Clarithromycin for Helicobacter Pylori Infection User Reviews (Page 4)

• Den...
• Taken for less than 1 month
• March 26, 2019

"Take all 3 drugs for H. pylori. This is my third time having it. I have multiple sclerosis, and the first 2 times it was awful and had to stop the meds after 7 days. I changed my diet in the last 7 years and lost 70 pounds. Had it in 2007 and 2012. I must say this was an awesome experience. I’m on day 12 and no problems at all. Very shocking. Get tested in 3 months."

• B M...
• Taken for less than 1 month
• October 14, 2021

"2-week triple treatment for H. pylori, which caused severe gastritis, an ulcer (clamped during endoscopy), duodenitis, and grade 3 esophageal erosion. Even plain water was going down like a thousand razor blades. I'm on day 11. Unlike most people, I've had nearly zero side effects, just some dizziness and the odd headache."

• Zoe...
• February 27, 2018

"I was diagnosed with H. pylori and malaria weeks ago. It is a horrid experience, I fainted once. Was prescribed Coartem (artemether and lumefantrine) and paracetamol for 3 days. Clarithromycin for 2 weeks, Amoxil for 2 weeks, Zapazol for 2 weeks. At first, dose up till 3 days, I felt it was getting worse. I felt sick, extremely dizzy, had a bitter taste, and was feeling extremely bloated with bad headaches, but got better. Now I'm on the 9th day, and the bitter taste is getting severe, plus headaches. Been online ruling out reasons before I found this thread. I thought I was pregnant even if I knew I wasn't, if you know what I mean. Lol. I suspected acid reflux, bile reflux. I don't know anymore, it's really ruining my well-being. Although this bitter taste has been even before I started the meds, but it's worse now, and I believed the previous bitter taste went away because it was the malaria. I don't know what to do. What do you guys advise me to do."

• Nag...
• July 25, 2015

"I took it with amoxicillin 500 twice a day for 7 days. After 2 days, I had abdominal cramps, but after finishing the treatment, my stomach pain was gone completely. However, abdominal cramps, indigestion, nausea, motion sickness, and heartburn continue until now, 20 days after finishing it. I was admitted to the hospital last week because of severe upper abdominal pain, every test and scan was normal. I will never take this medicine at all. I was really dying. I still cannot study and go to university after one month."

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

"Seriously, y’all, do not even take this! You will feel like you’re dying from the bad nausea, can’t eat, can’t sleep, severe abdominal pain, headache. My stomach and symptoms felt much better before I started taking this horrid drug."

• Bus...
• July 7, 2017

"I am on day three of this thing. I've missed this morning's dose because I felt deathly nauseous and depressed as this stuff has me bedridden. I called in sick today. I work from home anyway, but I called in sick. I didn't even want to get the laptop from the living room to email, I was that tired and lifeless from about 11 hours of 'almost going to vomit' nausea. This stuff is brutal. I'm sitting here looking at the next dose, scared to take it, but if this thing works, then it's the possibility of a lifetime of normality. Weighing up the odds of four more days of hell, but if it doesn't work, then the next treatment will probably be more brutal. My mother had this triple therapy and has only complained of slight nausea and a bad taste. So nauseous & depressed :("

• Thi...
• April 27, 2017

"Have been on 3 different antibiotics, this one included, for almost a week now. It's honestly been brutal. I've also been using probiotics to try to replenish the good bacteria in the digestive tract so this way I don't end up in the hospital from the combination of this medicine and the amoxicillin. Definitely going to have to try the orange juice because soda doesn't appear to lessen the gross cottonmouth and metallic taste in my mouth."

• Hur...
• Taken for less than 1 month
• June 29, 2016

"Sadly, I'm only on day 1 of this medicine combined with amoxicillin and lansoprazole, and it's hell. I got extreme dizziness. I feel so slow with thinking. My stomach is burning a few minutes after the drugs, and I got bad diarrhea. The symptoms start to decrease a few hours after the first dose but return when I take my second dose. Never again will I take this antibiotic, and I have 6 days left."

• JRF...
• Taken for less than 1 month
• May 10, 2023

"I’m on this medication now, and I’m only on my 2nd day. I was searching on how to remedy the bitter taste while on this medication. Side effects I’m experiencing are vomiting, bloating, nonstop burping, and the bitter taste. I really hope I’ll get better after this."

• Sun...
• Taken for less than 1 month
• February 20, 2018

"Got diagnosed in November 2017 after heartburn for two years and being on esomeprazole. I finally had an endoscopy which turned out to be the wrong diagnosis (hiatus hernia). Then had to wait nearly a year to be referred back into the system for another endoscopy, only to be told there’s no evidence of hiatus hernia and that it's H. pylori. I didn’t know what it was. Went on the triple therapy with metronidazole, amoxicillin, and omeprazole. Didn’t work. Now it’s nearly March '18, and I’m back on the antibiotics for two weeks, this time clarithromycin, amoxicillin, and lansoprazole. Day 2, okay, but probably not really kicked in yet, but hopefully better than metronidazole, as last time I was so ill on that drug. Went to the hospital twice, and the first time I called an ambulance, so I really don’t want to go through that again!"

• Tea...
• Taken for less than 1 month
• October 2, 2021

"I’m on the triple therapy to eradicate the H. Pylori infection. It seems to be helping, but on day 7 of a 14-day regimen, the heart rate issue started. It includes Protonix, clarithromycin, and amoxicillin. I noticed the increased heart rate, chest pain, and shortness of breath on day 7. I didn’t know to prepare myself for this, but it’s good to know I’m not alone. I suspect the heart rate issue started earlier, but I take a BP medicine which lowers my heart rate, so I didn’t notice it until I forgot to take my morning dose. Then it freaked me out, but I did read it’s an uncommon side effect. I know things will go back to normal, but I hope I make it until the 14th day. This is a small price to pay to eradicate this horrible stomach infection."

• Pam...
• Taken for less than 1 month
• November 8, 2022

"I found out I have H. pylori from my doctor after waiting over a month for biopsy results from a tract, stomach, and intestine procedure. My doctor put me on this clarithromycin twice a day, amoxicillin 2 pills 2x day, and omeprazole twice daily. After the first dose, I noticed this horrible soapy, salty medicine taste that didn't go away and was worse when I woke up in the middle of the night. I went from being constipated to diarrhea now constantly. I called my doctor on day three and told her about the side effects, and she told me to stop the clarithromycin and she would check on another med to take. I had to call back another time because my doctor's office didn't call about the prescription. When I finally talked to the nurse, she said they could give me another medicine with 3 different meds combined, but they couldn't guarantee I wouldn't have similar side effects. I decided to start clarithromycin again because I would have to start a 14-day regimen again. I'm not looking forward to tonight."

• Ano...
• Taken for less than 1 month
• May 10, 2025

"I took a 500 mg tablet twice a day. I was fine in the first two days. I started feeling super thirsty and mild hot flashes, but it got worse with each passing day. I sweat on my face, even though I don't feel hot. My face got very red, like being drunk. I can't wait to finish this treatment. However, it did help my symptoms."

• Lis...
• Taken for less than 1 month
• November 23, 2020

"Took the clarithromycin medication with amoxicillin and gave me stomach cramping and felt sick, a little bit of vertigo, but apart from that, ok. Unfortunately, it didn’t work, so have to do another triple therapy with a worse drug."

• Chl...
• Taken for less than 1 month
• January 2, 2022

"So after I had a check-up scope with my IBD, the doctors found out that I had a few red irritation marks in my stomach. It wasn’t too bad, just very red and not supposed to be there. So they did a biopsy of them, and it turned out I tested positive for H. pylori. But I never had any symptoms except a stomach cramp here or there. My GI doc put me on this drug therapy with clarithromycin, lansoprazole, and two pills of amoxicillin. I gotta take these four pills twice a day for ten days. Morning and night. My problem with it was the side effects. On my first day, I suffered extreme nausea, heart racing, and I did throw up that first night. Not to mention it makes it hard to sleep and having this bitter taste in my mouth that is there all day long. I started to use mint to help with this, and now on my sixth day, I am starting to get used to the side effects."

• DJs...
• Taken for less than 1 month
• November 27, 2021

"Worst pill ever, only managed one day, cause the second dose I took touched my throat and it literally started to swell on that side. My foot started to feel like it was going to cramp, then started to feel itchy. Then I couldn’t sleep, woke up so nauseated and couldn’t even eat. Then saw I had a rash on my chest and my wife saw my neck and said I also had a rash. Then later on, my eyes literally went blurry on me that I had to rush out of the house. I don't like antibiotics, they do more harm than good. Also, I have no idea why I need these meds if I feel like my dietary change has controlled this bacteria. I needed a good nap and thank God the weakness left. It did cause me nasty anxiety, I think the bacteria anxiety was nothing compared to the pill one. Good advice: you can find doctors out there that would recommend natural medicine pills that actually have a higher rating and nothing of a side effect other than if you're allergic to peanuts. Also, you're taking one pill to attack bacteria."

• Ros...
• Taken for less than 1 month
• April 9, 2021

"Very, very bitter taste. I am unable to sleep due to bitterness."

• Kat...
• Taken for less than 1 month
• August 5, 2020

"So, um, TMI, but apparently, according to my boyfriend, this stuff makes more than just your mouth bitter."

• Luc...
• Taken for less than 1 month
• November 20, 2019

"The pills leave a very bad taste after eating. It wouldn’t go away for hours, which annoys me. Also, the pills are large, and if you don’t swallow it fast enough, you will taste the bitterness."

• doc...
• December 5, 2009

"Excellent medicine for H. pylori eradication and lower respiratory tract-related diseases."

• Xti...
• September 30, 2016

"On day 1, second dose, I feel horrible. Eases off a little, then cramps up so bad. This medicine is stupid. I really hope it works, if not, I'm going herbal."

• hel...
• January 26, 2014

"My first day, and I got nausea and runs, and I got a little pain in my neck and shoulder."

• Mar...
• Taken for less than 1 month
• December 18, 2021

"I developed chronic psychosis due to this drug."

• Emp...
• Taken for less than 1 month
• September 27, 2021

"This is an amazing antibiotic, but the taste is something to be desired! All they had to do is coat the tablets with a sugary coating, but I guess that costs money to do that."

• Egl...
• Taken for less than 1 month
• April 27, 2017

"I am so scared right now. I am supposed to start this treatment tonight. I feel way too anxious to do so."