Clarithromycin causing anxiety and depression
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I've been on clarithromycin and linezolid since October 2017 and have since had the worst anxiety and depression of my life. I was doing just fine before starting them and then over the course of several weeks, my mental health drastically declined. Studying and going to class became impossible as I was having panic attacks every 15-20 minutes. At my worst, I couldn't sleep. I still suffer from invasive thoughts and have to constantly stay occupied to mitigate the depression and anxiety. It's been horrible. Now I'm on several psychiatric medications to combat the symptoms until I'm off these antibiotics in September 2018.
Has anyone else had similar side effects, and if so, how long did it take for you to bounce back to normal once you finished your course of antibiotics? I'm supposed to start school again in January 2019 and I'm so afraid that I won't be back to "normal" soon enough
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michelle66057 Jtramon
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Yawni Jtramon
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Ive taken Clarithromycin from january. First I had 500mg/day for few months and It was changed to 1000mg/day. My side effects during first months was occasionally headache/sleepy/not sleeping(wake up during night)/nausea/rash. When It was changed to 1000mg/d I started to have panic attacks often, (which have always been there but only minor ones that I have been able to deal with and like 2 times in 6 months). Also nausea changed to constant and I started to vomit occasionally, (like reflux). I sit home and think how bad I feel, stress bout nausea, and anxiety is high. Also I kinda feel down. I have one month left of these, and at the moment Im thinking I cant eat these anymore. But I dont have that option, apparently clarithromycin is one to go with.
Sorry about language(not native English)