitis media | Bitter taste, stomach pain, insomnia, night sweats | I was on Biaxin for 1 year when I was 13 and had bitter taste and stomach pain nonstop. Took it again when I was 29 for sinusitis and middle ear infection, neither of which it's really effective for anyway. Doctor's error. But this time in addition to taste and stomach I got severe severe severe insomnia and night sweats. I'd finally fall asleep around 5am despite taking Xanax, Ambien, and Codeine, all of which should have knocked me out!! I would wake up a few hours later soaking, drenched wet with sweat from night sweats. Had to change clothes, sheets, etc. Got so dehydrated I picked up another infection...I stopped the Biaxin and the insomnia/night sweats went away. This web site helped me figure out I wasn't alone in experiencing insomnia/night sweats on Biaxin despite the PDR being unclear about those as a side effect of the drug. | F | 29 | 4 days | 1/15/2009 | 4 | Bronchitis and Sinus infection | Anything normally sweet in taste, tasted vile beginning only about 5 hours after taking the first dose. Sleeplessness and slight headache, but no mood swings or depression. | No stomach problems since I took with food. I am on my 8th dose of 10 - 500MG once daily(extended release tablets), and am only now really beginning to feel better. Have not taken any other drug while on this, since I wasn`t sure if sinus/cough meds would interect adversely with this. | F | 42 | 8 days | 1/7/2009 | 2 | Sinusitis infection and bronchitis | I had the following side effects: insomnia, anxiety, extreme pain throughout my body & joints, panic attacks, depression, heart palpitation felt hot as if burning from the inside out then cold with chills and at times the shakes. Tightness in chest along with chest and back pain. Bleeding gums and constant nasal drip down throat during sleep. Loss of sex drive which returned towards the end of the perscription. | I noticed that after the 7th day if taking this drug, I actually felt better like myself again, however, it was short felt as in the evening I experienced a most terrible pain in my stomach and the feeling of needing to burp but couldn't - this lasted almost 30 minutes then with a huge burp along with acid reflux my stomach settled. This is the first time I have taken this drug, usually my doctor perscribes Amoxcillin to fight the infection caused by sinusitis/bronchitis, however, this time my doctor was away so I went to a clinic in my area where a doctor told me that this drug would help. My first day after the 10 days on it and I am currently experiencing again the joint pain, chills, stomach upset and general fatgue. | M | 47 | 10 days | 1/5/2009 | 1 | Chest Infection | I am working on a website to help people who have been damaged by this drug. Biaxin ruined my life. It caused me to go crazy. My heart was screwed up. It ravaged my body. It almost destroyed my family. It took an entire year to shake off the mental effects of this drug. Words cannot describe. | Do not take this drug. Report your side effects if you do! Especially the mental ones! This drug cost me well over ten grand!! | F | 34 | 3 days | 1/4/2009 | 1 | Sinus Infection | Fast heart rate, fatigue, chills, diarrhea, and bad aftertaste in mouth. | Stop taking pills after second dose. | F | 34 | 2 days | 1/4/2009 | 1 | bronchitis | I broke out in a red inflammed rash on the 3rd day of taking this drug. It took 2 days for the rash to clear entirely. My Dr recommened to stop use. Now, my joints in my knees, wrists, fingers, and ankles are very sore. I will be returning to my physician to find the cause. | I believe I am allergic to the drug. | M | 30 | 3 days | 1/3/2009 | 3 | Sinus infection/bronchitis | Dizziness, stomache cramps, pelvic (testicular) discomfort, mentally hazy and distant, diarrhea, depression, sadness, helplessness, constant cigarette smell and taste, headache (maybe from lack of coffee). | I was given 24 days of Biaxin with 7 days of prednisone. I started getting shaky and pelvic discomfort immediately. My wife and I thought it was the prednisone because of how strong it is. I finished the prednisone and symptoms persisted and grew more severe. Relationship with wife suffered because infection cleared but was mentally absent. We researched and came across this site. This site made me feel less of a horrible husband. I stopped taking Biaxin after 12 days. Will never go back to it. It's a relationship crusher! | M | 29 | 12 days | 1/2/2009 | 1 | sinus infection and bronchitis | I had the following side effects:insomnia,anxiety,extreme pain throughout my body,panic attacks,depression,heart palpitation,felt hot like burning from the inside out,no appetite;but could eat when food is in front of me, nausea and feeling like I am going CRAZY!!! | Add more of these side effects experienced by patients on biaxin to the side effects list that pharmacists issue upon filling out one's prescription. | F | 53 | 5 days | 1/2/2009 | 2 | respiratory infection | mood changes/swings (I was so cranky), abdominal pain and discomfort, nausea, trouble sleeping, tired, head felt heavy, headaches, bad taste in mouth, felt like I was going crazy, small bumps on stomach (rash?), sweating/fever (mostly at night a few hours after I took this medicine. | If you have a bad enough infection it's worth it. I took it for ten days, and my doctor should have given me something less strong. From day one I started taking the pills I knew something was wrong, but my mother told me to take them anyway. My boyfriend noticed I would gte cranky, and then I realized I was only like this after I had taken the pills. The last day I didn't take them with food, I woke up in the middle of the night sweating, feverish and had a lot of discomfort in my stomach. Since antibiotics mess with birth control, I thought I was pregnant, because after one and a half days I still had the nausea. I looked up this medicine just to see if my symptoms could be lasting, and I found all these horror stories. I would advise someone to take an alternative other than this medicine! If you do have to take this medicine, I advise you take it a few hours before you go to bed, and rest a lot. | F | 18 | 10 days | 12/28/2008 | 1 | Extremely bad metal tasste in my mouth | The metallic taste is unbearable. I called doctor and she said to eat peanut butter or potatoe chips with the med. Surprisingly, this worked. It is very difficult to plan potatoe chips or peanut butter into my pill regimine but anything is better than that taste. I am now worried about other side effect since reading these ratings. I already have the crying and will be monitoring myself closely for other side effects. If peanut butter won't fix those then I'm calling to get something else. | F | 26 | 2 days | 12/20/2008 | 2 | Sinus infection | Nasuea, Confusion, Blurry vision, heart pounding, severe anxiety, feeling that i was going crazy. | I've been off this medicine for about a year or so, and im still bearing the effects of the drug. Someone help! | F | 22 | 12 days | 12/15/2008 | 5 | Sinus infection | Briefly: Abdominal pain (unusual for me), thirst, some urinary hesitation. The abdominal pain resolved after the first four doses, and none of these side effects returned the second time I took a course of Biaxin. I also experienced some CNS symptoms (panic, crying, and euphoria) on the first round, but this could well be the effects of being sick so long, which always throws a wrench into the emotional works. | Biaxin is a kick-ass antibiotic. I can't get over the extreme, negative descriptions for this antibiotic here. Ordinarily, I have a hard time tolerating antibiotics (sulfa and amoxicylin are out). Biaxin is probably the second-best antibiotic I've tolerated (Zithromax wins for this), and I'm on my second course, 21 days this time. I did notice the metallic taste of ill repute that so many complain about. For god's sakes, what's the big deal? You want a bad, metallic taste? Try Zopiclone. Don't like the metallic taste? Suck on lemons or eat oranges. But stop complaining. All antibiotics have side effects--there's no such thing as a free lunch. Be glad you have something to treat your bacterial infection--before it becomes life-threatening. | F | 44 | 6 days | 12/12/2008 | 1 | lung infection (unspecified) | I was fine for the first 3 days; I drank 12-20 glasses of water/day to try to mitigate the side effects, and other than the horrible taste, I was fine. On the 4th day, I started to experience anxiety, panic attacks, and depression. As the day went on, I also started to have racing thoughts, manic behavior, and verbal and physical tics (repetitive noises and motions, i.e. violenty shaking my head back and forth, slapping my hand on the desktop in a fast rhythm, making nonsense sounds with my mouth or tongue, etc) - very Tourettes. I have not taken the drug for 48 hours now, and most of it has gone away, but I am still occassionally experiencing vertigo when I move my head too fast, which is causing dizziness and mild nausea. | The really bad part: 14 years ago I was given this drug (it was brand new on the market) and had a very similar reaction after 3 days (hysteria, uncontrollable crying, severe anxiety, thoughts of suicide), but the doctor told me the medication could not be the cause of the side effects, because it's an antibiotic and antibiotics "don't do that." I'm glad to find out it's a documented problem, and not just in my head. | F | 35 | 3.5 days | 12/12/2008 |