ERYTHROMYCIN Reviews (ERYTHROMYCIN)

Average Rating: 1.9 (999 Ratings)

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ERYTHROMYCIN  (ERYTHROMYCIN):  This medication is used to treat acne. It helps to reduce the number of pimples. Erythromycin is an antibiotic (macrolide-type). It works by stopping the growth of bacteria. Some brands of this product contain a large amount of alcohol, which dries extra oils from the skin.    (Sources: U.S. Centers for Medicare Services, FDA)

  

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 1  Dental Infection Hot red cheeks within minutes of taking a pill. Stomach pain, cramps, nausea, loss of appetite. Severe headache, anxiety, snappy (my poor children) depressed, sleep disturbance and insomnia. Mouth ulcers (on the other side of my mouth to where the tooth infection is). Whole mouth feels hot, stingy and sore despite the infection I was being treated for being only mild and in one tooth which has a temporary dressing on it. Generally feel dizzy, exhausted, very low and weak. Feel slightly better just before the next dose is due, take a pill and it starts all over again :( Taking erythromycin as allergic to penicillin and as currently breastfeeding there were no other suitable options. Am extremely concerned about the effect this drug might have on my baby after experiencing these side effects. Apparently it does get through into breastmilk, but only in small doses. Would definitely advise against taking this medicine unless there are absolutely no other alternatives available to you. F 39 4 days
10/9/2009
 3  tooth infection which spread noisy stomach, back pain in kidney area and extreme cramping just under ribcage and nausea I'd taken Erythromycin before with no problems but this time the side effects made me worried. The severe nausea and cramps are distressing.Similar to having gastric flu!! Still 2 more days on it but feel it is helping the infection. F 41 3 days
9/28/2009
 3  tooth/gum infection indigstion type pain at bottom of rib cage.I have had this drug before but only suffered the depressed feeling which makes me very relucent to take antibiotics.This time I knew my gum infection was so bad I needed perscribed drugs to cure it. the level off side effects was far greater than I expectted and my general condition was low from being unable to get effective pain relief from my heavilly inflamed jaw.Then awaking from nightmare dreams I googled and found this and realised i was suffering common side effects.I then visited A&E to seek guidence and reasurance.I have continued with the drug eating small amounts reguarlly and my condition is improving and I am not getting bad abdominal side effects M 61 5 days
9/23/2009
 1  Cat Bite IT was awful on the first day I started to experience tingling in my hands and feet and by the second day I was feeling so ill with vomiting and the worst cramps that I ever experienced, I stopped the medicine and contacted my doctor who also advised me to stop taking them ,the third day even after I stopped the medicine the symptoms were still there , that I had to remain off work , this has frightened me about antibiotics, it makes me wonder what damage they cause. F 36 2 days
9/23/2009
 1  tick bite/other I was taking this medication after already having taken a full weeks course of Ceftin, as a preventative due to the fact that I was bitten by a tick , even after I did NOT have any test for lyme or besides the fact that it was not even the Deer Tick variety! I am not a happy camper right now, and I must tell you my friends this is the WORST I have ever felt on a med!!! The Ceftin was no picnic , BUT NOTHING LIKE THIS!!!! THIS IS THE WORST! I took ONE last evening to start (note; I did wait a whole two weeks between starting this one from the last dose of Ceftin. After the first dose, I felt sick in the stomache. Ok , I thought , deal with it. However , after taking my dose this morning at 10 am (these are 500 mg erythromycin) within 20 minutes I was feeling terrible terrible terrible!!! I doubled over and cried , crying out, called Dr's , and pharmacist ..since Dr was unavailable to me. I ate only a cup of fresh yogurt and one pear and a piece of toast today. It was hard After seeing the symptoms on here, I am going to speak with the Dr about this and share the site with him, so hopefully he will gain awareness as to the horrific side effects of this awful drug. F 44 2 days
9/18/2009
 1  Ch. Tonsilitis- Pennicillin allergy Stomach pains/ cramps, insomnia, constipation, loss of appetite but still having a "growling", empty feeling stomach Have had Biaxin and Zithromax with nowhere near these side effects. Current dose is 333 mgs. 4x/ day. plan on discontinuing if side effects don't subside. Started feeling effects after approx the first 4 doses (of 28) F 29 1.5 days
9/17/2009
 1  abcess -root canal treatment General background nausea, sporadic twisting gut cramps through out the day off and on, gippy burps and alarming discomfort in the upper torso diaphragm in the early hours of the morning followed by dry vomiting lurches, out of sorts jet lagg type feeling, deep tirednaess and burning diarrhea! the sensation of my liver being rolfed in my upper torso was so alarming i wondered whether the pjs i was wearing at the time were suitable for hospital! thankfully it lasted for only a few uncomfortable hours each time and all the symptoms abated after the third day. But consuming one of these pills afterwards was like asking me to crunch on a cockroach!! I was on 500g x four a day so increased the time intervals in between, ate a little even when i had no appetite to help with the tiredness and light headiness, flushed my system with lots of water, ate roughage to bind with the toxins and their removal. So glad i have completed the course and won't have them again. Post medication am now pampering my overworked liver with liver strengthening remedy and treating my digestive tract with probiotics!Do not hesitate to get in touch with your dr if your symptoms are distressing and concerning you, peoples sensitivities and severities of reactions are different. F 41 5 days
9/15/2009
 1  abscess in tooth root SEVERE stomach cramps and stabbing pains, gurgling noisy stomach,pins and needles, shivers, hot and cold sweats, extremely violent vomiting and wretching, extreme exhaustion, disorientation. I was prescribed 500mg 4 x per day. This was too much, NHS direct suggested I was 'overdosing' on this much and told me to stop taking immediately. I am allergic to peniscillin, the NHS burse suggests the amount I was given has caused a severe allergic reaction too. Why prescribe that amount? Had I looked it up first I would have seen that the max recommended dose is 500 mg x3 per day. F 39 2 days
9/9/2009
 2  root canal-tooth infection Back pangs, stomach pangs, loss of appetite, most of all overall EXAHUSTED! Taking 500mg 3 times a day but feel a bit depressed and all I want to do is sleep since I started the meds. Got 1 1/2 days left and not sure I can handle this sleepiness and depression. Can say it did help tooth though. Not sure if I would take again due to the extreme exhaustion. Can handle the stomach and back pains but the tiredness is too extreme! F 42 7 days
9/7/2009
 5  Bacterial Skin Infection - hot tub 333mg, 3 times a day *penicillin allergy* strong hunger pangs, strong stomach cramps, mild bloating, mild constipation, mild unsatisfying/unrevealing passing of stools, slight feeling of unwell. Skin Infection cleared 100%. Drug very effective. People, you must understand drugs are foreign to our bodies. These are why we develop side effects. Remember that you’re doctor has prescribed this medication to fight an infection and believes the benefits outweigh the side effects. All antibiotics carry generally the same side effects and are something we all can live with. There are many worse diseases out there so be happy you can carry on with life. M 22 7 days
9/5/2009
 1  s.t.i started my course in the afternoon, had a very restless night sleep & then woke in the early hours with nausia hunger pains and within 20 minutes was vomiting severly which was alloominus yellow this was along with servere stomach cramps. this carryed on till early afternoon. i will never trust a doctor again when i'm given drugs and will always check this website before takin in the future, i have never been so scared before and really did think i was dying, after reading all these comments it seems alot of people are getting these side effects so i dont understand why the doc risked putting me on them when i am 36wks pregnant and there are many other drugs that i could of taken. DO NOT TAKE THIS DRUG & RISK GETTING THESE SIDE EFFECTS!!!!! F 23 2 days
9/2/2009
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 4  Rosacea Hungry all the time, escalating into severe stomach and back cramps on day 8. Some heart fibrillations maybe - I didn't think they were from the drug, but after reading other posts on this site I'm thinking they might be! I've been taking this drug with food for 7 days with the only side effect that it made me feel hungrier than usual. Last night I forgot to take my dose with dinner so took it at 10pm. I was much hungrier this morning than I have been, but no pain. I took another dose with a late breakfast, and by 11am the stomach cramps were so incredibly painful, I've never experienced anything like it. Totally unable to focus at work from them. Even my back was starting to cramp. I ate a small lunch at 1pm thinking that might help and it definitely did; its 2pm and I just have that low level hungry feeling again. I will skip the midday dose just to be careful. I WOULD NOT RECOMMEND TAKING THIS DRUG WITHOUT FOOD, despite the fact they say it works better if you do. It is starting to clear up my rosacea, and I'm 1/2 way through the prescription of 3 x 333mg per day, so it does work. F 39 8 days
8/31/2009
 1  strep throat chest pains, severe gas, severe stomach pains, nausea, vomitting, malaise, lethargy, insomnia, pain I would rather go through strep throat than take this medicine ever again. Awful. The first day was fine, day 3 started feeling it, but I thought it may have been the strep. Day 4 I am now awake at 3am because of the stomach pains. I thought i was going to DIE. M 21 4 days
8/30/2009
 1  Moderate Acne Nausea, extreme hunger pangs (painful), stomach cramps, general feeling of not being with it if you know what I mean, loose stools (getting looser as time goes on), extremely tired, sleeping a lot, but not helping tiredness. I read the reviews on this page before taking the pills, and was a little worried about taking it, but thought I'd give it a go. I was fine after the first two doses, but felt odd just after taking the third. The morning after I woke up having extremely painful hunger pangs, so ate something, but pangs didn't subside, and I just felt sick along side it. I don't think I want to take another dose, as I'd prefer to have the acne (easy enough to cover up with concealer) than feel like this! Totally don't recommend, steer well clear. I was on 2 x 250mg twice a day. F 27 3 days
8/30/2009
 1  Root Canal TERRIBLE, TERRIBLE, TERRIBLE stomach pain and cramping as well as others already listed hollow feeling, hunger, etc. I took 500mg 4x a day for 10 days. The pain started the second day and continued for the remaining 8 days. ***I HAVE NOW BEEN OFF OF THIS ANTIBIOTIC FOR 3 WEEKS AND I STILL HAVE CONSTANT STOMACH PAIN*** My prescription said to take this medicine on an empty stomach. For anyone else who gets this instruction, don't do it. Always take on a full stomach if you take it at all. I would recommend something else entirely. F 37 10 days
8/26/2009
 2  Acne In the first few weeks: indigestion, lack of appetite, diarrhea, etc. Later feelings of disconnection, lethargy and inability to concentrate, tiredness, depression and confusion, and odd spacey feeling. Occasional nightmares and unexplained fear of normal events. Woke up with ringing in my ears on several occasions but this was gone by morning, however later this tinnitus, along with the feelings of confusion and tiredness, became more intense and worrying. Made very little difference to the acne, I stopped taking it a week before my course should have finished because of the tinnitus (I'm worried about how long it will take for it to subside, I stopped taking it on Tuesday and it's now Saturday). The inability to concentrate and feelings of confusion (especially after waking up) also continue to some extent. For me, it was really not a very nice drug. M 16 3 months
8/22/2009
 4  Infected cut My emotions seemed a little super charged, couldn't watch blooper videos of skaters falling off, it gave me adrenalin rushes!! Very odd:) Other than than hunger pangs and the above I have no other sides at all and I do seem susceptible to sides from almost anything, so happy experience for me. Taking 250mg x2 4x daily. Working a treat the redness around my cut has gone down and so has dishcharge. M 38 5 days
8/13/2009
 3  Strept Throat Dizzyness, light headedness, stomach pain/cramps, constantly tired, woke up at least 5 times per night. M 24 2 days
8/12/2009
 4  psoriasis became infected slight upset stomach first day or two, but settled down later, not sure if this was necessarily anything to do with the erythromycin worked well 500mg x2 per day 7 days, (I took them at 10 hour intervals so it was condensed into 6 days cause I had arrangements to go out for a few beers with some mates on what would have been day 7) Hee Hee. Not reccomending this as it wasn't given approval by a doc or pharmacist, but it worked OK for me with the dosage I was taking. Worked well M 42 6 days
8/11/2009
 4  Bacterial infection Diarrhea, see additional comments. This drug works best during the "fasting" state (empty stomach). It is systemic so the first couple days of taking it will kill lots of bacteria in your body and as those bacteria die they release toxins which will leave you tired and often with gastro intestinal distress such as gas, diarrhea, etc. I suggest eating bland foods for the duration of the prescription and taking it on an empty stomach 1.5-2 hours prior to eating or 4 hours after eating with at least 8 ounces of water. I avoid caffeinated beverages, excessive dairy, and soda pops while taking this and I drink lots of water as it will help to flush the toxins and also help to keep the liver and kidneys healthy while taking Erythromycin. M 50 7 days
8/10/2009

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