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 |
| 1 | After oncoplastic surgery | Persistent headaches, increased/heightened anxiety and feeling of dread, night sweats, changes in urination, loss of appetite and general queasiness, bloating, fatigue and lethargy, heart racing/heart palpitations | I didn't realize until 4 days of taking the pills that all of these gradual side effects were attributed to this very strong antibiotic that made my stomach turn every time I thought about having to take it again. Thankfully I googled side effects when I thought it was causing a UTI or yeast infection and stumbled upon countless parient accounts of how awful this drug is. I called my surgeon who told me to cease taking immediately. Although it seemed to increase my incision healing, the side effects are truly poisonous and I would never take this drug again. | F | 30 | 14 days 500 MG 4X day | 3/8/2021 | 1 | For sinus infection | Gives me very bad dizziness, lightheaded and insomnia. | I dont think I can finish this med. The dizziness is extreme. | F | 53 | 5 days 500mg 2X day | 3/3/2021 | 3 | Cut required stitches - infection | Stomach cramps, urgent and loose stools, joint and muscle soreness, mild fever (100.5), tired with difficulty sleeping. | I can't comment to the satisfaction as it was prescribed in case of any infection following a deep cut and stitches. Also very uncomfortable side effects, I finished the prescribed dosage. | F | 40 | 10 days 2X day | 2/25/2021 | 1 | UTI | Severe anxiety, joint/muscle pain, burps/farts smell like rotten eggs, severe and constant nausea, insomnia, sense of dread/impending doom, brain fog and dizziness | I've never had a reaction to a medication like this, including other antibiotics. I'm pretty sure it cleared up the UTI but that's literally the only positive thing about it. I was supposed to take 28 doses but I had to call it quits after 14 because the side effects made me feel like I was dying. Honestly, I'd rather have the UTI. | F | 22 | 4 days 500 MG 4X day | 2/23/2021 | 2 | UtI | I was prescribed this medicine for a UTI that nitrofurantoin didn't cure. The first few days were okay, no reaction. However, after being on the medication for 4 days I developed lower back pain. The following day my back pain was worse and it was now accompanied by upper left side chest pain, my eyes started burning and I experienced the worst panic attack of my life with a heart rate of 174bpm. I called my dr. The next morning and was advised to discontinue use. I don't know if the medication was to strong for me as I only weigh 135lbs but I will never take this medicine again. | This medicine did cure the UTI, which is why I gave it a rating of 2. | F | 35 | 7 days 500mg 4X day | 2/21/2021 | 1 | Breast reduction | I'm finally well enough to type this: this drug is the worst ever. It finally took me till the 5th day of taking it to realize it was doing all these crazy things to me. | Rapid heartbeat, I got hot, I start to panic. I start to shake so hard. Blurry vision, dizziness. | F | 24 | 7 days 4X day | 2/21/2021 | 1 | Infection | Extreme muscle soreness, anxiety, EXTREME BODY TREMORS! Headaches, chills, back pain, constipaiton. | If a doctor ever tries to give you this, pick something else! | F | 21 | 10 days 500mg 4X day | 2/10/2021 | 3 | Kidney infection | No side effects what so ever apart from feeling unwell with kidney infections. | I personally don't think they work for kidney infections as I'm 6 week in and two lots of these antibiotics now. Still not right. | F | 40 | 10 days 50mg 4X day | 2/6/2021 | 1 | UTI | First day of taking this antibiotic I got a terrible panic attack: couldn't breath, heart palpitations, impending doom and nausea. I had panic attacks in the past so I didn't think much of it. But now it's a third day and I still have panic attacks every night plus dizziness and a lack of appetite. It's such an awful feeling... | If you have panic disorder or any tendency for panic attacks, don't take this! It will make it much worse. | F | 34 | 3 days 500 MG 2X day | 1/23/2021 | 1 | Uti | Anxiety out of nowhere after 2 hours of taking the first pill. Felt a rush of heat over my whole body and the intense desire to jump out of the carry husband was driving and run. Now having panic attacks and weird sensations all over. I have tried all the antibiotics and im having side effects from everyone. O hate medication and im so irritated because I used to take Cipro with no problems and Cephalexin with no issues now im wondering how long until this feel wears off. This is awful. | Terrible reaction for someone with anxiety and panic attacks | F | 31 | 1 days 500mg 2X day | 1/13/2021 | 1 | UTi | Horrible headaches, I already have issues with anxiety and this medication made it a million times worse. It also has caused a horrible bloating sensation! If I eat it feels like I'll pop! | F | 21 | 4 days 2X day | 1/3/2021 | 1 | UTI | Severe anxiety, upper stomach pain, nausea, light headed, back pain and very tired. | Started medication 5 days ago, around day 2 started having mild symptoms, the longer I take the medication the worse the symptoms have become. If you have anxiety I would not recommend taking this at all. The side effects are worse than the UTI. | F | 38 | 5 days 3X day | 12/25/2020 | 1 | Urinary Track Infection | My anxiety had been doing well for the first time in years. Then 4 days into this pill and I was OFF THE RAILS. Heart racing, feeling as if I was having a heart attack, extreme joint pain that was triggering more anxiety, you get the idea. So once I saw reviews like these I had some relief. Its day 9, I wont be doing day 10 because seriously I can't live like this! If you have anxiety issues do not take this! | F | 47 | 9 days 500 4X day | 12/21/2020 | 1 | Uti | Went in to the doctors because I had a UTI that I thought was untreated. Day 1 was fine on antibiotics, or so I thought. Extreme body aches head to toe. SO tired all the time. Feeling out of "body." Day 3 felt a sharp pain near my ovary (lower abdomen) thought I was having an appendicitis I was in so much pain. Afraid to fall asleep because I thought I would die *anxiety.* Woke up to an abnormal period. Felt oddly okay. Tonight- sense of dread, huge anxiety. Googled everything (bad idea.) Woke up to extreme night sweats! Thank goodness for this website because nowhere does it state that's a side effect. | Do not use unless you want to feel every side effect possible. | F | 28 | 7 days 500mg 3X day | 12/18/2020 | 2 | Uti | My eyes are now both always bloodshot and red and dry it has it gone away for days now been having this problem | M | 40 | 7 days 1X O | 12/13/2020 | 1 | UTI | Day one I had a terrible headache. Decided to keep taking it. No more headaches, but extreme anxiety, racing thoughts and panic. It's now been one week off of it and I'm having severe stomach cramps, back pain and anxiety attacks. | F | 32 | 10 days 2X day | 12/9/2020 | 2 | Sore throat | Side effects actually came when I finished the antibiotics. Sharp pain in upper stomach, cramps, diarrhea. It says you can have diarrhea for weeks to months! | M | 34 | 2 weeks 500 2X day | 11/29/2020 | 1 | Staph infection on face | I had severe nausea, flu like symptoms, anxiety, heaviness in chest, obsessive thoughts, and overall feeling of being sick. I was just fine before i took this medicine and i will never take it again. Horrible experience. I havent taken it in a couple days and i still feel sick. I am hoping the effects will be gone when the medicine is completely out of my system. | I do not recommend this for anyone. | F | 38 | 4 days 500mg 3X day | 11/28/2020 | 4 | UTI | Severe anxiety, heart palpitations, racing heartbeat, sense of dread, hot flashes, exhaustion, dry mouth. | I am so glad i found this!! The heart palpitations happened out of the blue, and then i felt like i was having a panic attack! It took me a half hour to calm myself down. I'm on day one for a horrible infection so i just want to suck it up and take it. But if any worse symptoms start, i will request a change. My god, this sounds like a horrible one to take. My UTI seems to be clearing up though.. stupid. I've also been POUNDING water and it just doesn't even seem like enough. | F | 33 | 7 days 500 mg 3X day | 11/20/2020 | 1 | Ear infection because of piercing | Bloating, indigestion, insomnia, anxiety, panic attacks | I truly regret taking this medicine, later I realized I learned that taking these makes a person gain weight when I have been trying hard to lose weight. The worst part is that my pelvic bone grew even wider! now I'm panicking and depressed I'm truly sad, I hope someone could help me. | F | 20 | 7 days 500mg 3X day | 11/17/2020 |