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| RATING | REASON | SIDE EFFECTS FOR BIAXIN | COMMENTS | SEX | AGE | DURATION/ DOSAGE | DATE ADDED |
| 2 | ear infection | BAD TASTE, DIARRHEA, | THE TASTE IS TERRIBLE, I COULD NOT KEEP FOOD DOWN, DIARRHEA EVERY DAY WHILE TAKING THIS MEDICATION, I HAD TO CALL MY DOCTOR ON DAY 4 AND GET THE MEDICATION SWITCHED, I ONLY WEIGH 90 LBS, I CANT AFFORD TO LOSE 10 MORE LBS ON THIS | F | 21 | 7 days | 2/24/2007 | 3 | chest and sinus infection | stomach pains, hunger, gas, dry mouth, extreme thirst, bad dreams, night sweats, always tired, fuzzy feeling in head, yeast infection, discoloration of a tooth. | It does work for infection if you can bare the side effects. | F | 40 | 14 days | 2/23/2007 | 5 | Strep Throat | Everything smelled different to me, the entire world smelled like vomit, and I have a massive case of diarrhea | On tuesday I was bed ridden, and I took a pill. On Wednesday, I woke up feeling fabulous and went to work. Miracle drug, just the fact that everything has a hint of vomit is almost enough to make one man kill another. | M | 24 | 3 days | 2/22/2007 | 5 | Strep Throat | Everything smelled different to me, the entire world smelled like vomit, and I have a massive case of diarrhea | On tuesday I was bed ridden, and I took a pill. On Wednesday, I woke up feeling fabulous and went to work. Miracle drug, just the fact that everything has a hint of vomit is almost enough to make one man kill another. | M | 24 | 3 days | 2/22/2007 | 1 | asthma/flu - possible infection | I have been on Biaxin for 6 days now (1000mg)- with one more to go. I am NOT taking the last day. After finding this website I almost cried (still may) - I honestly thought I was losing my mind. I have experienced the awful taste in my mouth - that I could live with. It was feeling like I am on the edge that has bothered me the most. My BP sky rocketed to 165/90 - not normal for me. I feel shaky and panicky all day - worse at night and I've been taking the biaxin at night. I have been worrying that I would never be able to manage my life again - so I am hopeful after what I read here. I am not normally like this and I really just have this feeling like I need to be admitted to a hospital where I can be by myself and get a grip!!! I am so grateful for the input of others and to see that I have those exact symptoms. I've never reacted to a drug like this - and it is subtle so you think it's you - not the meds. I will never take it again. | F | 36 | 6 days | 2/22/2007 | 5 | Bronchitis / Ear Infection | Diminished sleep, tightness in the stomach | Generic, 1000MG daily (X 10days). Felt significantly better after first 24 hours, no metallic taste, slight sleep disturbance, overall seems very effective so far. | M | 57 | 2 days | 2/21/2007 | 5 | Sinusitis & Strept throat | mild GI disturbance | Seemed to work fairly fast to treat infection | M | 57 | 10 days | 2/21/2007 | 4 | Bronchial Infection | I'm taking 500mg twice a day. Terrible taste in my mouth when I wake up but goes away with gum and tooth brushing (glad I found this site and am not alone - I thought I had a tooth issue or something!); vertigo & dizziness when I lie down or first wake up; crazy dreams and nightmares (I don't mind that though). I haven't had the insomnia everyone mentions but I am also taking a cough syrup with codeine and I finally don't wake up every hour coughing. I am normally moody and anxious and haven't noticed an increase in that! I take it with large meals to avoid the stomach trauma (which I am prone to). | I am on Day 4 of 10 and noticed after Day 1 or 2 that my cough was diminishing significantly, so despite the bad taste and dizziness, it's working. | F | 33 | 10 days | 2/21/2007 | 5 | Pneumonitis/bronchitis | I started taking this drug 1000 mg/day and didnt read any of the info on it or the side effects. In the beginning I was so sick I didnt care what I took but then noticed day 2 that my mouth was getting sore, and had a terrible "lick the floor" taste in my mouth. By the time I was finished taking the meds the top layer in my mouth was completely gone and I had thrush...so I really didnt notice that I was getting well from my pneumonitis/bronchitis quickly because I was in agony from having a sore mouth. | Read instructions that come with the drug...very important. It does have a bad taste shortly after taking the drug and acid reflux. I thought that the drug was causing severe acid reflux that it was coming up my neck and burning my tongue off! Turns out that it is very hard on your mouth and tongue....so..my advice is to take with food, rinse your mouth, and eat foods that soothe your mouth...bottom line...if you can survive the harsh treatment that this drug does to your mouth, it does great for other infections and you should recover quickly.....after finishing the drug for more than a week, my mouth is still sore.....but I survived the pneumonitis/bronchits....which I didnt think that I would. | F | 40 | 7 days | 2/19/2007 | 4 | Biaxin | Metal Taste begining on second day. Happy dreams. Postive thoughts. | People if the pennies in mouth taste bothers you, cinnamon, choclate, lemon, and sour are all flavours that help mask it. My dreams were very vivid, happy, and very revealing. I belive that the drug does effect dreams, however I think the tone of the dreams might have to do with the individual and their circumstances rather then the drug itelf. | M | 29 | 5 days | 2/13/2007 | 1 | Ear infection | I am a mental health counselor, who has never experienced clinical depression. After taking this medication for 7 days, I actually had true suicidal thoughts. I was more anxious and depressed than I ever thought possible!!! I WILL NEVER TAKE THIS DRUG AGAIN! It should be a crime for any doctor or Physician's Assistant to prescribe this medication without clearly warning patients about this possible side affect! I thought I was going crazy; had I realized it was from this medication, I would've discontinued it immediately...who would think an antibiotic could do this to you??? | Yes, as everyone else has said, terrible metalic taste and crazy vivid dreams! However, compared to the other aweful reaction, that was nothing. | F | 33 | 10 days | 2/5/2007 | 5 | bronchitis | nasty taste in mouth, nausea,trouble sleeping, headache. | Seems to be working really well. Breathing easier in only 24 hours. Another 7 days to go. Yuk! The side effects are worth it i guess, but sure hate that awful metallic taste, especially in the morning when real strong. | F | 58 | 3 days | 2/4/2007 | 5 | sinus infection | metallic taste, nausea, lethargy | For the metallic taste just drink something or chew some gum. It's not permanent, people. To forego this medicine b/c of that taste is pretty weak. Nausea is fleeting..again, test it and see: does eating make it better? find the food that works for you or refrain from food that adds to this feeling. Sleep is a little disturbed, I'll sleep soundly for a few hours at a time. AGAIN, Biaxin is only prescribed for short periods of time, disturbed sleep won't last forever. If you are prone to yeast infections-talk to your dr. before being prescribed ANYTHING as penicillin, and variants, are ALL blamed for yeast infections. Biaxin is effective, it does it's job..end of story. | F | 32 | 4 days | 2/2/2007 | 2 | sinus infection | Had no side effects except slight metallic taste. After the 10 day treatment (Biaxin XL 500 mg : 2 tabs every morning WITH breakfast) I had no relief at all...EVEN WORSE...it turned into a very bad bronchitis. As a retired pharmacist (age 71) I conclude that I did not give any chance to the product, since my breafast consists of : cereals & 1 heaping tablespoonful of ground linseed or flaxseed, plus one toast, often with 1 or 2 tsp of that ground seed sprinkled on it. Conclusion : ground linseed aborbs the Biaxin and prevents it's normal absorption by the system and the product cannot do its job. I have to see my doctor to discuss about this fact. Medecine users should beware of ground seeds taken with medication. Please note that this is a personnal opinion. | Biaxin XL is a great product when used properly... | M | 71 | 10 days | 2/2/2007 | 5 | Sinusitis & Strept throat | Truly AWFUL taste in mouth, like metal; headache; occasional nausea; fatigue; difficulty concentrating; trouble sleeping; many nightmares; very painful yeast infection | Although this medication (1000 mg/day) did get rid of my initial infections, the side effects affected my daily life and habits. I found relief from the bad taste by constantly chewing cinamon gum (IT HELPS!). If you are prone to yeast infections with antibiotics, this medication will give you very painful ones. Sleepless nights were hard to take after a few days. Lack of concentration, and fatigue (although I was tiered when I was sick as well). In essence, this medication is a very effective antibiotic, but there is room for improvement from the side effects! | F | 19 | 7 days | 2/1/2007 | 5 | sinus/ ear infectio | DONT TAKE THIS I ONLY RATED IT A 5 SO YOU CAN SEE IT HORRIBLE TASTE IN MOUTH AND LIKE OTHERS HAVE SAID MAKES U HUNGRY CANT CONCETRATE JUST CAUSE OF THE TASTE I HAVE TROUBLE SLEEPING AND I FEEL WORSE THAN BEFORE I HAVE BEEN TAKIN IT FOR 3 DAYS WORSE PART I STILL HAVE 7 DAYS LEFT I AM DOIN MY BEST TO FIND ANOTHER MEDICINE DONT TAKE THIS ASK FOR SOMETHING ELSE WHEN U HERE THE WORDS BIAXIN | HORRIBLE | M | 14 | 3 days | 1/31/2007 | 4 | Bronchitis/possible whooping cough | Terrible bitter taste from the pills. Much worse at night; to the point that its waking me up 3, 4, 5 times a night. Don't know about insomnia but I have not been sleeping well since the taste keeps waking me up. Sugarfree gum seems to help during the day. Other effects: slight nagging headache and very slight abdomonal discomfort with the first dose. The most unbearable side effect is definitely the foul taste during the night. | It seems to be working. I kind of think that my doctor may have been a bit too aggressive prescribing such a strong drug. My husband who is a med student said it may have been but he understood why the dr. prescribed this rather than a milder antibiotic due to an outbreak of whooping cough in the area. Makes sense. I feel great; my chest is clearing and the painful coughing is subsiding. Just got to grit my teeth and deal with the taste. | F | 27 | 5 days | 1/30/2007 | 1 | Pneumonia | I took this medecine for a pneumonia I had in march 2003 (was 21 yo), the day after I started the cure with Biaxin Bid I had inflamation all over my face. Oddly, the pharmacist was not preoccupied by this matter since it got better even if I continued to take it. In fact, these where the symptoms of a glomerulonephritis obviously triggered by the drugs. Then I was hospitalized for 3 weeks and I had to take Procytox and Apo-Prednisone for 6 months to help me pass over all this mess. | Really, do yourself a favor and ask for something else. | M | 24 | 3 days | 1/30/2007 | 1 | pneumonia | The biggest problem for me is the buzzing in my head and the pounding in my ears. I do have stomach pains, anxiety, crying spells. The pnuemonia is gone, but I would try another antibiotic. Fatigue and muscle pain. | I would not take it again. | F | 63 | 7 days | 1/30/2007 | 1 | Chest Infection | 3 days in my only side affect was insomnia. The medication was working and my chest infection was clearing up. In fact I felt better almost the next day apart from the insomnia. On the 3rd day (today) I had a tequila shooter. I know... stupid but a friend was over and I wasn't thinking. 30 minutes after that one shot my system felt like it was doing a polar reversal. I told my wife I had to lie down. I never suffer from anxiety but now i know how it feels. I dosed off and woke up 30 minutes later. I actually though I might die today. Throughout the rest of the day I've been very out of sorts. It's now 1AM and I thought I might check the internet for info on Biaxin and alcohol and I found this site. Now I know I'm not alone. | Hopefully tomorrow the anxiety, insomnia and the feeling that my heart is racing will subside. If not I'm going off this drug. Moral of the story DO NOT MIX BIAXIN WITH ALCOHOL OR YOU'LL REGRET IT! | M | 43 | 3 days | 1/30/2007 |