Keflex User Reviews & Ratings (Page 3)

• fat...
• Taken for less than 1 month
• July 23, 2013

For Skin or Soft Tissue Infection "This medication gave me really bad traveling gas with cold sweats and made me very nauseous on the very first pill! I might ask my doctor to replace this medication with something else. I find it very strong, especially for a mild skin infection due to a spider bite!"

• jas...
• August 23, 2013

For Acne "I have been getting these painful boils under my arm since I was 15-16 years old. Now I'm 21. Like a month after I had my baby, my face broke out really, really bad. Cephalexin (Keflex) cleared it right up. I don't get boils anymore."

• gre...
• Taken for less than 1 month
• June 13, 2024

For Kidney Infections "This is a medication that I had a bad time with and didn't want to take again until I was told to take a probiotic with it. I had taken Bactrim for 6 days and still was sick, if not worse off than before the Bactrim. I received 3 bags of Rocephin in the hospital and every day was given a probiotic. I came home with Keflex and no side effects with a probiotic. I can tell with another week as prescribed that how I feel now is how it would have felt if I caught this sooner than I did. God bless the nurse who told me this. No yeast infection. Minimal nausea. I can still eat. The pain is finally getting better. Yes there can be nightmares which is odd. However, with a probiotic I rate this as effective as Cipro, which is great because that one has a black box warning."

• Fig...
• Taken for less than 1 month
• May 9, 2019

For Skin or Soft Tissue Infection "Been on Keflex for a week now for folliculitis, 2 pills (500 mg each) for a week (finished the whole bottle), and my folliculitis is still the same. No real side effects for me. I’ve had folliculitis for a month now, and nothing seems to help."

• ArI...
• May 11, 2011

For Acne "After taking doxycycline for a while, my body became resistant to it, so my dermatologist switched me to Keflex for acne. I think I had at least five bowel movements the first day. Eventually, my digestive system became somewhat regular, but then I started getting headaches on a regular basis. It cleared up my acne somewhat, but it was definitely not worth all the side effects."

• jes...
• November 23, 2020

For Upper Respiratory Tract Infection "I went to the ER, they said I had a UTI, so they gave me Keflex 500 mg 4 times a day for a week. I despise ANY medication because of the side effects, but I didn’t want a kidney infection as that’s way worse, so I took it. I had nausea and some mild diarrhea about an hour in, normal, right? So, a few days in, I felt like I was hit by a truck. I woke up fatigued, my anxiety was so bad, and I developed an achy back that lasted a week even after I was done taking it! I still have some mild diarrhea every day, and it’s been a week since I’ve finished the medicine. I have no clue how I pulled through and took all of it. It did indeed clear up my infection, but I still feel sick. I know it’s a turn-off reading this, and it makes you not want to take the medicine, but you HAVE TO unless you want a kidney infection, which is way worse, and you’ll be put on even more antibiotics if that happens. Just pull on through, but if you genuinely don’t feel good when taking it, talk to your doctor."

• Hub...
• Taken for less than 1 month
• April 24, 2018

For Bacterial Infection "Hubby has a bad tooth, recently started hurting him extremely bad. Got hold of a dentist to get the tooth out. He prescribed Keflex 250 mg, for the first 3-4 doses he was to take 2 x 3 doses then 1 cap x 3/day until finished. Within 1 dose, his tooth pain went away, however, on the 2nd to 3rd dose, the nausea, vomiting, horrible stomach pain that he describes as a nasty pain which he has to make himself puke gives him short-term relief. So if he is able to tolerate the rest of the duration of the script, this will be added to his list of meds he can't take."

• Thi...
• October 12, 2017

For Bacterial Infection "I somehow got bit by a spider on my upper thigh area a year ago. No idea what kind of spider it was except I had a really bad reaction to it, which concerned me because most times things like that don't affect me much. I ended up going to the hospital and was prescribed Keflex 500 mg 4 times/day for 10 days. I noticed improvements within a few days, and it cleared up beautifully. I had no side effects whatsoever. Today I had to go see a doctor again about another bite with similar reactions. He also prescribed Keflex 500 for the same dosage and time period. I'm hoping for the same results as last time, but thinking of checking into some probiotics due to the strength of the prescription."

• Chr...
• Taken for less than 1 month
• July 7, 2024

For Bladder Infection "I woke up on Saturday around 3 am with a painful UTI. I was lucky to have Keflex 500 in my apartment and took one. I was peeing every 5-10 minutes with burning. I took one every six hours, and after my third dose, I started to feel better. The burning was 75% gone. I woke up on Sunday after my fourth dose without any burning, and the urgency to pee was gone. I haven't had any side effects."

• ano...
• Taken for less than 1 month
• December 8, 2024

For Skin or Soft Tissue Infection "I'm shocked that these people are often angry with the healthcare provider for giving this drug. Statistically, (look it up in controlled trials, if you believe in double-blind studies and science and stuff like that) it is a very safe drug. Unless you told them you were allergic, this was most likely a rational choice and you are the"

• Gle...
• June 21, 2019

For Skin or Soft Tissue Infection "I was prescribed Keflex, and within 5 hours of taking the first dose, I developed an intense case of hives covering my upper chest and arms from elbow to elbow. The pain was intense. They took me off the Keflex, and I got better, however, I still have issues with hives from even small scratches."

• Ros...
• Taken for less than 1 month
• August 7, 2020

For Bladder Infection "I had cystitis and was put on Macrobid for 5 days, only to find out it didn’t do a thing for the infection. My Dr. gave me an injection of Rocephin in the office and suggested Keflex for 7 days, three times a day (500 mg). The Rocephin gave me a stomach ache and diarrhea, then I took Keflex, and it made me queasy the rest of the day. The second pill I was fine and have remained side effect-free since then. I finish my course tomorrow but still feel the cramping and mild pain from a UTI, so I’m not sure this antibiotic worked either. We’ll see!"

• Not...
• August 15, 2021

For Bladder Infection "I took Keflex once and was fine, and then my UTI returned a month later. Doctor put me back on it, and I had the worst reaction. Vomiting, joint pain, headaches - it was awful! I won't take it again, I'll stick with Cipro or Bactrim."

• owi...
• Taken for less than 1 month
• January 5, 2021

For Skin or Soft Tissue Infection "I was taking Bactrim for 2 days with no improvement before being prescribed Keflex QID for 7 days to take with Bactrim for an infected cut on my wrist from punching glass. As soon as I began Keflex, I started noticing improvement. It's hard to say whether the improvement or my side effects were from Keflex or Bactrim, so take this with a grain of salt. I had tachycardia, chills, nausea, indigestion, gas pain that felt like chest pain, itching on arms/legs, petechiae on my upper arms, frequent urination, and eventual yeast infection for which I had to take Diflucan. I had some symptoms together, and some separate. Most of my side effects came at night, though, so it could've been some kind of reaction between the two? The side effects definitely hit me harder in the beginning, but by my 5th day of Keflex, almost all side effects had subsided. I suggest taking with probiotics that can survive stomach acid and easily digestible food and drinking a lot of water."

• bpm...
• Taken for less than 1 month
• November 19, 2017

For Bacterial Infection "First, my dentist prescribed amoxicillin for my tooth abscess, but when I went in for the extraction, I still had it, so he prescribed this. I lost a day's worth, they fell out of my pocket. But I took the rest, and I still feel it slightly. It had no side effects for me."

• UNC...
• Taken for less than 1 month
• August 21, 2022

For Skin or Soft Tissue Infection "20 yo son took Keflex generic at 7 am Friday for a gross shin wound. After 3 doses, by Saturday afternoon, he had a fever of 102.6. The hospital deemed him COVID positive via a rapid test, though son only had a fever as symptoms of anything. The staff seemed excited to tell each of me, hubby, and my parents without son’s permission. Hubby and I each tested negative on non-rapid tests this morning. We will continue Keflex until the dosage is complete, but I would not take this med or allow my son to take it again. My mother is allergic to Keflex. It makes her itch and choke. I’m very certain the Keflex is causing my son’s fever, but COVID is a payday, so we just have to deal with it. He is allergic to amoxicillin."

• JRL...
• April 28, 2015

For Upper Respiratory Tract Infection "The only antibiotic that promptly and consistently resolves my chronic bronchitis."

• Bor...
• Taken for less than 1 month
• March 26, 2015

For Bacterial Infection "I took it for a bacteria in my urine and right now I have no more pressure when I have to pee and no more smell in the urine. I am happy again. Thanks Keflex"

• RZM...
• Taken for less than 1 month
• January 17, 2015

For Bladder Infection "Prescribed by ER doc for bladder infection. It's giving me dry mouth, diarrhea, and bad gas but it's tolerable. Drink lots of water right after you take it."

• fra...
• Taken for less than 1 month
• November 24, 2015

For Bladder Infection "Keflex treated my bladder infection successfully with no noticeable side effects, and was also very affordable."

• Anonymous
• Taken for 6 months to 1 year
• June 4, 2013

For Kidney Infections "Works great for my urinary tract infections. Even when I'm sick with a cold! I highly recommend it."

• Bra...
• June 20, 2011

For Skin or Soft Tissue Infection "Quickly cleared up cellulitis that was painful and itchy on the crease of my leg. 7 days, twice daily, 500 mg."

• Anonymous
• April 21, 2009

For Skin or Soft Tissue Infection "Along with the use of Itchamol ointment, this clears boils up very quickly."

• tro...
• Taken for 1 to 6 months
• July 2, 2012

For Skin or Soft Tissue Infection "Infected sebaceous cyst: needed to take three regimens of Keflex. Used Floragen 3 as a probiotic."

• Anonymous
• July 6, 2009

For Bacterial Infection "The best drug out there if you have an external yeast infection."