Last week, I was prescribed 2x500 tabs of Biaxin per day for pneumonia. Day 1, my symptoms improved, but I was so ill, fatigued, heart was racing all night, kept waking myself up. I thought it was maybe the pneumonia, and kept taking pills.
By Day 3, I suddenly noticed I had lost significant weight, and very quickly. That has never happened to me ever in my life, I normally have a difficult time losing weight. I went in to speak with my doctor. I asked for bloodwork (my anxiety convinced myself that something was seriously wrong, but came back clear). I was told I could either finish the dose, or start a new one for another week. I have a 9month old breastfed baby girl, and wanted to minimize her antibiotic exposure, and decided to tough it out.
At this point I Googled Biaxin and realized that I am not alone! And has it ever been tough. I have been off of them since Thursday (3 days ago) and I still have zero appetite (I normally love food!), my sense of taste is affected, my milk supply is down, my feelings of anxiety are through the roof! I can’t sleep, I wake myself up in the night, I’m worried about my girl not eating enough. My mind feels like it has gone through such a ringer. I feel like this drug has ruined my life. Please tell me it gets better! I have been taking probiotics and food throughout to no effect. Is it just going to take a while?