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 |
| 4 | Pneumonia | Sharp stomach pains that were most severe on the first day. Red, dime sized circles all over shins that feel like bruises; the rash has a minimal itch, mostly just painful when standing. | F | 22 | 5 days | 10/30/2005 | 4 | bronchitis | extremely loose stools and more frequent bowel movements than normal, horrific gas for now going on my 6th day, very unpleasant, other than that it worked great | took for 3 days and cleared up all symptoms | F | 46 | 3 days | 10/27/2005 | 1 | pnuemonia | Diarrhea,Terrible acid reflux | I never had acid reflux before taking this med. It has continued off and on for 2 months now. I have it 1 or 2 nights a week and can't sleep all night except in a recliner. | F | 44 | 5 days | 10/24/2005 | 4 | ear & sinus infections, bronchitis | Ringing in ears that intensified as the days went on. Very dry and itchy skin that was painful, especially on my hands. Fatigue. Mild stomach cramps. | I had ringing in my ears before taking the z-pack supposedly from the ear infection. But as the ringing just got louder and louder to the point I was not hearing well, I looked up side effects. My skin just gets worse no matter how much lotion I use. Everything has pretty much cleared up except for my throat. The pain is more tolerable but still there. Hopefully the side effects will fade soon since I just took day five. Also, was never told to not take it with antacid until I saw it on the Internet. Does that include Prilosec? And totally forgot about the effect it has on oral contraceptives...uh oh. | F | 35 | 5 days | 10/19/2005 | 3 | Pneumonia | -Fatigue ..Some loss of hearing ...A dime size rash on my left bicept that was surprisingly quite painful. Dehydration was the worst! Very lucid dreams. Best sleep i've had in years. | Cleared up most of the fluid build-up in the lungs but made the fever come back with a vengeance. Those with problems dealing with panic attacks might want to ask for something else. Intake prescribed: 2 the first day. 1 for the next 4 days | M | 27 | 5 days | 10/19/2005 | 4 | Sinus Infection | Fine the first day or two, but I took acidopholis with it to avoid diarrhea. Should have kept up with it, because today, day five, the stomach pains and diarrhea began. At least I'm done. | The sinus pain is all but gone, but there is some residual pain in my teeth. No more fever, phlem almost entirely cleared up. Probably allergies complicating the rest. | F | 5 days | 10/18/2005 | 3 | Dental abcess | Diarrhea and loose stool. Also developed an agressive vaginal yeast infection. | I was originally prescribed Amoxicillin, which had little impact. Zithromax was prescribed next, and had more of an impact. The infection finally cleared with the third antibiotic, Clindamycin. My tooth has no lingering symptoms... but I'm STILL (3 weeks later!) trying to clear up the yeast infection I developed in my underarms. ARGH! | F | 45 | 6 days | 10/17/2005 | 5 | bronchitis, sinus | Severe diarrhea the first day and loose stool thereafter. Large red blotches on back with no itchig. Stomach ache first few days. | It seemes to have cured my bronchitis and my sinus dried up. I am now on day 8 of the Z/Pack. Hope the side effects will go away! | M | 79 | 5 days | 10/12/2005 | 3 | Urinary Tract Infection | I guess the intial infection is clearing up but I have been experiencing weird feelings of anxiety and nervousness. Moreover, when my heart rate increases I get a cold rush to my ears...? Hard to explain this one, but when I get a little stressed at work I get a cold feeling in my ears that scares me. I have never felt this before. Also, my co-worker made me laugh really hard at work yesterday, and that same feeling came over me. I won't take this stuff again. | M | 35 | 1 days | 10/12/2005 | 2 | bacterial pneumonia | Yeast infection, kidney and/or irinary tract infection. | Still have bronchitisand the kidney issue and now on Levquin. | F | 34 | 5 days | 10/10/2005 | 2 | Resperatory Infections | Explosive diarrhea on day 4 - 5 hours after taking. I did two days of the 500 mg and am on my second day of 250 mg. Already have an ulcer...would not take this medication again. | F | 24 | 4 days | 10/7/2005 | 1 | tooth infection | nausea, extreme diarrhea within 20 minutes of taking each doseage, was on the 3 pack, 1000mg/day. diarrhea lasted for at least 4 hours after each dose. sporadic episodes after that. major intestinal cramping, could not stand up straight. left me feeling worse!!! | am allergic to penicillins, so must take strong meds to get rid of infections, zithromax did NOT clear up my infection. dr. put me on another antibiotic. do not take this evil stuff. | F | 26 | 3 days | 10/6/2005 | 1 | Sinus Infection | I was OK during the 3 days of taking it but it is now day 5 after finishing the pack. I have nausea, gas, lots of running to the potty, flushing of the face, sweating and low-grade fevers. This stuff is POISON. I regret that I allowed my son to take take it as well. He is suffering from nausea days after as well. It seemed to help with the sinus infection but now I feel like I have a flu that just won't let go. It was NOT worth the sinus relief. Also, decreased appetite. | Can anybody follow up and let me know how long your reactions to this medication has been going on? I'm on day 5 and still experiencing nausea and flushing of the face. | F | 46 | 3 days | 9/27/2005 | 1 | strep & walking pneumonia | after 1 week of taking first dose (strep), broke out w/severe hives over entire body, swelling of feet & hands. went to dkt & dkt stated it wasn't from zithromax because a week went by & it's been too long since the last dose, did bloodwork & found walk'g pneumonia - back on zpak. hives still present. dkt recommended rheumotologist. found this website on day 4 of 2nd zpak. i strongly believe it is a severe reaction to zpak & have stopped taking it. currently on zyrtec in am & benedryl @ night for the hives. giving a week to go away - hopefully!! | This reaction was on my 9 year old daughter. Extremely frustrating for her & myself. I am thankful I found this website!! | F | 9 | 4 days | 9/26/2005 | 2 | Strep Throat | No side effects. None! | I took it for 5 days, I thought a potent drug like Azithromycin would do the trick. However, I did not feel any better with Zithromax then I did with Advil. I have taken Zithromax twice before for the same illness in the last 3 years, and it worked great. I guess my body now have a tolerance to it. | M | 23 | 5 days | 9/21/2005 | 1 | Not sure | Dizzy, sick, arm pain, numbness in left arm, heart racing and very jittery. | I spoke to a few doctors that told me after 1 day of taking this pill it would take 3 days to feel these side effects. Went to er to be told I was not having elleric reaction to this pill. Put me on Bactrim, which made me feel really sick. I will never take these drugs again. | F | 32 | 1 days | 9/6/2005 | 3 | Not sure | I am feeling a little better but I still feel like have to puke, on and off, although some of the dizzyness has went away. My Stomache is still upset and I am having some problems breathing, but not as bad. | However I did take a very high dose, like 500 milligrams of antibiotic, like how I spelled that word. I did not die on it before after taking 8 pills in the emergency room. I am sure I will do ok, just a high dose make me feel sick. I hope the cures whatever I have. I noticed some of the discharge went away, not running down my leg anymore. I did post last night about taking this drug again, so today I took 2 pills. I never remembered going through all this stuff before with the breathing difficulty but it is getting better. I feel a little stoned. LOL I must say is much better than last drug I took. | F | 32 | 1 days | 9/4/2005 | 4 | STD | Stomache pains and some direrrea | I was taking Nitrofurantoin and had the symptoms of being sick, sore throat, feeling like I had to throw up, chest pains and arm pain. With ZITHROMAX I had very bad stomache pains and direrra. I had to take 8 pills at once in the emergency room and this is when I felt very sick. Had high fever of 104, had to keep going to the bath room. I had the runs and very bad stomace pains. However when I took the lower doses at 1,000 millagrams I just had bad stomache pains and some direrrea. I am taking this med again tomorrow 500 milligrams, so I see how I do. | F | 32 | 5 days | 9/3/2005 | 5 | bronchitis | Slightly looser-than-normal stool, nothing uncomfortable. | I was put on Zithromax after coughing for 5 weeks and taking a full course of Amoxicillin. I wish they'd started me on Zithromax -- Amoxi did nothing at all and just delayed my recovery long enough for me to pull some rib cage muscles from coughing. No cough now, but the pain in my ribs still makes it hard to be fully functional. | F | 33 | 5 days | 9/2/2005 | 3 | Flu | Severe, sudden stomach pain. Feels like a knife in my stomach. Slight confusion. Made me very tired, I almost fell asleep at work. | Cleared my flu right up so I went to the gym while still on day 3 of medicine, bad idea. Do not work out when taking, will cause major nausea & dizziness. Will cure you, but can you take the pain? | F | 23 | 5 days | 9/2/2005 |