Reviewer: 25-34 Female on Treatment for less than 1 month (Patient)

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The medicine cleared my 14month old daughters double middle ear infections no problem. However, she has been off of the medicine for 1 week now, and still has diarrhea. Now she has diaper rash and redness on her butt and vaginal area because there is so much stool in her diaper.

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The medicine cleared my 14month old daughters double middle ear infections no problem. However, she has been off of the medicine for 1 week now, and still has diarrhea. Now she has diaper rash and redness on her butt and vaginal area because there is so much stool in her diaper.
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Reviewer: mother_of_two, 25-34 Female on Treatment for less than 1 month (Caregiver)

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my 9 year old took this med. and broke out into hives , with chest pain and her fever got worse. i would not recomend this drug for anyone, it made her more misserable than without it, and she has only took 2 doses.

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my 9 year old took this med. and broke out into hives , with chest pain and her fever got worse. i would not recomend this drug for anyone, it made her more misserable than without it, and she has only took 2 doses.
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Reviewer: 19-24 Female on Treatment for less than 1 month (Caregiver)

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My 11 month old daughter was prescribed to omnicef after amoxicillan did not cure her ear infection. She was given a dose once a day for 2 days and broke out in a very bad rash from head to toe. She has not taken omnicef in 2 days and is still covered with the rash. She is very very clingly and moody which is not normal fir her at all.

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My 11 month old daughter was prescribed to omnicef after amoxicillan did not cure her ear infection. She was given a dose once a day for 2 days and broke out in a very bad rash from head to toe. She has not taken omnicef in 2 days and is still covered with the rash. She is very very clingly and moody which is not normal fir her at all.
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Reviewer: 25-34 Female on Treatment for less than 1 month (Caregiver)

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My one year old baby was prescribed Omnicef after Ammoxicilin did not clear up his double ear infection and sinus infection. After four days of use, I noted red bloody looking stools and switched him to Soy milk because these stools are supposed to be due to temporary lactose intolerance as a side effect of the drug. Around the same time I noted increased irritability and moodiness in my happy b ... Show Full Comment

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My one year old baby was prescribed Omnicef after Ammoxicilin did not clear up his double ear infection and sinus infection. After four days of use, I noted red bloody looking stools and switched him to Soy milk because these stools are supposed to be due to temporary lactose intolerance as a side effect of the drug. Around the same time I noted increased irritability and moodiness in my happy baby. This alerted me to a problem because he only cries if something's wrong (and I mean seriously wrong, he never even cried with a double ear infection and sinus infection). Suddenly after using this drug he began crying completely out of the blue and was generally irritable. Last night he barely slept and woke up screaming throughout the night. Finally this morning he broke out in a rash all over his body. I called the doctor and they said that he's allergic to the drug and put him on a new one. My husband and I had read a lot of reviews stating behavior changes as a side effect, but I don't know that the doctors are recognizing that as valid. I wanted to post my observations in my child so that parents are informed and see that it is a trend and that they feel more comfortable going with their gut. I wish I can called the doctor for a new prescription the first second I felt like something was wrong, but I thought they'd tell me I was crazy if I listed moodiness and nightmares as the reasons. Sure enough, it turns out he is allergic and it must have been irritating him and building in his system this whole time, even if we couldn't see an outward reaction. Lesson learned. Mom knows best.
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Reviewer: Sophias mom, 0-2 Female on Treatment for less than 1 month (Caregiver)

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Wow I really wish I would've done this sooner, I would have NEVER given my 9mth old daughter Omnicef! We were lucky in that she did not have a fever. After 3 days of taking this medication, she also had ALOT of blood in her stool. And YES it IS blood, not just red poop. What the medicine does is pretty much strip all of the good bacteria in the stomach. My daughter had blood along with chunks whic ... Show Full Comment

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Wow I really wish I would've done this sooner, I would have NEVER given my 9mth old daughter Omnicef! We were lucky in that she did not have a fever. After 3 days of taking this medication, she also had ALOT of blood in her stool. And YES it IS blood, not just red poop. What the medicine does is pretty much strip all of the good bacteria in the stomach. My daughter had blood along with chunks which the doc told me was actually pieces of the lining of the stomach!! Why would ANY DOCTOR give this stuff to anyone, much less a INFANT!? I am highly upset at her doctor and will never take her there again, nor ever give her this medication again. And I will also make sure I warn ANYONE who will listen to never give this stuff to your children! I am a first time mom and was absolutely TERRIFIED that my daughter was bleeding internally and something unthinkable could have happened! DISCUSTED with this medication and the doctors that prescribe it to infants or children!! Thanks for listening.
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