Clindamycin and Bad Taste: What Users Say (Page 2)

• Pun...
• September 23, 2015

For Bacterial Infection "Horrible taste, heartburn first time in life, abdominal pain like a knife twisting, hopefully infection is going away... still taking 150 mg every 6 hrs. Halfway through... would never take again... had infection in molar and a half-ass dentist."

• Yad...
• Taken for less than 1 month
• December 28, 2018

For Bacteremia "I was prescribed this drug after a severe bacterial infection was detected in my blood. The symptoms quickly went away as soon as I started taking the capsules. However, I am still having diarrhea-which wasn't there previously-two weeks after completing my dose. The thing is, this diarrhea is preceded by a gut-wrenching pain that feels like air is being forcefully blown through my entrails. Plus, I have some funny taste in my mouth that has forced me to keep and chew candy 24/7. All in all, it is a good drug if it treats that which caused the doc to prescribe it in the first place. Just be prepared to handle the side effects for a while."

• man...
• Taken for less than 1 month
• October 7, 2020

For Bone infection "I had a wisdom tooth pulled, but they did not send me home with antibiotics. Two days later, I broke a tooth and had to go back to get two more pulled. Still no antibiotics. By then, my wisdom tooth site should have been on the up, however, I noticed gunk inside it and immense amounts of pain. I called my dentist and asked for something other than pain. I received clindamycin 300 mg, 4 times a day. It took about 48 hours to notice, but it began to work. I've almost completed the course and have had only one side effect, the taste in my mouth. I take the pill with lots of water and then have a snack pack of pudding or jello. I took it once before this and had the worst heartburn. I advise eating with it. It has been much better this go-around."

• Eti...
• August 7, 2015

For Bacterial Infection "Took prescribed dosage of 1200 mg x 10 days. I felt I was being overdosed because I ended up in the hospital in the past from OD. Dr. diagnosed me with strep. No culture taken. It's been 3 weeks after. A knee got tendinitis, and now both Achilles heels have knots, and I can barely stand or walk. Horrible taste while taking Med. Loss of appetite. Nervousness. Mouth sores are back. Can't work."

• Gra...
• Taken for less than 1 month
• January 22, 2021

For Surgical Prophylaxis "Wow. I don’t know if this medication would have worked or not for my root canal. I was on it for a day and a half and had to stop because of the horrible taste in my mouth night and day, no matter what else I ate, how often I brushed, or how often I used a mouth rinse. It was horrible! Bad enough that I tossed and turned all night with the horrible taste in my mouth. So, so bad. I will never take this again."

• Cha...
• February 9, 2017

For Bacterial Infection "Only take med if must! Bad side effects, but it cures you. I had pain in the vaginal area and I healed within a few hours of itchy and burning, however, the worst nausea and pain everywhere, weakness bad! I have a movie tonight and I'm not going to not go! Oh, p.s. it causes a horrid taste in your mouth and dry mouth!"

• Izz...
• Taken for less than 1 month
• April 16, 2017

For Intraabdominal Infection "I started triple therapy of clindamycin, amoxicillin, and a PPI 3 days ago for H. pylori infection. I've been on a PPI and amoxicillin before with no side effects, but not clindamycin. It's a big dose: 500 mg twice a day for 7 days. The first 3 doses were awful. Disgusting taste in my mouth and terrible nausea with a gnawing, rumbly feeling in my stomach. After I read some advice on this page, I tried drinking more water: half a pint before the dose, then after. Plus a daily probiotic drink. I also didn't lie flat after dosage for an hour. This has made a huge difference. Still a bit of a taste, but no nausea and a better sleep. Still 4 days to go, but fingers crossed as the H. pylori had been causing pain. Definitely good advice."

• TCS...
• Taken for less than 1 month
• September 26, 2021

For Skin or Soft Tissue Infection "It reversed my staph infection, but my taste for all food has been really affected. After I eat, I am left with a really awful taste in my mouth. I took this antibiotic for a week at a dosage of 1200 mg a day."

• xxx...
• Taken for less than 1 month
• September 15, 2015

For Bacterial Infection "Couple more things to add. When you wake up, you'll have a nasty taste in your mouth. Also, the capsule itself tastes horrible once it hits your tongue, so make sure you're ready with that water."

• xxx...
• Taken for less than 1 month
• September 15, 2015

For Bacterial Infection "Couple more things to add. When you wake up, you'll have a nasty taste in your mouth. Also, the capsule itself tastes horrible once it hits your tongue, so make sure you're ready with that water."

• Anonymous
• July 24, 2012

For Bacterial Infection "Severe heartburn and bad taste."

• Anonymous
• November 16, 2010

For Skin or Soft Tissue Infection "Horrible heartburn that lasts for hours. Left a bad taste in my mouth. Nauseated. But did good for my skin infection. Cannot complete my dose. Will change antibiotics."

• Anonymous
• March 23, 2011

"The medication seems to be working okay, the only thing is that the clindamycin leaves such a bad taste in my mouth."