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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 1  Bronchitis Severe pain in stomach. Heavy crushing in chest. Shoulder tightness. Very much like heart attack happening. Feelings of doom. Horrible burning sensation and indigestion. Hip pain. Bad dreams. F 38 2 days
500mg 2/da
10/6/2013
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 1  H.Pylori Bad taste in mouth, chills, sweets , fatigue, body ache, inability to concentrate. I also feel as if my heart rate is elevated and inability to sleep. M 42 4 days
500 mg x2
9/23/2013
 1  mastitis /abscess in breast Extreme anxiety, watery diahrea, numb mouth, inability to speak, nausea, loss of appetite, tremours/shakey, feeling if disorientation, complete insomnia, fatigue during day, metallic taste in mouth, muscle spasms & twitches F 40 4 days
250mg x2
9/18/2013
 1  Biaxin/medrol taper for e.coli sinu migraine, horrid taste in my mouth. this migraine had me hospitalized twice before it dawned on me the medication may be making my pain worse (an 8-9 on the pain scale) i ended up in the er twice in 36 hrs for the intense pain in my head. having a hard time seeing if this is just me or more common than drs realize. i was at an 8-9 on the pain scale, and given dilaudid and other drugs before it broke. F 30 30 days
250 1X day
9/16/2013
 1  Sinus Infection Horrific Taste in Mouth - tasted like death, strange headaches, severe insomnia, red rash across my face, hives, rapid heart beat, felt like I was going to die and still wonder if I was close to death, mania, brain fog, loss of feeling in my body, personality change This drug created major havoc with my life. I took it in Jan and I still have brain fog from it. I could not sleep for weeks and had to seek help for sleep loss. This drug had horrific side effects that lasted for months. I am now scared to take medication because I don't want to ever face the side effects that I faced. DON"T EVER TAKE THIS!!! F 38 8 days
500 MG 1X day
8/27/2013
 4  Lung infection I did not have any initial side effects until my second week in. I feel better, not 100%. I have this god awful taste in my mouth, it is unbearable and nothing I do helps it subside, mouthwash, drinking a lot of water. I read on another blog to drink pickle juice, I am willing to try it. I also get bad headaches and GI problems. F 56 2 weeks
500 2X day
8/3/2013
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 1  Whooping cough (pertussis) Upset stomach, nausea, queasiness, dizziness, headache, chemical taste in mouth, loss of appetite. F 16 10 days
500MG
7/2/2013
 1  Acute Bronchitis Nausea, General Sick feeling, dizziness, repeated sweats from HELL, frequent urination, heart flutters, difficulty breathing, psychotic/depressive feelings, mania, insomnia And here I thought it was just me - the rare 1% that gets bad reactions. Thank you all for the information, it helps with the emotional stress. The drug DOES WORK. But my god, the COST...I didn't make the connection until Day 5 that it was the drug that was causing these symptoms. I take a pill, and 4 hours later as it peaks the suffering begins...The final four hours are a relief, but then you DREAD taking the next one...I am SO glad I'm on my last pill...I have NEVER been so relieved to be off a medication as I am with this one. NEVER AGAIN (Unless I have no choice). I honestly thought I was going to die, but thanks to this site I toughed it out and here I am...I hope this doesn't cause permanent damage - and I only took 250 mg x2!!! M 39 7 days
250 2X day
6/30/2013
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 1  sinus infection extreme fatigue,upset stomach,sore legs,horrible taste in my mouth,very thirsty I've never had such a bad experience with antibiotics. i will not be finishing my pills. F 30 3 days
2X day
6/20/2013
 1  Pneumonia Hallucinations, Racing Heart, Dizzy, Not Able to Talk in full sentences that make any sense. Bad Dreams, Horrible Taste in my mouth, Awake at night, so tired during the day. Muscles hurt, Pasty saliva. always thirsty. crappy drug. F 19 10 days
500mg 2X day
6/18/2013
 4  throat infection Terrible taste in mouth, extreme fatigue, mild nausea, interrupted sleep patterbs. F 30 4 days
1000
6/16/2013
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 1  Bronchitis panic disorder, anxiety attacks, panic attacks, anxiety and a huge amount of phisical symptoms it has been almost 5 MONTHS now that i finished this poison and i still suffer from anxiety. never had this before.most of the phisical symptoms are gone. if you felt the same, please mail me F 26 7 days
500 2X day
6/14/2013
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 1  Sinus Infection heart racing, metallic taste in mouth, chest pain when breathing...the worst was the SEVERE joint pain, esp. in my knees and hands, that lasted for 2 months...ended up having to go to the ER because I was having spasms in my knees for 24 hrs and could barely walk...then had to have 6 weeks of physical therapy and I'm still have some random joint pain 2 months later Take another drug if at all possible...worst drug I've ever taken and worst pain I've ever been in. And I ended up getting sick again right after, so I don't think it even cleared up the infection. F 30 7 days
500 mg 1X day
6/8/2013
 1  H. Pylori Hand tremors, body aches, sore knees, sore legs and sore feet. Tingling sensation on and off. I'm taking this as part of a treatment for H. Pylori. The GI doc who prescribed it told me to "ride it out". 5 days in I called my Family Doctor and was told by the nurse that there is NO WAY my symptoms are from these antibiotics. 4 days left and will ride it out and hopefully see the issues I'm having go away when the medication is done. M 32 6 days
1000mg 2X day
5/30/2013
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 1  bronchitis Tired feeling all the time,extreme heart racing.acid reflux deppression. Stay away from this Med! I went from normal to feelings of death. I was scared for my life I just knew my heart was going to explode! M 24 4 days
500mg
5/9/2013
 1  Bronchitis increased heart rate, bitter taste in mouth, couldn't sleep because of racing heart Has a lot of side effects. Hard to deal with the side effects F 41 4 days
500 2X day
5/5/2013
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 1  Chest infection Very sick to stomach. Head aches , chills , very tired, tightness in chest, hard to concentrate. muscle aches, Diarrhea. and again very very sick to my stomach I would never recommend it. Made me feel more sick than when I was sick. M 47 7 days
1000 1X day
4/29/2013
 1  Infection Fatigue , Brain Fog , Dizziness , it messed up my GI tract This should be banned , 10 months after and i am suffering with IBS symptoms like , not to mention this will give you yeast infection . On the internet there is study about Clarithromycin and its effect on the gut flora...this "great" drug will supress bifidobacterium and lactobacilli species leaving open space for gut pathogens like c-diff,candida albicans.etc to take upper hand.Gut flora recovery after course of this drug in healthy individuals takes 30-60 days unfortunately for some it will shift gut flora composition so it will take pretty much longer time....with some help . Take this with Saccharomyces Boulardii its a strong beast it will protect your intestinal linings against Candida , C-Diff. After you finish course add Lactobacillus Acidophilus DDS-1/NAS/LA-5 (for small intestine) and Bifidobacterium Longum BB536 ( the most dominant friendly bacterium in large intestine) cheap probiotics like Enzymatic Therapy Pearls should be ok , they work. Good luck , clarithromycin will do more harm than good. M 25 4 days
250 MG 2X day
4/1/2013
 1  Pneumonia Loose and burning stool for 2 weeks starting day 1, nausea metallic taste in mouth, gas, depression, Stomach pain, lose of apitite, weak muscles, this was prescribed by my dr and right after i had it those symptons started. i stoped the 1st day after taking my 2x500ml. but the aftermath was horrible. i dont know what to do, i still feel weak and have the diarihea (yellowish and loose and burning). Colitis might be the problem!! M 34 10 days
500mg X 2 1X day
3/28/2013
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 1  Pneumonia The warning label on the medicine said that it may cause diarrhea for weeks up to months. So two weeks now I lost 8 pounds and went to get some more tests why the diarrhea never stopped and I have now c-diff. I researched the drug and found out that c-diff is a common reported occurrence. So I am now going about to report that c-diff should be put on the label as a possible side effect instead of that diarrhea may occur weeks up to months. Biaxin had a side effect of diarrhea on the label. When I started with the diarrhea I didn't think anything of it. Two weeks of diarrhea I went for testing and was positive for c-diff which is a common reported occurrence of the drug. So bec the label misled that the diarrhea can last up to months as a common side effect I had possibly spread the c-diff to all staff at the nursing home where I work. The drug company should be sued! F 32 10 days
500mg 2X day
3/19/2013

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