CEPHALEXIN Reviews (CEPHALEXIN)Average Rating: 1.7 (383 Ratings)Filter ResultsCompare CEPHALEXIN with similar:
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| RATING | REASON | SIDE EFFECTS FOR CEPHALEXIN | COMMENTS | SEX | AGE | DURATION/ DOSAGE | DATE ADDED |
| 2 | Poss. Cellulitis on foot | F | 32 | 500 1X day | 3/12/2024 Patient History | 3 | Tooth infection spread to ear | For the first two days it worked great, day three I had heart issues from it, ended up in e.r. with tachycardia and horrific panic. Resting bpm was 143. Felt horrible. Very dangerous. Got pumped full of ativan (3 doses), and was told to discontinue immediately. | It works for the infection but the side effect profiles are insane for people. | M | 30 | 7 days 500mg 4X day | 2/25/2024 | 1 | UTI | Heart palpitations and arrythmia, fatigue, dizziness, stomach shaking, a bit hard to breathe. | Seems to be clearing my UTI, but at what a price! I feel terrible. Heart is constantly in wrong rhythm. Fatigued. Feel generally terrible. | F | 58 | 2 days 500 2X day | 11/4/2023 | 1 | Toe nail infection | First day extreme nausea, stomach cramps and headache, loss of appetite, and high anxiety. Second persistent nausea, stomach cramps and headache with added dizziness, loss of appetite, and high anxiety and depression. Third day, extremely depressed, anxious, continued nausea, headaches, and dizziness. Also started to spot during the second and third day (I haven't spotted between periods in like 6-7 years, so that was not good to know my body was slowly getting worse). | I had to stop early due to my deteriorating mental health. I kept getting more panic attacks and depressive thoughts. It didn't help that due to my extreme stomach cramps and nausea I couldn't eat or drink anything well. Was told all these side effects were normal by pharmacist and doctor… it did help clear up some major swelling but not worth the side effects and stress my body is still undergoing. | F | 23 | 3 days 500 mg 4X day | 10/4/2023 | 1 | Skin infection | Anxiety, agitation, restlessness, worsening of ADHD symptoms and autism hypersensitivities, dizzyness | This is worse than the side effects of some ADHD meds I've tried, absolute hell, only took it once and within hours I feel as though my entire body and mind have both just decided to give up on functioning as a human being, more than they already have. It's been over an hour since I took it and it's progressively getting worse. I hate this so much, please make it stop. | M | 25 | 10 days 500 MG 3X day | 10/2/2023 | 5 | Infected Ingrown Toenail | Bloating, EXCESSIVE burping of a displeasing sulphurous odor for ~40 minutes after taking pill, changes in appetite. | The belching is terrible and my dog keeps looking at me weird. | M | 21 | 10 days 500 mg 3X day | 9/15/2023 | 3 | Kidney infection | It is making me feel terrible, my heart is racing, I cannot sleep, my body is aching,I feel nauseous all the time and do not have any appetite, my mouth feels dry, I feel bloated, with a gurgling tummy and diarrhoea after taking each dose. I have not finished course yet so unsure if it has worked | I find having it with food helps a little - the first time I had it on an empty stomach, I could not stop wrenching - I'm now trying probiotics too | F | 53 | 500mg 1X day | 9/13/2023 Patient History | 1 | UTI | Bloody red rash, anxiety, body aches, sleep issues, itching all over, severe diarrhea, depression, extreme negativity, eyes are dry and itchy , nauseous, no appetite, bloating, mood swings, chills and then extremely hot | Horrible stuff. I will not take again. | F | 62 | 5 days 500 mg. 3X day | 8/28/2023 | 1 | Tooth ache | Heart palpitations, anxiety, panic attacks | F | 28 | 4 days 4X day | 8/28/2023 | 1 | Chronic uti | Severe anxiety and panic attacks thats I never had before. Sense of impending doom, foreboding, unable to control my emotions/actions. Generally feeling negative. | I have now stopped this medication early (was supposed to be for 1 month) PLEASE can someone email me - how long until these side effects go away? Its been 10 days and I still feel horrendous!!! I am worried I have ruined my gut microbiome and am taking probiotics but I still feel awful. | F | 27 | 14 days 500mg 3X day | 8/19/2023 | 1 | To prevent infection from a cut | Dizziness, extreme anxiety, stomach acid, abdominal cramps, brain fog | I was put on Cephalexin 500mg after cutting my arm and was told to take 3 pills a day. After the first day i started to notice how extremely tired i was on top of a feeling of dizziness/vertigo. After a few days i also started to have lots of acid in my stomach to where i heard bubbling in it all day long as well as cramps. I also got extreme anxiety to where i couldn’t sleep at night due to hypnotic jerks. I went to my doctor at day 5 of taking it and he told me to stop immediately and start taking a probiotic to help build good bacteria back in my gut. I started feeling better the next day but its been 2 weeks since i stopped taking it and im still feeling side effects like brain fog, dizziness, tiredness and anxiety. | M | 47 | 5 days 500 3X day | 8/17/2023 | 1 | For cough and cold | i had severe heart palpitations, and couldn't sleep at all, feeling restless i never had this kind of palpitations in my life. | i stopped taking this, the drug i took was cefalexin monohydrate airex 500 mg, i took 3 pills on the first day my heart was pounding the night and woke up with my i feel like my heart was coming out of my chest, i hate the fact that the doctor just gave me a prescription because i went there twice, for check up about my cold, probably got pissed so she gave me an antibiotic plus she looks like an internship i stopped taking it after palpitating for the 4th pill it was gone and then now it came back in the evening till the next day.. i was now put to ecg hoping for a normal result. | F | 17 | 7 days 500 mg 3X day | 8/12/2023 | 3 | Staph infection | Heart beating very fast, insomnia, cold sweats, anxiety, panic, paranoia | Definitely works to kill infection but the heart racing very fast and paranoia is very bad. I have two more days and I'm done I will only continue dosing because it is clearing up my staph infection. After this I will be staying away from it. | M | 31 | 5 days 500 mg 4X day | 7/21/2023 | 3 | Tooth Abscess / Infection | Thankfully I haven't had horrible side effects I have read from others. I am early into the medication. Just finished day 4. My side effects have been very tired, swelling still there but the extreme pain has calmed down. The worst are these random cold chills but then change to sudden hot flushed feeling. Started getting this on day 2. No major complaints but just so groggy and 😴 I just want to feel better | Sorry for all of the people who have had the worst of the worst side effects. I typically have those type of side effects on flagyl, doxycycline and clindamycin | F | 46 | 10 days 500 3X day | 7/17/2023 | 2 | UTI | First day I took 2 pills - got them midday. Actually felt like they might be helping a UTI clear. Second day took one at 7am. By 8 am I thought I was going to need to call 911. Heart racing - resting rate like I was climbing stairs with heavy load. Pain in my chest. Feeling faint and like I needed oxygen. Just got a bunch of ice water and started drinking to dilute and move it through me as quick as possible. Did not take another pill on Day 2 and by midafternoon those symptoms had faded. Frightened me until I put the timing together with the drug. Not taking any more and will talk to Dr about options. | Actually seemed effective at clearing the balance of my UTI but the side effects for me were frightening. | F | 60 | 2 days 500mg 3X day | 6/19/2023 | 2 | Chest infection | Heart racing first time ever happened to me and I've had these before in the past as allergic to all other antibiotics | When docs open think I need to try something different | F | 39 | 2 days 500mg 3X day | 6/17/2023 | 4 | Urinary tract infection | Caused me to be extremely tired, hard to keep my eyes open. Also lost my appetite. Seems to be working for the infection so I'll continue to take it. I've never experienced such extreme tiredness with any other antibiotic. | F | 39 | 4 days 500 mg 3X day | 6/9/2023 | 1 | Ingrown Toenail | After the first dose I immediately started having major heart palpitations and anxiety. I felt like I was going to have a heart attack. I called my doctor who said those weren't typical side effects and to keep taking them. I took one more and immediately started experiencing more heart palpitations, chest tightness and anxiety and stopped on my own. I refuse to take this ever again. | I have been off this medication for 3 days and am still experiencing side effects, I hope I feel better soon. I cannot exercise without major heart palpitations. | F | 32 | 3 days 500mg 6X day | 6/1/2023 | 1 | Cat bit infection | I had severe anxiety attacks to where I was shaking, stuttering when I tried to talk. I could feel my heart beating in my chest. I would get fixated on situations in my life and couldn't stop thinking about them. I had no appetite, nausea, unbelievable diarrhea and my skin would feel itchy all over. I was prescribed 40 pills. I finally stopped today after taking 35 of them. They caused me to miss work today because of the anxiety. | If you have anxiety, please tell your doctor before taking this medication. My Anxiety - has been through the roof even with my anxiety medicine. I'm fearful and am projecting terrible things will happen in my future. This has been a nightmare. I'm so glad that I found this website. It validates that it's not just me. Be safe and be careful. | F | 61 | 11 days 500 MG 3X H | 5/15/2023 | 1 | Cat bite infection | I had severe anxiety attacks to where I was shaking and stuttering when I tried to talk. I could feel my heart beating in my chest. I would get fixated on situations in my life and could not stop thinking about them. I had no appetite, nausea, unbelievable diarrhea and my skin would feel itchy all over. I was prescribed 40 pills. I finally stopped today after taking 35 of them. They caused me to miss work today because of the anxiety. | If you have anxiety, please tell your doctor before taking this medication. My Anxiety has been through the roof even with my anxiety medicine. I am fearful and am projecting terrible things will happen in my future. This has been a nightmare. I am so glad that I found this website. It validates that it is not just me. Be safe and be careful. | F | 61 | 11 days 500 MG 3X day | 5/15/2023 |
CEPHALEXIN (CEPHALEXIN): This medication is used to treat a wide variety of bacterial infections. This medication is known as a cephalosporin antibiotic. It works by stopping the growth of bacteria. This medication will not work for viral infections (such as common cold, flu). Unnecessary use or misuse of any antibiotic can lead to its decreased effectiveness. (Sources: U.S. Centers for Medicare Services, FDA)