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| RATING | REASON | SIDE EFFECTS FOR BIAXIN | COMMENTS | SEX | AGE | DURATION/ DOSAGE | DATE ADDED |
| 1 | Severe hallucinations, horrible nightmares, heart palpitations, tremors, sweaty palms, anxiety, metallic taste in my mouth | I just called my doctor and told him I'm taking myself off of this drug and I'll begoing to the hospital if my palpitations don't stop soon. | F | 25 | 2.5 days | 1/1/2006 | 1 | sick ass taste in my mouth. like i ate a battery. coult not sleep. mom dreams. | F | 19 | 1 days | 12/30/2005 | 1 | Sinus Infection | Biaxin is scary medication. After two days of taking this product I experienced a burning sensation in my abdomin, nightmares, foggy fealing in head,cold sweat, and high anxiety. I felt like I could never recover but I did two days later. I began taking a pro-biotic immediately. | The side effects of this product need to be publicized more. People need to know what could happend to them. | M | 39 | 2 days | 12/29/2005 | 3 | sinusitis (acute) | horrible taste in mouth mostly at night and after doses and some GI distress. | originally treated with cefzil which took away my fever and got me out of bed but didn't help my cough which was really the worst part of it all. biaxin seems to be working as the cough is getting less severe but the side effects are definately unpleasant. | F | 22 | 3 days | 12/28/2005 | 1 | Ear Infection | Hah...side effects. Lets start with the headache that almost landed me in the hospital and end with the diarrhea that makes me unable to do ANYTHING else. I have IBS as it is and then this drug comes along and starts to cause me even more stomach pain, cramps, and upset. If I knew this was going to cause all these extra problems, I'd have asked for something else. I didn't go to the doctor and pay all that money just so I could get more ill. I would NOT RECOMMEND THIS DRUG. | I've taken it for 2 days, and it sucks, enough said. | M | 18 | 2 days | 12/23/2005 | 3 | sinus infection | I broke out with a pimple-like rash all over my face and neck, I thought I was going crazy because my mind was so cloudy, I was exhausted all of the time, my eyes stung -- perhaps from the bizarre crying jags, and I had bad nightmares. | My sinus infection is gone, but I'll never take Biaxin again. | F | 33 | 7 days | 12/17/2005 | 3 | Sinus infection | Never had any unpleasant side effects before taking this drug...on day 3 now, with racing heart, insomnia (I usually sleep 9 hours per night easy - not now!), anxiety, crying fits (?!), terrible taste in mouth, cotton mouth, tense achy muscles. Mild stomach discomfort, but generally ok with food. Thought I was going crazy and/or was seriously ill; I am so happy to find this site. | This stuff is horrible. Seriously. Don't know how much longer I can stand it, but on the plus side, it's getting rid of a sinus infection that has knocked me flat for the last two weeks...so I'll take it as long as I can still function. | F | 33 | 3 days | 12/15/2005 | 1 | Sinus/Bronchial infection | NIGHTMARES!! Pounding heart, anxiety, churning feeling in my stomach, STRONG mettallic taste. Anxiety and metallic taste lasted 2 weeks AFTER stopping medication. | I dreaded taking that pill time and time again, the nightmares were horrible and would come night after night, that is when I wasn't too nervous and anxious to sleep! My heart pounded and I was very uncomfortable. My mom took the medicine 3 weeks later and experienced severe anxiety which lasted up to 3 weeks after completing medication. I HIGHLY urge you to reconsider taking this medicine! We know we never will again! | F | 18 | 1 weeks | 12/10/2005 | 1 | upper respiratory infection | terrible taste in mouth, indigestion, headache, body aches and fatigue | I took this medication 1 day and then due to side effects, my doctor reduced the prescribed dosage by half. I stopped taking the 250 mg. Biaxin twice a day after 14 days. That was about a week ago and I am still having problems, such as extreme fatigue, sinus congestion, weakness and am even finding it difficult to climb a flight of stairs. Has anyone else had these symptoms and if so, how long do they last? Should I be going back to the doctor? At this point, I don't have a great deal of faith in the diagnosis or treatment, but am getting concerned. | F | 67 | 14 days | 12/7/2005 | 1 | sinus infection | terrible taste in mouth, extreme fatigue, indigestion, sweating, aching muscles and joints. | This, "cure" is worse than the ailment. I could not take the 1,000 mgs. per day, so the doctor recommended I take only 500 mgs. per day, 250 in the morning and 250 at night. Didn't help much. I took this medication for 14 days and even after stopping the medication, I still have side effects and still have sinus headache, runny nose and fatigue. Would never take it again!! | F | 66 | 14 days | 12/6/2005 | 1 | Throat Infection | After 3 doses, I was taken to the ER for what my husband supposed was dehydration. At the ER, it was discovered that my kidneys were beginning to shut down. I ended up with a mild case of antibiotic-induced Stevens-Johnson Syndrome and lost layers of sking on my hands, feet, elbows, and knees. I also lost a considerable amount of hair, which I am still in the process of losing after six weeks. I suffered lesions in my throat, lips, chest, and upper arms. I spent six days in hospital before I was stable enough to be released. | My doctor was well aware of my allergies to pennicillin, erythromicin, and keflex, but gave me Biaxin anyway. She even had the audacity to call me up while I was hospitalized and tell me she had no records of my allergy! It was only after my hematologist saw me that I was diagnosed with the life-threatening Stevens-Johnson syndrome and treated appropriately. | F | 42 | 2 days | 11/27/2005 | 1 | Bronchitis | Severe fatigue, nausia, diarreah, abdominal pain, headache, anxiety, sleeplessness/restlessness. | I will never take this again. I would rather live with Bronchitis. | F | 33 | 3 times | 11/23/2005 | 4 | Ear Infection | Day 4 of the pill, sudden depressive episodes - 15 minutes before it passed. Day 5, same effect, 45 minutes to the episode passed - vague feeling afterward. Metallic taste (minor). Sleeplessness. Do not know if the interaction between this and the flonase is the cause or. 3 more days. | Working well, pressure lessened in ears and sinuses. Can deal with the sleeplessness and adjusting the time of dose to help as it appears that the 'awakeness' lasts for 6 or 7 hours. Took dose at 8PM didn't sleep until 2 or 3 AM. | M | 39 | 7 days | 11/22/2005 | 1 | inner ear infection | After only having 2 500mg pills, I got a severe yeast infection and swelling of the vagina. Diarrea, lots of PAIN! One of the most nerve wracking sick times ive EVER HAD!!!!!!!!! :( | If you take it, take a medication to prevent YEAST INFECTION, or, DONT TAKE IT ALL IF THERE IS AN ALTERNATIVE. IT DID MORE DAMAGE*** FOR ME THAN ANY GOOD!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! | F | 23 | 2 days | 11/18/2005 | 3 | pneumonia | Severe rashes on legs and arms. Bad dreams that kept me wake up several times a night. | F | 39 | 8 days | 11/16/2005 | 4 | Sore throat | Bad taste in mouth, very mild. Dry eyes. Dry skin. After the 10 days still have dry eyes but everything else is fine. | No real problems. I am hoping my eyes get better soon. They feel dry and gritty. | F | 29 | 10 days | 11/15/2005 | 1 | Infection | Not my side effect, but dr prescribed to my mother at the time she was terminally ill with cancer and had undergone a chemotherapy treatment, but not currently on chemo. She took this and lost her mind. Started talking in sing-song, using "word salad"; when I spoke to her she would respond but it came out nonsense. Lost all memory of her life. The dr. swore medicine never had this reaction, but I knew it started as soon as she started the drug and I stopped them from giving it to her. Dr. said she would/could be in this state for rest of her life, but after the drug was out of her system and with a lot of coaching she was back to herself for the remainder of her life. | I would never take this under any circumstances | F | 30 | 3 days | 11/14/2005 | 1 | sinus infection | first it was stomach pain and a headache. these were then followed by EXTREME HUNGER and when i ate i felt sick...wanted to throw up and had horrible cramps in stomach. the third day i had major nightmares that almost made me cry...i woke up only to feel depressed and overwhelmed the whole day. day four i quit taking the meds because the hunger and weakness was killing me...i was soooo tired. the doctor gave me 500mg 2 times a day for 10 days. i am 4'11" tall and 90lbs...i think that this is an overdose for me. i will never take this again! | F | 29 | 4 days | 11/12/2005 | 1 | sinusitis | Extreme stomach pain, bladder spasms so bad that I coudnt sleep. Bloating, trapped gas and vivid dreams which I can still remember 3 days later. Told nt t take it anymore after only two days and on four day pain is still present. This drug should not be on the market! It is DANGEROUS, also having kidney pains after med is stopped. | F | 37 | 2 days | 11/11/2005 | 5 | sinusitis | Thanks for the helpful comments, because I thought I was going crazy. The metallic taste was nasty, but nothing compared with dizziness, nausea, utter exhaustion. One bout of heartburn early on, then dissipated. But the other things were even scarier: a couple of uncontrollable crying spells, a couple of nights of vivid nightmares, fears at one point that I was having a nervous breakdown. Had to take a week off work because of the drug, not the sinusitis. blurry vision for several days after ending medication and a feeling that my vision was following my head a few seconds later. | I stuck with the drug because I was desperate to get rid of the sinusitis, which two weeks of Augmentin had not touched. And it worked. It kicked the infection's butt--though it kicked mine as well. I did not feel better right away, but a CT scan after finishing the two weeks showed the infection gone. Had to get away from the side effects of this and the other medications (Allegra, Sudafed, Mucinex and Flonase) several days before I started feeling normal. | F | 51 | 14 days | 11/10/2005 |