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| RATING | REASON | SIDE EFFECTS FOR ZITHROMAX | COMMENTS | SEX | AGE | DURATION/ DOSAGE | DATE ADDED |
| 3 | Swollen tonsil | Weakness, anxiety, shaking of hands and forearms. | Have taken the Z-Pak a few times with no side effects, but this time it seems like it may be causing some. It's kind of scary because you never know when to call a doctor regarding side effects. It's nice to read other people's comments on the drug. | M | 30 | 3 days 250 MG 1X day | 6/25/2011 | 1 | muscles, nerves pains | Pains started 2 days after the only doses I have taken, and are still here aftr 20 days... this medicine is AWFUL, I just hope pains will go soon... | M | 37 | 1 days 500 1X day | 6/23/2011 | 4 | Sinus Infection | Restlessness, anxiety, loss of sleep, stomach cramps, head aches | F | 40 | 6 days 1X day | 6/22/2011 | 2 | Sinusitis | Palpitations (pounding, racing heart), body aches, restlessness, jittery, anxiety, numbness in extremities, strange sensations | Took the first double dose last night, and spent half the night awake with pounding heart, restlessness, and various weird sensations. Finally went to sleep after taking Valium. Woke up next day with pain and stiffness all over, still jittery and sort of anxious, not with it. I don't intend to take a second dose. According to Wikipedia (not the most reliable source, but depends on their sources) a single dose of Azithro has a half life of only 12 hours, which means it should be out of my system tonight. The 60+ hour half life (meaning it stays in your system a total of 120+ hours) occurs after repeated doses. The version I am taking is Teva. However, since Israel is our ally, I strongly doubt they are trying to engage in chemical or bio warfare with us through pharmaceuticals. The one who said that most people here who experience severe side effects seems to have underlying issues has a point. I know I do, including anxiety disorder, OCD and various forms of chronic illness. It doesn't mean that I or anyone else is a nutcase, only that we may be more prone to certain adverse reactions. Most post on these sites only when they experience a bad reaction. This can give the impression that such reactions are common, when in reality the vast majority don't experience them. Unfortunately, I did. I only pray that they don't get worse before they get better. | M | 44 | 1 days 250 1X day | 6/16/2011 | 1 | Sinus Infection | Severe leg, back and side pain/numbness. Severe Anxiety. | This was an absolute horrible nightmare of a drug. On day two I felt pain in my side. Assummed it was from coughing. On day five I woke up in the middle of the night with a feeling like something is wrong, I am dying, the world is ending. I finally fell back to sleep after about four hours only to wake up with the same feeling. I drove to work that morning and could barely operate my right leg to stop the vehicle. Thought it was a siatic nerve problem. Now almost three weeks later I am still feeling the effects. Please email me and tell me this nightmare of side effects is going to end! | M | 35 | 5 days 250 1X day | 6/4/2011 | 1 | Bronchitis | Took full dose (double dose first day, then 1 dose for 4 days) of generic on 2/23/2011 (PRESCRIBED BY A PHYSICIAN'S ASSISTANT AT AN URGENT CARE, NOT MY DOC). Five to 7 days later was feeling extremely bloated and experiencing HORRIBLE negative, anxiety feeling -- felt like I was dying, thought I was dying! Digestive system was affected so radically that I went to my regular doctor a week later and he gave me something to clean out my lower G.I. because of extreme bloating and pain in stomach...nausea & headaches. Discussed the horrible "unfounded" feelings I had. He didn't understand, he never had an issue with this drug. I copied some of the pages of this website and gave them to him...NOW he knows. It's been almost 3 months since I took that drug and I am still suffering stomach/lower G.I. issues, PLUS that ABSOLUTELY FRIGHTENING FEELING OF DYING keeps coming back every so often...can't make it go away. I took this same "generic" drug in March 2010… | After checking my prescription box again, I discovered that this Generic drug is made by TEVA, a manufacturing company from Israel. They manufacture the drug in Israel, then distribute it in the U.S. through their distribution center in Sellersville, PA. My question is: WHY is the U.S. letting another country make a drug and distribute it in the U.S.? What is TEVA's quality control like...do they have a Q.C. lab? Any drug that is distributed throughout the U.S. needs to be consistently monitored by U.S. regulations during the manufacturing process BEFORE letting that drug be distributed and possibly harm Americans. Who is monitoring TEVA? Someone somewhere wasn't watching and they produced a drug that was destructive and dangerous to the American people...like the individuals on this site. Ever think of "Bio Warfare"...how perfect is this drug to tamper with American's health and create a psychosis to make people sick emotionally. The people on this website ARE NOT NUTS OR CRAZIES OR LOSING IT, no matter what one other person suggested. What these people have/are feeling is VERY REAL and Scary! I know, because I got to experience it "up close and personal"...and I am still experiencing the affects almost 3 months later. Do NOT belittle people who are asking for help just because you, yourself, haven't felt the same side affects. YOU are the lucky one -- they are not! | F | 67 | 5 days 250 mg 1X day | 5/30/2011 | 5 | Sinus infection | None | Zithromax worked wonderfully for me, no side effects, did the job and knocked out the sinus infection. | F | 68 | 5 days 250 1X day | 5/28/2011 | 2 | sinus infection / ear ache | Everyone is different so I can not speak for everyone but I took half a pill because I have a sensitive stomach. It gave me bad nausea and stomach pains within a few hours of taking it. Made me feel like I had brain fog and felt restless. Now sinus infections and ear ache are no fun and very painful so I just wanted to feel well the medicine did work quickly. I really did not like feeling like I was going to throw up and I took the medicine on a very heavy stew so even with food it did not help. Day 2 I was going to take more but then the anxiety kicked in I felt like I could not talk to people and very scared and terrified. Nervous like something was very wrong and I didnt want to do anything. That was not a good feeling and I just wanted to be left alone. NOT NORMAL PEOPLE!! anyway this is just how I felt so I am just letting everyone know that yes you can feel these things they are real and it could be different for others. I will have to find another antibiotic. | Took the 3 day pack and did not have the other versions. Not sure if I would take this again I have heard others say that the different versions can affect you differently. Worked fast but the side effects made me feel really bad. | F | 32 | 1 days 500 1X day | 5/11/2011 | 1 | Throat infection | Fine red itchy rash developed on my hands, feet, and legs. On the bottoms of my feet, although a rash is not visible, it feels like burning when I walk, as if they have sores under my skin. I took the double-dose in the afternoon on the first day and developed these symptoms by that night, during which I also had trouble sleeping (try as I might, I couldn't seem to stop my mind from wandering). Although the rash was bothering me, I had gotten the medicine prescribed at an urgent care clinic and I don't have a primary care physician, so I tried to reach the doctor who had prescribed it to me to ask what to do. Since he wasn't available and I don't have a PCP, I decided to just take the 2nd dose until I can get some advice. The 3rd day, a coworker convinced me to call again and ask for a different antibiotic, which I did; I got amoxicillin which is fine, but the rash isn't going away. I read that the Azithromyocin will not fully leave your system for 150 hours? If so, I have another | F | 26 | 2 days 250 mg 1X day | 5/6/2011 | 3 | Bronchitis (twice) & sinus infect | No side effects the first time I took it in January. Had to take again in March when bronchitis came back and since then have been having stomach issues (bloating), my mouth tastes horrible (poisonous), and I am depressed. | The medicine helped with my original symptoms but I hate how I feel now and so I wonder about what it is doing to my body long term. So glad I found this site! Have an appt coming up with my doctor and will definitely now discuss these issues. | F | 43 | 5 days 250 1X day | 5/4/2011 | 1 | bronchitis sinus | About 45 minutes after taking this I got really jittery, could not talk to the people around me, very anxious, uncomfortable. Did not sleep well, disturbing racing thoughts all night. Felt very bad the next morning, weird disturbing thoughts. I already have insomnia and anxiety so this is just horrible to have it double fold. Did not relate it to the drug. But, now I'll have to call doctor to change prescription. This is rough. | F | 44 | 2 days 5 day pack 1X day | 5/4/2011 | 4 | Sinusitis | none. But it's fun reading about everyone else's wacky side effects. Anxiety? Depression? Consider some of the sources here. Most of the horrific side effects seem to be reported by people who have some other underlying (mental?) health issues. I visited a similar site when I was prescribed Cipro two years ago. Sure, the drug made me sick and gave me diarrhea. It also probably saved my life. I had diverticulitis with perforations. My advice is to use any medication with caution and under the advice of a physician. And do not read too many posts like the ones you see here. Bear in mind that most people who post had a bad experience. If the drug had worked and given them ni trouble, they probably wouldn't bother. The drug is very effective on bacterial respiratory infections. If your infection is viral (common cold) antibiotics will not work. | Effective for upper respiratory infections that are bacterial. If you have a viral infection, you do not need antibiotics. | F | 50 | 5 days 1X day | 5/3/2011 | 2 | (Potential Sinusitis) | OK, this is me again -- just done with the 5-day course. To my surprise the side effects were minor -- just feeling tired overall and a bit dizzy. To counteract the side effects I ate a lot of yogurt with bacteria in it. So agreeing with the previous reviewer, you should give this med a chance. | The med didn't work against my symptoms. | M | 25 | 5 days 250 1X day | 5/2/2011 | 2 | Sinus infection | A small amount of nausea but eating something with it counteracted the problem. | I just finished the short 5 day course of this drug and had high hopes for it. To my dissatisfaction it didn't work. I think my ent was using it for its anti-inflammatory properties. Although it didn't work i can safely say that i have no neg side-effects to report except a little nausea in the beginning but eating something with it counteracted that problem. I am sensitive to meds but i guess every body reacts differently to different meds. Anyone considering not taking it because of what you read here should give it a chance. Its really not that bad at all. | M | 34 | 5 days 250mg 1X day | 4/29/2011 | 5 | (potential sinusitis) | This was my first time of taking this drug today. Judging on the responses below, let the fun begin!! Hopefully I'll put a good full review once the course is over! | M | 25 | 1 days 500 1X day | 4/28/2011 | 1 | Sinuses/Possible Strep Throat | Within a few hours, my right ear drum started burning and then the enitre right side of my head and neck began to pound as if I had been hit with a baseball bat. Ringing in the ear and a dry scratchy throat followed. | I considered the ER for a couple of hours and then decided to wait it out, hoping to fall asleep. Then, I found this site. Why is this drug still on the market? Sounds like the generic is the problem (which is what I took) by reading countless reviews. I did sleep in spurts and the headache went away during the night but this morning, the ringing is horrible and I can only hear at about 60% normal in my right ear. I will discontinue use and hope this gets better. I am going to find out how to report this to as many doctors, pharmacists, FDA, etc. as I can. THIS DRUG IS NOT WORTH IT! I have had pain in my life, lots of pain, but this was different. Scared me. Thankfully, no anxiety or loss of breath like others report and no gas or loose bowels. | M | 39 | 1 days 500mg 2X day | 4/25/2011 | 1 | The side effects... and length of the side effects.. have been a nightmare. I took a single dose of 4-250 mg tablets.... about 15-20 minutes later I felt a rush of anxiety.. I thought I was going to have to go to the hospital. That passed, but the drug has been in my system almost three weeks and I still feel the effect... anxiety, dissociation, confusion, back/leg/hip pain. | I don't know what to say about this drug that hasn't already been said before. It's a nightmare, I will NEVER take it again, and I pray that I eventually return to "normal". Its been almost three weeks and I have days that are good, but still have days when I feel the effects. The pain in my legs/hip/back I can live with, but the weird disoriented feeling (coupled with extreme anxiety) is horrific. I just want to feel like myself again. Please feel free to email me if you want to talk about how this drug has affected your life (or if you can offer any encouragement to me, that it will eventually pass and I will be able to put this all behind me). | M | 51 | 1 days 4x250mg 1X O | 4/7/2011 | 1 | Flu | Extremely high anxiety, feeling terrified and scared, and don't know what I am afraid of, also increased depression. | I have suffered from severe and disabling and treatment resistant ocd, obsessive compulsive disorder for 12 years now, with anxiety and depression, on feb. 1st, 2011, I was put on namenda, for my treatment resistant ocd, for the first time, I was taking something that was helping my ocd, the miracle I had been looking for, then on feb. 14th, 2011, I was put on azithromax, the generic for zithromax, the 5 day pack, after about 3 days of taking it, my ocd, anxiety, and depression just went into high gear, the anxiety was the worst I have ever had and am still having, I cry uncontrollably at times because I can't stand the horrible feeling I am having, just feel hopeless and terrified, my family asks me what are you afraid of, and I tell them I don't know, it's just an awful feeling of being terrified, I am on 40 mgs. prozac, 200mgs. trazodone, 8 mgs. klonipin, 0.5 mgs, xanax, and started back on 5 mgs. namenda today,these are the meds I take for my ocd and anxiety, please if anyone can tell me what they did to get through this, I would appreciate it so much, I just want to feel better again. Thank you so much. | M | 30 | 5 days 1X day | 4/4/2011 | 1 | Bronchitis | Dizziness, back pain, blood shot eyes, puffy eye lids, headaches, sneezing, coughing, weakness, no sense of smell or taste. | Took a generic Zpak by Greenstone January 2010 with no side effects, Took a generic Zpak by Sandoz March 2011 with significant side effects. | F | 64 | 5 days 250 1X day | 3/31/2011 | 3 | bronchiectasis | It's day 2 of taking Zithromax and I'm really tired, started to have dizzy spells, shortness of breath, tremors and generally not feeling well. I suffer from Celeiacs Disease, Chronic depression,anxiety,asthma and now Bronchiectasis so and I take a daily dose of Zoloft,Trazadone,Singulair,Nasonex and Symbacourt, so far I'm able to sleep the night however my shortness of breath has increased and I just feel like laying down to sleep. | F | 45 | 6 weeks 250mg 1X day | 3/30/2011 |