Bacterial Infection
"Hi. I started taking clindamycin about an hour ago for a bacterial infection (upper respiratory / sinus infection). Within only several minutes my esophagus started burning and I feel like throwing up. I have only had one dose of 300mg. I was started on clindamycin because I had bad side effects (numbness and tingling in my hands) to another antibiotic (clarithromycin). Clarithromycin really helped treat the infection, but I stopped it after 3 days. I&#039;m allergic to penicillin so that makes things harder. My doctor warned me about the harshness of clindamycin, but I thought that I&#039;d rather have some GI issues than neuropathy as a side effect - which is still true, but I can&#039;t imagine taking even another dose as I feel so sick."