BIAXIN Reviews (CLARITHROMYCIN)

Average Rating: 2.3 (1247 Ratings)

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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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 3  Pnumonia / Bronchitis Constant light-headedness, sleeping problems, cannot sit up for long periods of time, SEVERE confusion, worse cough, shaky arms, legs, hands, difficult time swallowing pills, worse but dry cough. Change of environment causes nausea. PLEASE READ!!! ESPEICALLY IF YOU ARE AROUND THE AGE OF 15! The biaxin made me very, very light-headed constantly, made it hard to do schoolwork, constantly out of breath. However, it has made my cough become shallow and dry. Legs and hands constantly want to move (i.e. Jittery) and the smallest change in environment makes me feel sick. Also, chest feels light and inverted. I would recommend Azithromycin. Less effective, however no side-effects what so ever. Also much easier to swallow. M 14 10 days
7/23/2008
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 3  possible bacteria causing ulcer Taken from prevpack. The first 2 nights I had a very hard time sleeping, had to skip work. My mind was racing, thinking about all sorts of things, not bad things just...anything, and at 1 am. Taste for me has been fine except right when I take it. Had a little bit of diarrhea the first 2 days but nothing major. I did a 6 day course, I'm gonna go for 8 next time my doctor said I can split it up into 2. So far it's tolerable. M 21 6 days
7/14/2008
 2  Sinus Infection I took this for a week as prescibed by my MD- My sinus infection is still there. I got a yeast infection, mouth taste metalic. I was prescribed another week of this and started On day 6 (13) I had racing heart, anxiety, and insomnia. My sinus infection is still in my head and now I can't sleep and my heart is racing still. F 40 14 days
7/11/2008
 1  Suspected H. Pylori Bad taste starting at the back of my mouth. This I could handle. What did it for me was the excruciating cramping in my lower abdomen--felt like I was losing my entire intestines. Had bad diarrhea as well. I was crying and was on the verge of going to the ER until I spoke to the doctor who said to stop using it and drink liquids until I felt better, but if the pain worsened to go to the ER. Felt better within 12 hours or so with help of soup and chamomile tea. Never taking this again!!! F 1 days
7/9/2008
 3  infected piercing dizziness, horrible disgusting taste in my mouth The taste in my mouth is horrible. Almost unbearable but I keep trying to get rid of it with constant toothbrushing and mouthwash. It comes back within a minute. Also slightly dizzy and lightheaded. But it is working and clearing up my infection in my piercing, which I had for 2 months. F 24 14 days
7/3/2008
 1  Supposed Sinus Infection Extreme Anxiety, Panic attacks, shakiness, nausea, exhaustion, racing heart, irrational thought, sensitivity to light Within 3 days of taking Biaxin, I had 7 panic/anxiety attacks, which I do not hav a history of. I thought I was going crazy... I would feel hot, hands would shake like I had too much coffee on an empty stomach. I would cry uncontrollably, and wondered "WHAT IS WRONG WITH ME???" Felt as though I had to pace, could not sit still. Stopped taking Biaxin approx 4 days ago, but still feel the "tremors" of taking it... some panic attacks, though no crying, just racing heart. This website is like an god-send... I am SO happy now to understand what is/was happening and that I'm not going insane. I feel I have hope now that these tremors will stop all together and I can get on with my normal life!! F 25 3 days
6/29/2008
 1  sinus infection Awful taste in mooth the morning after my first dose (as if I swallowed floor cleaner or hearspray...). Became intolerable the third morning. Taking water, gum or juice doesn't change anything... Sorry. I have to quit this medecine after 3 dose on 10. Why do doctors still propose it??? I'm also questionning why the official monography of biaxin tells that only 3-7% of people had this side effect (alteration of taste), while users on this forum are almost unanimous on this point. F 33 3 days
6/29/2008
 5  sinus infection Gross metallic taste in my mouth Ok, when i first got biaxin i saw this site and almost didnt take...am i ever glad i didnt go by what i read on here...biaxin worked completely for me, and other than a really bad taste in my mouth and feeling quite hungry, i had no other side effects...i am allergic to sulpha and penicillin drugs, so am quite happy that biaxin worked so well...please dont panic if prescribed this drug...for me it worked well F 39 7 days
6/25/2008
 1  Sore throat Started out as a small case of sore throat. First day I took it my mouth tasted like I was eating metal. I had a very bad metal drip in the back of my throst. I was always feeling faint. Didnt sleep for 41 hours finally when I did fall asleep I slept for 5 hours. On the third day of taking it I expericed extreme dry mouth even after drinking tons of water. I felt very weak and out of it. The metal taste was so bad in my mouth that I could not eat anything and I wasnt hungry. My ears became clogged up bad. I had developed all the symptoms of a cold (runny nose, chest cold, deep cough, sneezing) That night I was in so much pelvic pain it made me fall to the floor and cry for thirty minutes till the pains gradually went away.. My left abdomen was sore to the touch and had sharp pains. I started noticing the symptoms of a yeast infection and I had almost orange colored urine. Biaxin made me so shaky that I could not hold my pen still. So finally the forth day of being on it I couldnt take it. Went to a different doctor because my syptoms were so bad. The doctor checked me out and diagonosed me with two major ear infections, yeast infection, gastritis(inflamation of stomache lining), and all the major common cold syptoms. The doctor told me that all of what I was feeling was because of Biaxin and that he never perscribes that because the side affects outweigh the problem. He told me that Biaxin will "eat" up your stomache and put you in alot of severe pain and sickness. Now I am out of work for three days and I have to get a lot of rest. It seems like me with Biaxin that if you are treated for a condition like an ear infection you will have all the side affects except ear infections. And I was treating a sore throat and yeah the sore throat went away and I ended up with about every other symptom you could have. I would never recommend this medicine to anyone and I wish I would have found this website befor F 19 4 days
6/25/2008
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 3  h-pylori Prevpac 14 day kit, Doctor says take for 10 days... ..initialy seemed like it works..not on day 6.. indeed awful stuff..feels like respetory and my right side chest inflammed..it is sore..I Pray to God that it get ride of my pains and bacteria..So I pray.....Please any helpful e-mails comment that my help me..please send them to [email protected] M 46 6 days
6/11/2008
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 1  ear infection Mood swings, depression, crying jags, metalic taste in my mouth on the 2nd day of taking. I wondered why I was particularly touchy on the first day of taking this drug. On the 2nd day, my husband was leaving town for 12 days. Of course I was sad, but my reaction was waaaaaayyyy over the top. I cried for at least an hour or more (I hardly ever cry) and cried at least twice more during the day. My crying jags were the worst right after I took my pill. I found this website and realized what was going on. I stopped taking the medication and my Dr. prescribed Bactrim the next day. So far there hasn't been any problem with Bactrim. F 36 2 days
6/11/2008
 1  respiratory infection DEPRESSION, ANXIETY, PANIC, MENTAL CHANGES FOR MONTHS!!!!! I must recommend to all stop taking it if you have anxiety problems, heart problems or even the slightest depression. If if you don't have any of this, it's still a dangerous drug and the mental side effects I had could probably happen to anyone! I've read most of the reviews on this webpage and a lot of people are having "insane" episodes. I'm still having side effects right now even though I stopped taking biaxin 4 months ago! We should all report this to FDA because it really is not known among most doctors or even published anywhere. Here is the link to the FDA complaint site: https://www.accessdata.fda.gov/scripts/medwatch F 25 5 days
6/7/2008
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 4  Bronchitis Metallic taste in mouth, vivid dreams (some were bad), excess saliva Biaxin cleared up my bronchitis rapidly, but if I need it in the future, I'll ask for a substitute. I'm very happy I have only two more days left to take it. F 46 7 days
6/5/2008
 4  Sinus Infection Metallic taste (prickly tongue), crying jags, nervous and jittery, depression, gas in my chest, horrible stomach cramps. After the initial 2 pill dose, I had gas so bad in my chest I thought I might be having a heart attack. Instead of following precription instructions, I started taking 500 mg ONCE a day. I am currently 5 days into the scrip and the infection is subsiding; However, I will stop after 10 days. And just pray the infection doesn't come back. I don't believe I will take this med again. F 39 5 days
5/30/2008
 4  chronic bronchitis, sinus pain tinny taste in my mouth, slight insomnia I have been seeing a homeopath and am convinced that homeopathy is great for people who are not very ill. Some things homeopathy just does not heal properly. prior to taking biaxin I developed a rash, burning, itching pain. I then developed bronchitis, with extreme coughing, phlegm, body aches etc. I am on day seven of taking biaxin. I also have gerd so I have been taking lozec. My doctor told me to take the lozec with the biaxin so as not to cause stomach aches. Miraculously, my skin condition has improved. While taking the biaxin I have taken sudafed sinus advance as well as 500 mg. of advil with the sudafed. I finally and feeling much better. I do have fibromyalgia so there are symptoms from that that I deal with day to day. I was doing colonics, twice, prior to the rash and brochitis. I do believe that the colonics shocked my body into developing these symptoms. As I said homeopathy is great for mild illnesses, eating properly, less dairy and gluten, but colonics may b F 50 7 days
5/27/2008
 5  sinus infection dry mouth in morning (XL type) PLEAS NOTE: to anyone who may be deterred from taking biaxin because of the the rating and number of bad reviews...people with bad experiences are much more likely to post here. people with minor or no side effects are less likely to be searching the drug online and less likely to come to this site. my recommendation is to just listen to your doc's advice and as with any drug if you experience weird side effects stop immediately and contact your physician. this drug was great for me though, the terrible headaches were gone by the second day with basically no adverse effects. M 19 7 days
5/10/2008
 3  Sinus Infection Nausea, abdominal pain, sour/metallic taste/bad dreams I researched the web before taking this Biaxin XL and read over the side effects and peoples complaints before I filled my prescription hoping that I would not experience them. However, I'm currently on my second day of the Biaxin and have experienced a few of the side effects. I only had the bad abdominal pains the first day I took it, yesterday and today I've had the sour/metallic taste in my mouth and cannot get rid of it. I hope this stuff works. F 26 2 days
5/4/2008
 4  Walking Pneumonia Stomach pains, cramps, nausea I am on day 6 of 10 (2 x 500mg of Biaxin XL) After day 3 I felt much better, but it's day 6 and not much has changed. I still have mucus in my lungs. I feel it still and it's annoying. I am not sure Biaxin XL will work in the end. I was on Amoxocillin and some other anti biotic before Biaxin, so I hope this works F 24 6 days
5/3/2008
 1  Fluid in ears Terrible taste in mouth. BAD nightmares and hallucinations. Stomach pain. I don't think this antibiotic is worth taking. F 29 5 days
5/2/2008
 1  Sinus Infection Nervous, shakey, loss of appitite, weight loss, BAD taste in mouth (tasted like hairspray), yeast infection, thrush I believe this is the worst antibiotic. Not only was I misserable with the taste, which was horrible at first and died down as I kept taking Biaxin, it also make me very shakey. I got a yeast infection not to long after taking the drug and now I have developed thrush. I wouldn't ever take this again and don't recommend this to anyone F 23 10 days
4/26/2008
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