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| RATING | REASON | SIDE EFFECTS FOR ERYTHROMYCIN | COMMENTS | SEX | AGE | DURATION/ DOSAGE | DATE ADDED |
| 1 | Yes | I am allergic to pencillin so doctor thought this would be a good idea for my ear infection and sinusitis. After 4 tablets i felt horrendous my stomach felt like it was eating itself. I am constantly starving with indegestion like chest pains yet when i eat the hunger wont go away. I completed day one and decided not having any more after nearly being caught short when i was out with raging dihorea. This product is a disgrace to the market the hunger pains are a joke its 24 houes since i stopped taking this shit and i still feel horrendous. | EVERYTHING SAID ABOUT THIS DRUG IS TRUE ITS A SHOCKING MEDICATION SHOULD BE BANNED 100% NEVER FELT SO ROUGH IN ALL MY LIFE THE EAR INFECTION WAS NOTHING COMPARED TO THE FEELING OF HUNGER AND DIOHAREA OFF THIS HORRIBLE MEDICINE. BAN IT NOW | M | 28 | 1 weeks 250mg 4X day | 4/1/2011 | 1 | Tonsillitis | Was supposed to be 7 days but had to stop due to: Severe lower abdominal pain Constant nausea leading to vomiting Dizziness Chest pain Constant heartburn Stomach soreness Significantly reduced appetite Muscle weakness Exhaustion - sleeping up to 18 hours a day | Do not take this drug it is evil. The b@stard who prescribed this to me said he did it to "punish me for being allergic to penicillin." Hilarious - what a sense of humour. After a week already laid up due to tonsillitis this really finished me off. I have taken antibiotics before but never had this kind of reaction. Truly nasty drug - if you can avoid it do. The side effects are telling me this is poison and if you look up the drug the more harmful side effects make you wonder what the hell this stuff is made of. | F | 30 | 3 days 250-500 4X day | 3/31/2011 | 1 | i read the directions and knew it was possible with my history of stomach troubles that i might have issues, so i made it a point from the first dose to take it on a full stomach. after 2 doses of this medication i felt like i was starving but eating only made the sensation worse. after 4 doses i thought i was going to die and actually begged my girlfriend to kill me. the pain in my abdomen and back were extremely intense. the sensation of swallowing knives comes to mind. this was accompanied by diarrhea and violent uncontrolled vomiting. not to mention dizziness, confusion, weakness, and heart palpitations. These symptoms are persisting after 12 hours without the medication. Do not take this drug! i would rather suffer the agonizing pain and die from the giant ball of infection in my jaw then take a single dose of this medication again. after reading all these reviews i have to wonder why is it even on the market anymore? | HORRIBLE SIDE EFFECTS SHOULD BE PULLED FROM THE MARKET BEFORE SOMEONE DIES OR AT LEAST PUKES THEMSELVES INSIDE OUT! | F | 31 | 1 days 500 6X day | 3/30/2011 | 1 | sinius infection | I can't remember details of dose but I had severe stomache pain,diaherra to the point of shaking so badly when i went to call the hosptial I could not hold the phone. Nurse causally said "oh, just stop taking it like it was no big deal, you are probably having a reaction". I was about 22 at the time and am now 48 and have never been the same. | 2 weeks later after I couldn't seem to stop the nausea and food just went thru met. It never did stop. I ended up with colitis. It took them at least 8 months to figure out what it was. At first it was labeled stress, than after a battery of tests and time they deducted it to be colitis. I thought I was dying of cancer as I could not keep food in me, I would go #2 like 6 times a day. I will never travel to places like mexico given my gut situation. The only thing that has saved me was a book called "breaking the vicious cycle" by elaine gothschild. NO CARBOS but it works. My stomache is permenantly trashed. I can't believe doctors perscribe this; I now experience panic atttacks when i have to take antibiotics and literally start shaking. I wouldn't touch it with a 10 foot pool in a million year no make that a billion years no never. I SAY DO NOT TAKE THIS DRUG UNLESS YOU WANT TO DO PERMANENT DAMAGE. Doctors do not get it, even when you warn them you have sensitive stomache. | F | 22 | 1X day | 3/29/2011 | 2 | Ear Infection | red boily spots all over cheeks chest and back | Completed the course which did not get rid of my ear infection and had to be given yet another treatment, now 7 days after my last tablet and spots worse than ever, gp says not sure what rash is or how long it will last, antihistermines tried with no effect. | F | 29 | 7 days 500mg 4X day | 3/28/2011 | 1 | Chest infection | nausea,stomach cramps, severe indigestion, terrible lethargy, aches, dizzyness, and anxiety severe loss of appetite. | If you are prescribed this medication ask your Doctor about the side effects. I have never experienced such terrible side effects from a prescribed antibiotic. Felt so ill by the end of the day taking these pills but foolishly persisted to take them the next day. I should have stopped. I cant function properly but have seen my Doctor and he has given me some anti nausea tablets so I hope to feel better by the days end. This has taught me a lesson to ask the Doctor about side effects. I would advise anyone to be very careful of these antibiotics, they are dangerous. | F | 63 | 2 days 400 4X day | 3/27/2011 | 4 | Slow stomach emptying | mild heartburn, slight nausea, extreme gas, dizziness, headache, and fatigue. | After reading the reviews of this drug on this website I was terrified to take it, but my side effects were manageable when I took the pill with food. Erythromycin makes the stomach empty faster than it normally would and it helped me a lot with my heartburn and gerd. | F | 14 | 2 weeks 250 mg 3X day | 3/23/2011 | 1 | Bacterial infection | I was excited to finally take the antibiotic to relieve an infection I had, until I experienced the side effects to this medicine. The first day was not so bad until I started to feel sharp pains in my stomach. I figured I would just sleep it off. The next day I took it I started to feel become more nauseated and all I wanted to do was lay on the couch feeling immobile because I felt at any movement I made I would be running to the bathroom puking. The feeling would last for about 6 hours and I would feel nothing but sharp pains as I felt the tightening on my stomach. I could not eat during the duration of the time and I could not eat after because as I still felt the sharp pains as I would try to eat. Even after the 6 hours, if I moved around too fast I would soon hit the floor as the dizziness occured and would take me a min to get back up. This medication has caused me to miss school and work, which is something I cannot afford. I've decided to not finish my prescription because I | I was wondering why the CVS pharmacy lady had a grin on her face as she passed me this medication... I believe I know why now. | F | 20 | 2 days 500 MG 2X day | 3/17/2011 | 1 | enlarged lymph nodes on neck | Immediately noticed an incredibly uneasy stomach, and loss of appetite, which increased gradually with each dose. (As such, the doctor recommended that I start to take it with meals, so I did) After five days of the treatment, I suddenly had strong heart palpitations with a raised heart rate, with severe belching and gas. I could not eat anything, or sleep properly, and felt like I was having a panic attach. These symptoms lasted an additional three days and slowly went away. (First time in my life I have stopped taking an antibiotic before I finished the plan) | READ THIS: canlyme.com/erythroheartfailure2004.html (NEVER AGAIN!) | M | 27 | 5 days 500 2X day | 3/16/2011 | 3 | SINUS AND EAR INFECTION | REALLY BAD STOMACH CRAMPS THAT WOKE ME UP OUT OF SLEEP AND THEN EXTREME VOMITING AND GAS ,WAVES OF NAUSEA,TREMBLING | F | 46 | 10 days 333MG 3X day | 3/15/2011 | 3 | Tonsilitis | Severe hunger pains to the point that I felt like I hadnt eaten for a day. Plus a complete lack of energy and feeling of tiredness - I could literally sleep all day from taking these tablets. | 2 days in and it has yet to really impact my tonsilitis - hoping the affects will kick in soon. | F | 28 | 7 days 250 4X day | 3/10/2011 | 1 | Sinus Infection | Stomach cramps, diarrhea and sweats/chills. | Not sure if I'll be continuing the meds for another 7 days like I'm supposed to! | F | 39 | 3 days 500 mg 3X day | 3/6/2011 | 1 | Ear Infection | Back ache, ache, stomach pains, wind, run down | I'd really ask for something else if you are prescribed this! Its an awful drug. I was ok for the first 36 hours and then the symptoms slowly came on. Woke up this morning with massive back ache and feeling completley shattered and run down. They are already in the bin! | M | 30 | 7 days 500mg 4X day | 2/28/2011 | 3 | Infection in gum near wisdom teeth | Tired, sick, lower back pain, Strange feeling near belly button and strange dull throbbing near top of abdoman, tight chested, hunger pangs etc | This is the 4 / 5th time of taking this medicine proscribed by my dentist for the same issue, The symptoms were worst when i first had it but not so back now just a tight feeling in upper gut. Anti Sickness pills like Kwells work well and an anti acid drug like omeprazole. | M | 19 | 5 days 500MG 4X day | 2/26/2011 | 1 | post oral surgery | nothing for 24 hours then strange feeling of extreme hunger/nausea. Once the nausea started it didn't go away, i slept badly and had terrible nightmares and was generally anxuous then awoke early in the morning with extreme stomach cramps and chest pain, vomiting for 4-6 hours to the point of dry heaving, sweating, trembling etc. Literally crying out in pain for my mother - worse pain than appendicitis. DON'T TAKE IT, sure you may not experience the side effects but if you do, believe me you will be wishing you never touched the stuff. | This is the second time i have taken this drug and stopped after 2 hours - the first time this happened i thought perhaps it was a stomach bug but now i can confirm that these symptoms were side-effects. I will NEVER take this drug again - doens't leave me with many options as I am allergic to penicillin. Worst side effects. | F | 20 | 5 days 250 4X day | 2/25/2011 | 1 | chest infection | felt fine for first day and a half then started getting extremely tired but thought it was just work related...woke up next day tired and with a splitting headache.i felt like my eyes were going to pop out and that is the truth!! | i stopped taking this drug on the 3rd day.It is the only antibiotic iv ever taken that has had ill effect on me. i would recommend avoiding this at all costs | M | 23 | 7 days 250 4X day | 2/24/2011 | 1 | Chest Infection | Sick, Tired, Dizzy, Severe chest and abdominal pains, Headache. | This is the worst thing I have ever taken, I got this off my doctor on Thursday and had to stop taking it by saturday, I would rather go through childbirth everyday than have that the pains and having no energy are horrendous i thought i was going to die at one point!! | F | 30 | 5 days 500mg 4X day | 2/20/2011 | 3 | acne | horrible horrible nausea if you don't take w food!@!i was lying here praying to throw up all day, but i learned my lesson.it's definetely tolerable if taken w food, but i's given me some serious gas....gross. it's also decreased my appetite.hey ,if it clears up my face, which my mom says looks better already, i'll gladly deal w side effects. | i think that when i took it w/out food, that nausea must ve like what people on chemo feel.it was worse than being pregnant or having a stomach bug....ugh | F | 26 | 3 days 333 mg 3X day | 2/19/2011 | 3 | upper respiratory tract infection | This took time to take effect, I was well into the third day of taking them before I noticed any improvement in my condition. I did experience some stomach cramps but put that down to not having eaten enough with the medicine - it certainly suppresses appetite. I also did not have any bowel movements for four days, and was then painful when I did. I had a change in urinary habit too - going very often but doing very little, so am a bit concerned now with its effect on kidneys. I know I will have a bout of thrush now too - I always do after antibiotics! | F | 49 | 7 days 250mg 4X day | 2/16/2011 | 1 | chest infection | stomach cramps,wind,severe hunger pains,disturbed sleep | i have only just started taking this tablet yesterday morning and by last night i was all cramped up and it seems to come in waves almost like contractions that take my breathe away, it was perscribed as i have had chest infection for last 6weeks that wont go away and inhalers ect doesnt seem to be working!! im on i think quiet a high dose so am wondering is this why am in so much pain and discomfort??? gonna carry on as much as i can and i hope to god it eases of | F | 26 | 5 days 500mg 4X day | 2/15/2011 |