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| RATING | REASON | SIDE EFFECTS FOR BIAXIN | COMMENTS | SEX | AGE | DURATION/ DOSAGE | DATE ADDED |
| 1 | | 6/10/2006 | 1 | infection | horrible. almost killed me. After the senond day, my arms began burning when i took it so i called the md. she said to stop it, i did. Four days later i still had a sinus ifection she said go ahead and resume the biaxin. Within 15 minutes, my skin burned all over like fire, the all my joints strted aching with unbelievable pain. I fell to my knees screaming and screamed all the way to the ER. I feel I nearly died that night. This medicine has KILLED countless people. There are websites about it, and people are trying to pull it from the market. BEWARE BEWARE. | F | 43 | 3 days | 6/9/2006 | 4 | Lyme disease | Moderate diarreah, stomach pains, gas and cramps. Yeast infection. | Seemed to knock down infection, but as soon as I finished taking it, was hit with severe diarrhea. White shag carpet tongue, apparent yeast infection. Still battling it after 2 weeks. | M | 43 | 42 days | 6/4/2006 | 4 | Bacterial lung infection | Began taking Biaxin 500mg every 12 hours. After 6 doses no side effects other than a slight intestinal irritation common with most antibiotics. No other unusual feelings/symptoms. | M | 55 | 3 days | 5/24/2006 | 1 | for a sinus infection | Bad bitter taste, all food tasted bad, started diahrrea, then threw up for about 5 hrs. just bitter bile, nothing else. Stool became bloody water. VERY VERY SICK FOR 24 HOURS OR LONGER. | Called the dr. and they said very likely reaction to Biaxin. Not to take anymore! once it got out of my system I am beginning to feel better. Had taken it before with no reactions, except bitter taste(in Feb. 2006) | F | 54 | 4 days | 5/16/2006 | 1 | bronchial infection | I write this to give comfort to those who may have the same experience that I did; taking this drug is the single worst thing that ever happened to me. I have NO psyche history, no history of depression, and am a successful, enthusiastic professional. After taking biaxin, I had the most devastating and crushing depression and anxiety, including totally irrational fears that I was going crazy, crying spells, and an inability to perform my job. I felt certain that I was going to die, and had a number of physical side effects, including pounding heart, numbness, insomnia, and severe GI problems. | The symptoms lasted long after I stopped taking the drug. In fact, the depression and anxiety lasted nearly three weeks after I stopped taking it. I cried more in those three weeks than I have in my entire life, combined. If you have had anxiety and depression as a result of this drug,hang in there, it will go away. Email me if you need support. My thoughts and prayers are with you. This drug should be removed from the market. | M | 42 | 6 days | 5/16/2006 | 1 | Chronic Lyme Disease | Mild loose stools, hives | The itching I experienced was unbelievable. I took this drug for only 2 days and it took 21 days for the hives and itching to clear up. It was just a horrible experience. Since I was prescribed Plaquenil as well, I don't know for certain which of the two caused the itching, but I very much doubt that I will take either one again! | F | 59 | 2 days | 5/12/2006 | 1 | SINUS INFECTION | TERRIBLE TASTE, NAUSEA, PAINS IN STOMACH AND DON'T THINK I WANT TO TAKE IT... | F | 68 | 4 days | 5/1/2006 | 1 | pneumonia | metallic taste in mouth, loss of appetite, severe UTI. it has been 5 months since i stopped taking it and i feel like my immune system has been severely compromised from taking this medication. | it worked to clear up a really bad case of pneumonia when nothing else was working but now i'm worried that i have damaged my immune system. i haven't been 100% healthy since taking this medication. | F | 31 | 10 days | 4/25/2006 | 1 | Prevent infection of foot wound | Morning after taking first dosage (250 mg x 2/day) had mild cramps, diarrhea and bad taste in mouth. Next day, diarrhea and bad taste in mouth. Third day felt nausea in evening and couldn't get out of bed (took Gravol to combat). Fourth day was still nauseous and had no appetite so stopped taking it. Started to develop bad rash on feet and palms of hands after stopping and for the past 6 days the rash has become so unbearable, it itches like crazy. Can't sleep either. Right foot swollen from bubbling of rash. Doctors said to take an anti-histamine and I am also putting ice on affected areas. | I was so relieved to read other patients experiencing the same terrible rash/hives as I am. I would never take Biaxin again. | F | 34 | 4 days | 4/25/2006 | 5 | Bronchitis | My worse side effect is the awful taste in my mouth. It's worse in the morning and during the night, and it began after the first dose. I also have had some vivid dreams. I am very tired and sleepy. | My prescription is Biaxin XL 500mg. I'm not coughing as much now, after 4 pills, but still seem to have quit a bit of congestion. I am hoping to see a big improvement by tomorrow. | F | 43 | 7 days | 4/21/2006 | 5 | Broncitis | Eww..the taste thing dead on...the initial taste isnt bad, but waking up in the morning the taste was horrible! I didnt have any of the mental problems that other people are talking about, mine were all physical. Upset stomach and insomnia were the two big ones. other then that it cured my chest infection :D | F | 18 | 3 days | 4/21/2006 | 1 | Staph Infection | Convulsions, extreme depersonalization, extreme anxiety, panic attacks, irrational crying spells, insomnia (never ever been an insomniac) and nightmares. Worst experience of my life. | I ended up in the ER three times, and kept telling them I was on biaxin, but they kept ignoring so obviously I was scared to death because I had no explanation to account for the symptoms. IT SHOULD BE PULLED OFF THE MARKET. Psychosis should not be a possible side effect of a medication. http://www.rxlist.com/cgi/generic/clarith_ad.htm | F | 19 | 9 days | 4/14/2006 | 3 | Severe Infected Tongue Lacerations | I dont have the nasty taste in my mouth but that is probably due to the fact I already have a nasty taste in my mouth from my tongue being infected. I do however have lightheaded side effects. And some stomach aches from the Biaxin. | I must say though I am the needle in the haystack here. I am the only person on here taking biaxin for a non pulmonary problem. I did question my doctor when he said biaxin - becuase having worked in a pulmonologists office for a while Biaxin is typiclly given for upper respirtory infections. I havent had any relief yet from it I hope it kicks in soon!!!!!!!!!!! | F | 22 | | 4/11/2006 | 4 | Strep,Bronchitis,Sinus,Upper&Lower | Insomnia, slight rash | I would take again. The first day and night I slept great, I was also very sick. The next three days I have had about 3-4 hours sleep total. I feel tired yet completely wired. My mind is going very quickly and I just don't seem to need the sleep. I did not experience the terrible taste in my mouth I was warned by my doctor about. I would also recommend not taking this drug unless you are very sick. I had what my doctor referred to as everything and I am sick often and need strong antibiotics but if you don't, try to take something a little less strong. I do have the feeling of dizziness that others have mentioned but I also have ear infections on the ear drums that may be causing it. I also had vivid dreams when I did sleep but they were not disturbing in nature and I did not remember them much past waking up. So far I have taken for 4 days and am not going to stop taking. I would rather have strep, bronchitis,ear, sinus, upper & lower respritory infections clear up and lose a | F | 27 | 10 days | 4/7/2006 | 1 | h-pyloric | I deserves a zero. My forehead is so swollen, my eyes are almost closed from the puffiness; I was almost hospitalized today. I am on my 5th day (now discontinued by my doctor) and I have had a migraine all day; vomiting, dizziness, metalic taste that even Altoids coud barely cover, dry mouth; (12) bottles of water a day give or take a bottle, ears ringing, and shortness in breath and at times it was very hard to swallow; it felt as though my throat was swelling shut, extremly vivid dreams, and hallucination-like images when I would close my eyes for evern a short amount of time; and as mentioned my eyes and forehead look like I was in the ring with Mohammad Ali. DO NOT TAKE THIS MEDICINE. If you have to take the prevpac for h-pyloric or any other illness; I implore you to ask your doctor to substitute the Biaxin with something else if it is possible. My doctor took me off of it immediately. The reaction, in my case,it took several days(4)before the side-affects to show its ugly h | THIS MEDICINE IS DANGEROUS. THE SIDE EFFECTS ARE WORSE THAN THE PAIN I WAS HAVING WITH h-pyloric AND becuase of that it cost me another $50.00 in meds to counteract the antibodies. | F | 47 | 5 days | 4/5/2006 | 2 | Sinus Infection | After 10 full days of the flu, I got a sinus infection. The pain in my eyes and cheek bones was pretty bad. Dr.put me on 500mg of Biaxin twice a day.(slow release) Did have a small amount of diarreah which didn't bother me too bad, but I was anxious and edgy and had weird dreams. My legs and eyes twitched...My heart raced...So fast,I thought something was seriously wrong! NO bad taste at all! It's been 5 days, and still have sinus pain. No real change. | I think everyone reacts to drugs differently...but for the most part, I see on this page of ratings, that lots of people felt anxious and had bad or weird dreams. For a powerful drug, I thought I'd feel better quickly but not the case.It wasn't horrible,but I'd try something different next time!! | F | 42 | 5 days | 4/4/2006 | 5 | Sinusitis/pneumonia | Very few if any…Did not have awful taste everyone rants about. I thought I was dieing before I started to take this stuff! After reading all the negative hype, I was scared to take it, I am so glad I took it and believed in it! | Some tricks you may want to incorporate. Drink copious amounts of water, stay hydrated. Brush/floss/Listerine three times a day, keep your mouth clean and free of yeast. Take your pills at the same times each day and take them mid-meal, not before or after. Take Acidophilus and Bifidus between 45 and 60 billion a day, aids in maintaining a healthy "gut" and overall immunity, and prevents opportunistic bad bacteria from taking up residence (candida, etc.) And one last thing, don’t read all the negative side effects, your mind is a powerful thing and can send you into believing you have them all! Think positively! I felt 100% within 3 hour of taking Biaxin, within 24 hours my sinus issue was resolving itself and my chest congestion began to clear. It worked and it will work for you! | M | 40 | 14 days | 4/3/2006 | 1 | sinus infection | Though the sinus infection seems to have dissapated, I did not have a good experience. I stopped taking it after 10 days. Thank goodness for your site. I thought there was something terrible wrong. Palpitations, heart racing, very anxious. Scary !! Sleep was not good - would suddenly wake up with pounding heart. This med cannot be good for your body with this kind of reaction. I felt worse than before I took it. Acidphillus helps with stomache issues. But the other stuff is just frightening. | If you could find alternate meds try it. I will never use this again. Two days after taking it and still feel just not right. | F | 43 | 10 days | 4/3/2006 | 1 | Sinus infection | Gas, swollen tongue, upper right chest pain, hands trembling, extreme weakness, tired and out of it, slight difficulty breathing, intense dry mouth and nasty taste, so weak and dizzy I honestly thought I was going to pass out. | The doctor never mentioned anything but the stomach issues. I was afraid I was having an allergic reaction but now I'm thinking the swollen tongue was just a side affect. I'll never take this drug again, it scared me. | F | 33 | 2 days | 3/31/2006 |