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Linezolid User Reviews & Ratings (Page 2)

Brand names: Zyvox

Linezolid has an average rating of 8.6 out of 10 from a total of 32 reviews on Drugs.com. 78% of reviewers reported a positive experience, while 0% reported a negative experience.

Reviews for Linezolid

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  • Mal...
  • Taken for less than 1 month
  • November 24, 2020

For Bacterial Infection "This drug linezolid works great. Was given the generic version after multiple treatment failures. I thought it would work faster than it did. Took about the full 10-day course to feel the difference. Side effects: tired, very especially at peak serum. Try to take a nap after you take your daytime pill, like an hour after, and take the PM pill just before bed. Stool got soft, but nothing runny. No aches, no neuropathy, nothing scary. Great med!"

9 / 10
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  • Taken for less than 1 month
  • December 31, 2022

For Skin and Structure Infection "I was admitted to the hospital with cellulitis on my foot, caused by a fungal infection that got bacterially infected. Spent four days in the hospital on IV antibiotics and after seeing progress on my cellulitis, I was switched to oral Linezolid 600 mg 2x a day for 10 days (was told that sulfa antibiotics would have been a typical treatment but I have an allergy to them). My cellulitis continued to clear and was gone and old skin had peeled away by day 5. I didn’t feel great taking the Linezolid: my heart rate was elevated, I had little appetite and lost some weight, and in general just felt low energy and crummy on it. The hardest thing for me was following a low tyramine diet. I finished my treatment three days ago and am looking forward to eating a normal diet in another 10 days. Overall though, I am thrilled that the Linezolid seems to have worked and allowed me to come home from the hospital without IV antibiotics!"

8 / 10
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  • Taken for 1 to 6 months
  • January 7, 2018

Linezolid for Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus Aureus Infection "Had an infection that would not clear... nosocomial... after surgery. Was the only med that got rid of it completely. No further problems or recurrences! I had no side effects."

10 / 10
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  • March 8, 2008

Linezolid for Skin and Structure Infection "7-day treatment worked well on an infection that lasted over 5 months."

10 / 10
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  • Anonymous
  • March 11, 2008

Linezolid for Skin and Structure Infection "I had the MRSA virus in my thigh, and it was the size of an enlarged grapefruit, and nothing was working. My doctors gave me 4 doses of IV Zyvox, and I was discharged in under a week."

10 / 10
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  • Mel...
  • Taken for less than 1 month
  • April 17, 2016

Linezolid for Bacterial Infection "It didn't work as fast as I thought it would. Very expensive! $3,600 made me feel very sleepy and tired. I could sleep all day!"

6 / 10
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  • July 22, 2009

Linezolid for Skin and Structure Infection "My father is taking this medicine for cellulitis. Just started it today. Don't know yet how well it will work as he is a diabetic. But it is expensive."

5 / 10
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