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 |
| 2 | sinusitis | Severe insomnia leading to anxiety/depression. I endured the entire 10 day course; had trouble sleeping with first dose but blamed it on sudafed. Stopped the sudafed but the insomnia worsened and my mood plummeted. Didn't mind metallic taste but the insomnia/depression were devastating. | It knocked out the sinus infection but I will have to be a very sick person to ever take this again. Wondering how long before the unwelcome side effects of anxiety, insomnia and depression will last. Rating this a 2 only because it cured my sinusitis. | M | 52 | 10 days | 1/15/2007 | 5 | BRONCHITIS | HORRIBLE TASTE IN MOUTH, SORE TONGUE, DIZZY, RINGING IN EARS, ITCHING, RASH, ALWAYS HUNGRY, SHAKES, NOT BEING ABLE TO SLEEP FOR MORE THAN 10 TO 15 MINUTES AT A TIME.... VERY DISSATISFIED WITH THIS MEDICATION. I AM RATING IT A 5 SO THAT IT APPEARS AT THE TOP OF THE PAGE. I HAVE BEEN TAKING IT FOR 3 DAYS NOW.... 1000 MG A DAY, AND I AM SUPPOSED TO TAKE IT FOR 4 MORE DAYS... DON'T KNOW IF THE SIDE EFFECTS ARE WORTH IT. I HAVEN'T NOTICED A CHANGE FOR THE BETTER, AND I THINK THAT I WOULD BE BETTER OFF WITH SOMETHING ELSE. IF YOUR DOCTOR HAS PRESCRIBED THIS, BEWARE OF ALL OF THE BAD SIDE EFFECTS!!!!! | I WILL MAKE SURE THAT I AM NOT PRESCRIBED THIS MEDICATION IN THE FUTURE.... THE SIDE EFFECTS ARE HORRIBLE!THERE ARE OTHER ANTIBIOTICS THAT WORK A LOT BETTER FOR ME!AGAIN, I HAVE BEEN TAKING IT FOR 3 DAYS, AND I FEEL WORSE NOW THAN I DID BEFORE I STARTED TAKING IT..... | F | 35 | 3 days | 1/12/2007 | 5 | Bronchitis | does have a bad taste in mouth, fatigue | I took 2 rounds of generic Zpack and it did nothing. I have been on this medicine 2 days and can feel it working. Thank goodness it is the weekend, as I can sleep as much as I want. It does make me feel tired but worth it. One thing the posters should think about is the generic form. Generics never work on me and also have more side effects. I always insist on the real thing. | F | 36 | 2 days | 1/12/2007 | 1 | Brohchitis | Extremely bad taste in mouth - awake right now because of it! Nausea, stomach pain, abdominal cramping, restlessness. The worst is the taste and I can't put up with it, so I am going to the doctor ASAP to get off this horrible drug. | Anyone found a solution to the metalic taste?? | F | 24 | 4 days | 1/11/2007 | 2 | chest virus | i just want to know anyone who has takin the liqid form was is chalky?? i think something is wrong with it but the evening after taking it i had a masive headache and my world seemed to be spining i woke up every hour and had a horrible stomach ache | | 1/9/2007 | 1 | strep throat | stupid drug made me totally sleepless!!! why on earth the drug company does not say this as side effect. My wife took it and had the same thing, I took 2x sleeping pills AND it did not work | It did work to take care of myu strep throat but I am sure I would be more happy if I could have slept ;-) | M | 38 | 5 days | 1/9/2007 | 1 | Chronic Sinusitis | Fatigue, Nausea, Dizziness, Rapid Heart Rate, General "all over the body" Weakness, Lightheaded/Fainty. | The Side Effects were much worse than the sinus infection itself, I would never use the medication again. I Didn't finish the prescription, after 3 days went back to the Dr., and am now trying Zithromax. Hope it helps! | F | 25 | 3 days | 1/6/2007 | 3 | Bronchitis | 4 days in to treatment and I feel dizzy, vacant and and tired - finding it very difficult to concentrate at work, let alone type this. No problems sleeping, but I've been doing on-call work overnight, so that's not surprising. Thought I'd just been overdoing it this Christmas, but after reading the entries here, it seems not. | This really needs higher profile when presribed. I really had to hunt to find this website and experiences of others with these side effects.... I live in the UK. | M | 43 | 14 days | 1/5/2007 | 4 | Bronchitis | The first night I developed the bitter mettalic taste. Last night, I was unable to sleep, had a slight headache and nausea that is persisting into the morning. I also feel detached from my body and teary. I came to work today, but didn't feel like coming at all. Thank God I'm off tomorrow and can spend the weekend feeling terrible. The side effects are extreme but cleared up my bronchitis symptoms within 24 hours. | Despite the terrible side effects, the quick relief from my bronichitis symptoms has so far been worth it. | F | 43 | 2 days | 1/4/2007 | 3 | torn ribs/pleurisy from chronic cou | Horrible bad taste right off... then some naseau the first 5-10 days. On med for 21 days. Went off thinking i was ok and felt totally weird, bad headache in back of neck, sweating and just out of it..wondering if when you go off you get worse side effects | Very strong, does work, you need a strong stomach or a will to keep taking it AND you better just wait for those yeast infections..probably the worst ever had... Takes a LONG time to heal no matter what meds you use | M | 40 | 21 days | 1/4/2007 | 3 | Pneumonia | I, too, have the bitter taste in my mouth but that is nothing compared to the disorientation I am experiencing. I am spacey, off balance and I am having a terrible time trying to concentrate enough to put this in writing. Not only the above but I have been awake all night long and it is now 9:00 am and I don't feel the least bit tired. With pneumonia, I should be getting as much sleep as possible but I was unable to even get 5 minutes of sleep. To top it off, my left jaw has started locking since I started this prescription yesterday. My ear is horribly sore, even though my doctor took a good look at it yesterday, he saw nothing. I was fine until I started the medication. It makes me wonder if I should be continuing. I'm putting a call into my doctor's office to find out for sure. This is the second prescription I have taken because I was not getting better on the other antibiotic. As a matter of fact, I was worse after a full week than when I started. I don't want to | By the way, I have taken it before with absolutely no side effects other than the bitter taste in my mouth. | F | 57 | 2 days | 1/3/2007 | 1 | bronchitis | The horrible taste by itself would be tolerable - it's the other nasty side effects that make this drug so awful. I'm on Day 5 of a 10-day regimen and I'm more miserable now than I was with the bronchitis. I have a constant dull throbbing migraine headache, terrible pain in my neck that makes it hard to turn my head, night sweats, insomnia, fatigue and the mother of all yeast infections. On the bright side it cleared up my cough/etc in about 2 days; unfortunately now I have to deal with the problems the Biaxin caused... | I DEFINITELY do not recommend taking this drug - if you have ANY other option take that instead. Also - my doctor and pharmacist NEVER mentioned the mental health side effects - I have been treated for depression for years, and if I'd have had any idea about the possible serious mental side effects I never would have taken it. | F | 34 | 5 days | 1/3/2007 | 5 | Severe recurrent sinus infections | HORRIBLE bitter, metallic taste in mouth within 8 hours of the first dose. Some upset stomach but just make sure you eat plenty when taking it and that solves the problem. | The drug really works, and helped me when nothing else did, but the bitter taste is really annoying. I notice it all day long and during the night. It is really bad in the morning. Even mints and gum taste different due to the taste change and don't help for long. If I wasn't seeing great results with the drug I would stop it due to the taste thing but I'm going to stick it out - I need relief from the severe sinus symptoms. Most importantly, I didn't find the bitter taste listed as a side effect on anything I was given or on any of the drug websites...it should be just so people will know they aren't imagining things! | F | 41 | 5 days | 1/1/2007 | 5 | couph, chest pain, horseness | Awful bitter taste worse during first couple of nights, but I decided to stick with the medicine and got used to the unpleasant taste. | I was suffering from voice hoarseness, post nasal drip, and later couph, chest pain and shortness of breath for over 6 months. The doctors first treated me for GERD, then for allergies, but the symptoms persisted in spite of the treatments. Finally, I was prescribed Biaxin 500mg twice a day for 10 days. I started feeling better after 3 days on the medication, but my symptoms cleared completely two weeks later. It was a miracle drug for me, since I almost lost hope that I could be cured. | F | 54 | 10 days | 12/26/2006 | 1 | h-pylori | light-headed, anxiety, extreme depression, disorientation, loss of comprehension, inability to make decision, difficulty in driving, negative mood swings, anger | DO NOT TAKE THIS DRUG! | M | 39 | 5 days | 12/26/2006 | 5 | Yes | Weird taste in mouth | I had an awful sinus infection. Really painful and exhuasted. Started taking Biaxin on Monday morning and by Tues AM was feeling alot better. By Tuesday night felt almost 100% and Wed energy was back to normal and congestion/sinus pain was gone. Don't usually like taking anti-b's but these really did the trick. | F | 34 | 14 days | 12/24/2006 | 1 | Sinusitis | I have already posted once to this rating a couple of days ago, but I am now getting more of the side effects others have described. I have been taking BIAXIN for 5 days. The muscles in the tops of my legs are aching and seem stiff when I walk. I have virtually 100% insomnia, and I now get sweaty with the slightest exertion. I have had anxiety so badly at times that it felt like an out-of-body experience, abolutely surreal and above all frightening. | My sinusitis has not cleared up at all yet and my chest has worsened. Simply put these are the worst side effects I have ever experienced in my life from medicine. I saw another post saying never again - I echo that, NEVER EVER EVER AGAIN!!!! | M | 42 | 5 days | 12/24/2006 | 4 | sinus infection/bronchitis | A terrible metallic taste especially when I woke up (so much so that I checked out this website to see if anybody else had). Also, remembering dreams in vivid details every night. I must say it did clear up my bad bronchial symptoms and did the job. | I guess I recommend it. It definitely knocked the infection out. I wonder if there's a drug that does the same thing without the bad taste, but of course that's a minor price to pay for 7 days to get better. | F | 43 | 7 days | 12/23/2006 | 4 | Sinusitis | I have been taking this now for 2 to 3 days. The side effects are terrible for me. I have no stomach problems, yet, but I am am having anxiety attacks, feel depressed, almost tearful, disorientated and dizzy. I do not fee like driving. Frankly, I feel compeltely out of it. It may eventually get rid of my sinus infection, but I am not sure the side effects are worth it! | M | 42 | 3 days | 12/23/2006 | 1 | severe sinusitis | Any and all!!! Anxiety, bitter metallic taste in my mouth, felt like I had ants in my veins, upset stomach after eating, constant hunger pain, mild to moderate diahhrea, extreme thirst, fatigue, not wanting to do anything, sleepiness, isolated dizzy spells... I thought I must have some horrible disease! I was beginning to think that maybe I had leukemia or a panic/anxiety disorder or something! Took me a while to figure out it was the Biaxin, but trust me, I will never take it again. The feeling of not knowing what is wrong with you when you are on medication that is supposed to be helping you feel better is absolutely frightening. | F | 45 | 14 days | 12/23/2006 |