Cefdinir for Strep Throat User Reviews (Page 2)
Cefdinir has an average rating of 4.8 out of 10 from a total of 37 reviews for the treatment of Strep Throat. 38% of reviewers reported a positive experience, while 51% reported a negative experience.
Reviews for Cefdinir
- Sunny...
- January 13, 2016
"I've been on cefdinir for a week now, I still have pain,blisters, and all the side effects. I've had strep throat 5 times in the past 6 months, I'm a catcher of it. I've been on amoxicillin before too."
- Conce...
- May 30, 2017
"My daughter had an non IGE mediated allergic reaction to this medication in Sept 2016 and in May 2017. It caused to her have high fever and chills, temps of 104.6 for 5 days in a row and stomach pain behind her belly button. She threw up one morning from the fever."
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- Carlyy
- December 1, 2017
"I went to the doctor three days ago and my doctor prescribed cefdinir. I have a double ear infection, sinus infection, bronchitis, and there was the possibility of strep. So she decided to kill 4 birds with one stone. I have been running a 101-102 temp while alternating Ibuprofen and Tylenol every two to three hours. I can't manage to get warm and stay that way. I've been battling not having a voice for about 7 and a half months now, I almost had it back til I got sick this time, and ever since I started taking this medicine it's getting worse. I get nauseous even if I eat with it."
- GS03
- August 13, 2023
"This stuff is a godsend for me. Got strep earlier this year, first treated with amoxicillin (which didn’t help at all), then with cefdinir. Got strep again a few weeks ago, treated with amoxicillin (didn’t do anything again), then asked for cefdinir. Within a day, the white on my tonsils slowly starts to go away and no more sore throat. I get NO side effects with this medicine. I try to take it with food. I was scared at first reading the reviews, but this stuff is heaven-sent. I will never take amoxicillin again."
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- missm...
- Taken for less than 1 month
- February 23, 2023
"I've been on this medicine for a few days now but it has not helped me recover from my strep throat. I can honestly say that I'm just as miserable now as I was before even going to Urgent Care. I remember having much better luck with Amoxicillin the last time I had strep."
- Steph...
- Taken for less than 1 month
- April 27, 2020
"Doctor prescribed cefdinir for stubborn strep that didn't respond to two other antibiotics. This one cleared it up! Thankful for that. However, I developed horrible ear pain. Unsure if it was a side effect of this medication or something else entirely. The ear pain cleared up after a couple of weeks off meds."
- Ruth
- Taken for less than 1 month
- January 10, 2021
"I was prescribed this yesterday after being diagnosed with strep. I received two injections while I was in doctor's office, which I am so glad I did. I took my first capsule last night, and right after this I experienced chest pain. I waited, and the pain finally quit. I really didn't think much about it. This morning, I took my second capsule, and I had worse chest pain than the night before. As I said before, I'm glad I got the two in-office shots because I can't take this medicine."
- JMac
- March 19, 2020
"Was prescribed this cefdinir for strep throat. The side effects are terrible. Worse than strep itself. Extreme fatigue, weakness, fogginess and stomach issues. Will not take this again."
- Island
- Taken for less than 1 month
- June 27, 2016
"Read all the reviews and don't agree with any of them. I felt a huge improvement only after the 1st dose. I only took two doses so far and so far so good!!"
- Joyce
- Taken for less than 1 month
- May 3, 2020
"I was on this medication for sinus infection. After the first day really bad back ,hip and leg pain.I will never take this again."
- Anonymous
- Taken for less than 1 month
- December 15, 2022
"Cefdinir worked....2 days later swallow pain was down by 80%."
- Tree
- Taken for less than 1 month
- February 8, 2023
"I think it works well. I have Crohn’s disease and am allergic to penicillin. I am kind of surprised that people have given this medication bad reviews. It’s not a bad antibiotic by far."
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Omnicef (cefdinir) "Bad antibiotic ... never worked neither for me nor for my kids ... try anything else... 2 days ago I went to hospital with acute throat infection they passed an antibiotic into my bloodstream using a cannula , I went home feeling much better but since they put me on omnicif after wasting too much time taking 2 tablets it came back . Now I am feeling very painful in my throat again."