Clarithromycin for Helicobacter Pylori Infection User Reviews (Page 4)

• Aussi...
• May 5, 2017

"Was prescribed Amoxycillin (500mg 2 x 2 daily);Clarithromycin (500g 2x daily) and Esomeprazole (40mg 2x daily) for my H pylori. Started taking on Monday. Felt terrible with nausea, brain fog; worst taste ever in my mouth, fatigue and general insecurity. Thursday 4.45am went to ER as I thought I was in serious state. Discharged 2 hrs later as high BP had reduced, blood chemistry all normal. Diagnosis: probable virus . My local doctor said stop taking all three drugs. Had difficulty in locating alternative. Finally prescribed metronidazole (400mg 3x daily); omeprazole (20mg 1x daily); and bismuth subsalicylate (120mg); tetracycline (500mg). Last two items have had to be made up my compounding chemist. Any feedback on this alternative??"

• Denise
• Taken for less than 1 month
• March 26, 2019

"Take all 3 drugs for h pylori. This is my third time having it. I have multiple sclerosis and the first 2 times it was awful and has to stop the meds after 7 days. I change my diet in the last 7 years and lost 70 pound. Had it on 2007 and 2012. I must say this was a awesome experience. I’m on day 12 and no problems at all. Very shocking. Get tested in 3 months."

• JRF
• Taken for less than 1 month
• May 10, 2023

"I’m on this medication now, and I’m only on my 2nd day. I was searching on how to remedy the bitter taste while on this medication. Side effects I’m experiencing are vomiting, bloating, nonstop burping, and the bitter taste. I really hope I’ll get better after this."

• Nagi
• July 25, 2015

"I took it with amoxicillin 500 twice a day for 7 days after 2 days I had abdominal cramp but after finishing the treatment my stomach pain gone completely but abdominal cramp , indigestion ,nausea, motion sickness, heart burn continues until now 20 days after finishing it. I admitted to hospital last week because of severe upper abdominal pain, every test and scan was normal. I will never take this medicine at all. I was dying really. Still cannot study and go university after one month."

• Bushell
• July 7, 2017

"I am on day three of this thing. I've missed this mornings dose because I felt deathly nauseous and depressed as thus stuff has me bedridden. I called in sick today. I work from home anyway, but I called in sick. I didn't even want to get the laptop from the living room to email I was that tired and lifeless from about 11 hours of "almost going to vomit" nausea. This stuff is brutal. I'm sitting here looking at the next dose scared to take it, but if thus thing works then its the possibility of a lifetime of normality. Weighing up the odds of four more days of hell but if it doesn't work then next treatment will probably be more brutal. My mother had this triple therapy and has only complained of slight nausea and bad taste .So nauseous&depressed:("

• ThisG...
• April 27, 2017

"Have been on 3 different antibiotics, this one included for almost a week now. It's honestly been brutal. I've also been using probiotics to try to replenish the good bacteria in the digestive track so this way I don't end up in the hospital from the combination of this medicine and the amoxicillin. Definitely going to have to try the orange juice because soda doesn't appear to lessen the gross cotton mouth and metallic taste in my mouth."

• Hurts...
• Taken for less than 1 month
• June 29, 2016

"Sadly I'm only on day 1 of this medicine combine with amoxcillin and Lansoprazole and it's hell i got extreme dizziness I feel so slow with thinking my stomach is burning few minutes after the drugs and I got bad diheroea. The symptoms start to decrease few hrs after first dose but return when I take my second dose. Never again will I take this antibiotic and I have 6 days left "

• Zoe
• February 27, 2018

"I was diagnosed with H pylori and malaria weeks ago. It is ahorrid experience, fainted once. Was prescribed coartem ( artemether and lumefantrine ) and paracetamol for 3 days. Clarithromicin 2 weeks, Amoxil for 2 weeks, Zapazol for 2 weeks. At first dose up till 3 days I felt it was getting worse. I felt sick and extremely dizzy and bitter taste and was feeling extremely bloated with bad headaches but got better. Now I'm on the 9th day and the bitter taste is getting severe plus headaches. Been online ruling out reasons before I found this thread. I thought I was pregnant even if I knew I wasn't if you know what I mean. Lol. I suspected the acid reflux, bile reflux. I don't know anymore, it's really ruining my well being. Although this bitter taste has been even before I started the meds but it's worse now and I believed the previous bitter taste went away because it was the malaria. I don't know what to do. What do you guys advice me to do."

• Teagirl
• Taken for less than 1 month
• October 2, 2021

"I’m on the triple therapy to eradicate the H. Pylori infection. It seems to be helping but on day 7 of a 14 day regimen the heart rate issue started. It includes Protonix, clarithromycin and amoxcillin. I noticed the increased heart rate, chest pain and shortness of breath on day 7. I didn’t know to prepare myself for this but it’s good to know I’m not alone. I suspect the heart rate issue started earlier but I take a BP medicine which lowers my heart rate so I didn’t notice it until I forgot to take my morning dose. Then it freaked me out but I did read it’s an uncommon side effect. I know things will go back to normal but I hope I make it until the 14th day. This is a small price to pay to eradicate this horrible stomach infection."

• Sunfl...
• Taken for less than 1 month
• February 20, 2018

"Got diagnosed in November 2017 after heartburn for two years and being on esomeprazole. I finally had an endoscopy which turned out to be the wrong diagnosis. (Hiatus hernia) then had to wait nearly a year to be referred back into the system for another endoscopy only to be told there’s no evidence of hiatus hernia and that’s its h. Plyori . I didn’t know what it was went on the triple therapy with metronidazole, amoxicillin and omezprazole didn’t work now it’s nearly March 18 and I’m back on the antibiotics for two weeks this time clathromycin, amoxicillin and lansoprazole day 2 ok but probably not really kicked in yet but hopefully better than metronidazole as last time was so ill on that drug went to Hospital twice and first time called an ambulance so I really don’t want to go through that again!"

• DJspike
• Taken for less than 1 month
• November 27, 2021

"Worst pill ever, only managed one day, cause the second dose I took touched my throat and it literally started to swell on that side, my foot started to feel like it was going to cramp, then started to feel itchy, then I couldn’t sleep, woke up so nauseated and couldn’t even eat. Then saw I had a rash on my chest and my wife saw my neck and said I also had a rash, then later on my eyes literally went blurry on me that I had to rush out of the house. I don't like antibiotics, they do more harm then good. Also have no idea why I need these meds if I feel like my dietary change has controlled this bacteria. I needed a good nap and Thank God the weakness left. It did cause me a nasty anxiety I think the bacteria anxiety was nothing compared to the pill one. Good advice you can find doctors out there that would recommend natural medicine pills that actually have a higher rating and nothing of a side effect other then if you allergic to peanuts. Also you taking one pill to attack bacteria"

• Pam
• Taken for less than 1 month
• November 8, 2022

"I found out i have H Pylori from my doctor after waiting over a month for Biopsy results from a Tract, stomach and intestine procedure. My Dr. put me on This Clarithromycin twice a day, Amoxycillin 2 pills 2x day and Omeprazole twice daily. After the first dose I noticed this Horrible Soapy, salty medicine taste that didn't go away and was worse when I woke up in the middle of the night. I went from being constipated to diarrhea now constantly. Called Dr. on day three and told her about the side effects and she told me to stop the Clarithroycin and she would check on another med to take. I had to call back another time because my Dr.s office didn't call about the prescription. When I finally talked to the Nurse she said they could give me another medicine with 3 different meds combined, but they couldn't guarantee I wouldn't have similar side effects. I decided to start Clarithrmycin again because I would have to start a 14 day regime again. I'm Not looking forward to tonight"

• Lish
• Taken for less than 1 month
• November 23, 2020

"Took the clarithromycin medication with amoxicillin and gave me stomach cramping and felt sick a little bit of vertigo but apart from that ok. Unfortunately it didn’t work so have to do another triple therapy with a worse drug"

• Chloe...
• Taken for less than 1 month
• January 2, 2022

"So after I had a check up scope with my IBD, the doctors found out that I had a few red irritation marks in my stomach. It wasn’t too bad, just very red and not suppose to be there. So they did a biopsy of them and it turned out I tested positive for h.pylori. But I never had any symptoms except a stomach cramp here or there. My GI doc put me on this drug therapy with clarithromycin, Lansoprazole, and two pills of Amoxicillin. I gotta take these four pills twice a day for ten days. Morning and night. My problem with it was the side effects. On my first day I suffered extreme nausea, heart racing and I did throw up that first night. Not to mention it makes it hard to sleep and having this bitter taste in my mouth that is there all day long. I started to use mint to help with this and now on my sixth day I am starting to get used to the side effects."

• Nimo
• Taken for less than 1 month
• February 17, 2020

"I am on day two and my mouth tastes like I am sucking on quinine especially at night. I am definitely going to try chewing gum. Haven't had any other side effects and I am praying it stays that way"

• Rosette
• Taken for less than 1 month
• April 9, 2021

"very, very bitter taste. I am unable to sleep due to bitterness."

• Kate
• Taken for less than 1 month
• August 5, 2020

"So, um, TMI, but apparently according to my boyfriend this stuff makes more than just your mouth bitter. "

• Lucy
• Taken for less than 1 month
• November 20, 2019

"The pills leave a very bad taste after eating. It wouldn’t go away for hours, which annoys me. Also the pills are large and if you don’t swallow it fast enough, you will taste the bitterness."

• docto...
• December 5, 2009

"Excellent medicine for H-pylori eradication and lower respiratory tract related diseases."

• EglaA...
• Taken for less than 1 month
• April 27, 2017

"I am so scared right now I am supposed to start this treatment tonight. I feel way too anxious to do so."

• helpp...
• January 26, 2014

"My first day and I got nausea and runs and I got a little pain in my neck and shoulder."

• Xtina
• September 30, 2016

"On day 1 second dose I feel horrible. Eases off a little then cramps up so bad this medicine is stupid I really hope it works if not I'm going herbal."

• Maryc...
• Taken for less than 1 month
• December 18, 2021

"I developed chronic psychosis due to this drug."

• Emphy...
• Taken for less than 1 month
• September 27, 2021

"This is an amazing anti-biotic but the taste is something to desired! All they had to do is coat the tablets with a sugary coating BUT I guess that costs money to do that."