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Reviewer: Marina, 45-54 Female on Treatment for less than 1 month (Patient)
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I was prescribed this medication as a preventative of infection after surgery on my arm to remove a benign tumor. Within a couple days, i began experiencing side effects: extreme lethargy, weakness, headaches, stomach issues, dizziness, no appetite (I could not eat for days). I rarely take drugs of any kind and this one hit me hard. I have also never had adverse affects to antibiotics. I am 5
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Reviewer: gld, 75 or over Male on Treatment for less than 1 month (Patient)
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prescribed by dermatologist after mohs surgery to combat possible infection. No side effects but noticed my glucose went up around 200 immediately after first pill and a few days after. Just finished last pill (3/day for 5 days) and sugar seems to be coming back to my normal (110-130).
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Reviewer: zootal, 55-64 Male on Treatment for less than 1 month (Patient)
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My gut hurt for four days, after which I started throwing up my toenails. NEVER again will I take this drug!!!!
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Reviewer: muneca82969, 45-54 on Treatment for less than 1 month (Patient)
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took this medications for 10days, 4x daily for mrsa and cellulitis in my upper thigh and it did help take it away but on day 10 I developed a rash,hives and super bad itching all over my body. :(
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Reviewer: Dane, 19-24 on Treatment for less than 1 month (Patient)
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The doctor prescribed me this drug for what she thought was a staph infection which turned out to be an unknown oozing black lesion on my arm. After about four days of taking the antibiotic I began to break out in hives. They quickly spread over my entire body until I could do nothing but stand because of how bad they were. The hives and swelling started to close my eyes shut then became hard to b
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