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| RATING | REASON | SIDE EFFECTS FOR BIAXIN | COMMENTS | SEX | AGE | DURATION/ DOSAGE | DATE ADDED |
| 3 | Sinus Infection/Nasal Polyp | Insomnia, lots of gas, no diarrhea but bile movements are more than usual. I awake to a pounding heart. What's worse though is that I have no sex drive whatsoever. I can take all the other side effects, but that last one is killing me!!!! My wife's not too happy with it either. It does seem to be working though. The right side of my head is no longer throbbing. I got 4 more days to go and I can't wait to get off this stuff. | M | 31 | 6 days | 12/14/2007 | 1 | Bronchitis | disgusting taste in mouth, extreme nasal dryness | when clearing my throat - it tastes like I vomited in my mouth. And the nasal dryness - I now have a humidifier beside my bed and stick vaseline up my nose just to cope at night. Awful, awful drug. | F | 34 | 4.5 days | 12/10/2007 | 3 | Upper Resperatory Infection | This was prescribed to my daughter (age 4)...I've noticed an improvment with her infection...however...This drug is in liquid form and has a sweet smell...so...I thought she was overreacting when she went to take it...by the second day,she was pitching a fit about taking it...so I took a little taste...it was like minutely crushed up pills in a sweet white syrup...what an awful after taste...we promised never to give that awful white medicine to her again...I also believe she had some pretty vivid dreams last night as she was talking out loud in her sleep and saying some pretty outlandish things... | Infection-wise...i guess the drug may work and if prescribed to me, I may test it's effectiveness on myself...but the chalky white medicine for children is the pits! like crushing up advil and mix in kaopectate...maybe you could do the hold the nose thing and follow it up with a rinse out with mouthwash...other than that...good luck! | F | 4 | 2 days | 12/9/2007 | 1 | adnoidectomy and tubes | fever, rash, swollen lips, sore throat,vomiting, crying | This was the most horrible reaction I have ever seen. I would never give this to anyone. My daughter is allergic to penicilin so was given Biaxin. | F | 4 | 4 days | 12/7/2007 | 1 | Sinusitis | insomnia, itching, general weakness some intestinal looseness. | Took 500mg twice daily. Did not resolve sinus problem. December 2007 article in JAMA. Antibiotics and topical cortisone [I assume inhalers] DO NO BETTER THAN NOTHING for sinusitis. So may be viral. Biaxin may work on some things, but this was a waste of $ and my energy | M | 77 | 28 days | 12/7/2007 | 1 | sinus infection | redness & swelling on left side of face after 3 days; inflamed & painful eyes; hair loss after a month; facial redness & swelling all over now and hair loss about 50-60%; dry, scaly, extremely itchy skin on face; blood tests show high eosinophil count indicating allergic reaction | It has now been over 5 1/2 years since I took Biaxin. I have seen at least 10 doctors in as many specialties and have received many different diagnoses (including granulomtous vasculitis and cutaneous T-cell lymphoma) and treatments (including Cytoxan, photopheresis, Targretin, etc.), none of which have worked. Doctors say Biaxin could not have caused these symptoms, but all I know is they began when I started taking it. Has anyone else had similar reactions? | F | 65 | 3 days | 12/4/2007 | 3 | Lyme diseasae | metalic taste especially when waking up in the morning. Feel very tired, sleepy during the day, dizzy, some stomach cramping, dazed. | None of my side effects are particularly disturbing except for the dizziness but I find that drinking a lot of water helps. I am willing to stay on this if it cures my lyme | M | 46 | 6 days | 12/3/2007 | 3 | Whooping cough | Awful taste in mouth, worse when I cough. Joint pain, but that could be from being sick for a month straight. I also have double ear infections and was told that Biaxin would help this too. | I voted somewhat satisfied because I do think it is helping, the but awful taste is overshadowing it. Could really sleep because of the taste in my mouth. | F | 28 | 2 days | 12/1/2007 | 1 | Sinus/throat Infection | Horribly, unbearable bitter taste that cannot be cured with anything (not even sucking on a candy), bloating, loss of appetite, and insomnia. | I will never again take this drug. It has been the worst 4 days of my life! My pharmacist has "black-listed" it in my file. I feel like the illness itself would have been better than this. The taste is UNBEARABLE. | F | 24 | 4 days | 12/1/2007 | 3 | Helicobacter pylori | Bad metallic taste, especially laying down after taking it. Stomach cramps, nausea and diarrhea, some sleeplessness. This is my fourth day on PrevPack (combination of previcid,Biaxin, and amoxicillin. I'm looking forward to weird dreams and the nightmares which I haven't experienced yet! i am eationg yogart daily to avoid any yeast infection, but it helps to contribute to the loose bowels. Today the bad taste will not go away even after eating some hot barbeque chips. | M | 4 days | 11/30/2007 | 1 | Sinus Infection | Never had side effects to any medicine so this was pretty scary. First dose was ok, actually felt better when I woke up on the second day...after the 2nd dose I decided to call my doctor for a med switch. Experienced sinus headache after I'd started to feel better which ran down to my jaw, mild sensitivity to light, disrupted sleep, half asleep and having weird dreams, awoke feeling disoriented and "zombie" like, then had anxiety, cold sweats and feeling of depression which lasted for a small part of the day until the drug exited my system completely. Please call your doctor if you experience anything that does not seem normal to you. My doctor quickly changed my med and dose. | F | 25 | 2 days | 11/30/2007 | 1 | sinus infection | Metallic taste in the mouth constantly. Light headedness | Would not take this, nor recommend it. This is on my "do not prescribe" list. I did not finish the 14 day coarse. Requested a new Rx after 2 days. | F | 3 days | 11/29/2007 | 4 | Sinus Infection | I tend to be very drug sensitive yet do quite well with Biaxin. I am extremely allergic to the whole fluroquinolone family of antibiotics (Cipro, etc.) and also don't do well with Bactrim and related sulfa drugs. Biaxin is the antibiotic that I tend to ask for, and it works for me. I do experience some lightheadedness, an increased appetite, and dizziness, but nothing distracting. | M | 56 | 3 days | 11/27/2007 | 1 | Sinus Infection | It seemed like most of my brain stopped working. Only a spot behind the center of my forehead was still there. I tryed eating but could not tolerate more than one bite. I have sleep apnea and this drug made it worse. All I could do was to concentrate on "breath in breath out" if I tryed to think of anything else, I would stop breathing. The night went by in 45 min cycles of five minutes awake and 40 minutes of an unconscious trance. I would drink water and alternate to a family room recliner for my next session of zombie land. It became a real possibility that if I did not concentrate on breath in breath out, I might die. I could not focus on objects or words. | The side effects of Biaxin were worse than the Sinus Infection. After one day I was switched to Amox-Clav. It turned the infection to liquid gunk and drained it into my stomach which caused me to through-up three times during the night, but I understood why I was throwing-up because my brain was fully functional again. I take my pill with plain yogurt to help protect the lining of my intestines as good bacteria is killed off. My appetite is back. | 1 days | 11/27/2007 | 4 | throat / sinus infection | metallic taste, fatigue, muscle soreness, vivid dreams | Worth the side effects. Works fast and gets the job done. | F | 37 | 8 days | 11/26/2007 | 2 | Pneumonia | Mostly the same as everyone listed: dizzy, low BP, HORRIBLE taste so bad it wakes you from a sound sleep, water didn't take care of it so i chewed half a Tums ever ytime when I woke up. I haven't been able to drink milk or milk products at all since starting this medication. Paranoid dreams, I was convinced one night I would fall asleep and not wake up. Can't be standing up for more than a minute at a time, that has gotten better as the days progress (Day 6 of 10) | I don't recommend it on the taste factor alone, but it also has a host of other not-worth-it side effects. Try something else if you're paying for it luckily in Canada it's free or I'd return it! | F | 24 | 10 days | 11/26/2007 | 3 | Bronchitis | Terrible taste in mouth, headaches, sleeplessness, feeling of wanting to gag or vomit. Severe mouth watering on day 5. | The biaxin finally began to work on day four, I could take the bad taste and headaches, but the wanting to gag or vomit amd the severe mouth watering on day 5 was terrible. I could not sleep for it and felt I was going to drown in my own saliva. | F | 57 | 5 days | 11/24/2007 | 3 | Sinus infection | Progressive sleeping difficulties. Increased stress and anxiety levels. | I am very glad that I found this site & information. I was wondering why I was not sleeping and feeling extra anxious about situations in my life that I can usually handle with managable stress. Drug did work to clear sinus infection. But will discontinue it 2 days earlier than I am supposed to. This drug cost me $55 Canadian - no drug plan !!!!!!!!!!!!! | F | 38 | 5 days | 11/17/2007 | 1 | sinus infection | caused a "hypomanic episode;" I needed little sleep, racing thoughts, talkative and happy,etc... then upset because of difficulty in controlling my behavior. | All my medical tests for thyroid etc. came back normal. Psychiatrist said that he has seen this before in his practice with biaxin. I was put on lithium and my personality returned to normal and the medication gradually stopped. I've been fine ever since. Told to never take biaxin again. | F | 46 | 9 days | 11/17/2007 | 1 | Sinus infection | Horrible taste in mouth - especially at night. Lost a lot of sleep waking up to wash out mouth or suck on cough drop. After I stopped taking the medication I started having nausea, depression and anxiety. The pharmacist said it could stay in my system for a few days. Luckily the horrible taste went away the day after! | My sinus infection seemed to go away quickly but then was back before I even finished taking the medicine. I've never had so much trouble with a medicine before. | F | 34 | 6 days | 11/16/2007 |