Omnicef and ear infections

My daughter is 18 months old. She has a bad ear infection that doctor thinks that it is lingering since it has started a month ago. Omnicef was her 3rd dose of antibiotics that we tried after amoxicillin and augmentin. After her 2nd dose she started getting red in her cheeks and had loose bowels, after 4th dose she was covered with hives and rash all over her body, worst on her cheeks. After taking her to the doctors office, we were told that she has allergic reaction to omnicef. She was given benadryl (4x 1tspn per day),doctor said it might take a week for the rash to disappear and for the ear infection she was prescribed with zithromax ( 1tspn per day for 3 days). If anybody has experience with this kind of problem, I would appreciate some feedback.

im tore all to pieces my 22 month old had a sandpaper feeling type rash thats been there 4 2 weeks . a few days prior to the rash he had a slight caugh and stuffy nose. his dr said it was a viral rash. then a few days later developed a temp of 103. we took him back to the ped. she said he had a upper respitory infection and fluid in his left ear, she prescibed omnicef. the rash seems to be more prominent now. im very worried. she did a cbc and the white count was 15000 and the platelets were slightly elevated. she wasnt worried though and said it was a viral rash, let it run its course. so? i dont know if i should be worried or not>help

My 7 month old daughter was prescribed omnicef for an ear infection. It was her 4th antibiotic in 3 months for an ear infection that would not go away. After taking her second dose, I found this site and prepared myself for what might occur. A week after finishing her 10 days on omnicef, we were told by her doctor that her ears looked normal for the first time in 3 months. She never had any side effects except the reddish stool which we were warned about by her doctor. She is such a happy baby now that she is no longer in pain and discomfort from her ear infections and I thank God that she was healed and for this medication.
There will always be side effects for certain people with any medication taken. We were just lucky our baby didn't suffer any that so many on this site have suffered.

We also had two terrible experiences with the drug Omnicef. It was prescribed to both of my sons for double ear infections about one week apart. On this medicine, my 18 month old had very strange loose stools and wouldn't sleep at night at all. He woke up about every 30 minutes screaming and I could tell he was uncomfortable & in pain. I wasn't sure what to do. My doctor extended the length of time for him to be on the medicine...from 10 days to 14 days, because the ear infections would not clear up. I should have known it was the medicine, but I just found this site, and I will never put my kids on this antibiotic again! It was torture for both of my kids.
My three year old had a very similar experience. He had very odd loose stools throughout the entire time he was on this medicine, he had no appetite, wouldn't sleep, was extremely moody and uncomfortable throughout the entire 10 days. He would wake uo screaming in pain and had constant night sweats. We went back to the doctor and even after taking the medicine for the full 10 days, his ear infections weren't gone. He was prescribed Augmentin and is doing much better on it.
What a frustrating ordeal! And I have always heard Omnicef is such a "good" antibiotic...not to mention outrageously expensive!!! But, I will never use it again! EVER!

My 14 month old started on Omnicef three days ago. He has become extremely tired...he can only stay up for about an hour and a half at a time without become so tired he is inconsolable. No strange BMs or rashes (yet). He has had ear infections before without being tired at all.
On a side note : My husband had ankle surgery a month ago and was given Omnicef...no severe reactions there.

I started taking omnicef for a sinus/ear infection and on the 5th day, I had horrible cramping, diarrhea, wanted to throw up, sweating, etc. also had black, I mean black stools. I went into the doctor and he said the antibiotic was causing my stomach to be irritated and bloody, causing the black stools. He put me on Flagil for the above problems and things cleared up. I did an endoscopy and found that my stomach was red and irriated from the Omnicef! Stay away from that drug!!!! Augmenten is still the best drug for ear infections....we should have them take Omnicef off of the market...it is also very expensive!

my 20 month old daughter just started on omnicef anti. and so far she hasn't had any reaction to it and i think that she is doing fine and that i will still continue giving her it and in the future to if she needs it. like she does now cause of having an ear infection and bronchitis. but i do advise to getting checked to see if your child is allergic to the antibiotic or something that is in it that they are allergic too. but i do want you all to know that i would reccommend this antibiotic if your child has bronchitis or ear infections.

I have two children who were both prescribed Omnicef for bronchitis/sinus infections. My four year old began complaining within hours of severe stomache cramping and vomited followed the next morning by HUGE(golf ball and larger) hives all over her body(worse on her hands and feet) We stopped it immediately and swithched antibiotics. My 2 year old had already been on for a few days and had become very cranky, pacing back and forth, crying, mean,hitting,and repeating himself over and over. He was unable to sleep at night and developed what the doctor called excema mostly on his face and scalp. He completed the med yesteday and today broke out in full body hives (not as big as my daughters but very itchy and more severe around his eyes, hands and bottom. I was amazed that these side effect are supposedly not common but my two children who have both been on several different antibiotics for ear infections have never had any reaction. No more Omnicef at my house!!!!!

I gave Omnicef to my 9 month old daughter starting last tues (9/19/2005) and starting on wens.. she started throwing up everything from the night before and that day and red stool and diarehha.. then she threw up again today and im talkin about BOTTLE FULL and more.. so i called the doctor and said to put my baby back on the original drug for Ear infections.. i dont trust this drug.. she was fine the first 24 hours and i thought everything was better, but then she started throwing up.. this drug creeps up and makes your babies sicker ! dont trust it at all !!! doctors arnt always right, i should know!!!

My 23 month old son has taken a 5 day dose of Omnicef for a sinus infection and he has had terrible diarrehea and a terrible red pimple like rash on his bottom and upper back. This is the 3rd time that he has been on this medication and it will be the last time. It has been the same result each time he has taken it. The first time was for pneumonia, the second time for ear infections, and this time for sinus infection. He is worse now than before he took this medication and he still has the sinus infection. I advise parents against this medication.

This is the 2nd time that my 8 month old has taken omnicef for ear infections. He has had red, bloody looking stools both times. The first time, I rushed him to the doctor and was told he just had a rectal tear. As soon as he finished the antibiotic, the red stools stopped. He is on the medication again and has the nasty diapers again. He is feeling better so I'm not too concerned. I just don't understand why the doctors dismiss the concerns of the parents and act like there is no way the medication would cause this.

My 2.5 year old son is on Omnicef for double ear infections. He has always been head strong but since starting on this stuff he has been a monster! Extremely aggressive, horrible tantrums, won't sleep, didn't eat for 3 days, completely unmanagemable. And a few diapers that were just unbelieveable. He's still complaining about his ears, I wish I could just take him off this stuff. Horrible!

My one year-old daughter was taking it for her double ear infections. Today was day 10 of her ten-day course and I pray that her side effects end quickly. She has been sent home from daycare everyday since she started taking Omnicef. She has had diarrhea the whole time and now has developed a fever during the last 2 days of treatment. And I don't think it has cleared her ear infections. Never again will I let our pediatrician prescribe Omnicef for us.

My 9 month old son was taking Omnicef for double ear infections. He was precribed 125mg/5ml oral suspension once a day. After we gave him his first dose, he began having almost a maroon colored stool. We thought it was blood. He had been having diarrhea for 2 weeks prior to beginning Omnicef. I contacted the pediatrician and they tested the stool for blood. Thank God it was negative. I called CVS pharmacy, and the only GI side effect listed that had to do with stool was "abnormal stool". My son is going on day 5 of this antibiotic, and his ear infections seem to be clearing, however I do think that this should be listed as a possible side effect. He has had approximately 10 diapers with the same maroon colored stool. It can be very frightening to parents. Thankyou for giving me the opportunity to let others know about this.