Amoxicillin / clavulanate for Skin and Structure Infection User Reviews

• Anonymous
• December 13, 2008

Amoxicillin / clavulanate "Had a cat bite me on my hand... full set of teeth and sharp. Hand swelled and was red. Took Augmentin 8 hours after being bitten, and within 3 days, swelling went down and redness had faded. 6 years as an animal control officer and never injured once... helped my friend pick out a cat at the local humane society and got bitten... oh, the irony! This is excellent medicine for cat bites. Had a friend tell me her dad got bitten by a cat, and he ended up in the hospital and was gravely ill from an infection. Lucky me, from my experience I knew to seek medical attention immediately. Anyone bitten by a cat should know they have about an 85% chance of infection and need to take it very seriously or you'll end up in the hospital."

• pha...
• Taken for less than 1 month
• April 19, 2013

Amoxicillin / clavulanate "I have an active pilonidal cyst. For those not familiar with this condition, it is extremely painful. It involves a massive infection. I have been treated with Augmentin XR for 11 days so far. After about 8 days, I could feel a noticeable improvement. It works great, however, it is rather rough on your digestive system."

• Cat...
• September 17, 2016

"During an emergency, my cat bit my index finger. After about 20 minutes, I washed the wound with hot water and soap, then rinsed with alcohol and applied an antibiotic ointment. The skin around the puncture wound became warm, pink, and started to swell 6 hours later. I began the 875/125 mg amoxicillin/clavulanic acid 24 hours after that. By then, the closest joint was aching and the symptoms had spread to the palm. About an hour after taking the tablet, I slowly opened and closed my hand into a tight fist about 15 times to increase blood circulation. Within 12 hours, most of the symptoms had dissipated. The joint was still a little stiff. Puncture wounds from cat bites are serious. See a doctor or start antibiotics at the first sign of infection!"

• Ent...
• May 21, 2014

Amoxicillin / clavulanate "My neighbor's cat scratched and bit me. At first, I thought I sprained my wrist doing something, but when my wrist was red like a lobster, swelling in pain and pus draining from the bite, I knew it was due to the cat bite. Went to the ER, they said I had cellulitis. They gave me an IV of this, then prescribed it for ten days. Started to work immediately. I had mild diarrhea for the first three days, felt nauseous and very groggy, trouble thinking clearly. I still have dark urine, but my wrist is just about completely healed. I'm on day six, four more days to go. Then I'm done. Regular amoxicillin made me feel weird but didn't give me much side effects, however, I was prescribed amoxicillin for abscessed teeth."

• whi...
• Taken for less than 1 month
• October 29, 2016

Amoxicillin / clavulanate "Took Augmentin for a bacterial infection in my foot. This is rough stuff. During the 10-day cycle, although it cleared up the infection in my foot, I had begun to develop headaches, felt weak and tired, sleeplessness, and some stomach discomfort. It works well if you can endure all the side effects. Would not recommend if other options are available."

• Mik...
• Taken for less than 1 month
• March 31, 2019

Amoxicillin / clavulanate "I took this for an ear infection, it worked well. One of the side effects was it cured me of my cystic acne. I was about to give up after my dermatologist tried four different antibiotics. Two months out, and my acne is gone. I went from having penny and quarter spots on my head to nothing. My testosterone injections bring my flare-ups out, now I can take a normal dose without even a hint of acne. Amazing!!"

• Sou...
• Taken for less than 1 month
• October 6, 2020

Amoxicillin / clavulanate "My cat bit my ankle in 5 places. Out of hours, the GP gave me Augmentin 500/125mg to take 3 times a day. The first 7 days were fine apart from urinating, diarrhoea had to force-feed myself as no appetite. After 7 days, the nurse came for the 2nd time, one of the bites was fine, the others were raring to go. It gave me cellulitis. My leg was red, black, swollen, plus my neck. So the GP gave me another 7 days' worth. (Had a 2-day break). Bad diarrhoea/accidents, lying in bed being sick, high fever, migraines, feeling so ill. Perspiring, tight chest, palpitations, itchy vagina, became very depressed. I was in a foul mood, memory loss, and acid reflux. I thought I had septicaemia. Therefore, I only took 3 days of the new pack. By Monday, I felt great apart from another bite that came up. The nurse dressed it, and the GP put me on Flucloxacillin 500mg, and so far, so good. Please note these pills are awful. Trying to force food down when you feel so very ill is terrible. Glad it worked for the first week (with slight of the above side effects). I’d rather give birth!!"

• Man...
• Taken for less than 1 month
• December 2, 2020

"I'm someone who generally responds well to medications. However, with Amoxi Clav 875 mg, I had very uncomfortable lower abdominal pain, diarrhea, and gas started about halfway through a 7-day course. Despite taking with food and taking 2 different probiotics twice daily, this medication caused a yeast infection and rectal itching that is still lingering almost 2 weeks after treatment. I've seen 3 separate doctors about side effects just to make sure there isn't something severely wrong with me. Do not take this unless you're desperate!!"

• mau...
• Taken for less than 1 month
• July 18, 2019

"Tooth extraction (bicuspid) due to abscess. Prescribed amoxicillin/clavulanate 875-125 twice per day for 7 days. Side effects, fatigue in the AM takes all morning to recover. Drug effective in eliminating infection."

• Ken...
• Taken for less than 1 month
• January 19, 2019

"Didn't work for me at all for a tooth infection. Took as prescribed for 4 days, ended back up in the ER at 3:00 am due to severe swelling near the eye/nasal cavity. The ER doctor said give it more time, but I ended up having an emergency dental visit at the dentist's office. Switched me to regular Penicillin, pain and swelling almost immediately went down. Was gone in 3 days with Penicillin. This stuff was very poor for my tooth abscesses. Didn't help with pain or swelling, just made me feel like garbage for 4 days. Penicillin is definitely the way to go for tooth abscesses. No side effects with Penicillin, just relief."

• DMa...
• February 9, 2018

"I was prescribed this before getting a dental procedure done. I took 2 doses (875 mg), 12 hours apart. The first day, I experienced an unusual tingling, the best way I could describe it would be like little bugs all over my body. I also experienced stomach discomfort, mostly on the right side. I woke up the next morning to bouts of watery diarrhea. I stopped taking it and contacted my physician. I've never had a reaction to regular amoxicillin but haven't taken antibiotics in decades."

• Mee...
• Taken for less than 1 month
• March 16, 2021

"Got bit by a friendly, feral cat that thought my finger was food (I stupidly fed it from my hand). Now, I have cats that I play with, and they play bite/scratch me all the time. This time, though, was a puncture bite. Blood was dripping from my index finger. At first, I thought, I’ll be fine. So I went to work with caution not to use that hand. My mammy also insisted I’d be okay. But something told me this was not going to be okay as the pain and redness/swelling started to kick in less than 24 hours. Any bump or nudge that I touched hurt like anything. So I went to urgent care, and they prescribed me this. It’s been 2 days, and so far, I can almost feel my finger again. Still painful and swollen. I had my first bout of diarrhea today, and I have more anxiety than usual. I want to say possibly the disruption of good flora/microbes that have been gotten rid of is the source of this. I’m also eating yogurt and some probiotic/prebiotic enriched foods while taking this medication."

• Shy...
• Taken for less than 1 month
• May 9, 2016

"I had this boil on my leg, and my doctor gave me this. It worked really well for the first three days. On the fourth day, after I burst the boil, I was faced with excessive bleeding. I bled for more than 5 hours, and I began to fear if I no longer had any thrombocytes left in my blood. It was midnight, I couldn't go to my doctor. I was lucky enough it's just a small opening, so I decided to lie down and wait for morning. Before I woke up in the morning, it's all fine."

• Mee...
• Taken for less than 1 month
• October 17, 2021

"I was prescribed this medication to prevent an infection after a root canal. My dose was 825 mg, I believe, twice a day. Took the first dose but crushed it into apple juice because the pills are huge and I have anxiety about swallowing pills. An hour later, I was holding back from vomiting. I blamed it on crushing it up and also doing so on an empty stomach, so I took my second dose that night, and an hour later, I started to feel dizzy. So I started looking up reviews and saw a lot of people saying it caused them panic attacks and anxiety, which I already deal with on a daily basis, so the next day I called my dentist, and they switched me to regular amoxicillin, which I've never had any issues with. I thought this was the same as amoxicillin, or else I would have never taken it. I am the kind of person who reads up about everything. When I get medicines, I'm looking up all the side effects and stuff. Definitely would never take this stuff again. I've never had any side effects from anything else."

• d0r...
• September 26, 2018

"I was prescribed Augmentin (but was given an MFG Aurobindo substitute Amox/Clav from the pharmacy) for a diagnosis of bacterial infection on the back of my neck. Out of 14 pills, I've taken the third one, and that will be my last one ever! After my first pill, I noticed the extreme headache but thought nothing about it being the side effects from the medicine. It lasted as long as it could last until I finally gave in after 3 hours and went looking for Advil for migraines that I luckily bought that day. The Advil helped lessen and control the headache after 30 minutes. After what I've gone through the week before (depression, the 'infection,' headaches, and cold sores), this medicine was only making my life worse with the extreme throbbing headache (kind of like having someone bang on a sensitive area on the top left of my head). Noticed no other side effects yet, besides the unbearable headache since I'm stopping after my 3rd pill. Will put this name on 'medicines I can't take.'"

• Bil...
• Taken for less than 1 month
• November 16, 2016

"I had a gum infection that several other antibiotics did not cure. Within 3 days of using this, the infection was gone."

• Qan...
• September 11, 2020

"I had no side effects with the antibiotic amoxicillin with clavulanate."