Stopping Antibiotic Course
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My doctor prescribed me a full course of Clarithromycin. After three days it’s giving me some insomnia and hypoglycemia. I want to stop taking it because of these side effects. The infection feels better anyway.
Doctors always say we have to finish the full course to prevent resistance, but I’ve read this may not be true. Could I just stop taking it?
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What did you end up deciding to do?
I recently took a 7 day course of clarithromycin 500 mg 2x a day. I had some of the worst gas and bloating in my life. I also had really bad insomnia and felt asexual.
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I stopped taking it early and felt better within a couple of days.
I was prescribed it again after that and only made it through one dose. I won’t be taking that antibiotic again.
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