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Amoxicillin / clavulanate for Otitis Media User Reviews (Page 2)

Brand names: Augmentin, Amoclan Augmentin XR

Amoxicillin / clavulanate has an average rating of 4.6 out of 10 from a total of 49 reviews for the treatment of Otitis Media. 35% of reviewers reported a positive experience, while 51% reported a negative experience.

Reviews for Amoxicillin / clavulanate

  • Carmen
  • Taken for less than 1 month
  • March 3, 2018

Augmentin (amoxicillin / clavulanate) "I was prescribed Augmentin for healing my ear infection. I threw up shortly after taking the first dose, I felt dizzy and very unwell. I will never take this medicine again. I feel worse than I did before taking it. Amoxicillin by itself should do the trick, without all the side effects of Augmentin."

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  • BG46342
  • Taken for less than 1 month
  • July 13, 2021

Augmentin (amoxicillin / clavulanate) "Took this for a severe ear infection and man did I feel so bad on and after taking this. I had horrible migraines starting on day 2 and ending 48 hr after finishing the full 2 x d, 10 day prescription. My ear infection actually got worse while on this and I spiked a fever on day 8. I was really hoping this would have helped and maybe for some it does however, for me I would prefer to never take this again. After this, I was put on a different medication and have had much better results."

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  • Sweet...
  • Taken for less than 1 month
  • April 19, 2021

Augmentin (amoxicillin / clavulanate) "Never again. Actually I have taken this before no problems. This time different story! Not sure why they gave me such a high dose. Dr told me to wait a few days before starting to see if ear pain cleared as my ear really wasn’t inflamed. I did just though but then figured I would just take it. I got 5 doses in me before the stomach pain started. Now I also have weird tingling and leg pains. So I dumped them! Hopefully my side effects resolve as quickly as they came. I also am starting to get a yeast infection!"

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  • Lilis...
  • July 18, 2010

Augmentin (amoxicillin / clavulanate) "My daughter has had multiple middle ear infections. She was put on Augmentin for the last infection. After two days on this medication, she had severe diarrhea and a yeast infection. We called the doctor and had them switch her to something different."

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  • mike
  • July 5, 2017

"I'm not sure if I'm the only one with this problem. But after taking this antibiotic for an ear infection my throat started swelling up and I was having shortness of breath and weird chest tightness. I stopped the mediation right away, eventually the throat swelling went away but I'm still having shortness of breath 3 days later. I would not recommend this medication."

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  • Shan
  • February 22, 2018

"In a home of 6, 5 of us were prescribed this medication , me and the kids (16,6&4) together and the hubby 4 days earlier so we pretty much knew what were we getting, headache , sinus pressure, stiff neck, diarrhea and vomiting, exhaustion, stuffed nose , stomach ache and cramps. Both my daughter and I got our periods early too. I was the one who made it out with the worst pains ever. (Female 46) Still taking it but will never take it again! Nor will I put my kids through this pain."

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  • Cuban...
  • Taken for less than 1 month
  • February 1, 2017

"After 3 day taken a tablet by mouth every 12 hours for 10 days. The infection and the pain in my ear get better, but the side effects like a Diarrhea and tiredness, dizziness, loss of appetite, abdominal pain, disorientation and irritability made the 10 days a challenge."

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  • Anonymous
  • July 25, 2016

Augmentin (amoxicillin / clavulanate) "I had a swollen gland under my palate due to an ear infection & was give a 7 day Rx for this drug. I ended up stopping with 2 days to go. I have severe itching (feels like bugs crawling on me) yeast infections including in my mouth, severe diarrhea, nausea, heartburn, lethargy & no appetite. It has been 3 full days since I took this vile drug & I am still losing weight. I am now down 10 lbs and it shows no signs of slowing down."

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  • Anonymous
  • February 8, 2009

"Gave me severe diarrhea for a day and a half now. Started the medicine on Friday night and diarrhea started Saturday evening. Doubt I can go to work tomorrow - don't want to quit the medicine until I talk to my doctor tomorrow though."

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  • buckw...
  • Taken for less than 1 month
  • December 21, 2022

Augmentin (amoxicillin / clavulanate) "I am a 42 year old man. After 2 days on Augmentin my ears felt better but I couldn’t sleep. After 4 days I felt foggy-headed, lethargic, dizzy, and overall unwell, and the ear pain returned. On the 10th day I felt extremely fatigued, sad, broke out on my face, and ringing in my ears is terrible. The Zpac did not work either."

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  • Tony
  • Taken for less than 1 month
  • April 9, 2024

Augmentin (amoxicillin / clavulanate) "Had a brutal ear infection after getting my ears cleaned. First ear infection experienced as an adult and nothing was working to fix it. Was prescribed Augmentin after a week of severe pain and fever. Worked amazing. Pain and fever gone in 48 hrs and entire infection cleared in about 7 days. Didn’t experience any unusual bowel movements or diarrhea except on day one of use. Would recommend if looking to get rid of ear infection ASAP."

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  • Daniela...
  • February 4, 2019

"I got this antibiotic for about 5 days. For the first days I didn’t feel anything. On the 3rd day or so, I started to have a metallic taste in my mouth. On the 4th day, I began to develop diarrhea. The doctor prescribed me 10 pills and to take them 12 hours apart. I finished the antibiotics and I still have diarrhea. I hope that my gut flora will return back to normal. I can’t eat anything normally."

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  • Dre
  • Taken for less than 1 month
  • May 22, 2023

"I took this for an ear infection. It seemed to work quickly for the pain but my ear does remained clogged. I had no know side effects so I take that as a win. I always to make sure to take it food of course."

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  • Kay
  • Taken for less than 1 month
  • August 21, 2018

"Was prescribed this medicine 2 x a day for 7 days. Laid awake all night several nights and could not sleep. 2 days after completing the medicine I started having severe watery diarrhea every time I eat anything... I have taken probiotics along with pepto bismuth with no relief and it has now been 5 days straight . I wake up every morning and it starts again. By 8:30 this morning been 5 times. I had a severe migraine headache for last 2 days straight that medicine does not help and I am someone that never has headaches. This medicine is very scary and I’m worried what it is doing to my stomach. I have a doctor appointment tomorrow and will see what happens. I will never take this medicine again!!! I just thought it was amoxicillin and had never had a problem that but this mixture with the clav is awful!!!!!"

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  • WhyIH...
  • Taken for less than 1 month
  • June 16, 2017

"Day 1 - serious pain and diminished hearing in my right ear. Went to get it checked out to find out I had an ear infection. Was given ibuprofen. The pain went away which made me happy, but the diminished hearing still there. Was prescribed Amox-Clav 875 mg. Later on this day I had some food. Another 30 - 35 minutes later (by this time it was 8:48pm) I took a few sips of water then took this pill. Was constantly drinking water up until I went to bed (around 11pm). Day 2 - Need to take the pill at 8:48am (which would mark 12 hours). It's 7am, woke up to use the restroom and saw what I think is blood in my urine, it's red. A side effect that's supposed to be rare. Not taking this thing anymore. Wasted money. Why I prefer natural, leafy foods"

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  • Kitty...
  • Taken for less than 1 month
  • January 5, 2023

Augmentin (amoxicillin / clavulanate) "BEWARE!!! TAKE PROBIOTICS before during and after you take this Augmentin. I was given a prescription for an ear infection. Within days I had gastrointestinal problems, and very uncomfortable bloating and stinging while urinating. This whole mess turned into a UTI which caused fever, chills, headaches, and more bloating. It was horrible. It wasn't until then that a PA at Urgent Care told me I should have been taking a probiotic before, during and after the Augmentin. Very nice of my GP to 'forget' to tell me that."

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  • Anonymous
  • March 20, 2008

Augmentin (amoxicillin / clavulanate) "My daughter gets a lot of ear infections and this medicine is the only one that works."

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  • mos...
  • January 8, 2018

Augmentin (amoxicillin / clavulanate) "I had ear infection, the dr. gave me augmentin didn't help at all."

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  • Side...
  • October 9, 2011

Augmentin (amoxicillin / clavulanate) "I recently started a prescription of Augmentin, and the day after I started the prescription started having issues with an erection (not being able to have one)."

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  • Anonymous
  • October 31, 2011

Augmentin (amoxicillin / clavulanate) "This was prescribed to treat a case of pediatric otitis media. It helped to partially clear the infection but did not completely eradicate it. "

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  • Matt...
  • Taken for less than 1 month
  • September 15, 2021

"Worked fine for me. Ear infection cleared up in 2 days. Kept taking dose. Perhaps those that had bad effects are…maybe allergic to it?"

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  • Double...
  • January 3, 2018

Augmentin (amoxicillin / clavulanate) "It made me throw up, dizzy, stomach ache and pale skin on first dose. I have a double ear infection. I did not gave any of the symptoms prior to taking it. I only had extreme pain in ears."

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  • Anonymous
  • Taken for less than 1 month
  • December 20, 2016

Augmentin (amoxicillin / clavulanate) "After 3 doses of 875mg Augmentin for Ear infection had severe abdominal cramping and diarrhea...no relief for the ear...had to call Dr fro different Rx"

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  • Otitis...
  • February 28, 2016

"Serum sickness, type III immunologic reaction. Dx by allergist. Hand: swelling, tightness, rash; bilateral. Feet: hive like rash; bilateral. Knee: swelling and rash; unilateral."

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  • Dena
  • Taken for less than 1 month
  • October 18, 2020

"The amoxicillin with clavulanate antibiotic didn't work for me and I was on them for 7 days. Two weeks later I ended up on Keflex which is much better and works fast."

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