Comparing Clarithromycin vs Metronidazole

For Sinusitis: I was instructed to take this clarithromycin antibiotic for 10 days for a suspected sinus infection. The joke is that my doctor didn't do any testing to make sure that I had a bacterial sinus infection - it could've been viral or fungal, but I was just handed these drugs & sent on my way. I got all the usual side effects, upset stomach, the worst bloating ever and gas all day long. I took them with food but it still affected me. The bitter taste in my mouth was disgusting but tolerable. By day 5 heartburn struck & I felt very unstable mentally & physically. I began to get oral thrush caused by these tablets and this is when I gave up. I couldn't push myself to take anymore & now I have to take more medicine to clear the thrush. I can't even give the tablets any credit for clearing my infection because I may not have needed them to begin with.

For Sinusitis: I was prescribed clarithromycin for a sinus infection. I have been battling this for four weeks. And two prescriptions before this. I am on day three and feel only a little better. I have read it takes 4-5 days to feel better especially if you have had it awhile. The sinuses are hard to penetrate. I have had no stomach problems, I recommend probiotics. Nasty taste in my mouth...Gatorade helps a bit. I have also had fatigue and headache but I am unsure if this is due to the antibiotics or that my body has had it with medication. Hope this helps someone.

For Bacterial Vaginitis: I was diagnosed with BV and a yeast infection. I know what a yeast infection looks like and that’s not what I had.I initially went to the doctor for extreme burning sensation bloating and constipated. I do have sex with my bf but I couldn’t believe this was any reaction to sex. So they prescribed me one single dose for the yeast infection and 7 days for this metronidazole. I’ve been taking it and I did slip up and have sex with my bf in between taking it but I wasn’t getting any symptoms. Now today is the last day of my medication and this morning I woke up had to pee and it BURNED and the feeling doesn’t go away until hours later! I don’t understand why this is happening

For Bacterial Vaginitis: I’m on day 7 of the 2x a day 500mg pill. Overall not a bad experience. The only side effects I can say I’ve definitely noticed is the metallic taste of the pill while swallowing, which I took after breakfast/dinner. I also had very soft stool throughout the entire week of the medication, and my urine was significantly darker than usual but other than that nothing major. My BV discharge and smell went away so I would say it did its job!