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Reviewer: agator, 55-64 Male on Treatment for less than 1 month (Patient)
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This drug is very dangerous. I had a relatively minor corrective operation on a toe and was given this presumably as a prophylactic to prevent post-op infection. 1st dose, 1 hour after food, within 30 minutes starting itching all over, hives, rapid heartbeat, tried to get up and passed out momentarily. Symptoms subsided within 30 minutes. There are too many other antibiotics out there to risk this
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Reviewer: Christopher Stewart, 45-54 Female on Treatment for less than 1 month (Caregiver)
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Extremely sleepy, Already had a seizure disorder
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Reviewer: rich362, 35-44 Male on Treatment for less than 1 month (Patient)
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just started this for an abcess. I have read some reviews and they are scary. Z-pak worked for 3 days then I switched to this. Used Clindamycin for the same tooth 5 weeks ago from the ER and that was super. Hope this works ok. Took Amoxicillin before that for a root canal and that worked for 3 days. Z-pak at that time worked well. I guess its how bad the infection is. Tooth getting pulled next wee
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Reviewer: babygirl57, 55-64 Female on Treatment for less than 1 month (Patient)
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Keflex is the ONLY medication, so far that I have ever had a reaction to-- and it was severe and pretty immediate. I broke out in a SEVERE and BURNING (I mean ON FIRE) rash on my entire body-- so bad I could barely wear clothes-- especially underwear-- because the rash was especially bad in that area.
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Reviewer: 45-54 Female on Treatment for less than 1 month (Patient)
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