AUGMENTIN 875 Reviews (AMOXICILLIN; CLAVULANATE POTASSIUM)Average Rating: 2.4 (964 Ratings)Filter ResultsCompare AUGMENTIN 875 with similar:
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| RATING | REASON | SIDE EFFECTS FOR AUGMENTIN 875 | COMMENTS | SEX | AGE | DURATION/ DOSAGE | DATE ADDED |
| 3 | Sinus Infection | Slight dizziness, numbness around skull, insomnia, some knee joint swelling, rash, hives, constant itching, shortness of breath, loose stool | I had been taking for 1 week and had an upset stomach one night. Took some Diotame (equivalent-Pepto bismol)and broke out in hives on chest and neck. Researched it afterwards an understood that it had an ingredient increased the potency of Augmentin. Bottom line - check before you take anything even OTC drugs. Took 5 days for hives to settle down and for me to get decent sleep again - pretty miserable for a while. Knee joint swelled up for no apparent reason - lasted for 2-3 days. It didn't hurt but and was afraid to do much for fear of causing injury. Experienced some trouble breathing at night during the hives so called the doctor. The doctors ARNP offered me a sleep aid (Valium). I declined and it wasn't until afterward I realized my breathing problems were probably because of the allergic reaction I was having. She didn't ask many questions just kept offering the valium so I would go away. Luckily it wasn't serious but I was a little ticked off at her and realized your’e the only one that is watching out for yourself sometimes. Undecided if I would take this again on a 30 day regimen until I see how it works. So far I have some draining of my sinuses and the CT scan will tell all in the end. | M | 50 | 15 days | 8/26/2009 | 1 | Sinusitis | Severe stomach pain and bloating after 3 doses. | I'm writing this before I've even found out whether the doc will allow me to stop. I have a diagnosis of IBS from years ago. I should have told them not to give me this, but I was only asked about allergies. I was on amoxicillin alone for another sinus infection a couple of months ago. I think they jumped the gun on this thinking I needed something stronger. Augmentin is definitely not for the weak of gut. | M | 41 | 2 days | 7/23/2009 | 1 | kidney infection due to stone remov | Extreme fatigue and weakness, terrible headache, nausea, slight dizziness, low grade fever, now dissipating. Just want to sleep all the time. Going on 1 week with these symptoms. Research says can take 2-3 weeks to get over this hypersensitive reaction. | I don't recommend this to anyone sensitive to penicillin, even if you're not actually allergic. It's over kill. These sides effects have kept me from working. The worse part is that the infection is gone but I still feel like I'm sick.I can't get on with my life. If I had known these side effects were more common than they tell you I would not have taken this med. | M | 51 | 13 days | 7/20/2009 | 1 | Sinusitis | Severe exhaustion. Depression. Felt like crying. Jittery, weak. | I stopped taking Augmentin 875 after 3 days due to the symptoms I listed. I will never take it again. | M | 30 | 3 days | 7/9/2009 | 4 | Strep, UTI/Bladder Infection | Diarrhea, stomach discomfort, bloated feeling, tired all the time | I've only taken augmentin a few times - and for only 4 days max. I was given this after being given cipro one week, and bactrim the next - both ineffective because my bladder infection was being caused by strep. I'm in day 7 of 10 days. I started having trouble on day 2. I could almost deal with the stomach discomfort (pain, bloating, and running to the bathroom all the time) if I didn't feel so TIRED all the time. Definitely have yogurt every day when you are on this - it seems to help a little. Also - keep eating. I feel the best in the afternoon. I think it definitely got rid of the infection, but the side effects seem almost as annoying as the infection! | F | 46 | 10 days | 7/2/2009 | 5 | feral cat scratched open my lips | None, I took it twice a day for ten days. | It eliminated intestinal parasites that I didn't know I had. It also healed any and all skin rashes, cuts , etc. that I had. It worked like a miracle. I took probiotics after I finished the medication. | F | 63 | 10 days | 6/24/2009 | 5 | strep throat | diarrhea, constipation, fatigue, headache, yeast infection | It's been 4 days since I have finished the Augmentin. My strep throat was blown completely away in just 3 days, so it worked well. Unfortunatley my bowels are still problematic and I have frequent headaches still. | F | 31 | 3 days | 6/17/2009 | 3 | an infected tooth pre-mid root cana | Diarrea, lack of appetite, a really really BAD yeast infection, white spots inside my mouth near the tooth, lack of energy and nearly constant nausea, chapped lips and I had to pee all the time. The weird thing is I didn´t *really* experience the side affects until 4 days in, when it caused other infections to pop up. I have to consult my dentist tomorrow about the white fuzz...since I´m now on day 6. | I was prescribed a high dose, one pill every 8 hours for 7 days. It seems a little high for a root canal. | F | 25 | 7 days | 6/8/2009 | 2 | sinus infection, acute | extreme sleepiness, deep depression, | As a longtime cancer patient, I make it my business to research drugs. For an acute (meaning not chronic) sinus infection, this drug is no more effective than plain Amoxicillin and has far more "side effects" (they're are no side effects, just effects). I slept 18-20 hours out of 24. Couldn't function. The depression was so deep, I felt absolutely hopeless. I told the doctor this was too much drug for such a tiny person - usually I win the argument, but this time I relented b/c I felt so bad. My sinuses got worse on this drug. By the fourth pill, I said "enough!" I researched sinus infections, found what i needed and asked for Amoxicillin. Felt better next day, on way to health in 2 days. I thought to break this horse pill in half at the beginning, knowing that it's ridiculous to prescribe 875 mg. of anything to both, say, a 300 pound man and a 119 pound woman. It's just illogical. Fortunately, I looked up the pill first and found that not to be a good idea, as is true with some pills. Will *not* take this pill again. | F | 49 | 3 days | 6/5/2009 | 5 | Sinus Infection | None! I was expecting some side effects, but didn't have any. I would definitely take this drug again if neeeded. | I took twice a day - after eating breakfast and dinner. I took for 3 weeks. It helped my sinus infection and I had no side effects whatsoever. I bought probiotics (MegaFlor) just in case, but didn't really need them. However, I started taking them towards the end of my antibiotic treatment and into the next week after stopping the antibiotic as a precaution. | M | 63 | 21 days | 6/1/2009 | 5 | stingray wound infection | Minor loss of appetite. I had already taken a one week course of Keflex(cephalexin) & experienced severe anxiety so I was leary of taking another antibiotic. I have IBS so I was very careful w/my diet and ate very bland food and took probiotics. | You can most likely avoid diarrhea and stomach upset if you eat the BRAT diet, take a strong probiotic along with eating yogurt, kefir, and kombucha which all have beneficial bacteria. I have IBS and am prone to vaginal yeast infections and had mild loss of appetite while on this medicine. By taking precautions, I avoided most negative side effects. This drug was a better alternative than doing a course of IV antibiotics, in my opinion! | F | 39 | 7 days | 5/31/2009 | 1 | otis media | aches, sleeplessness, headache, back pain, stomach pain | Took it for 6 days and can't do it anymore. | F | 61 | 6 days | 5/19/2009 | 4 | Impetigo, Ecthyma (strep bacteria) | Very tired, even extra coffee. Limbs felt heavy. Unmotivated, lethargic. Nausea, but not to the point of throwing up, just queasy. | The side effects would be strongest 30 mins after taking it, and then get better steadily. Mostly gone after 8 hours or so, coming again at re-dose. I tried to time it for when I was sleeping or not as busy, but 18 out of 24 hours of extreme tiredness is a lot to handle. Ginger root powder in tea helped with the queasiness and I took a good probiotic as well. | F | 22 | 10 days | 5/16/2009 | 3 | Sinus Infection | Diarrhea, loss of appetite, nausea, joint pain, hot flashes, vivid dreams | I started a course of Augmentin 875mg BID on 5/12. I had called my PCP and she couldnt get me into the office so I described my symptoms and she called the script in. Being a RN I should have thought about what she was giving me becuase I know the side effects but I was so sick I really didnt care; I just wanted to feel better. About 2 hours after the first dose the explosive diarrhea started. I have never experienced anything like this. It was HORRIBLE! Even though I took Immodium before work the next day I was still going about 10-12 times in a 10 hour shift. I took my last dose on 5/14 (only once that day)and still have the diarrhea. Not as bad though. I continue to eat Activia everyday to avoid a yeast infection. The Augmentin knocked out my sinus infection in about a day but is killing me below the neck. I called my PCP yesterday and got switched over to Levaquin for the next 7 days to finish the course of antibiotics. I didnt take any antibiotic yesterday to see if I could get my stomache to settle down...no luck. Im still having hot flashes, nausea and the vivid dreams too. My joint pain is slowly resolving. In the future I will list Augmentin as an allergy to avoid being prescribed it ever again. | F | 32 | 2.5 days | 5/16/2009 | 1 | Sinusitis | Nausea, vivid dreams, loss of appetite, yeast infections, diarrhea | For my third sinus infection in six weeks I was finally able to convince a doctor to give me an antibiotic to treat it as a bacterial infection. Three days later I felt fine, minus some diarrhea. The next day it felt like I had gotten a chemical peel on my labia due to the raging external/internal yeast infection I had developed. I had also gotten a huge hemorrhoid from the crazy diarrhea. The day after that I developed a rectal yeast infection. Essentially this drug cured me from the neck up, destroyed me from the waist down. Plus, as it has the clavulanate in it, it could not qualify for the ShopRite free antibiotic program, nor was it eligible for any of the $4 programs. I paid $90 to get worse. | F | 26 | 10 days | 5/14/2009 | 1 | sinus infection | severe itching and burning rash, nervousness, extreme sweats, shortness of breath, dizziness, nausea, diarrhea, weakness, tremors | I just got back from the ER. I took one tablet of Augmentin 875 this morning after breakfast. In an hour I was itching all over and sweating. I looked in the mirror and I had a red rash and began feeling nervous. I tried to take a cool shower but then I had trouble breathing. I decided to head to the hospital on the way I couldn't stand up I had severe dizziness and broke out in sever sweats. I had to lay down on the sidewalk while a passerby called a taxi for me. I could hardly hold my head up. Then I experienced diarrhea. I got to the ER and collapsed. I was given an injection to counter the Augmentin. While laying in the ER bed my legs began to tremor. They checked my hospital records and about a year ago I had been given the same drug for another sinus infection, but I can remember no real side effects at that time. It was very scary I seriously thought I was dying. | M | 53 | 1 times | 5/13/2009 | 1 | Bronchitis | Nausea that was bearable, some abdominal pain and gas, luckily no diarrhea, but what bothered me is the spaciness, and kind of out of it feeling. Also, a little confused. Drowsiness, dizziness, lightheadedness. | F | 26 | 3 days | 5/7/2009 | 3 | sinus infection | Neverending headache! My head feels like it's about to burst. Pain behind eyes, and cheekbones. Severe low back pain/stinging, and mild intermittant chest pain. Heartburn, with decreased appetite. Let's not forget the mouth sores, which are very sensitive/painful. Night sweats, fatigue, and now severe anxiety. These dreadful thoughts are so consuming, I'm convinced that I have something very dreadful going on. | My first round of Augmentin went fine, no side effects. I'm halfway through my second 10 day course, and since day one of the second course, I've been miserable. I was initially worried that I had developed some other condition (something bad) but now hope they are just side effects. | M | 39 | 15 days | 5/2/2009 | 3 | sinusitis/ear infec/upper resp | vivid dreams, major hot sweats, insomnia | after 2 weeks of being sick, day 5 of antibiotic and ears and sinuses seemed much better, still have cough. been sick for 3 weeks now. not sleeping doesn't help at all, very tired in the daytime now. | F | 51 | 5 days | 5/2/2009 | 1 | Sinus Infection | I had been taking probiotics before because I was on doxycycline for acne so I was familiar with the effects antibiotics caused.I ate probiotic yogurt so I did not suffer stomach upset but I will never take this drug again (even though it cleared up my infection). I felt short of breath and quite anxious the entire time I took it. (Like I worried about many things that I could not control). I've taken Z-pack for a sinus infection before and wish I could have had it again. The ENT dr. I went to did not tell me ANY of the side effects; I had to hear some of them from the pharmacist and that scared me. I am still experiencing some residual side effects after being off of it for 4 days; the ringing in my ears sometimes is very annoying and I read where that is a side effect of taking this drug. I can only hope this goes away in time. The pesky mild yeast infection was annoying too, even though I did all the right things with the probiotics tabs and yogurt, I still got one. There are so man | F | 51 | 7 days | 4/28/2009 |