Omnicef and experiences

AS with any antibiotic, anyone can have a reaction to it. I have 3 children and all of them have been on it multiple times and the only thing I can say that is similar to the other experiences here is that they do seem to be more hyper active. Other than that, no intestinal issues but again any antibiotic can cause intestinal upset. Try taking Lactobacillus tablets while using any oral antibiotic. It will help put the good bacteria back into your intestinal tract.

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!