CEFZIL Reviews (CEFPROZIL)Average Rating: 1.8 (90 Ratings)Filter ResultsCompare CEFZIL with similar:
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| RATING | REASON | SIDE EFFECTS FOR CEFZIL | COMMENTS | SEX | AGE | DURATION/ DOSAGE | DATE ADDED |
| 2 | ear infection | Severe hives on torso, primarily under the arms, and fever for 2 days of 102 FIVE DAYS AFTER starting the medicine. | I am terribly allergic to penicillin, so I do not understand why my doctor prescribed this medicine. I am finding out now that people with penicillin allergies should not take Cefzil. The hives are severe (I still have them) and had they presented inside rather than outside my body I would have been in real trouble. Even though I finished the medicine for fear that the ear infection would not go away, I will never take this medicine again. I really should have stopped it, but my doctor was on vacation, not that asking him would have made a difference. Make sure that you take the lead on your health care. When your doctor gives you a prescription, before you take it look up the side effects. Insist that the doctor makes sure that there are no contradictions with other medicines you take. Finally, carefully monitor your own progress or that of your loved one. No one should have to suffer because the doctor is busy getting ready to go on vacation and slips and gives a medicine tha | F | 52 | 10 days | 8/13/2007 | 1 | sinus infection | had a pretty severe allgergic reacion. my entire face blew up like a balloon and did not go down for about 5 days, even after I quit this just one day after starting. my ears almost felt numb, and they were swollen too. | this antibiotic caused more problems for me than the infection is was intended to treat. god awful. | F | 22 | 1 days | 8/11/2007 | 3 | infection from blocked saliva duct | some mild diareaha, worst problem I have exeperienced is severe headaches at night. | Cures infection but headaches are severe. | M | 47 | 5 days | 4/1/2007 | 5 | Severe sinus ifection | After 1st dose, day one, an odd light headed, dizzy feeling with rapid movement, standing, turning head. | Overall, helping me get over this infection, but the medication makes me have to stay close to home | F | 47 | 3 days | 2/24/2007 | 2 | Ear infection | Vomiting,Diahorrea,Fever, | M | 2 | 4 days | 1/28/2007 | 1 | Celulitis | Severe Vomiting, and diareah. Vomiting upto 8 times a day, and BM upto 10 times a day. Loss of appitite for 3 days after stopping the med. | My son was on cefzil because he had celulitis. As if celulitis was not scary enough, he had problems with the medication. As we were going into day 4 of taking it, he woke up at 4:30am, 5:30am, 6:30am, and then again at 8:30am vomiting severely, to the point of dry heaves. That day when he awoke, he vomited some more and then diareah started. This was a Sunday, he kept doing this until Tuesday, when I finally said FORGET IT, and took him off of it. The Doctor said that since his celulitis was improved, that he did not need anymore treatment unless it came back. I will NEVER put one of my children on this drug again. EVER. It also made him loose his appitite the whole time upto 3 days after. THE SYMPTOMS STOPPED AFTER I SKIPPED THE NEXT DOSE. INSTANTLY. | M | 6 | 6 days | 1/12/2007 | 1 | sinus infection and other | We gave my daughter the first dose as soon as we got home and fed her a small meal. Within an hour or two of taking it she went into a hard seizure. She has never had a seizure ever.She was still in it when we got to the hospital which was only 5 minutes away. That was 3 years ago and we steer clear of all ceflaspore products. | M | 4 | 1 days | 12/24/2006 | 5 | sinus infection | light diarrhea but not enough to warrant not taking it again. | I have chronic sinusitis from allergies, but one time it got very severe. My doctor gave me Cipro, didn't work, then after having an allergic reaction to Tequin my doctor gave me Cefzil. The sinus infection that had gone on for months causing a great deal of anquish and scorching pain with every breath was made clear within a day of taking it. After taking the full course, I felt alive again. It's helped cure two more severe sinus infections I've had over the last few years. It really works better than anything else with me. | F | 36 | 10 days | 11/10/2006 | 5 | strep throat | Vomiting after the first dose, more likely due to high fever or the aweful taste of the oral suspension. | After two doses and a good night sleep the fever of 103 was gone in the morning and only a slight sore throat remains. Very satisfied with the speed of relief of symptoms. | F | 6 | 1 days | 11/3/2006 | 1 | Animal Attack wounds infected | severe reaction. Swelling, hard to breathe, stiff and achey joints. Continued effects 1 year later. | After being attacked by a wild cat, within 12 hour all wounds were infected. The doctor said I needed a "gorilla antiboitic" and put me on cefzil. I took cefzil for 1 week, 1 week after I quit taking the medicine I swelled up like a baloon. I have never had this happen to me before I took this medicine. Now roughly 2 times a month I swell up for no reason at all, I'll wake up with swollen lips, stiff joints, shortness of breath. | F | 25 | 7 days | 9/18/2006 | 3 | pneumonia | No problems until day 3. By night 3 I experienced diahrrea, by morning nausea both day 3 and 4. I was previously on Zithromax with terrible side effects and allergic reaction, then they wanted me on Levaquin, I said no way! Cefprozil (Cefzil) so far has been the only one I can possibly tolerate. But I question it has further assisted my pneumonia, I feel the original Zithromax for 3 days of pills got me on my way well...I still have rumbling and fluid in my left lung. Will be talking to doctor about weather this drug really is going to cover and cure my pneumonia. It's better than Zithromax regarding side effects for me. | Diahrrea, nausea. Still hasn't further gotten rid of my pneumonia. Also have lower back pain that was going away, and is now back on my left lobe (lung). Not sure how much good has really accomplished, but has been the only drug I have been able to tolerate for the pneumonia. No hives for me as I read for others, but some itchiness on my face. No anaphalactic shock like the other drug I took by dy 3. | F | 46 | 4 days | 3/20/2006 | 2 | possible strep throat | hyper activity; difficultly sleeping | M | 2 | 1 days | 3/1/2006 | 1 | bronchial infection | Vomoting and diarrhea. Started about 45 minutes after first dose and lasted about 6 hours. | I have never felt so sick in my life. Could not keep any liquid down. Vomoting and diarrhea was so bad, I lost 3.5 lbs of fluid during these 6 hours. | F | 34 | 1 days | 2/24/2006 | 4 | possible strep throat | Taking 500 mg twice a day; lower back & stomach cramps; bladder sensitivity | Throat feels about 75% better after 2 pills (1 day). | F | 37 | 1 days | 12/10/2005 | 1 | bronkitus | covered in hives, after 7 days, quite severe | i would not reccomend it to anyone | F | 59 | 7 days | 11/5/2005 | 4 | low grade temp 4 days, weak, tired | Taking 250 mg twice per day for 10 days. Feel slightly floaty like I'm on medication. No other noticeable symptoms. I think drainage from congestion is going to my lungs, so hoping this med will continue to fight that potential infection. | F | 42 | 10 days | 10/13/2005 | 4 | strep throat | my grandson became very hyper on the 2nd day. Today is the 3rd day. Seven to go! I don't see where anyone else listed this as a side effect. | M | 6 | 10 days | 8/21/2005 | 4 | poss strep throat | hives entire body & face | F | 9 | 7 days | 7/24/2005 | 1 | sinus infection | bad cramps and diarrhea, horrible yeast infection | F | 8 days | 6/11/2005 | 1 | ear infection | vomiting, stomach cramping after first dose | F | 34 | 1 days | 5/1/2005 |