ZITHROMAX Reviews (AZITHROMYCIN DIHYDRATE)Average Rating: 2.2 (1276 Ratings)Filter ResultsCompare ZITHROMAX with similar:
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| RATING | REASON | SIDE EFFECTS FOR ZITHROMAX | COMMENTS | SEX | AGE | DURATION/ DOSAGE | DATE ADDED |
| 3 | Urethritis | The first week I took it I was fine. It knocked the infection right out with no symptoms. After that week my stomach went into knots, didn't have a bowl movement and developed frequent urination. Also developed a black rash on the back of my leg that the do for said he has no idea what it is. All this is still going on and it's been 2 1/2 months. I also developed a wart and dermatitis. Experienced heart palpitations, tingling in my arms all the way to my hands, lightheaded, groggy, major headaches upon waking up, anxiety, and the thoughts of the worst possible things that could be happening to me. Before this I was very healthy, worked out regularly and ate healthy and it seems that the Zithromax completely shut down my immune system and I have been feeling its wrath ever since. I'm writing this 2 1/2 months after taking and everything seems to be getting better slowly | M | 28 | 1 days 1000mg | 1/16/2014 | 4 | swollen tonsils | I was fine the first three days, then started experiencing minor chest and abdominal pain by day 4. Day two I had very minor bowel problems. I am put on zpacks quite often (250, 5 day pack every 1-2 months) due to chronic tonsillitis. The main drawback is the restlessness/anxiety. I have to take twice my normal dose of antianxiey meds when on the zpack. | Overall, I think the benefits outweigh the cons, clears up my tonsillitis in 48 hours and no other medicine has done that for me. | F | 21 | 5 days 250 1X day | 1/13/2014 | 3 | Bronchitis and sinusitis | By the night of day 2, I started experiencing severe muscle cramps in my calves during the night. By the night of day 3 the cramps were all night long from my calves down into my ankles and feet. I don't feel it's helping my infection much yet either. I feel lost and these cramps in my legs and feet are the worst ever, ugh! I've found little on the Web about this which surprises me. Im not typically sensitive to medications either but this is the only change and/or med I've added. | F | 47 | 5 days | 1/13/2014 | 1 | Bronchitis/Sinusitis | Indescribably horrible stomach pains in the first 3 hours of dosage. Heart palpitations. I've had nightmares every night. A constant feeling of everyone's-annoyed-with-me paranoia. Also going in between numbness and disinterest in everything, to feeling angry. Just generally really incoherent, unable to express myself verbally, major mental fog, unable to function. | F | 47 | 5 days 500 | 1/5/2014 | 1 | Tonsils removed - daughter/8 yrs | Red, blotchy cheeks, severe abdominal cramps and pain, uncontrollable bouts of crying, insomnia at night | F | 8 | 4 days 5 MHD | 1/4/2014 | 1 | Asthma/ bronchitis | Anxiety, dizziness , horrible smelling gas and acid reflex feel confused cramps in my calfs nausea .... Totally horrible wish I would have read all this first . Overall my asthma is feeling a lot better but I would have rathered just a longer treatment of albuterol : / do not recommend at all I will never take this medicine again | F | 26 | 5 days 250 | 1/2/2014 | 1 | Sinus infection | Day 1 took the 500mg starter dose. 3 hours later developed a headache and pressure in the back of my neck and forehead. Still hasn't gone away completely. Day 2, second dose taken (hoping it wasn't the antibiotic causing issues) 3 hours after severe head pressure, weird taste and sensation on tongue, severe pain in diaphragm w vomiting. Felt like an air bubble getting larger w no relief. Felt like I had to run to to the bathroom but regardless of trying to go I couldn't. Pain was intense. Swelling in fingers with red and burning. Face started flushing. I think I'll just deal with the infection naturally. These side effects are not worth the trouble and pain. Zantac and Benadryl were my only saviors | F | 32 | 2 days 250mg | 12/13/2013 | 1 | cough, sore throat | Loss of taste, everything taste metallic especially food high in acid. Food is not enjoyable anymore, been three weeks now. | The last time I will take this medication, I would not recommend it to anyone. Still coughing and the sore throat still there? | M | 58 | 5 days Z-pak 1X day | 12/11/2013 | 1 | Bronchitis | Within a few hours have taking two pills on day 1 I started to feel anxious. It was the worst feeling ever, it felt like I was having a heart attack. I had no appetite and had diarrhea. I went to the ER while on the 3rd day and they said I was having anxiety and to keep taking the antibiotic. I have been off the Zithromax for two days and I still feel anxious and have shortness of breath. Hopefully it wears off soon. I'm glad I researched the antibiotic and I learned that I'm not alone. I will NEVER take this medication again. | F | 21 | 5 days 250 | 12/11/2013 | 5 | Sinus Infection | Nothing significant, slight nausea & gas maybe | After really bad gastrointestinal side effects with erythromycin, I switched to Zithromax and it was MUCH better. I did not notice anything other than mild nausea the first day or two, which may have still been leftover effects from the erythromycin. Sinus infection improved considerably after just a couple of days. | F | 40 | 5 days 250 MG 1X day | 12/4/2013 | 1 | sinus infection | heart palpitations, chest pain, pain in shoulders neck and back, dizzy, woozy, weak randomly, feel very weird, tired and horrible, thought I was having a heart attack at times, thought I was going to faint or fall at times | two months of feeling bad, went to two doctors and one cardiologist after to rule out any possible other issues causing these effects, nothing found, had to wait for side effects to slowly disappear over a two month period, will never take again, now scared to take medications, found this site and information after taking this antibiotic and trying to figure out what was happening, will now check this site prior to taking any medication | F | 44 | 5 days 250 1X day | 12/3/2013 | 1 | Bronchitis | Rapid mood swings, depression, anxiety, uncontrollable crying for no apparent reason, difficulty sleeping, loss of appetite, flushed red patches on face, diarrhea, loose stools | I am 29 weeks pregnant and was prescribed this medication for bronchitis. On the night that I began taking the medication, I had an episode where I felt like I was literally going crazy. These episodes continued in the evenings after taking the medication. Throughout the day I would have crying spells for no apparent reason which would include shortness of breath. I have had no appetite since I began taking the medication and I have to force myself to eat regular meals. I am not experiencing feelings of pleasure when taking part in activities that I normally enjoy. Loose stools and diarrhea occurred on days 4 and 5 of taking the medication. Everyone minimized the symptoms I was having because I was pregnant. They assumed I was overreacting to normal symptoms of pregnancy, despite the fact that I knew the way I was feeling was not a normal part of pregnancy. Unfortunately, I did not make the connection that it could be side effects of the medication until after I had taken the last dose. Once I found this website and read comments from others who have had similar experiences, I was convinced that everything I was experiencing was because of the medication. I will NEVER take this medication again. This was the first time and the last time. I just hope the symptoms decrease and the medication gets out of my system soon. | F | 36 | 5 days 250 mg 1X day | 11/30/2013 | 1 | upper respiratory | Brain fog, anxiety, muscle cramps in legs and calves, dehydration, heart palpitations. | F | 26 | 5 days 200mg | 11/23/2013 | 2 | Sinus infection | Anxiety, depression, body pain/aches, face & ears turned bright red, heart palps, insomina at night and extreme fatigue during the day, hands and feet tingle/burn and just feel like crap. Im not saying that I'm uncomforatble...I'm saying that I'm misserable. | The side effects started almost immediately but I did not think it could be this drug until the middle part of day 2 which is when the side effects seemed to hit the high point at the same time. I've been in lving hell ever since. My sinus infection is much better but I'm not going to take the last 3 pills. I'lll take the infection over the side effects. | M | 50 | 2 days 1X day | 11/21/2013 | 1 | sinus infection | about a half an hour after taking my first dose the diarrhea hit me twice. soon after the bout of diarrhea I felt incredibly nauseated. about 7 hours after taking it (coincidentally when I went to bed at midnight) I got bad intestinal cramps and gas. it's now almost 5am and I've been in the bathroom at least 8 times an hour with diarrhea. never again will I take this. | F | 23 | 1 days 250 | 11/20/2013 | 3 | 1X day | 11/18/2013 | 1 | possible pneumonia | After my last dose i got very nauseated decreased apiteite itcy hives. today being the third day i have facial swelling still nauseated strong stomach cramps and i can barely eat. Called the ER they say i have a stomach bug im so misrable what can i do.. | i will never take this crap again EVER...... | M | 31 | 5 days 250mg 1X day | 11/16/2013 | 1 | Pneumonia | This is easily the worst pharmaceutical experience of my life! I was told this would build up in my system & continue to work for 10 days (LONG half life). Sure enough on day 6, I felt my throat closing up, extreme dizziness, lethargy & trouble putting words together. This occurred on a walk & it took all my energy to make my legs move forward. So scared I actually called someone & kept them on the phone in case I needed 911. It felt like I was having a stroke! The brain fog, vertigo, heart palpitations & lethargy continue on day 12! Sometimes it feels like narcolepsy--like I could pass out while sitting even. Strange otherworldly disconnection, drowsiness & swimming sensation. Exhausted after the least exertion. I called & spoke to 3 different doctors regarding these symptoms. I was given neurological tests (negative), told to get a chest X-ray (negative) & prescribed Dramamine for dizziness (ineffective). Not one doctor suggested it could be this dangerous drug, even though the FDA issued warnings earlier this year. This drug can kill! I will never take it again. Thanks to this forum I have hope but still no idea how long it will continue to vex me. If there is a class action lawsuit, count me in!! This drug should be taken off the market! | F | 43 | 5 days | 11/9/2013 | 1 | Sinus infection | Major anxiety, panic attacks out of nowhere, nausea, and explosive diarrhea. Also foggy head. | It knocked out my sinus infection, but the hell it put me through is not worth it! My bowels and stomach is still messed up 9 days later from this crap. I've never had these side effects of from an antibiotic. This crap is evil!! | F | 35 | 5 days 500mg 1X day | 11/6/2013 | 4 | Strep Throat | Dizziness, vertigo, tingling in hands and arms, ringing in the ears, mental fog, complete loss of voice for several days | I have limited options because of significant allergies to most antibiotics. I took 10 days of amoxicillin for strep throat, but it failed to clear the infection. My doctor immediately moved me to a 6 day, 500 MG treatment of Zithromax. This medicine did clear up the strep throat, as those symptoms vanished after the fourth day. Numerous side effects were experienced. The most alarming was that I completely lost my voice on day 4 of treatment and it was several days before I could speak at all. The dizziness and vertigo prevented my return to work since I could not stand up without falling over. The mental fog has been the most difficult side effect to overcome. I have not had mood swings or unusual thoughts as other people have mentioned, but I have had trouble forming complete thoughts or even remembering simple things since around day 3 on Zithromax. The side effects do fade a little each day, but it seems to take roughly a month to get back to normal after the medicine is done. I would take the medicine again simply because it cleared the strep throat that other antibiotics could not, but patients should definitely beware the numerous side effects. | F | 36 | 6 days 500 MG 1X day | 9/30/2013 |