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 |
| 1 | chest congestion, cold | Went to clinic because my doctor was unavailable. Took 2 tablets first day around 5pm. By middle of the night I was nauseaus and feeling dizzy. Haven't been able to eat or drink anything without wanting to vomit. Have insomnia but when I fell asleep it was like being awake with intense and weird dreams. Frightened because I just had a cold and now I'm feeling much, much worse with all different symptoms than before. | F | 49 | 3 days 250 1X day | 2/19/2011 | 1 | Sinus Infection | SEVERE stomach cramps, headache, gassiness, bloating, completely out of it, tired | BAD Antibiotic with horrible side effects! | F | 27 | 1 days 500 mg 2X day | 2/17/2011 | 1 | Supposed Sinus infection | most horrify side effects i have ever experienced, insomnia, terror, panic attacks, anxiety, depression,crying spells, dizziness, sadness, utter hopelessness | It has been two weeks and i NEVER would have thought that this drug could cause so much damage.Right after the first dose i knew somethng was wrong.i was literally vibrating or had electrical shock feeling in my body.i had tremors, been to the ER 7 times to try and wipe this out..please e-mail me if you have had the [email protected] pray this ends soon for me and everyone on here..THIS IS POISON!!!DON"T EVER TAKE..I ONLY TOOK 500 MG!!what a nightmare and its only been 15 days | F | 34 | 1 days 500 1X day | 2/8/2011 | 5 | whooping cough | I'm finding that I have to stick to a very healthy diet to still feel healthy on this drug; if I don't drink plenty of fluids (I'm drinking fresh juice three times daily), I don't feel fantastic. I've also had some very minor taste distortion, and a little tinnitus. | Fifth-day side effects (mild) haven't put me off this drug. I do feel, though, that I would not want to take it for longer than these few days. nb I was prescribed a full tablet the first day, then half tablets for the subsequent four days. Again, I think the full dose every day would be more confronting. Still a 5 - very happy with the drug, at a moderate dose. I suspect it would be more confronting on the 500mg a day. | F | 53 | 5 days 500mg 1X day | 2/6/2011 Patient History | 1 | Sinus Infection | I WILL NEVER TAKE THIS DRUG EVER AGAIN! It has been a week since my last dose and I still feel terrible. I have no appetite, I have lost 8 pounds since the doctors visit. I have had the worst anxiety of my life, and my moods are all over the board. I have had trouble sleeping, racing thoughts, surging of energy(even laying down), irritability, diarrhea, and have felt extremely scared for no reason. I haven't been me for a week and I am so over it. Tonight I was at dinner with my fiance and our waitress asked why I wasn't eating my meal and I told her I hadn't had an appetite since I stopped taking my antibiotics. She asked me if I had taken a Z-pack and I said yes and she said the same thing had happened to her. WTF! This makes me feel so much better knowing its the drug that is making me feel like this. But damn an antibiotic which is supposed to be helping you should not make you feel this way. I Pray That this goes away soon, for those of you out there that have gone through this yo | This drug did not work for me | F | 26 | 3 days 1X day | 2/6/2011 | 1 | sinusitis | severe anxiety,depression,nightmares | was prescribed the generic version of this for a sinus infection,for which it was quite effective. However, a day or two after taking the last of the pills, severe anxiety set in along with depression and strange dreams. This has continued for over a week and i believe is now fading away. I thought I was going crazy. I hope this is the last day for this, I am starting to feel like my old self. I will never take this stuff again, it was just a horrible experience. afbloom77@gmail if you want to discuss. | M | 43 | 5 days 1X day | 2/4/2011 | 1 | Throat infection | Depression, anxiety, uneasiness, thoughts about death and dying, depersonalization, nausea, weakness... | I took this med in late December, yet I'm still struggling with the awful effects it caused. I have to treat myself (since doctors don't believe me, they think I went crazy for no apparent reason), so I've been taking probiotics and B vitamin, I do feel somewhat better, but I still don't feel like my old self. I hope this drug didn't ruin my life and it will get better. Anyone who wishes to discuss the symptoms (or hopefully provide some consolation or advice) can e-mail me on [email protected]. | M | 19 | 3 days 500 mg 1X day | 2/3/2011 Patient History | 3 | sinus infection | I have taken the Z-pack many times but this time it affected my stomach and gave me diarrhea and cramps. I too have felt an odd sense of anxiety and a blueness that is not normal. I wrestled terribly last night over my emotional sensitivity and anxiety. This is very new to me to get these side effects. I wonder if they have changed something in the drug when I read all those who have taken it before and are suddenly now experiencing different and painful side effects. I must confess my faith in the pharmaceutical companies is waning rapidly as the years go by. | What I am doing to help w/my stomach upset is taking probiotics and acidophilus. It also helps build the immune system. Antibiotics remove all the good flora from the stomach and colon and these effects are not as surprising as a result. If you haven't done so, I suggest going to a good co-op or health food store and getting a good probiotic with acidophilus and taking those. It should begin to help the stomach pain and effects that the antibiotic has caused. | F | 58 | 5 days 250 mg 1X day | 1/31/2011 | 5 | Acute bronchitis and ear infection | Absolutely no side effects. | Z Pack...2 the first day followed by one daily for 4 days. I am on immunosuppressive drugs due to various arthritis issues. It cleared up my infections and I was back to work before I finished the last dose. No side effects. | F | 65 | 5 days 250 1X day | 1/30/2011 | 2 | Throat infection | I took Zithromax for 5 days. On day 3 it started to cure my severe throat infection. It went away by day 5. Well here I am a few days after I finished my medication, and I feel my throat infection coming back AGAIN. Zithromax is worthless. It cured my throat infection for a few days, only to have it come right back once I got off the medication. I think the reason they give you 'stronger dose for a shorter amount of time' is because they know if you take antibiotics for only a few days, it will come back & result in another visit from you. | F | 23 | 5 days 1X day | 1/28/2011 | 4 | sinus infection | vertigo 1 day, with headache and stiff neck for several days while taking med. 1 day after finishing z-pack, developed fine red non-itching rash that began around mouth then spread to face, neck, and upper chest. Went back to NP after rash lasted 1 week. Given script for steroids and told to list z-pack as allergy. | sinus infection symptoms went away | F | 44 | 5 days 1X day | 1/27/2011 | 2 | ear infection | palpitations nauseous | It has been 5 days of meds and still feel palpitations, nauseous When does it end ? | F | 67 | 5 days 1X day | 1/27/2011 | 1 | Nasal Infection/ sore throat | Stiff body , Stiff neck, Mind Racing, Vivid Thoughts, Sensitive skin, Anxiety | Took the 2 pills the first day at 11:30 am.. Just started feeling tired and weird like most meds.. But all day with this good feeling the crappy and so on back and fourth.. problem started when i went to sleep... I COULDN'T.. Mind was racing a mile a min and having vivied thoughts. Could not get comfortable for anything and my skin felt sensitive. Tossing and turning all night.. Body also started getting achy.. Woke up the next morning feeling like i just was in a car accident.. Body all stiff and could not turn my head to the right.. my neck was killing me.. Felt like i was in a club fight and everyone had a CLUB BUT ME..!! I'd rather deal with the infection.. I will not stay on for a second dose after reading the crazyness on this site..!! | M | 34 | 1 days 250 1X day | 1/26/2011 | 1 | sinus infection | rapid heart beat,extreme dry mouth, dizzy, depression,anxiety | horrible i now tell doctors im allergic so they wont prescribe it for me. i felt like this from Oct 2007-Feb 2008 long after i stopped taking this crap i didnt finish the z-pac. | F | 29 | 5 days 1X day | 1/26/2011 | 3 | acute bronchitis | extreme fatigue, no appetite, nauseated, body fever only when trying to sleep, insomnia, waking up ever 1-2 hours. | This is only my second day taking this pill..I must say it took the pressure off my chest greatly, but the side effects are horrible. I'm hoping when I'm completely done taking these pills I'll be back to normal haha..I feel like a walking zombie. | M | 20 | 5 days 250 1X day | 1/25/2011 | 1 | strep | ringing in the ears, mild diarrhea, anxiety, depression, sweaty palms/feet, extreme fatigue, pounding heart, weakness in legs and arms. | I was taking the generic version and I won't ever touch this again for as long as I live. I started on Monday night and the ringing in my ears hasn't stopped since. I didn't take it on Tuesday night, but took it in the morning when I woke up and then experienced upset stomach and diarrhea, and all the other symptoms I listed. I stopped the drug after the 2nd dose because of the side effects. But it's now Sunday which is 4 days after I stopped taking it and I feel so depressed, I have anxiety, extreme high pitched ringing in my ears, and I feel like I just want to sleep all the time because I feel so tired. I usually have tons of energy, am a happy person, and am playful. Now I feel so depressed and I feel like crying. And I feel mute, like I don't want to talk to others. Why is this happening? Please God, let this go away as soon as possible. | F | 27 | 2 days 250mg 1X day | 1/23/2011 | 1 | sinus infection | Woke up with severe anxiety, nervousness all day long, edgy, dark thoughts, feeling of doom, depression, stomach aches all day, sleeplessness, burning in muscle. | I took this drug as a first dose 10 days ago. I started to notice right away my anxiety was heightened but i didnt think it was the pills. So i cont to take and as i cont to take it things went from bad to worse. I began to feel crazy and lose my mind, I wanted to hurt myself and was afraid i was going to hurt other people. I have never been a violent person and never took drugs or anything, and I didnt have a desire to hurt people i was just afraid i was going to. I had to have my mom stay with me because i was so scared of being alone. I finally stopped the medicine after the 4th dose. I didnt sleep for 3 days until finally i slept but still felt out of it. Now its beginning of day 6 and Im still having severe problems. I have anxiety, panicky and nervouness all day. I cant focus at work, i dont want to do anything. I feel worthless. Everyone is telling me its not the drug and i need help, but I feel like none of this started until i took the drug. They said it should be out of my system by now, but I dont feel any better, please im desperate at this point for some information, anyone experience these side effects and how long did it last. Please email me if you can and shed some light on this subject. Its been 10 grueling days and i am so over this. I still cant be alone and my life is suffering from this. | F | 26 | 5 days 250mg 1X day | 1/22/2011 | 1 | Chest, Head Congestion | Shortness of breath, fatigue, broke out in sweats, chills, light headed, itchy skin, could even see red blotchiness on my face and body. | I would rather have the head and chest congestion for a month then have the problems this drug caused me to have. Horrible, should be pulled from the shelves and never prescribed again. | M | 35 | 5 days 250 1X day | 1/22/2011 | 2 | lingering upper respiratory | Horrendous watery diarrhea. Painful stomach cramps. Gassy feeling all.the.time. Horrible belching. Ate small amounts & yet felt super full & like I'd vomit.Wondering also if this drug was why I had other upper body pains (back, etc) that came out of nowhere. | I took this after being sick for weeks & taking care of two sick toddlers (one with a double ear infection, one with pneumonia). I got the z pack (which I now see is the freaking generic) and took the first two on a Sunday night. Felt ok, slept fine. Monday I noticed I had some stomach distress that morning but attributed it to a very fiber full dinner the night before and my morning coffee. But it happened a few times more that afternoon/evening. Took the fourth pill on Tuesday morning - and that day had horribnle gurgling in my stomach - as well as just overall cramps, and of course, the water diarrhea. I just chalked it up to be as expected because I am on antibiotics, until my mother told me I should call my doctor. Then I found all the warnings, and saw how sick some people were. I called & am waiting to hear back from my doctor. There is no way in hell I will take the remaining two pills, I'd rather take my chances. I have a bad stomach to begin with and cannot afford anymore problems. | F | 37 | 3 days 250mg 1X day | 1/19/2011 | 2 | bronchitis | severe stomach pain, vomiting, diarrhea, metal taste in mouth | i am currently on my second round of zithromax in the last four weeks. I started with the 250mg 5 day course, which helped and the only side effect was a metal taste in my mouth. Then a week later, the bronchitis came back with a vengeance (and yes, I finished my first course completely), so the doc gave me the 3 day course in 500 mg. Day one, everything was fine. Day two, within about 3 hours of taking, i began having the worst stomach cramps ever.. my stomach making all sorts of not ladylike noises. That was immediately followed by very severe vomiting and diarrhea which i am still suffering from. It's totally awful. My bronchitis symptoms are now pretty much gone, so I am seriously considering not taking the last pill. The cure is almost worse than the ailment! So, I think this version of the antibiotic is really messing with my system, but the lower dosage version seemed okay. Take at your own risk, I guess? | F | 36 | 3 days 500 mg 1X day | 1/14/2011 |