Azithromycin for Bacterial Infection User Reviews (Page 4)

• Tum...
• Taken for less than 1 month
• February 6, 2018

"I went in today for a Hysterosalpingogram (radiography of the urinary bladder, the ureter, and the renal pelvis after injection of these organs with a contrast medium), and my doctor gave me azithromycin (2) 500 mg tablet orally 1 hr before the procedure. I took them at 2 pm and around 4 pm my stomach started to cramp really bad. I thought it was from the procedure and didn't think anything of it. As I started to drive, my stomach hurt so bad I couldn't take it. I pulled over to rest. When I was ready to finish my drive, I felt so nauseous and sick to my stomach I pulled over and went to the bathroom. As soon as I got out of my car, I didn't make it and it all came out the back end! It was a massacre!!!!! I am an adult and I am still shocked that this happened to me. I am still using the restroom and the diarrhea has not gone away. It has been six hours. If you were prescribed this antibiotic, make sure you are close to home or a toilet, as I was not. Lesson learned!! It's not your normal diarrhea either, it comes out and you can't control it and your stomach can't stop gurgling."

• Ann...
• May 24, 2017

"WARNING: I took only 4 pills of this medication during a flu with sinus infection, and it caused me to lose my abilities to smell and taste. It also caused severe headaches and dizziness until I stopped taking it. I don't know what it may mean for me to not be able to smell or taste again... I can't imagine the rest of my life with such a loss, but if I can at least warn others and prevent it from happening to another person..."

• Mom...
• February 6, 2017

"I'm 35 weeks pregnant. None of the antibiotics cleared the infection I had. The doctor prescribed azithromycin 500 mg (2 tablets as a single dose). I took them. Experienced crazy diarrhea. Felt nauseous, but didn't throw up. Pretty sure the meds have worked. Concerned about what to eat now. Now to get to full term and have a safe vaginal delivery."

• Lil...
• November 22, 2019

"Took this with my boyfriend. I had my stomach making noises for two days straight, but the next day, man, was I in pain. I woke up at 3 a.m. with excruciating stomach pain. I even called poison control, it hurt so bad. I asked my boyfriend how he felt, and he feels nauseous. I just have such lower stomach pain and diarrhea. My face feels like it’s burning. I just hope I feel better in a few days, this is such a strong medicine. I took 4 pills, he took 3."

• Phi...
• August 17, 2011

Azithromycin "No side effects, and it works."

• 123...
• Taken for less than 1 month
• February 2, 2020

Azithromycin "It doesn’t work, and if anything, it makes me feel worse. It gives me an upset stomach, and I get super dizzy every time I take it."

• Anonymous
• Taken for less than 1 month
• October 30, 2021

Azithromycin "I came down with a bacterial infection in my lungs. Within 24 hours, I was put on Zithromax 500 mg, one tablet a day. Day three, I felt 75% better. And not one side effect!"

• Anonymous
• Taken for less than 1 month
• October 29, 2013

Azithromycin "Bronchitis - worked fast."

• Ste...
• Taken for less than 1 month
• May 27, 2020

Azithromycin "Worst antibiotic out there. It put me in the hospital and almost messed my heart up permanently. Luckily, I caught it in time. And oh yeah, it also makes you feel TERRIBLE. Don’t take it."

• Cal...
• March 4, 2016

Azithromycin "Had the flu and then bronchitis - nasty stuff... lungs burning, dry hacking cough, fever and chills, wheezing. This is day one, but last year it cleared me right up. Flu shot next winter for sure!"

• Anonymous
• Taken for less than 1 month
• April 20, 2018

Azithromycin "I am currently experiencing 18 rare side effects. If I had seen this list beforehand, I would have refused treatment."

• FML...
• June 10, 2011

"My throat is still really sore. I still feel really sick and tired, and the day after all my dose had finished, I had severe burning and itching in my vagina, and my sinuses still feel inflamed."

• Dan...
• Taken for 1 to 6 months
• July 1, 2022

"This drug I never want to touch again. I had a UTI and took this medication to help clear it. I had severe cramping that just wouldn't go, feeling sick, bad diarrhea, my heart wouldn't stop racing."

• Ski...
• April 23, 2015

"I just took it roughly an hour or two ago, and the only side effect I'm noticing is my stomach hurts."

• Kod...
• Taken for less than 1 month
• December 13, 2016

"The medicine helped cure my throat, however, the heart palpitations were extreme. I wouldn't take the last two pills because my heart hurt too much. I just hope there's no permanent damage."

• Rom...
• Taken for less than 1 month
• March 23, 2020

"Azithromycin is a great medicine."

• Bil...
• July 23, 2017

"I had strep throat, and it knocked the strep out easily, but caused severe diarrhea."

• Anonymous
• August 25, 2017

"Caused stomach cramping and lots of gas to the point where I couldn't lay down or fall asleep without having to get up to burp or pass gas. I also felt really anxious when drinking this medicine."

• Jul...
• Taken for less than 1 month
• March 21, 2024

"I had a stomach infection. As soon as I took it, my tummy felt the difference. I had a viral infection, it was gone in just 2 days."

• Cel...
• Taken for less than 1 month
• February 22, 2024

Azithromycin "I had zero side effects, no cramps, no diarrhea, no nausea, and it cleared up my infection in a few days. Amazing drug. 10/10"

• inf...
• November 29, 2020

"I think I didn't get better by using azithromycin."