Clarithromycin 5000mg Slow Release

TOWIE | 13:22 Thu 15th Mar 2012 | Body & Soul

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Has anyone taken this tablet before. I have been given it for a lung infection, but the the side affects are quite frightening. Especially, the nightmares, anxiety, loss of bearings and hallucinations. I am looking at the packet thinking shall I or shan't I. Its one tablet per day, slow release.

I've just had to stop the penicillin 500mg as it gave me really bad headaches. I normally do fine on pencillin 250mg, so not sure why I had really bad headaches.

Seizure after head trauma?

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Sqad

The symptoms that you are experiencing are a side effect of the drug Clarithomycin.

You will have to decide if the chest infection takes priority in terms of severity over the side effects. If you feel that these are unacceptable, then stop the tablets and contact your GP.

Eve

I'm on it (though a much lower dose of 500mg 2x per day) for one of the operation wounds which reopened and got infected.

The only thing I've really noticed is a wierd metaliccy taste in my mouth which is a bit unpleasant but I'm not bothered if they do the job. I looked up and saw it can be a side effect of both clarithromycin and the trimethoprim I finished this morning for another infection but think it's the latter as only been more recent.

Different people react differently though and it's important to get the infection under control and not give it space to get worse or spread if left.

Could you have a word with a doctor/nurse at your GP practice who also has your medical records (other conditions, drugs etc...) or a pharmacist?

The potential side effects of so many drugs look scary on the drug information so they cover themselves but I figure they won't be very common (not serious ones anyway) or they either wouldn't be prescribing it or only in cases where the benefit way outweighed any side effects.

Hope they work for you without any nasty stuff and you're feeling much better soon x

Eve

Ah sorry, I may have misunderstood - I read as if you had maybe read up on the side effects rather than you were already getting them.

Do you have someone around to give you some comfort someone is about to help you out and rest up if you're getting these kind of side effects?

Eve

...and and I should have said former, not latter, as in the clarithromycin!

Argh...ok, I'm going back to sleep! :) Feel better soon x

TOWIE

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Sqad - the headaches were from the penicillin - I haven't started taking the Clarithromycin yet, only got them this morning.

Sorry, Jenna that should read 500mg per day - I added one too many 00.

Sqad

Sorry....I too misread your post.

Just get on with taking the Clarithomych and you may never have to jump the hurdle of those mentioned side effects.

My advice, throw away the instructions that come with the tablets.