ZITHROMAX Reviews (AZITHROMYCIN DIHYDRATE)Average Rating: 2.2 (1276 Ratings)Filter ResultsCompare ZITHROMAX with similar:
Type: Rx Drug
|
Results are sorted by Date added. Key to Ratings: 1=LOW (I would not recommend taking this medicine.) Page: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50 51 52 53 54 55 56 57 58 59 60 61 62 63 64 |
More on ZITHROMAX: Reviews Summary | Drug Safety Information
| RATING | REASON | SIDE EFFECTS FOR ZITHROMAX | COMMENTS | SEX | AGE | DURATION/ DOSAGE | DATE ADDED |
| 1 | Clymidia (STD) | Severe stomach cramps, nausea, intense headache, chills, light-headed, weak limbs - and these effects are still ongoing on day 2 of taking 2x500mg dosage. Horrible stuff - I would never take it again and I've never had a reaction to an antibiotic before. | M | 50 | 1 days | 5/21/2008 | 1 | sinus infection | horrible,awful pain in joints- it hurt just to move,also had extreme stomach pain and running to the bathroom ..as soon as i stopped taking this medication the pain in joints went away - took a few more days for my stomach to settle and it never got rid of sinus infection!! | i am hyper sensitive to prescription drugs anyway but this one was severe - had to take 600 mg of advil and hot baths just to get SOME of the joint pain to stop - will never take it again ! | F | 37 | 5 days | 5/12/2008 | 3 | Ear Infection | anxiety, yeast infection | The first day I took the medicine I was at work and had to leave early because I was about to have a panic attack. I wasn't going to continue taking this medication, but decided that I would just take it during the week because I don't work during the week, I just have school. I have taken it for 5 days now. Unfortunately, the same thing happened when I went into work today...I got really anxious and started crying. I hate this medicine. The only thing good that came out of it was that it made my ear infection go away, or at least I hope it did. | F | 21 | 5 days | 5/10/2008 | 5 | Walking pneumonia | A little diarrhea | I started feeling much better within the first 24 hours - It really knocked out the pneumonia. | F | 19 | 5 days | 5/8/2008 | 1 | Strep throat | Hearing loss, severe ringing in the ears | I'm scared to death after reading about all the others who have suffered this, especially those who have had it for months with no change. I called my doctor and he said he never, in 15 years, has had anyone with this side effect. I asked him to change to a different drug. I took, per instructions, 2 the first day, and am supposed to take one for each remaining 4 days. | F | 49 | 3 days | 4/27/2008 | 2 | cold, concern w/ bacteria infection | diarrhea, hearing difficulty, anxiety, fatigue, disorientation, loss of appetite | i rarely take over the counter or prescribed medications. past usage of antibiotics has been fine, and i always finish the course. i took it because i have a bad cold and am travelling and wanted to protect myself against possible bacterial infection. this was a bad decision for me. had a 5-day dosage prescription, am stopping today on the 4th day (its the weekend, i'm on my trip, i can't reach my doctor). wish i called the doctor earlier or stopped earlier. i kept thinking the symptoms were more cold-related (e.g. congested head=hearing issue). | F | 54 | 4 days | 4/26/2008 | 5 | bronchitis | none | This is very rare for me! I have been told by two doctors that I am hypersensitive to many drugs, meaning I'm one of the "lucky" ones to have lots of side effects. Plus I am allergic to several drugs and have gone in anaphylactic shock once - fortunately I was in the hospital when it happened. Zithromax is about the only antibiotic left that I can take without any trouble (as well as any other erthromiacnyns - can't spell these too well). I've been successful with this for the past several years when an antibiotic was needed. Hoping it will continue being okay. | F | 53 | 10 days | 4/9/2008 | 2 | Sinusitis (Sinus Infection) | Stuffy ears, ringing in ears, partial deafness, some vertigo. Cursory online research indicates it is antibiotic ototoxicity and could last for a month. | Five, seven and ten day courses are likely not a problem. Apparently the trend now is to prescribe a 3 day course, which simple math will tell you can only be a much larger dose in order to leave the required residual amount in your system for long enough to do the job. Large intravenous doses cause ototoxicity (injury to ears). Apparently so do large oral doses. Duh. Whoever approved this treatment modality ought to be compelled to use it frequently... | M | 45 | 3 days | 4/9/2008 | 5 | bronchitis | none | F | 63 | 5 days | 4/8/2008 | 5 | Upper Respiratory Infection | None | I just finished the regimen of pills. My chest and throat cleared up for the most part within 48 hours of taking zithromax. There are still some lingering effects of the infection, but I feel way better. When my wife took the same pills a few months back, she had a similar experience (having the sniffles for another week, but feeling much better). No delusions, stomach pains, or anything else that's been discussed in the other posts in my case. | M | 26 | 5 days | 4/3/2008 | 3 | Mild pneumonia & sinusitis | Heart pounding, ears ringing, bad jaw pain. Lasted two hours where I thought I should call 911...then subsided. This is from the first (two pills) dose of Zithromax 250 mg. | Scary !! | F | 71 | 1 days | 4/2/2008 | 3 | bronchitis | fatigue, loss of appetite | Had to take 2 Z-packs back to back, the 2nd pack made my stomach hurt when taken, had no intestinal problems, feel like muy bronchitis was still around after the 2 doses | F | 36 | 10 days | 4/1/2008 | 1 | A few days after I finished taking this medicine I got the worst heartburn - it is constant - this has lasted for weeks. I've located others who have experienced this - the common thread is that we're all allergic to amoxyl. | M | 28 | 5 days | 4/1/2008 | 4 | Acne | None. My facial skin was dry and itchy, but I believe that this was caused by a facial cream prescription (Benzaclin) to be used with Azithromycin. | I was on this medication for cystic acne (600mg), as a last step before Accutane. It worked fine for clearing up my skin, but after 4 months, acne returned. Rather than try another dose, I'm opting for Accutane. | F | 26 | 4 months | 3/31/2008 | 2 | possible sinus infection | nausea, vomiting, loss of appetite | One hour after I took Day 1 dose, I began vomiting and had severe nausea and diarrhea. I spoke with my doctor who said it was highly improbable that it was due to the z-pak and he suggested I take my next dose the following day. I continued to have much more nausea...could not function throughout the day. I did not take the dose for Days 4 and 5. People rave about this antibiotic, but I won't take this again. | F | 43 | 3 days | 3/30/2008 | 5 | Bronchitis | Headache, dizziness, flushing, nausea, exaustion. | While I agree with everyone's comments about how horrible these side effects are. My bronchitis was so scary and awful and it's now cleared up, so the drug worked, and I am alive and not suffering from an infection anymore. And yes, now I am in pain from the side effects and have been unable to make it through a work day this whole week (I stopped taking the pills 2 days ago). I'm glad I took the medication, but I would recommend that if you're on it, expect to be out of commission, stay home, rest, have treats, watch movies in bed, eat yogurt to get some good bacteria back in your body, drink water. Don't try to live you life like you're cured, because this medication makes you tired and if you push it you will get irritable and anxious. | F | 29 | 3 days | 3/28/2008 | 1 | bronchitus | Severe I mean severe pains in stomach. It was like someone was stabbing him. My 12 year old son had brochitus and the dr gave him the z pac and the pharmacy gave him the generic brand. It was down hill from there. Nasau then in the middle of the night he has in so much pain from the pain in his stomach. I was ready to bring him to the ER it subsided after 5 hours. He is sleeping now. I will not give him another dose . He only had the first 2 pill dose. I am asking Dr to change medication. Beware! | M | 12 | 1 days | 3/27/2008 | 2 | Bronchial infection | Felt ok with first dose,just slightly more chilled,20 minutes after second 2nd dose got a huge hive welt on my chin. Got the worst anxiety feeling of doom and gloom, foggy head , very, very cold feet, had to put my feet in a warm bath. Shaky and pail. Absolutely no appetite, felt like I had swallowed rat poisining and a magic mushroom on top of it. I was too scared to even leave the house to go to Emergency, I will never take it again. My fever disappeared is the only good thing. | Just wont take it again | F | 43 | 2 days | 3/21/2008 | 2 | sinus infection | I have been extremely tired and I am currently on day 3 of a 5 day 250 mg z- pack. I feel my sinus infection is still lingering. Does it take awhile for the medicine to kick in? This is my first time on it. | F | 37 | 3 days | 3/19/2008 | 2 | Pneumonia | gassy abdomen, loose stools, anxiety, anorexia, feelings of doom and lostness, thought i was dying. It definitely knocked out the pneumonia, but the side effects were not worth it. | I was mostly fine during the 5-day course... it knocked out the pneumonia almost immediately.... I did have some gassy, gurgling in my gut...but on the last day, i had growing anxiety, then two days later, a severe panic attack hit and i was gripped with intense fear that lasted for most of the following three days. Alongside the anxiety, i became totally anorexic. Didn't eat for most of the week. By day 5 post-dosage, i was dehydrated and faint, almost hospitalized. I'm three days out from there, force feeding and herbs have brought back my appetite and the anxiety has subsided. I feel like i will be fine now... slowly coming back to normal... but what a rocky ride! It's validating to know it's the drug and that i wasn't just plain crazy! I will not take this medication again. | F | 51 | 5 days | 3/17/2008 |