Clarithromycin for Mycoplasma Pneumonia User Reviews

• Kla...
• Taken for less than 1 month
• April 30, 2024

"Used to treat pneumonia in an 8-year-old that previously did not get well on other antibiotics. It cleared up his high fever and lung crackle within 5 days and was very much appreciated. It is a horrible, grainy powder in suspension for kids, so it was agonizing getting him to take it."

• Anonymous
• January 3, 2022

"I only took one pill, and in the next few hours, I got a metallic taste in my mouth, great hunger, and very sharp stomach pain, like I drank pure ethanol. I also felt anxious and couldn't sleep, feeling very tired and like I was losing consciousness at one moment and hyperactive at the next. Not taking another pill!! Highly not recommended!"

• Lyd...
• March 18, 2017

"Was meant to be on penicillin, but the hospital changed my antibiotic 5 mins before I left because they found mycoplasma in my throat (they didn't really know what was wrong with me, tbh). My symptoms are spot on to a, so I'm leaning towards that as what I have (it's certainly not tonsillitis or 'stress,' which they tried to fob me off with). I have taken 4 of these clarithromycin, and I think they may be the devil in pill form. I have had nothing but shortness of breath, stomach cramps, vomiting, and diarrhea since. Apparently, they are common side effects, but this seems ridiculous. I felt better off with just the pneumonia than with being on these!"

• LDa...
• Taken for less than 1 month
• January 14, 2019

"I was prescribed clarithromycin by my GP for pneumonia: 2 tablets, twice a day, for 7 days. I do feel better... but I noticed another thing this antibiotic helped cure. When I was brushing my sensitive teeth... I noticed no more bleeding... no more gingivitis. I Googled 'clarithromycin and gingivitis' and was surprised to find a case study on this topic with the same results from the patient."

• Aus...
• Taken for less than 1 month
• January 22, 2013

"For pneumonia, I was prescribed 250 mg for 2 weeks. Pneumonia still lingering, so I've now been prescribed double the dose at 500 mg. I am now experiencing the bitter, metallic taste, but so long as it works!"

• Ind...
• Taken for less than 1 month
• April 15, 2022

"Amoxicillin didn't help, so I was put on clarithromycin (1000 mg/day). The pneumonia made me lose my appetite, but I forced myself to eat a large meal before each dose. I had absolutely ZERO nausea. Most pills will make you queasy if you take them on an empty stomach first thing in the morning. Even multivitamins can do that. Main side effects: - Intense hunger pangs (as though my stomach was empty and craving food) - Waking up more often during the night - Vivid dreams - Tiredness (lots of naps!) - Increased symptoms of coughing as the antibiotic started to loosen up the phlegm in my lungs - Going to the toilet more often. But absolutely NO NAUSEA. Plus, the doctor says taking this drug with food makes it absorb better! I think people get nausea because they take the medicine on an empty stomach in their car or something."

• Nur...
• January 10, 2019

"I had a chest infection that was attempted to be treated with amoxicillin after becoming very unwell and being admitted to the hospital, temp 41°C, heart rate of 160. I was isolated and presumed to have the flu - I had Mycoplasma pneumoniae. I was treated for two days in the hospital and prescribed 500 mg clarithromycin twice daily for two weeks. I am now on day 8 and do feel better, but I am still coughing up a lot of 'gunk.' The only side effect I would say is a bit of an upset tummy, but I've no appetite anyway."

• kat...
• February 2, 2020

"Helped with symptoms (they weren’t that bad to begin with), terrible stomach cramps, nausea."