Cefdinir for Bronchitis User Reviews (Page 2)

Cefdinir has an average rating of 4.5 out of 10 from a total of 41 reviews for the treatment of Bronchitis. 32% of reviewers reported a positive experience, while 54% reported a negative experience.

Reviews for Cefdinir

RoflP...
March 28, 2017

"Was prescribed Cefdinir 300mg 2x daily for 10 days. I even took 30 billion culture probiotics daily to PREVENT this side effect. Made it to day 5 and began experiencing horrible abdominal pain. A few hours later, diarrhea started. I even vomited 6 times on top of it. I obviously stopped taking it and day 2, the abdominal pain is about half of what it was. Still have very uncomfortable diarrhea every 1-2 hours... Sleeping 18 hours a day and very weak. Stay away from this antibiotic. I agree it should be prescribed VERY carefully or just taken off the market completely. The loss of work this is causing has been horrible and if terminated because of this, I plan on taking action any extent I can."

2 / 10

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sammi...
January 27, 2016

"This drug is awful. I finished 7 days of it and I still have side effects. It sure makes people so much sicker. Not sure why its being prescribed.... Never had so many side effects on any med. The gut issues seem to be the worst I tell everyone not to take it. Must be better drugs somewhere"

1 / 10

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Bella
May 2, 2016

"Day 5 of 7, 300mg bid, and still having fevers and persistent cough. I went back to clinic and saw NP and she gave me a Z-pak, a dexamethasone IM, and rocephin shot. I hope to feel better soon. This medication didn't help me but it didn't give me diarrhea either. I don't recommend it."

2 / 10

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Taken for less than 1 month
October 19, 2015

"I took this medication for a respiratory infection. It gave me severe, relentless diarrhea that I am still suffering from a year later. I have been hospitalized numerous times from it. It has completely disabled me."

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Sara...
Taken for less than 1 month
March 1, 2017

"Was on this for 3 days and had very watery diarrhea for all of them. When I informed my doctor, she told me to immediately stop taking it because of the risk of it possibly killing all good bacteria in my gut, which would require other medications to treat. The drug also did very little to ease my other symptoms. I ended up taking z-pak instead and it worked well."

1 / 10

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Good4...
March 31, 2016

"Day 10 my 10yr old son started painful itching. Took advil, zyrtec & called Dr. Instructed to give Benadryl. Next day welts all over, hot red rash coming & going in waves. Severe joint pain, cough & puffiness around eyes. Dr. reluctant to classify reaction as allergy to antibiotic, pointed out that he'd taken same antibiotic 5 months prior & no reaction. I suggested that 1st exposure = sensitized & 2nd exposure elicits reaction. Pedi finally agreed with Mom's assessment, prescribed oral steroid. Six days later, moderate symptom control on double dose benadryl, 20mg prednisone, albuterol for shortness of breath. Dr says not anaphylaxis. I suspect otherwise & have epipen. He's only comfortable when medicated. Bad drug!"

2 / 10

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Isis
Taken for less than 1 month
November 3, 2019

"Day 9 on cefdinir for bronchitis and I am still wheezing. Cough has improved and mucus is clear rather than yellow. Still feeling a tickle in the back of my throat. Sleeping OK. Feeling better but still having symptoms. Def going back for a recheck."

6 / 10

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nana
Taken for less than 1 month
November 10, 2022

"65 year old female here. I was given a ten day dose of (300 mg 2x per day) Cefdinir for acute bacterial bronchitis. Pros: On day 4 my symptoms started to improve remarkably. Cons: On day 7 I started to experience horrible side effects: vomiting, headache, fever, and the worst diarrhea I've ever had. I was convinced I had C Diff. I stopped the medication and the side effects resolved in 3 days. Take Away: This antibiotic worked for me! My advice is to others considering this med is to buckle up, and prepare for the side effects. Also, take a good probiotic in between doses, and avoid dairy."

10 / 10

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laurie
September 9, 2011

Omnicef (cefdinir) "It cleared me right up, stopped coughing like over night. I am also on methylpredisolone and inhaler."

10 / 10

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JACKT...
Taken for less than 1 month
July 25, 2014

Omnicef (cefdinir) "Cleared my symptoms in 24 hours after 2 days in the hospital with levaquin iv, which did nothing."

10 / 10

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SGeeeee
Taken for less than 1 month
November 26, 2017

Omnicef (cefdinir) "Day 5. Still coughing up gunk. Wheezing some. No voice. Not really feeling any relief. Have to call my Dr again in the morning."

3 / 10

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herby
October 26, 2019

"Took medication less than hour later chest pain lasting 10 seconds followed by fast heart beat. More than likely caused a ventricle arrhythmia. I will not be taking this anymore."

4 / 10

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Number
February 17, 2015

"Chronic diarrhea after 3 days fatigue nauseated bloated. Will avoid."

6 / 10

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wheezy
Taken for less than 1 month
January 3, 2013

"Terrible watery diarrhea and gas. Bronchitis is better though!"

7 / 10

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Jim
Taken for less than 1 month
April 4, 2018

"8 Days on this and here came C-Diff infection, absolutely awful! Way to broad spectrum, it killed my colon."

1 / 10

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Anonymous
January 3, 2020

"This did absolutely nothing for bronchitis."

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Taken for less than 1 month
March 20, 2018

"First time I took the drug was in 2017. It helped the bronchitis but caused my first episode of c-diff in 16 years. Will never use this drug again."

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Vonvon
April 28, 2018

"Haven't started the medication yet. I'd like to see what this medication does"

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