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 |
5 | Lyme Disease / H.pylori | None | No classic herxheimer reaction (worsening of symptoms) as expected with Lyme treatment. Cured H.pylori. Great drug. | F | 44 | 1.5 years | 2/9/2008 | 1 | bronchitis | initially: severe nausea, stomach "grumbling", metallic taste, lightheadedness. The following day: listlessness, depressed mood, spaced out feeling and an actual feeling of lower extremity weakness/shakiness. | I am getting over the flu, and developed a cold and wet cough with beige sputum. My doctor insisted on antibiotic. I didn't have a fever when he prescribed it. I feel it was unnecessary. This drug left me very weak and depressed, I will not take it again. I think they should survey patients who take this drug to get a real idea on true side effects. The drug can be fatal:cardiac arrythmias. | F | 39 | 1 days | 2/8/2008 | 1 | sinus infection | Extreme anxiety, insomnia lack of appetite | This drug has caused me 3 weeks of anxiety. Havent had a real good night sleep in 2 weeks. As stated earlier it didnt start until i stopped taking the meds. | M | 29 | 5 days | 2/7/2008 | 5 | Sinus Infection | Bad taste in my mouth when I wake up in the morning. Other than that, none. | Seems to work well. | M | 41 | 7 days | 2/4/2008 | 3 | bronchitis, ear infection | severe stomach cramps, diarrhea,very washed out and hives | given to my 4 year old,although her ear and cough was better she was very worn down the entire time, the taste was horrible --consistency was gritty- and after 2 days she developed severe stomach cramps with diarrhea and on the 8th day she had hives. i will not let any of my kids take this again...although the hives are more worrisome its just sad to see her so washed out! | F | 4 | 8 days | 2/2/2008 | 1 | chest congestion? pneumonia | for 6 year old daughter after chest xray at Children's Hospital. Stopped after 4 days: Horrible taste caused her to lose her appetite completely, tired all the time and almost constant headaches coupled with pain in her right arm. Coughing increased and ++++sneezing and nose running all the time.Behaviour also changed so much her school called and one night she was behaving like she was drunk! Said she couldn't stop talking (and she didn't) and stated she would wake up and couldn't get back to sleep. . | I am a nurse and have since heard other similar stories from adults and children who have taken this med. I believe the behavioural side effects are greatly underplayed by company. Will NOT give again | F | 6 | 4 days | 2/2/2008 | 1 | sinus infection | extremely thirsty, somewhat dizziness, hallucinations as well, burning in my stomach, i haven't experienced any weird dreams yet, as i'm only on my second day. I also have a bad headache and my head feels really heavy to the point where i feel there's a brick in my head. The taste is absolutely horrible and the grainy surface makes me sick. I also tend to feel very uncomfortable at times. I really should contact my doctor for a switch of antibiotics. | M | 13 | 14 days | 1/29/2008 | 1 | Cough/ Strep throat | I have never had a medical reaction before but BIAXIN is brutal. Horrendous metallic taste, cannot sleep yet work 10hr days. Loose stools, brutal stomach aches, gas and fatigue. Also found to be very anxious and nervous. | I'd stay away from this drug and would ask for something else. This stuff is insane. | M | 34 | 7 days | 1/28/2008 | 1 | sore throat and sinus | vomiting, diarreha, and very severe stomach cramps | I only took six of the biaxin and on the third day nothing tasted good to me. That night I started vomiting and had diarreha. The next morning I had stomach cramps that were unbearable. I am on the second day of nothing but severe stomach cramps and it has not eased up yet. Come to find out my granddaddy has been taking the same thing and he is on day four with the stomach cramps. I would not recommend this drug to anyone. It is the devil. | M | 17 | 3 days | 1/27/2008 | 4 | Bacterial Infection | None. No problems sleeping, no metallic taste - ate like a horse though. | M | 43 | 10 days | 1/21/2008 | 1 | Respiratory Infection | Dry throat, persistent tickly cough, vomiting and constricted throat. Odd dreams about value-added tax, for some reason. | M | 30 | 10 days | 1/21/2008 | 1 | Bronchitis | Briefly describe? I'm afraid that's impossible. Tremendous anxiety, Irregular end pounding heartbeat, bloated feeling, abdominal "rumbling," Forgetting to breathe, chest pains, restless sleep, fogginess. | I took my third dose this evening (2 500mg pills once a day). I thought I was losing my freakin' mind. I NEVER experience side-effects with any other drug...EVER. This stuff is AWFUL. | M | 37 | 3 days | 1/20/2008 | 1 | Sinus Infection and Bronchitis | On the first day....nausea, severe gas and stomach cramping. Pain went right through to my side and back. Dry mouth and insomnia too. Stuck with it for three days and that was enough for me. | I would never take this drug again, thought I would have to go to ER the pain was so bad! | F | 57 | 3 days | 1/19/2008 | 4 | Sinus Infection and Mild Bronchitis | I'm on day 6 (of 10) of 600mgs/day (2 pills) Horrible metal taste in my mouth, for the first few days I had some chest pain (I'm 34 yr old woman in good health) on my left side..worried me a bit. Now I have yeast infection and spotting...not fun. Sleeplessness...do get about 5-6 hours though, but takes FOREVER to fall asleep. Hesistant to see what the next 4 days are like...Going to save this site to my favorites, as your comments have made me feel MUCH better about the horrible side effects. | F | 34 | 10 days | 1/17/2008 | 4 | Sinus infection | 1.5 days into therapy, feeling dizzy, palpitations, metallic taste (tolerable), limbs feel weak and heavy, discomfort in legs during sleep, headache subsiding, but feel general body aches still. | I will keep it up for the full 10 days so I can shake this. | F | 54 | 1.5 days | 1/15/2008 | 5 | Sinusitis | For the first 5 days (of a 10 day prescription) I experienced some mild nausea and dizziness after taking this medication which would subside within 5 or 6 hours of taking the drug. I have had a sort of metallic taste in my mouth but it is barely noticeable. You should definitely take this drug with food like it says - and plenty of it! I did experience some diarrhea twice but not sure if that was due to the medication or something I had eaten. After the 6th day - I felt no more side effects whatsoever. This medication began to work the day after I took it. I mean, I had minimal symptoms of a sinus infection left! It is very powerful! I had sinus surgery in April 2007 due to chronic sinusitis and this is my first sinus infection since. I had taken regular Biaxin in January 2007 but it did not cure my sinusitis. I believe that having surgery and taking Biaxin XL is why this sinus infection was nipped in the bud. It is a great antibiotic! | I would recommend people taking this. The side effects - if any - are mild. I would take it again. | M | 25 | 10 days | 1/14/2008 | 1 | Sinus infection | In addition to the horrible taste in my mouth, I had wretched stomach upset. I experienced frightening visual disturbances in the eye near the sinus infection similar to those of macular degeneration. My entire body was extremely swollen, yet I felt severely dehydrated. I feel that my blood pressure is out of control and that I have to remind myself to breathe. I also developed painful mouth sores at my gumline on both sides, top and bottom. I am now breaking out in the typical weeping rash on my face, neck and chest. I still have the sinus infection, plus some infection in my bronchia. | F | 41 | 5 days | 12/25/2007 | 1 | Sinus Infection | Dizziness, anxiety, moodiness | I noticed the side effects within an hour of taking the medicine. I told my husband I felt loopy, but I was also taking two new antihistamines, so I thought it was them. During the night, I got up to take my daughter to the restroom and fell into my jewelry case. Was ill all the next day. The next day we went out of town and I forgot the Biaxin XL. I took the antihistamines with no effects. Returned home and took the Biaxin XL on Christmas Eve. Experienced the same weird feelings, anxiety and mood problems. Needless to say, Christmas morning was not a happy time. I could literally feel myself change when the med went out of my system. | F | 34 | 2 days | 12/25/2007 | 1 | Sinusitis and Bronchitis | The WORST bad metallic taste I have ever experienced. Not to be taken lightly, this affected everything I ate and drank- my social life, my ability to be social period- because all that consumed me was this really NAUSEATINGLY BAD TASTE. It's incredible to me that despite the HUNDREDS of negative reviews on this drug and the bad taste, that the makers of Biaxin have not taken measures to mask this effect. Just stupid. | Well, I took 2 pills and that's all I could deal with. A drug for something as simple as an upper respiratory infection does not need to have such profoundly disturbing list of discomforts. I don't know why doctors even perscribe it- I would stay away. | F | 42 | 2 days | 12/24/2007 | 3 | Strep Throat | Wow, I do suffer from insomnia but I am now on day 4 and have had maybe a total of 4 hours sleep. The strange thing is it seems to not affect me. I also am like in a fog alot and the metallic taste started today. Strange drug!! | F | 30 | 4 days | 12/16/2007 |