Omnicef and gradually

My then 8-month old daughter was prescribed for Omnicef for double ear infection two weeks ago on a Friday. She started having watery diarrhea and stomach cramping a few hours after taking it. She vomited once, and her mood changed to be irritable and extremely demanding. No more smile at all. We asked the doctor to change the prescription the next day (Sat), but he suggested to divide the dose into half, and gave it her twice a day. Okay, we tried it, and the next morning (the third day), she woke up having bad rash on her face, and rash started showing up in other parts of her body gradually by the end of that day. Of course, I called again INSISTING ON a change of the prescription.

The diarrhea kept going on for about a week, and two days after stopping Omnicef, my lovely daughter started smiling at me again.

Omnicef may be more effective treatment the ear infection as othe rmedicine, but I don't think it's worthwhile giving it to kids. The side effects were so strong.

My 6 year old son had a photosensitive reaction to Omnicef on his 10th and final day. That night it appeared as if he had gotten sunburned but he was also crying that his feet and palms were itchy. The next morning we could see welts on his trunk that moved to his arms and legs. The rash moved around and gradually improved over the next week. But now, three weeks later the welts/hives are back again and seem to be getting worse. They went from his trunk, to his arms and legs, and are now on his face, scalp, and ears, and his feet. Omnicef is not suppose to be photoreactive from what I have read, but this is the only thing that could have caused my son's reaction. My advice - do not take any antibiotic unless the condition is life threatening or will end in a loss of function.