User Reviews for Azithromycin

I get those annoying "ahem" coughs that last forever and have taken azithromycin for them. The first time was okay, just a little diarrhea on the first day. It worked though. The second time was much worse, I had basically every symptom, and have been nursing a bottle of peptobismol just to keep my guts inside. Anyways, my cough seems to be getting better, but I have to figure something out because this is not a drug you want to take a lot.

my Dr. has put me on this and said I will probably be on it permanently. He claims it's building anti bodies. I worry about long term effects.I do have to admit though, that it has kept me out of hospital for recurring lung infections.

It did help from the first dose which is a double dose on day one. And it caused upper stomach pain, bad at times. Diarrhea and orange stools as well. Other than that it worked great for my severe sinus infection. I have had Z-packs for years. Always worked great. Sometimes would need a second round of it though to completely knock out the infection.

Had a horribly blocked nose and mucous in sinuses. This medicine helped me very quickly and I noticed an improvement on the second day and I was perfectly fine by day 5. It really worked for me and the only side effect was slight fatigue, which is to be expected.

I had a really bad infection/abscess in my jaw. After 4 days of hoping it would go away on it's own, it started to spread and was clearly evolving into more than just a painful abscess. My doctor prescribed Azithromycin 250 - 5 day pack. After the first day(2-250 tabs) I could feel the abscess shrinking and after my final dose the infection was almost clear. By the second day after finishing the regimen the abscess was completely gone. It worked great for me and there were no side effects to speak of, none of the digestive distress some folks have complained about. Semi-Pro tip: a vegetarian/vegan diet does wonders for your digestive system and your overall well being.Read More Read Less

I was wowed how my throat felt soo much better after 1st day, by 2nd day i was impressed how my swollen tonsils are now half the size. By day 3 the infection looks to be gone, but boy am i feeling woozy and all the sudden vomited and gurgling stomach and sick. I literally have felt so sick that it scared me. I can't take anymore, calling it quits and hope the bacteria in my throat is completely cleared up.

I was diagnosed with an upper respiratory infection and was prescribed Azithromycin 250 mg tables for a 5 day treatment. The pharmacy tech said to call my ATU clinic for adjustments for Warfarin. ATU clinic had me adjust the warfarin for the 5 days I am on the Zpack and was told to watch for any bleeding or bruising more than normal for the next week. Warfarin and Azithromycin do not act well together, so adjustments need to be made temporarily.

I took this drug for Bartholin’s cyst and I had SEVERE stomach aches accompanied by vomiting. Previously I took the drug for another infection and also had the same issue, resulting in my inducing of vomit. I will NEVER use this drug again.

Worked great just eat a blan meal before hand and drink lots of water and you will be fine the side effects are well worth a clean test result wrap it before u tap it

Given for sinusitis. Took them. Got better. BUT. Within day or so. SEVERE PAIN top of thigh to right knee and surrounding muscle. Got a cane to walk. By wk later I could not get up steps could not put any pressure on knee. Walk in clinic. Told I have arthritis. Alls I know this happened when I took this drug. 3 wks now. Still very painful. Can not do steps. Pain lingers long time. So painful coming up steps I thought my knee woukd come out of my leg.

after two days of first dose my right shoulder,arm and hand is swollen and painful nonstop and earache to L side..

This antibiotic is one of the best for strep throat, whenever i get strep and take this medication my strep goes away fast , it's very fast and effective I feel like when i take any other type of antibiotics for strep throat it takes a week to feel better but for this it take 1/2 days for my strep to clear and feel like i can swallow again!

On day 4 for pneumonia. Massive pain in my guts since yesterday! Sweats/hot flashes, heart palpitations, very loose stools, cramping and bloating. Fuzzy vision, ordered a bunch of weird stuff online from being up all night tweaked out on this med. Taking probiotics since day 1. I already have auto immune hearing loss, and now Iâ??m scared after reading other posts. Iâ??m super tired and no appetite. Throat feels very dry. Wish I never took it but was desperate to get better from pneumonia. Still having difficulty breathing. On prednisone and nebulizer. Itâ??s a bad one. Oh I knew about not taking tums and antacids but not magnesium! Iâ??ve been taking vitamins daily that have magnesium but a fit the antacids the pharmacist just said it would make antibiotic not effective. Thank God tmmrw is last day of 5 pack (generic), but guess the next 2 weeks will be on alert for more side effects. Now my docsays it was probably viral. I was sooo sick I wasnâ??t clear to tell him to do a sputum test. UgggRead More Read Less

Visited doctor to refill type 2 diabetes meds and had a chest cold. Doc gave this 5-day Z-pack. No reactions for first two days. On day three noticed raised welts and rashes on my upper thighs and lower waist with extreme itching. Thank goodness for calamine lotion! I had taken the diabetic medication for years so I knew the only change was taking the azimothrycin. I have stopped taking that and will see if this skin condition clears up.

Had a sore throat that morphed into a bad cough and then pneumonia. Taking this plus steroids plus OTC meds plus 100 oz water per day. Yes, this has side effects. Stomach cramping, nausea, diarrhea, and even some diarrhea "leaking" into my underwear without my awareness. However, I am feeling better each day, coughing less, breathing better, and generally improving (although still fatigued). I am 4 days into treatment and I believe without this medicine I would have continued to get worse and probably ended up in the hospital, because I was coughing all the time and having difficulty breathing. I do not enjoy the side effects but they are better than having pneumonia.Read More Read Less

This medicine is the best. I've been experiencing shortness of breath, throat phlegm congestion and non stop cough for 20 days and is gone in just 1 tablet, the doctor prescribed this with other medicines for three days so I'm still taking it. i've experienced some side effects like vomiting feeling and dizziness in my first day. I understand its a strong antibiotics so its okay for me. I'm very satisfied for this product.

I started taking this medication by consuming two pills on the first day. I consumed the pills mid day and by late evening I had a stomach ache, nausea, head ache, diarrhea and vomitting. Not to mention extreme fatigue, dry mouth and a head ache for days. It's been three days that I started consuming the medicine however I think I'm done.

After 3 days my digestive system shut down. Severe gas pain in chest and abdomen. Potassium level went way down. Heart palpatations. Its been 2 weeks since taking this drug, and digestive system still not normal. However i have not been having any trouble with colitis symptoms.

I recently discovered that I have somewhat developed a resistance to penicillin group which has been the go to antibiotic for me, my doctor and I we both were worried as my tonsillitis accompanied with abscess and severe ear infection got so bad that my oral communication was merely reduced to a single word, I couldn't talk, I hadn't had solid food in 5 days, on top of it persistent high fever (102 f) despite of being on augmentin 1000mg and night sweats made it impossible to sleep. I was prescribed azithromycin 500mg almost 18 hours ago and my health has improved significantly, although there's rather a bad case of diarrhea, apart from that almost all inflammation is gone, I can talk, I can eat. For me this medicine happened to be a lifesaver, in the metaphorical sense of the word! Read More Read Less

After 5 days of taking the medicine was more no improvement needed to return to doctor