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 | Sinus Infection | Anxiety, feelings of hopelessness, diahrea, heart racing, thought I was going to die, sleeplessness, depression, loss of appetite, dizziness, confusion. My ears felt stopped up when I laid down, but i don't know if that was the Zithromax, or my sinus infection. (I'm pretty sure it was the Zithromax though.) | Never Never take this drug!! I had the 2 week Z-pac, but the last dose I took was the first dose of the second week. It made all my stress and problems a WHOLE lot worse. I could control them before I took this medicine. Bad stomach pain (gas) the first dose. I couldn't sleep hardly. I had to take sleeping pills. I was extremely depressed. I wanted to die, seriously. I was confused..still kinda am. I'm much better now. It has brought on some phychiatric problems. I never want to experience that again!! it was absolutely the most horrific thing I have ever been through in my entire life...no joke. This drug should be banned. You know, when people die for no reason, somebody needs to check and see what type of medicine (if any) they were taking, because that may be a reason. I'm still experiencing some confusion, but that may be just something that I will have to get over. For those of you experiencing anxiety, I recommend Visaral. (I'm sorry I can't spell, ask your doctor). It has to b | F | 15 | 6 days | 11/20/2008 | 5 | Double Ear Infection + Bronchitis | Strange dreams for 5/5 nights after taking the pills | F | 25 | 5 days | 11/15/2008 | 2 | Ear Infection | minor stomach cramps, joint pain, depression, change in thoughts, anger spells, anxiety, crying. | I have taken the Z-Pak several times before and only experienced minor stomach cramps and joint pain in my hips. However, this time has been very different. I have experienced depression, feelings of doom, anger spells, anxiety, and the urge to cry for no reason! And, the minor stomach cramps and joint pain. It does get rid of the infection but I'm not liking the change in my thoughts and my mental wellness. This is very strange and I'm not too sure I will finish this dose or even take it again. | F | 23 | 2 days | 11/14/2008 | 3 | sinus infection | Anxiety Attack, Stomach pain | I have to say that I feel it has helped my sinus infection, however I am pregnant and am not sure if it is the pregnancy or the zpak that made me have a full blown, SCARY anxiety attack last night. After reading many of the comments, it could be the zpak caused my heart racing, jittery feeling after taking for 4 days, the 5 day pack. I also felt like my stomach hurt. | F | 35 | 4 days | 11/12/2008 | 2 | Bronchitis | I’m not sure if these are side effects from the Zithromax or my Bronchitis, but I was experiencing headache, chest pain, fatigue, dizziness, loss of sleep, shortness of breath, weakness, mood swings. | I took the first 2 pills as prescribed, took my third pill and two hours later I started to experience a strong headache I took two Tylenols and went back to bed, two hours later I was throwing up non stop with severe headache the worse ever. My husband took me to ER and by the time I got there I was severely dehydrated, the nurses tried to taking blood out to do some labs with no luck my blood was gummy and it was coagulating right away, the nurses had to call the lab nurse and she end up milking my finger like they do with little kids. After a couple hours in ER getting fluids, medications and waiting for the labs results the doctor came to the conclusion that what made me sick was the Zithromax and ordered me to stop taking it. I’m not a 100% sure this is what it was, but I can tell you that I will never ever take it again. | F | 33 | 3 days | 11/12/2008 | 3 | STD | Loss of sleep, terrible anxiety, restlessness, fatigue, shortness of breath, bodily weakness, mild fever and sore throat | 1 gram dosage for two days to clear up STD infection. Day number 3 and it feels like I have an awful flu. Anxiety and depression are remarkable. STD has cleared up, but a heavy price paid. | M | 30 | 2 days | 11/10/2008 | 1 | Sinus infection | BAD stomach cramps taking the first 2 pills and almost as bad taking the last 4. Sore muscles, headache, ears buzzing, running hot and cold, diarreah, night sweats, feeling like I'm in a daze. Urinating frequently and having some discomfort as well. | I have been taking these for years with only the stomach ache on the first day without other issues. This time was so horrible I am never taking this again. I didn't feel this bad before I started them. Never expecting this to happen, I continued the dosage until it was gone.....bad mistake. I am so fatigued I don't have the energy to get off the sofa. I did have a reaction to penicillian years ago and had to take steroids to counteract it. I'm thinking this may have affected me in the same manner. I'm having my husband take me to the doctors as I'm too weak to drive myself. DON'T TAKE IT.....it's not worth all the horrible side effects. I'm wondering if this batch was made in a different culture than the previous ones I've had? It's been 5 days, going on 6 now that I feel awful | F | 56 | 5 days | 11/10/2008 | 4 | flu turned into pneumonia | I am feeling better after 24 hours. I have bad reactions from Bactrim and know that Zithro is in the same drug family. I am hoping day 2, 3,4 and 5 are ok. so far, so good. no diarrhea yet, but I do feel a bit jumpy and wakeful. I am happy to be losing this pneumonia . | I haven't taken any antibiotics for 8 years. I usually use vitamins and homeopathy but I picked up this bug while in the hospital with my husband who had ruptured appendix. It took 2 weeks to incubate and I fought it for a week until it was evident the green crap from my lungs and pain on coughing and fever was coming back again | F | 58 | 2 days | 11/5/2008 | 1 | Sinusitis | Mood swings, dizziness, pins & needles, stiff neck, agitation, fogginess | Do not take this drug on a single dosage. | M | 36 | 1 days | 11/3/2008 | 1 | Precautionary after sinus surgery | Stomach cramps, diarrhea, anxiety/depressive mood swing, sleeplessness, difficulty with stamina at home and work. | Never again. Still with cramps & frequent, loose stools, all day *everyday* even 10 days after 5-day "Z-Pak" Had very bad anxiety / depression during mid to end of dosing - and I should mention that I have a history of Bipolar disorder which has been neatly under control for over 8 years now - until this!!! Fortunately those symptoms cleared about a week after the last dose (I religiously take 100Mg Zoloft & 900 Mg Lithium for Bipolar maintenance, so I trust that these helped me out of a potentially worse mood downturn) but I throw that out to anyone else with a similar history - BEWARE! My greatest hope is that someone on the '60 Minutes' staff gets a blast of this stuff sometime soon... the resulting expose' should then be the end of this demon!!! Oh, yeah... my sinus surgery ( to correct severe sinusitis ) went just fine - very glad I got it - but this antibiotic is something I will never get near again! (Never had any sort of bad reaction to one before this e | M | 46 | 5 days | 10/29/2008 | 1 | Strep | The first dose I had stomach pain. The next day it was better but, by the fifth day I had terribe diarrhea and stomach spasms. This brought on anxiety attacks. I could only eat bland food in small amounts, but this would bring an attack on again. I went to my doctor he said to take Donnatal and Pepto Bismol to try to calm things down. I have lost weight because I have not been able to eat much the last week. I have had to leave work when it gets to unbearable. | This is the worst possible drug to take if you have irritable bowel syndrome. I will never take this drug again. I can only prey that I can get back to a healthier place soon. The doctor said it takes ten days from the last dose to get it out of the system. | F | 50 | 5 days | 10/25/2008 | 4 | lyme disease and other infections | Never had a problem with it. Took it for 35 days straight and as long as I took probiotics, my stomach was okay. Did not cause any mental problems or headaches, like doxy did. While it helped my lyme, it unfortunately did not cure me. | F | 38 | 35 days | 10/20/2008 | 2 | Bronchitis, Sinus Infection | severe rash across chest (tiny pimples) and scalp. Unexplained anxiety, rash started the day after I finished last dose, anxiety after the 3rd dose. I have taken it before, haven't had any problems in the past. | F | 37 | 5 days | 10/10/2008 | 1 | Tracheitis | Head spinning,disoriented,ringing in ears, stuffy ears,dry mouth,anxious,nervous | Was prescribed 5day. Took the 1st 2 pills and a few hours later had these side effects that were so scary went to ER. They said I was dehydrated.I asked if it cud be reaction to Zithromax, they felt it wasnt. Told me to continue. Gave me fluids,sent me home. Next day called my Dr.told her about my episode they told me to keep taking. Against my judgement I took the next pill, back in the ER 5hrs later. Ringing in my ears for a week now. ER finally told me to stop taking it. Can anyone respond to this if you had ringing in ears, did it finally stop? I will never let anyone in my family take this drug. Stick with the good ole standbys if possible. | F | 47 | 2 days | 10/6/2008 | 1 | bronchitis | I took the 3 dose pak and 1 day after the final dose noticed a rash on my face, chest and arms. Today is the 3rd day after the final dose and the rash and itching are now more intense. | F | 44 | 3 days | 10/6/2008 | 1 | URI / bronchitis | evening of 2nd dose, sharp, stabbing, unrelenting pain in one ear, all sounds coming into that ear sound "mechanical", throat fullness | doctor called back, switched me immediately to another antibiotic; i still have severe ringing in my ear, i will follow up with the doc if it persists over the weekend | F | 32 | 2 days | 10/3/2008 | 1 | Bronchitis | To the people on this website that are being critical of the people that have posted their extreme experiences...count your blessings it could have been you. My son is currently experiencing a psychotic episode because he took two tablets (first dose) of this medicine. He is paranoid, having hallucinations, severe stomach pain, anxiety, nightmares, confusion and more. He isn't able to work or go to school, can't eat or sleep and it has been a week since he took the medicine. The claim is that less than 1% of the people that take this medicine have an extreme reaction. Based on the posts on this website alone I would say that was underestimating the number of people negatively impacted by this drug. | M | 20 | 1 days | 9/25/2008 | 1 | soar throat | i was on my second day of Zithromax and it all started with Sharp chest pains. i was rushed to the hospital and was told to stop taking it. While in the hospital i broke out in hives. /the next morning while at home i started throwing up and also had severe diarrhea. The next day almost my entire body was cover in hives. They are almost gone now(day 7). last night i woke up in a sweat and fast heart rate I'm weak and have also experienced blurry vision. This drug has just about killed me!!!!! i hope this all stops soon or i obviously have to contact my Dr. | Do not TAKE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! | F | 38 | 2 days | 9/8/2008 | 5 | Strep Throat | None | This drug was fast and efficient. | F | 40 | 5 days | 9/5/2008 | 1 | possible infected insect bite | Hot, scratchy, tiny pimple like all consuming itchy rash on upper arms, upper legs, neck base of scalp and all over trunk. | Rash began after 4th day of 5 day dose(generic) - contacted DR but he said nothing about an allergic rxn to the antibiotic so I finished it off. That was 6 weeks ago. Am on prednisone 20mg, Zantac 300mg & Zyrtec 20mg to cut the reaction, not helping yet. How long have folks had the allergic rash continue? Allergists says "a long time" yet won't define long. | F | 49 | 5 days | 9/2/2008 |