ERYTHROMYCIN Reviews (ERYTHROMYCIN)Average Rating: 1.9 (999 Ratings)Filter ResultsCompare ERYTHROMYCIN with similar:
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| RATING | REASON | SIDE EFFECTS FOR ERYTHROMYCIN | COMMENTS | SEX | AGE | DURATION/ DOSAGE | DATE ADDED |
| 1 | sore throat | severe abdominal cramping and nausea | i am discontinuing the use, i will listen to my body before some doctors who dont know my body, this is not worth it | F | 40 | 1 days | 8/8/2009 | 3 | root canal infection | Hunger, EXTREME stomach cramps, diarrhoea and gurgling stomach, tiredness | I'm taking 250 mg every 8 hrs, feel blinking awful, I've been doubled up with pain and the stomach cramps are so bad I shiver, Only been on it 2 days, so 5 more to go, oh joy! Thought about stopping but need dental infection to clear up so dentist can work on my tooth, going abroad in 8 days, hope I'll be ok | F | 36 | 2 days | 8/5/2009 | 2 | infection in finger | Irregular heartbeat that took six months on meds to stabilize. | F | 45 | 10 days | 8/3/2009 | 2 | Acne | I feel very spaced-out, like I'm in a dream. This happens almost daily and its always towards the evening time. I'm also experiencing anxiety and nervousness. However, the doctor was right when he said it would help my face; it looks amazing but I need to get prescribed something new. My acne is gone but the way I feel is not worth it. | F | 17 | 3 months | 8/3/2009 | 1 | Ear/Sinus Infection | I cannot describe how bad I felt after taking Erythromycin. I took 6x 250mg on the first day and by lunchtime the second day i had started to get a bloated feeling and mild stomach cramps. I didn't put it down to the drug initially and continued with the prescribed 2 x 250mg 4 times that day. At 1.30am on the third day I woke with SEVERE stomach cramps followed by diorhhea and sickness. This lasted until 2pm. I felt like I was dying... seriously!! I now feel absolutely exhausted and have been left feeling exhausted with a horrendous headache. I took 2 x paracetamol 2 hrs ago after a home visit by my GP and it has relieved the cramps. | BE VERY WARY when you are prescribed this drug.... it is EVIL!!!! | F | 48 | 2 days | 8/3/2009 | 1 | gum infection | after 2 days i was having the following side effects abdominal cramps and pain, cramps in legs, pain in joints and head, fever, tightness in chest, sleeplessness, | worst 2 days of my life since i broke an arm and leg!!! will never take this again horrible horrible drug. | M | 2 days | 7/26/2009 | 1 | Pennicillin resistant strep a | horrible allergic reaction, hives, joint pain. Stomach aches, loose stools, foggy headed. Hives started within 30 minutes of first pill, Doctor said to take next dose, because I they weren't sure if the rash was from pills or Strep. Lucky for me, they were time release tabs, so, 3 days after last dose, still suffering from hives, blisters, and joint pain. I have had two children naturally, and the pain from these pills is unbearable, even to me. | Not everyone is allergic, but i am, even though I wasn't before. Just letting people know what could be expected from an allergic reaction. | F | 27 | 1 days | 7/26/2009 | 1 | Throat Infection | Severe stomach cramps, feel sick, extremely hungry all of the time, foggy head. | I am feeling so ill at the moment I was trying to decide if I should stop taking this medicine and go back to my Doctor. After finding this site I am going to stop taking it as I have had extreme cramping in my stomach from just a couple of hours after taking the first tablet and after 2 days I cant stand it any more. | F | 40 | 2 days | 7/25/2009 | 1 | Mastitis | diarrhoea, spaced out feeling, feeling of adrenaline running through my body, general horrid weird feeling. I was prescribed this cos penicillin didn't work. But this is much worse than mastitis! | This is a horrendous disgusting drug.I have a 5 week old son and I am barely able to take care of him the side effects are much worse than the symptoms I almost went to the hospital but then I saw this site, I really hope this wears off soon! | F | 24 | 2 days | 7/22/2009 | 3 | celllulitus in leg | light headedness, slightly dizzy, fatigue.lethargy, diarreah, stomach noises, slight nausea | willing to put up with effect if it heales my leg. taking 4 x 250mg per day then dropping to 2 a day for 3 months to clear peristant infection | F | 55 | 4 days | 7/21/2009 | 1 | Recurrent Tonsilitis | Nausea all the time, extreme stomach upset, vomiting, diarrhea, feeling hungry all the time but as soon as i ate something feeling really sick, sleepless nights, fatigue, headaches, faintness, dizzyness, bloated with gas in stomach. | I was so scared i was pregnant while taking this antibiotic. The side effects came on as soon as i started taking the medicine, and just got worse. Most of the side effects lasted throughout the whole day and night aswell. I persisted with them, but i would never use them again, or recommend them to anyone. | F | 17 | 7 days | 7/19/2009 | 2 | Flesh eating (staph) exposure | Unable to sleep. Anxious. Disturbed sleeping pattern | Took it for prophylaxis due to an exposure to necrotizing fasciitis. I work in the health care field, with no coverage from my employer. Paid out of pocket to protect myself. | F | 27 | 10 days | 7/16/2009 | 1 | tonsilitis & gum abscess | I'd taken 3 tablets. That night/morning was woken with upper gastic pain, really awful around 0100hrs. Then progressed to my chest, accross my right shoulder. Thought I was having a heart attack! Felt nauseous. Really scared. | Would never take again. Will get the Dr. to put it on my medical records. | 1 days | 7/16/2009 | 1 | Virus | Extremely painful stomach cramps, feeling of extreme hunger-eating hasn't relieved it. Diorrhea and shooting pains up my back. | these symptoms occurred after a day of taking 2 tablets 4 times a day. I have never felt pain like it & have stopped taking it- i'd rather ride the virus out! | F | 23 | 7 days | 7/15/2009 | 4 | chest infection | tiredness, nausea, diarrhea, irregular heartbeat on last day | taking 500mg 4xdaily(liquid)this is the first time i have had side effects from any antibiotic. i thought at first the symptoms were because i was ill and not from this drug. i've taken lower dose of erythromycin with no problems at all. i took the full course and infection is cleared. i will be very wary of taking this high a dose again though. | M | 50 | 5 days | 7/13/2009 | 1 | Infected wound | Extremely hungry all the time, dizziness, faintness,fatigue, diarrhoea, extremely gassy | Taking two twice a day 400mg each. my wound is alot better but i wish they could have given me a better antibiotic | F | 16 | 7 days | 7/13/2009 | 1 | Throat Infection | All side effects loss off hearing, nausea, diahorrea, upset stomach, sore joints, could'nt sleep absolutely unbearable | I would DEFINATELY NOT RECOMMEND THIS MEDICATION FOR ANYONE it is the most horrible feeling ever I thought I was dying. I've been taking this medicine for 4 days 250mg 4 x a day | F | 36 | 4 days | 7/10/2009 | 1 | Cellulitis after a tattoo on foot | Im on day 4 of taking 500mg 4x a day to treat Cellulitis on my foot, after the 1st day my stomach was in agony,i could only describe it as extreme hunger and trapped wind, tried eating but this did not help. I have spent my 3rd night unable to sleep although my foot is getting better, i feel my problem is now the side effects of this drug which i have been advised not to stop until i have completed the course, I know now i will never have these tablets again whatever my problem is. | F | 36 | 7 days | 7/9/2009 | 1 | Dental surgery | ***HORRIFYINGLY SEVERE ABDOMINAL PAIN*** NAUSEA, CONSTANT EMPTY FEELING, ALWAYS HUNGRY, CONSTANT BLOATING, CONSTIPATION | Never again will I take this drug. I'd taken Azithromycin before and had no reaction to it so I assumed it would be the same for this drug. My ignorance is being paid for many times over while I suffer so much from this drug that I cannot work. I've since stopped taking it. | F | 25 | 2 days | 7/8/2009 | 5 | abscess tooth | I had no side effects, possibly a little extra tired. This antibiotic helped immediately. With in a day my tooth and gums felt almost all better and I had been in excruciating pain. | F | 26 | 5 days | 7/7/2009 |