I have many of the same symptoms as everyone else... miserable st...

I suggest you simply tell your doctor you are having unpleasant side effects and ask for a different medication. I don't think the side effects will get much better, although I think your body could adjust after awhile--but it's not worth it. I didn't get diarrhea. I just finished taking Prevpac which contains Biaxin. For me, I didn't know any better. I had some symptoms earlier on (no symptoms on day 1 or 2) but I think it was on night 4 when I went to the ER in the middle of the night because I woke up with a strange taste in my mouth, then my heart started racing. I felt sick, wide awake, dizzy, faint and generally didn't feel well, so I panicked. I stuck with the medicine because the doctors told me that the side effects were not from the medicine. My doctor gave me generic Xanax which calmed my nerves (I only took three) and sleeping pills, which I did not take take. All my doctors (the ER doctor, my general doctor and my gastroenterologist) told me that these drugs are not causing my symptoms: anxiety, nervousness, shaky hands, cold hands & feet, racing heart, etc. I resorted to Reiki and Meditation, which helped somewhat. On my twelve day, my daughter suggested drinking a large mug of very warm milk with honey and cinnamon in it about 45 minutes before going to bed. She said it would help with nausea and I would sleep better. It was the first night that I had a good night's sleep. My daughter told me she also had a similar side effect and went to her doctor the next day and asked for something else. I just finished the 14 day therapy. We'll see how long it takes now for me to get back to normal. I'm going to print out these posts and hand them in to my doctors.