Biaxin

[gr8tpanther]

Anyone take this? Have heard nasty things about it and my Dr wants me to take it, but I won't take it till I know what to expect. Thanks.

 

[Christine]

I took it once and got severe diarrhea (no cramping) about day 2 or 3. Had to stop taking it.

 

[delilah]

Biaxin is an antibiotic related to Erythromycin. There are basically two types--plain Biaxin and Biaxin XL. Biaxin XL has fewer side effects than the original formulation, and both have fewer side effects than erythromycin. The drug rep recommended drinking some orange juice to help with any metallic taste in the mouth. I've taken the medications (both formulations) and the orange juice helps; so does careful brushing and flossing of the teeth, to be honest about it. The diarrhea can be helped in some instances by taking it with a small amount of food, although GI problems are less common. If you were concerned about something else in particular, please PM me, I might be able to answer your concern. (I am a family physician).

 

[lulugirl]

Biaxin worked really well for me when I had a particularly stubborn sinus infection. It did cause me to have an unpleasant taste in my mouth, but otherwise I was fine.

 

[Dee & Greg]

Horrid taste in my mouth for days! The only thing that helped was constantly sipping Cherry Kool-Aid! Also sent me packing to the restroom, but that is pretty normal for any antibiotic I have ever taken.

 

[Disney Doll]

Causes a metalic taste int he mouth. Like any other antibiotic, can cause diarrhea or sometimes a yeast infection..oral thrush...or a ******l yeast infection if you are a woman...any antibiotic kills bacteria. In our body we have both "good" and "bad" bacteria. While an antibiotic kills the "bad" bacteria, some of the "good" also goes, hence the side effects of GI upset or yeast infections.

It has been my experience that it is usually used for sinus infections. That is what I have always taken it for.

 

[Pop Daddy]

I dont know what it is but Ill take two

 

[Feralpeg]

It gave me severe headaches. The doctor will not perscribe it for me anymore.

 

[bigbabyblues]

I'm allergic to it....

 

[lemondog]

Wow, I love Biaxin! It's one of the few antibiotics I have absolutely no side effects from. I have had strep throat twice this past year that amoxicillin could not cure. I then took Biaxin and it knocked it right out.

 

[ilovedale3]

Biaxin is one of the only antibiotics I can take (I am allergic to penicillin) and it always knocks out my sinus infections quickly. Yes, they give you a weird aftertaste and may give you stomach cramps, but I would gladly take those things over an infection any day!

 

[Texan Mouseketeer]

It gives my husband severe diarrhea the whole time he is on it, but it is the only thing that works when his sinus infections get really bad. He also used it with a combo of other antibiotics when he was diagnosed with h-pylori.

 

[alliecats]

For me, calling it an aftertaste would be a serious understatement. Nor did I have the metallic thing. What it was, was like a cloud of reflux (really no other way to describe it) that chugged up my esophagus into my mouth after 2 days on it. I was just standing there, minding my business, and Woosh! There it was. It tasted a lot like the coating of the tablet, but it was overpoweringly nasty coming back on me like that. I stopped taking it not long afterward--nothing helped and it was just so unpleasant.

 

[gharrer]

The metallic aftertaste was my only side effect. Someone told me to take it after dinner then you would be sleeping when the side effect was worse. Nancy

 

[Poohnatic]

It is the best thing for my bronchitis and sinus infections, since I'm allergic to penicillin.

Whenever I'm on it, it tastes like I've glued a penny under my tongue. Yuck. As a result, I walk around with Jolly Ranchers in my mouth the whole time I'm on it.

I've never had any of the other side effects, but the copper taste is very strong.

Suzanne

 

[luvwinnie]

I can't swallow these HORSE pills. They are huge.