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Clarithromycin (Clarithromycin) - Reviews, Ratings, Comments by Patients

 
 



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Below are Clarithromycin reviews, ratings, comments submitted by patients and caregivers. Based on a total of 5 ratings/reviews, Clarithromycin has an overall score of 7. The effectiveness score is 8.40 and the side effect score is 6.40. The scores are on ten point scale: 10 - best, 1 - worst. This information is not vetted and should not be cosidered as clinical evidence.
 

Clarithromycin review by 42 year old female patient

  Rating
Overall rating:  
Effectiveness:   Highly Effective
Side effects:   No Side Effects
  
Treatment Info
Condition / reason:   lower respiratory tract infection
Dosage & duration:   500 mg taken once daily for the period of 5 days
Other conditions:   coughing
Other drugs taken:   none
  
Reported Results
Benefits:   It clears the infection in the sinus and lower respiratory tract. I was coughing badly due to irritation from mucus formed by post nasal drip down the throat. The phlegm was yellow in colour.
Side effects:   I have not experienced any side effects like bloating, nausea or anything like that.
Comments:   Dosage 500 mg once daily for 5 days on full stomach.

 

Clarithromycin review by 21 year old female patient

  Rating
Overall rating:  
Effectiveness:   Considerably Effective
Side effects:   Severe Side Effects
  
Treatment Info
Condition / reason:   Sinusitis
Dosage & duration:   500mg taken every 12 hours for the period of 7 days
Other conditions:   IBS
Other drugs taken:   Birth control, Mebeverine
  
Reported Results
Benefits:   Started to work within 12 hours, much less pus and blood from nostrils. Pressure in face reduced with in 36 hours.
Side effects:   Severe nausea, bitter taste in mouth within an hour of first dose. IBS flare up within a few hours of taking the dose, abdominal pain and achy joints and neck.
Comments:   Sinusitis diagnosed after 1 week of pressure headache and pussy nosebleeds. 1000mg per day for 7 days prescribed. Aggrivated IBS and caused severe nausea and bitterness in the mouth that disturbed sleep pattern. Also feeling of anxiety noted.

 

Clarithromycin review by 15 year old female patient

  Rating
Overall rating:  
Effectiveness:   Marginally Effective
Side effects:   Severe Side Effects
  
Treatment Info
Condition / reason:   Strep Throat
Dosage & duration:   500mg taken once per day for the period of once
Other conditions:   none
Other drugs taken:   none
  
Reported Results
Benefits:   Immediately took the pain from the Strep away.
Side effects:   Terrible taste in mouth, 4 and a half hours of constant dry-heaving, painful and sudden headaches, body aches.
Comments:   The side effects were so terrible, never felt so badly in my entire life. WOuldnt recommend for anyone unless they have a strong stomach

 

Clarithromycin review by 33 year old female patient

  Rating
Overall rating:  
Effectiveness:   Highly Effective
Side effects:   Moderate Side Effects
  
Treatment Info
Condition / reason:   Sinus infection due to seasonal allergy
Dosage & duration:   500mg every 12 hours taken twice a day for the period of 9 days
Other conditions:   Seasonal allergy and hypothyroidism
Other drugs taken:   Synthroid 75 mcg, Loratadine 10mg, Pseudoephedrine Hydrochloride 30 mg, Naproxen 500 mg
  
Reported Results
Benefits:   It cleared up the sinus infection within 2 days.
Side effects:   A bitter taste in mouth moticeable at night and especially in the morning. It went away as soon as I had something to drink. There was no bitter taste during the daytime. Also got a yeast infection on day 8. I still have to go through 5 days of medicine. I once took it on empty stomach and got acidity 1/2 hour later.
Comments:   I was given Naproxen to control the inflammation and pain in my throat. I was also given Nasonex 2 puffs in each nostril daily. Claritin 10 mg once daily as antihistamine, which worked brilliantly. Also Clarithromycin 500 mg twice daily for 14 days. I stopped everything but the antibiotic and Claritin and am doing just fine.

 

Clarithromycin review by 55 year old female patient

  Rating
Overall rating:  
Effectiveness:   Highly Effective
Side effects:   Mild Side Effects
  
Treatment Info
Condition / reason:   Lyme disease
Dosage & duration:   500 mg taken 3 times a day for the period of 3 months
Other conditions:   neurological complications of Lyme, encephalopathy
Other drugs taken:   none
  
Reported Results
Benefits:   I slept well while on clarithromycin, my fatigue decreased, my intellectual function improved, and my energy level increased.
Side effects:   metallic taste in mouth.
Comments:   because my Lyme disease is chronic (but that doesn't mean incurable!), I have to continue antibiotic treatments whenever symptoms flare. the goal is to suppress symptoms, eventually, with my own strong immune system. by the way, the IDSA's recommendations for Lyme disease treatment are just plain wrong. So if you're reading this database looking for Lyme disease treatment ideas, ignore any advice that "Lyme disease is uncommon, easily detected, and easily cured," and ignore the IDSA guidelines. Those idiots.
 


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