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Topic: Biaxin: What to do about metallic taste?

gadogirl
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Member # 33263

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I just started taking Biaxin and have a nasty metallic taste in my mouth from it? Anybody have any ideas on how to combat this problem, or do I need to invest in a lot of mints? It was the worst waking up in the middle of the night. Yuck!

Thanks in advance,
gadogirl [Smile]

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sammy
Frequent Contributor (5K+ posts)
Member # 13952

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Drink lots of water, suck on sugar free mints, and chew gum. I found it bothered me less when i kept my mouth moist. If I got dry then the taste waste was bad.

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Lymetoo
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Member # 743

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As sammy said, drink water every time it bothers you (constantly, I know!). Remember that even sugar free candy or gum can grow yeast.

Someone said potato chips helped, but that is not so good either!!

I used water myself.

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TerryK
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Member # 8552

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I was told that killing bacteria releases heavy metals. I'd add a binder for heavy metals. The archives are full of information about how to bind heavy metals. I use biopure microsilica.

Terry
I'm not a doctor

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sixgoofykids
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Eventually you won't notice the taste. Seriously. The taste was so horrible in the beginning it would wake me up at night.

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gadogirl
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Member # 33263

posted

Thanks for all the ideas. Unfortunately I have to report that I ended up having a bad "digestive" reaction to Biaxin, and need to wait until my next LLMD appt to get another 2nd antibiotic. Uggh...

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