Clindamycin for Pneumonia User Reviews
Brand names: Cleocin, Cleocin Pediatric, Cleocin Phosphate ADD-Vantage, Cleocin HCl, Cleocin Phosphate
Clindamycin has an average rating of 5.8 out of 10 from a total of 4 reviews for the treatment of Pneumonia. 50% of reviewers reported a positive experience, while 50% reported a negative experience.
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- Taken for less than 1 month
- July 11, 2018
"I did not lay down, but I took this pill on an empty stomach, BIG MISTAKE! Worst heartburn of my life, chest pain! Thought I was going to die! Alka- Seltzer made it worse, then it worked after about 10 minutes. Don't really know how it is doing on the infection being I will not be taking this medication again!"
- Anonymous
- Taken for less than 1 month
- July 22, 2022
"I am 70 years old and developed pretty severe pneumonia (I think from my CPAP machine), and had problems breathing. I took the whole course of 2 tablets 3 times a day for 8 days. Made full recovery with little or no side effects."
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- BirdDog
- December 20, 2012
"This medicine gave me the worst heartburn. I have never had heartburn before and this hurts! My whole chest is burning and gurgling and doing all sorts of crazy things. "
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"I was VERY nervous to give this to my 5 year old daughter, based on the reviews I read online. She developed pneumonia after the flu and was just not getting better. I was pretty desperate and scared, so despite the reviews I decided to go forward with it. Within 24 hours her fever had broken completely and she got infinitely better after each dose. She hasn't had any side effects, not diarrhea or anything. I am so thankful I opted to give it to her. I am hoping I can ease the minds of any other parents out there who are nervous about giving it to their kiddos. Side note - it does smell/taste awful. I mixed it in with chocolate pudding and she takes it, no problem :)"