BIAXIN Reviews (CLARITHROMYCIN)

Average Rating: 2.3 (1247 Ratings)

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BIAXIN  (CLARITHROMYCIN):  Clarithromycin is used to treat a wide variety of bacterial respiratory tract infections. Clarithromycin is known as a macrolide antibiotic. It works by stopping the growth of bacteria. This antibiotic treats only bacterial infections. It will not work for viral infections (such as common cold, flu). Using any antibiotic when it is not needed can cause it to not work for future infections.   FDA Approval Date: 1991-10-31 (Sources: U.S. Centers for Medicare Services, FDA)

  

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RATING  REASONSIDE EFFECTS FOR BIAXINCOMMENTSSEXAGEDURATION/
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 1  sinus infection tingling and shaking hands, arms and legs, ice cold hands and feet, horrific bitter taste in mouth, exhaustion, dizziness, rapid heart beat, shortness of breath, disoriented, blurred vision, soft stool, slight rash on chest and arms, flushed face. My legs felt like cement and I had difficulty walking. I felt like I had been poisoned. I don't have any allergies and I have never experienced such extreme side effects from other antibiotics. By the 5th day of taking this medication, I was feeling so awful that I had to go to the hospital. I have just stopped taking the drug and I feel much better. I know it sounds ridiculous but I would rather have a sinus infection than take this drug ever again. This was the worst experience. F 26 5 days
3/24/2006
 3  Sinusitis, throat infection Of course, bad taste in mouth, dirty pennies is a perfect discription. Yeast infection, that was fun. Sleeping for looooong periods of time. Gums and lips are swollen and sensitive..actually, they down right hurt! Although i was treated for the yeast infection. Its still not quite right. 3 days left. Cant wait for it to be over.. but it is kicking the crap out of my sinus infection, and they usually linger for me. Ive not had the mental side effects. Maybe a little fuzzy around day 3-4.. but not any fuzzier than when I have a sinus infection. If its a bad infection, grin and bare it. If you dont HAVE to take it.... dont. F 31 14 days
3/18/2006
 4  sinus/ear/chest infection bitter, metallic taste, stomach cramps, hunger (I hadn't figured out that was a symptom until I read someone else's posting), anxiety/depression this is the third time I've taken Biaxin, and although it makes me feel like crap and by the end I'm forcing myself to finish it, it does seem to do the job F 48 14 days
3/15/2006
 2  very bad sore throat My daughter took Biaxin in the evening and in the morning woke up with a bad itching rash on her stomach and upper legs. The weird thing is. she has taken Biaxin before and didn't have any side effects,, but the doctor stopped it and prescribed something different. F 16 1 days
3/15/2006
 1  Sinus infection Besides the bitter taste in my mouth? On the fourth day (before taking my daily dose of 2 pills) I felt I was about to pass out. Literally, I was weaving as standing. My vision was strange, kind of like a shaky camera shot. I was weak in the limbs, shaky, colder than cold and drained of all energy - yet, felt like on a caffeine buzz. I went to my doc and he said "hmm, the pharma rep never said anything about these symptoms. Just some people get a metallic taste in their mouth" Now I want to scream at him for just listening to the self-serving rep. Christ, it's Tues. noon, haven't had a pill since Sunday and I'm still dizzy and weak. F 42 3 days
3/14/2006
 4  sinusitis Bad taste in mouth, taking pills at 5pm will make you wake up overnight because all you can taste is nastyness...easily lasts 10 hours..so keep a tasty drink handy!! Hungry more than usual, have been eating insane amounts. Insomnia is n/a because I never sleep anyways. Seemed to work, made the room stop spinning after 24 hours.. not too harsh on the stomach, cleared up my complexion to look more "healthy"... i'm not sick anymore, at least not physically.. side effects similar to sugar pill. M 25 7 days
3/12/2006
 3  bronchitis the taste in my mouth drove me nuts. i'm glad i found this website because i was worried that the taste in my mouth wasn't normal. the first day i took biaxin i was very dizzy. other than that, 3 days in i started feeling better F 22 7 days
3/12/2006
 1  Strep Throat Very bad anxiety, loss of sleep, shortness of breath, nausea usually at night 3 hours after taking the medication. Would never take Biaxin again! F 25 2 days
3/12/2006
 5  Sinus,chest, and throat infection Severe hand tremors, body tremors, anxiety on edge feeling, metal taste for me is mild, stomach ache non existant but I made sure that I ate a HUGE breakfast, headaches mild to severe depending on the day, and loose stool. I began to feel slight relief from my pain, fever, and all over horrible feeling of dying after just 24 hours. In 48 hours, I am feeling better than the day before, but am just very tired from my illness. Yes the side effects kind of freaked me out, but taking Biaxin is 10 times better than the week I had with no medicine at all. My main concern is that on Biaxin's homepage, many of the panels side effects are not mentioned. I firmly believe that these issues should be immediately added to the side effects information page. F 31 7 days
3/11/2006
 3  sinusitis The last couple of days (at about 7 days into the 10 day supply) I started to get blister type sores on the inside of my bottom lip. Initially I thought it might be the start of a cold sore, but now there are 3-4 blisters and it is spreading to the upper lip. Now I believe Biaxin is the cause, as one of the side effects includes swelling or fungal infections in the mouth. F 34 10 times
3/10/2006
 1  acute sinusitis metallic taste, intense dry mouth (I need to sip water constantly but it doesn't help much), dry eyes, feeling of being dehydrated I have taken Biaxin, brand name, several times before and experienced the metallic taste. This time I'm taking the generic and the side effects are more severe. F 54 3 days
3/9/2006
 5  Chronic lung infection Bad taste in mouth and dry mouth throughout treatment and lasting for days after I finished taking it. Also very vivid dreams, dizziness, nausea. I hate having to take Biaxin because it is so expensive for me, but everytime I've taken it for a serious infection it's cleared up within days, even with infections that have lasted strongly for months. It even helped with my serious mono symptoms, so I can deal with the side effects. F 22 14 days
3/6/2006
 4  Bronchitis Slight metallic taste, like a mouthful of dirty pennies. If you've ever used zinc lozenges, you'll be familiar with it. 2x500mg 1 hour before bedtime, taken with a PB&J + a banana, large glass of water. Drinking orange juice to control the metallic taste, and eating a couple of active-culture yogurts a day. So far, the metallic taste is the only side effect. Note that antibiotics are *NOT* effective against viral infections like bronchitis, but will help prevent it from turning into pnuemonia. Will also bolster your system so you can recover faster. M 35 2 days
3/6/2006
 2  Viral Infection The taste of those pills are horrible. I also, didn't feel much better after taking them. Make these pills TASTE BETTER and smaller F 24 10 days
3/5/2006
 1  Upper respiratory infection Acidic taste in mouth, usually after retiring to bed and in the morning. Insomnia, constant night sweats, lack of focus (drove through a red light). Heavy coughing continued up to day 6 (today), especially in bed. Lack of appetite and dehydration. Other than I feel this drug id useless and I question any long term effects. Watch for this one to go the way of Vioxx. M 47 6 days
3/4/2006
 1  pneumonia and sinus infections My daughter has taken Biaxin on and off for a little more than a year. It took a while to pinpoint Biaxin as the cause. She experienced terrible nightmares, hallucinations and vomiting. Her nightmares and hallucinations were always the same. We will never use this product again! It needs to be removed from the market! F 8
2/28/2006
 3  acne therepy Yucky, bitter taste in mouth. Have begun to have restlessness and sleep disturbences. Bit paranoid (not normal). Heart seems to thump, although beats/min are normal. Dizzy and nauseated sometimes. Some of these reactions seem to be common with those that posted, but are not mentioned in patient literature. F 38 18 days
2/27/2006
 5  sinus infection nasty taste in my mouth that makes me feel sick..mostly at night time and in the early morning. feeling weak to at night time. its good stuff tho after 2 days of being on it. i was 100% better. F 20 7 days
2/24/2006
 1  sore throat I had the flu with a very sore throat and was prescribed Biaxin. My sore throat improved but I felt very nauseous and then started having episodes of sweating profusely, then feeling nauseous, then okay for about an hour, just to start it all over again. I couldn't understand why I felt so exhausted and weak, like my legs would give out. I had no energy for anything. I had vivid dreams and nightmares. I didn't connect any of this to Biaxin until on Day 6 when I woke up with a painful red rash all over my body. I've never had allergies before, but once I took some Niacin caplets and got the "niacin flush" which is kind of like this Biaxin reaction, only the niacin rash goes away shortly, not like this. All day I have been sweating, feeling like I am burning up all over, yet I don't have a fever when I check with my thermometer. It has started forming tiny pus-filled pimple like bumps on my neck and chest and face, they hurt horribly and the rash also stings. Taking this drug has resulted in my missing 4 days of work (so far)and feeling like I am literally in hell from the burning and stinging rash. Once I looked up Biaxin side effects, I immediately stopped taking it and tried to vomit up my last dose this morning. However, my rash is getting worse by the minute and the only thing that MINORLY helps is having cold, wet towels put on my face, neck and chest. I will absolutely NEVER recommend this medication to anyone and I am alarmed that many of the pharmacy info sites make it sound like Biaxin has minimal side effects and like the rash it can cause isn't that severe. IT IS VERY SEVERE AND PAINFUL!!!!! F 30 6 days
2/22/2006
 1  sinus infection MANIA, IM GONNA DIE, NO CONTROL OF BODY YOU ARE EMPATHIC TO EVERYONE THAT HAS TO DEAL WITH THIS ALL THE TIME. QUIT JOB QUIT COLLEGE CAME HOME FELT ASHAMED THAT I HAD REACTED THAT WAY REGROUPED BACK ON THE STRAIGHT AND NARROW M 21 14 days
2/21/2006
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