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| RATING | REASON | SIDE EFFECTS FOR BIAXIN | COMMENTS | SEX | AGE | DURATION/ DOSAGE | DATE ADDED |
| 3 | URI/sinus/bronchitis | Bad nightmares, anxiety and depression | This was HORRIBLE after the first 24hrs - haven't been able to sleep and when I HAVE finally fallen asleep have had intensely vivid nightmares that leave an emotional fallout for days (am relieved to know I"m not alone with this). Has made me generally very emotional with atypical anxiety and depression - crying jags, feelings of irrational rage, paranoia.... and of course the lethargy and "brain fog" that comes with lack of sleep. Ugh. I am allergic to -cillins and related drugs so my options are limited when it comes to antibx, but I won't be taking this again if there's any other option - Zithromax may not be as strong, but it also doesn't make me near-psychotic. Biaxin has certainly killed the infection, but it seems to try to take the host with it too! Two more days on this stuff, then never again. | F | 43 | 3 days | 11/9/2005 | 3 | Mild Pneumonia | Just the nasty metallic taste for the most part. I haven't experienced any of the nightmares that everyone else mentioned. | It seems to have taken care of the infection I had at the top of my right lung very quickly, but given all the people here with their major side effects, I'm ready to quit taking it 4 days early. The doctor prescribed it for 7. | M | 19 | 3 days | 11/6/2005 | 2 | chest infection | Taking Biaxin XL 500mg bid, on 9th day- Severe bloating-I barely ate in the last 9 days, but feel like Ive gained 20 pounds! Psycho dream that I was kidnapped by a cult in the middle east, and they were going to cut off my hands with a machete- SO REAL!! Absolutely NASTY, DISGUSTING rancid taste in mouth for whole course of treatment. My eyeballs feel like they are drying out, and my skin is super dry as well.Side effects are absolutely horrible! No signs of mood changes, depression, anxiety, fatigue, or dizziness. I have been working every day while on the drug, without much trouble. Seems to have killed off my chest infection pretty well, but hard to say if the side effects are worth it. | I would just take a week off work next time, and try some OTC pills instead. I would'nt use again, unless I faced certain death without it. | F | 27 | 9 days | 11/6/2005 | 1 | Bronchitis | Very nauseous for hours after taking; terrible headaches and sleepy feeling; stomach distress; some diarrhea; acid reflux and throwing up a little, however, it was air and bubbles that kept coming up on me with that horrid metal taste. | It did seem to kill off my infection in about 2 days. I'm on day 5 and I'm stopping the drug because I have to go back to work and I can't have these symptoms while I'm trying to work. I can't tolerate the side effects and the taste and smell of it are weird and sickening. | F | 55 | 5 days | 11/6/2005 | 1 | Bronchitis | IN MY OPINION DO NOT TAKE THIS DRUG! anxiety, shortness of breath, depression, sweaty palms, heart palpitations, feeling very weird. Terrible taste in mouth (woke me up last night and persisted today). Also incredibly vivid dreams on first night but not scary just vivid (still recall long dream in detail 2 days later). Fortunately been taking acidophilis pills and lactobaccilus chewables, (the good bacteria in yoghurt.) Think its saving me from total meltdown. Biaxin cannot be good for you to feel like this. My body is saying you're poisoning yourself. I am STOPPING this antibiotic IMMEDIATELY. Regret taking pill this evening. Almost took myself to hospital tonight for them to pump this stuff out of me and make sure my heart is okay. I reckon it's not long before it's withdrawn! | CDC.gov says antibiotics no good for bronchitis as it is viral not bacterial. Maybe I had bacterial infection not bronchitis as Doctor had diagnosed because it did quickly clear up terrible infected green mucus I had been coughing. Not worth these side effects. If infection comes back will go onto Zithromax. Taken before with no problem. | M | 39 | 2.5 days | 11/5/2005 | 2 | sinus infection | Shortness of breath, some dizziness, tightness in the chest. These were not pleasant at all! Tired all the time, but also suffering from insomnia. | It has knocked the infection right out of me, but I am not happy with the side effects. I will not take Biaxin again. | F | 34 | 10 days | 11/2/2005 | 5 | Sinus Infection | Nasty taste in mouth, mostly at night, sometimes so strong it woke me up. | Other than the bad taste in mouth, I was thrilled--I was miserable and this kicked the sinus infection right out and I felt a million times better after the second dose. I usually have trouble with my stomach tolerating antibiotics, and I didn't have any problems with this at all. | F | 37 | 5 days | 10/18/2005 | 1 | tonsilitis, swollen gland | The bitter, metallic taste in my mouth is unbearable. I have tried candies, mints, brushing my teeth constantly...nothing works. If the medication was showing any effect at all, it could make the horrible taste worth it...but my throat is still killing, and my gland is even more swollen. I think I'm going to have to go to a clinic tomorrow (on a Saturday - lucky me) and get this poison switched. | The astoundingly high price of this product is ridiculous, and exploitive. What are they charging this much for...the fancy packaging? I will definitely avoid other products made by Abbott Laboratories in the future, and I encourage others to do so as well. | F | 42 | 3 days | 10/15/2005 | 5 | bronchitis | weird yet pleasant taste eased my anxiety and panic attacks insomnia but I am a mild insomniac so im not shure to blame the pill | Good stuff cleard me up quickly | M | 16 | 10 days | 10/11/2005 | 5 | chronic bronchitis | metallic taste the first day -self shortness of breath the second day- husband no other side effects. | My husband and I are taking Biaxin XL together. Day 3 I could no longer swallow the pills, had to change to the liquid form. Trying to eat yogurt daily (which I hate) because I believe it is important. Powerful drug, you can feel it working. | F | 74 | 7 days | 10/11/2005 | 1 | ear infection | Metallic taste (only in the morning), dry mouth, fatigue, weird dreams, insomnia, sore throat(?) | It took about 5 days for the pain from my ear infection to lessen. But then it appeared the infection had spread to my throat, with neck pain and severe sore throat. By day 7 I felt significantly worse than when I started, and once I quit (day 9) I started to feel better with the throat symptoms subsiding. | F | 45 | 9 days | 9/5/2005 | 1 | Pnuemonnia | I felt like I could not get enough oxygen into my system, however this could be from the pnuemonia. I have been severely depressed with several crying jags throughout the day. I've hyperventilated once, but the worst part is that towards the end of my treatment, I began to abruptly awake just as I was falling asleep. I would either wake up from a muscle twitching or from a sudden jolt tingling or a wave of numbness traveling from the back of my head through my arms. I thought at first it was my zoloft causing this, however these symptons only occur when one stop treatment of the antidepressent. Please email me if you have exerienced these same symptons. | If you have to take this medicine, eat a lot of organic yogurt. | F | 31 | 10 days | 8/24/2005 | 2 | Sinus Infection | anxiety, insomnia, headaches | I had a bad reaction to this drug, severe anxiety. I ended up at Emergency. I have had some anxiety problems in the past and IBS. The doctor said that this drug may heighten anxiety if you have an underlying anxiety disorder. | M | 37 | 3 days | 8/18/2005 | 1 | sinus infection | I took it for two days total and in that time, I developed a major headache, and strong stomach pains. Stomach felt empty all day, but nothing I ate made the feeling go away. I'll never take it again. | F | 35 | 2 days | 8/17/2005 | 3 | Sinus Infection | Bitter taste, very hard on my stomach even with food, nasty nasty headaches about 2 hours after taking, muscles twitching like crazy all day, terrible hand tremors, insomnia.... but hey my sinus infection is going away!! Somehow I think I would have preferred my face to actually explode.... | F | 35 | 4 days | 8/15/2005 | 4 | Persistent foot infection | Bitter taste in mouth, nose - hyperactivity and incoherence - a lot like taking cocaine. Insanely vivid dreams at night. Constant feeling of bloatedness. | This seems to be a really strong antibiotic, and will take care of whatever ails you, but will kill pretty much anything else in your system. A bit of a trip. | M | 28 | 14 days | 8/11/2005 | 1 | sinus infection | INTOLERABLE bitter taste in my mouth, and sudden onset of intense, unshakeable depression. I know you're supposed to finish the entire course of an antibiotic, but after 5 days of a 10 day prescription, I'm quitting. | My sinus infection did clear up - but the side effects were awful. I won't take Biaxin ever again. | F | 55 | 5 days | 7/31/2005 | 1 | sinus infection | Metallic taste and dry mouth are extremely difficult to combat. My hands and feet begin sweating about 20 minutes after I take my prescribed dose (500 mg). Cramping, painful gas and loose bowel movements. Vivid dreams (no nightmares..yet), depression, anxiety and strange sleeping states -- halfway between being alert and asleep. | I never would've consented to take this medication if I had been aware of the side effects. On top of that, it's extremely expensive -- I paid $90 for a 10 day supply, and my doctor didn't bother to ask if I had insurance (I do, thankfully). And the coup de gras is I have noticed no improvement in dealing with my sinus infection. | F | 27 | 4 days | 7/27/2005 | 1 | Pneumonia | Social detachment, paranoia, sensitivity to light and sound - even moderately, loss of appetite, sobbing, inability to write fluidly, increased time spent in bed until sundown, torturous nightmares (slept only 20 mins at a time), exacerbated visions of old traumas originally the cause of PTSD, inclination to view iminent death as just a quiet way to end the psychological trauma. | I called my PCP after only 3 days on the Biaxin to say I was experiencing the | F | 55 | 10 days | 7/18/2005 | 1 | Mild Infection | Extreme fatique. | Spend two days in bed. As soon as I stopped taking Biaxin and used a replacement, I was fine. | M | 44 | 2 days | 7/18/2005 |