Cefuroxime User Reviews & Ratings (Page 3)

• Pyez
• August 22, 2016

For Sinusitis "I've been suffering from acute sinusitis for 13 days now. The doctor gave me antibiotics to nip it in the bud before it becomes chronic. I'm on my 6th day of Cefuroxime Axetil (500 mg 2 x per day) and I feel no better. In fact my condition continues to worsen. There is more greenish yellow mucous, I'm beginning to cough up mucous, and sinus headaches are starting. My doctor refuses to change the antibiotic because he says it can take anywhere from 1 day to over a week to work. I have to give it 3-4 more days. Truly disappointed with this medication."

• Lottie
• July 28, 2020

For Pneumonia "My husband was prescribed this cefuroxime along with a zpack for pneumonia. It's been 4 days & he's completely recovered. He still has 1 dose of azythromycin & 3 and a half days of cefuroxime axetil to complete the course. One or both of these drugs worked miracles for him with absolutely no side effects.Also, his bowel movements are normal. Everyone's tolerance is different. I would rate both drugs as a 10."

• Spazzma
• Taken for less than 1 month
• March 24, 2019

Ceftin (cefuroxime) for Bladder Infection "I took cefuroxime , a high dose for a bacterial bladder infection. I go t a massive side effect of setting my butt on fire. It still burns and I had to take an antifungal to stop it, which just made it burn less. I'm still using a steroid powder. But I still burn & I'm in a wheelchair."

• zionf...
• Taken for less than 1 month
• August 16, 2015

For Sinusitis "I have a terrible taste/smell...like something electrical. Doctor said I have a sinus infection. This medicine has had no effect at all. (Positive or negative). I just finished one week of 2-250mg tablets daily. Doctor said to refill after a week if I don't see any results."

• Alice
• Taken for less than 1 month
• September 8, 2020

For Lyme Disease "I was prescribed this cefuroxime at a dose of 500mg 2 x a day for 10 days for Lyme Disease. I had no symptoms of having Lyme other than a bite mark and huge circular rash that was terribly itchy. I have had no side effects from cefuroxime for me. I will ask for this in the future. Best of luck to all who are ill. I hope you have a speedy recovery & are paired with a successful remedy!"

• ryan
• Taken for less than 1 month
• April 9, 2024

For Tonsillitis/Pharyngitis "I have pharyngitis. Compared to co-amoxiclav, this cefuroxime is much better. On the 1st day of the medicine, I feel a little better. On the 4th day, I feel like I'm fully healed. I won't stop until I am finished. On the 7th day, I was given 500mg 2x a day for 7 days."

• Ericb
• Taken for less than 1 month
• June 4, 2022

For Lyme Disease "Cefuroxime is very easy to take, compared to Doxy, this is a breeze. Still have headaches but on day 7 so we will see. Taking it for possible Lyme after a tick bite and an itchy rash but no bullseye or anything. It just looked like a bug bite. I also have long covid so that is seriously complicating things. I do not know what symptoms are from what......."

• Mimi
• Taken for less than 1 month
• May 1, 2018

For Pneumonia "Doxycycline helped with severe case of pneumonia but was not knocking it out and fever continued. My doc added cefuroxime and there was a change for the better right away. I am allergic to aspirin, ibuprofen, sulfas, levaquin, amoxicillin, and the penicillins, but I had no problems with either of these meds as long as at least ate a slice of bread with them, and the cocktail cured me!"

• merrrr
• October 31, 2016

For Middle Ear Infections "I had the worst and most painful experience of my freakin life having a double ear infection. I went to my local urgent care and the doctor prescribed Amoxicillin, &this made it SO MUCH WORSE. After 8 days of the amoxicillin, I was hysterically crying from the pain. So I went back to urgent care and saw a different doctor, he prescribed me Cefuroxime & some ear drops. I am on day 4 of this antibiotic and the pain is nothing like it was before, but I am still feeling it. Frankly, I've had a broken nose, too many sinus infections to count, etc. and NOTHING compares to the severity of the pain that this ear infection caused me. I am still in pain but just not as much. THE BEST ADVICE I CAN GIVE is a warm compress or ice pack to help with pain."

• Runne...
• Taken for less than 1 month
• January 7, 2019

For Tonsillitis/Pharyngitis "I had tonsillitis, sinus and ear infections. After being sick for a week I could barely swallow or turn my head due to throat pain. Doctor prescribed Cefuroxime 500mg twice/day for 10 days. I was nervous about all the side effects listed because I usually get them all, however, I had no side effects accept for mild itching from this medication. My throat and ears started feeling better after a few days and the headache was much improved by 5 days. I made sure to eat just before taking the pill and always took it with milk. I have several autoimmune diseases and take a probiotic daily. Maybe these things helped me not to have the side effects. I would definitely take this again, if necessary."

• patti...
• Taken for less than 1 month
• November 2, 2020

For Urinary Tract Infection "I have taken Cefuroxime axetil 500 mg twice times daily for 7 days. It's works well and no side effects. After I took pills in just few days and the pain disappeared and the infection comes out clean. It's significantly helpful and no symptoms though. I recommend. After that, I took other antibiotic medication named nitrofurantoin MCR 100 mg, take twice daily for three days and then take 1 pill for 3 days. It's seldom doesn't work sometimes, while I drank lot of water, but the infection get back after took all medicine next few days later, probably 5-6 days."

• Anonymous
• November 9, 2012

For Pneumonia "After 1-day noticed my lips burning, thought it was just chapped lips bought a tube of lip balm. On day 2 noticed tiny blisters forming on my bottom lip, and by the end of the day my bottom lip was beginning to swell. I quit using the lip balm but my lips continue to swell and burn. I developed a terribly deep but empty cough which I did not have before starting this prescription. This cough occurs while at rest, not while talking, eating, or exercising. Also soaking night sweats mainly from my head. I did not read the side effects on the prescription."

• NCRes...
• Taken for less than 1 month
• August 13, 2016

For Sinusitis "Have gotten excellent results with this med. It takes three days to kick in, but it has killed a sinus infection in both 2015 and 2016. I have allergies so have more problems than most in getting the infection to go completely away. I have not had the digestive issues nor any other side effects that I have with other meds like zpack (I still take yogart daily to keep good bacteria in the digestive tract). It seems to not have the issue with antibiotic resistance that zpack and some of the things more commonly prescribed can cause."

• MoeMc
• February 28, 2016

For Sinusitis "Into my 5th day...Pain relieved after two full days, but still have infection, mucus still yellow/green, and still feel like crap, although better. No side effects from med, which is good, but would have expected to feel much better by now. Four more days to go on med."

• Johnny...
• Taken for less than 1 month
• December 21, 2018

For Pneumonia "My family Doctor prescribed Auro-Cefuroxime 500mg 2x a day for 10 days. I've never gotten sick taking antibiotics but the first pill I've taken made me vomit 4 hours later, I ate a decent meal when I took it too. I often have acid reflux though, this made it 10x worse. Pneumonia in both lungs and an ear infection. I'm going to try one more in the morning and see how it goes. I'm very sick as it is, I can't be sick to my stomach for 10 days."

• Skier...
• Taken for less than 1 month
• November 29, 2018

For Bronchitis "I’ve taken this twice - last year I had a sinus infection that spread to my eyes and ears as well as a respiratory infection. After multiple visits to urgent care I was given a z pack which did nothing and the infection continued to worsen. After 5 weeks of suffering I was given Ceftin 250 I felt better in 2 days. It was like a miracle! I wanted to kiss the doctors feet! This season I caught a cold which went to my chest — resulting in Bronchitis. After two weeks I caved and went to the doc who prescribed Ceftin 500. After two doses I feel I’m on the mend. This stuff is truly a miracle drug for me. I get a yeast infection with every antibiotic but if I take a probiotic and stay ahead of it I’m fine. Take this drug with food. Probiotic or yogurt a few hours after each dose is a good idea. I’ve not had any adverse side effects though I’ve heard this drug can be harder for the elderly to tolerate. I’m 35/F so fairly young and generally very healthy."

• Hogar
• Taken for 1 to 6 months
• October 3, 2017

For Sinusitis "Everyone is different and responds different to each medication. This one Cefuroxime worked wonderful on myself as where z-pak and Augmentin did nothing. I personally have had no side affects from this... So as to the negative comments about this , I have none ..> To each his own for there body."

• Tom
• March 26, 2018

Ceftin (cefuroxime) for Pneumonia "I found the tablet form difficult to swallow. On my second dose, the tablet got stuck in my throat. Scary. But I managed to get it back out, and tossed it in the trash. Then I realized I would be one dose short. So I retrieved the tablet, only to discover that by now, it had swollen into a spongy mass. So I dropped it into a glass of water. Extremely bitter this way. And with irritated throat tissues. So, next dose, I put almond milk in my mouth, maybe 4 ounces, and tossed in the tablet and quickly swallowed. This time, it went down ok. I think the tablet needs a coating. I was thinking of using butter. I will try this on my next dose."

• minnie
• Taken for less than 1 month
• November 26, 2019

Ceftin (cefuroxime) for Bacterial Infection "Prescribed this antibiotic Ceftin after a severe reaction to Levaquin for bacterial infection. Only problem is muscle aches and stomach issues. I am on day five but I may have to stop before the ten days. Feels like gallbladder problems but I did not have these symptoms before taking this medication."

• Dave
• Taken for less than 1 month
• January 31, 2019

Ceftin (cefuroxime) for Bacterial Infection "Daughter is 16mths old and was prescribed this garbage from the ER doc for an ear and chest infection. She was on this for 3 days and had the worst experience ever with stomach pain, vomit, diarrhea galore and would not move from wife's lap/crying. We stopped this med and saw a night and day difference within 16hrs. Unbelievable."

• Lys
• Taken for less than 1 month
• September 9, 2020

For Urinary Tract Infection "I have taken Ceftin several times for sinus infections and it has worked well with minimal side effects. I went to urgent care with a UTI and she put me on Macrobid which I had never take before (first UTI) and it seemed to help alleviate symptoms pretty quickly but I felt worse physically. My PCP switched me to Ceftin 250 mg 2x a day for 10 days. It didn’t seem to work as quickly but it did work and I had no side effects, but I know I tolerate this drug very well. All antibiotics cause stomach upset so take a good quality probiotic, solaray urgent care probiotic and florastor keep my stomach pretty normal while on antibiotics."

• Martin
• Taken for less than 1 month
• September 19, 2020

For Upper Respiratory Tract Infection "I was prescribed cefuroxime for a swollen throat and post nasal drip problem that I had been suffering for more than 30 days. I was prescribed 500mgs, twice daily, for 10 days. After reading some of the other reviews I decided to take a probiotic pill after the first pill and a probiotic yogurt after the second pill. I took the probiotics two hours after taking each pill. It worked perfectly. I had no side effects whatsoever except for a small headache the second day. I found the large pill a little hard to swallow so I simply split the pill in half and took each half with food. I did not find the taste of the pill as bad as others reported. After seven days I discontinued the drug as it did not seem to solve the problem. I am certain others users may have a different outcome so I will not give the drug a bad rating. I just wanted to report how well I tolerated the drug without side effects. Hope this helps someone else. Good Luck !!"

• Qtpie
• April 24, 2018

For Upper Respiratory Tract Infection "I had the worst case of tonsillitis (pain and swelling had me in tears) cough green mucus red eyes and a terrible flu and upper respiratory tract infection with cough. I had been to the ER several times to no avail because they kept saying it was viral. I went to the ER a third time and the doctor that time prescribed me this medication that saved me. Penicillin did nothing for me but this medicine worked. Bad taste and diarrhea were my side effects for 7 days."

• wahsld
• November 8, 2013

For Skin and Structure Infection "Eight weeks later after taking this drug I'm still recovering from side effects. It caused chills, fever, swollen lymph glands, bloated stomach, and gas. All symptoms have gone away except bloated stomach and gas. I've never had any stomach issues in my life, and now it's non-stop discomfort. I wouldn't recommend any one to take this medication."

• Wwgs
• Taken for less than 1 month
• June 29, 2023

For Upper Respiratory Tract Infection "Prescribed Ceftin. Filled with generic brand cefuroxime. Third time now. First time I ever was prescribed this was 500 mg 2 x a day for 7 days. No side effects. Apparently can take up to 4000 mg per day of this. Found it slow working but fairly effective, but only cleared up ailment 2/3. Second time having it 500mg 2x a day for 10 days. Still slow working and effective. Outcome, I felt pretty good for a few days. 10 days still didn't clear it up. Meanwhile, had blood work and CAT scan and urine culture. White blood cell count 11,700, definitely an infection. Back to doctor for these results and as still sick. Prescribed 21 days. I sure hope it works. This was after a 21-day course of Clavulin 2x875mg and isn't really strong enough; 3x875 works much better and highly effective. I have been on a rollercoaster ride of illness for 6 years, basically all the same thing. Started off with UTIs caused by kidney stone issues, then being under-medicated both by hospital ER and doctor."