How Long Does Clindamycin Remain In Your System After Finishing Treatment (Top voted first)

I am finishing a 7 day dose of clindamycin 300 mg taken once every 8 hours on Friday, which leaves me with no weekend coverage if dental infection isn't gone. My dentist told me yesterday that it can remain in my system for awhile, is this true? If so, for how long?

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I've been taking this medicine for 10 days (two capsules every 6 hours). How long will this remain in my system?

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One simple question: How long will Clindamycin 300 mg remain in my system once I stopped taking it? Since taking this I ended up in the ER for pain in my jaw, across my back & a little chest pain. I experienced the jaw pain a few more times and it also still feels like a thickness or swollen feeling in my neck & throat but not like it's closing. My EKG & blood work were all fine. I'm a 56 yr old female, 114 lbs, never smoked, blood pressure always on the low side 110/60. Bottom line, to be safe I am now seeing a Cardiologist to have an Echocardiography & an Echo Stress test scheduled. I have NEVER felt like this before taking this pill & I will NEVER take it again.

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I am taking clindamycin 300 mg 3x a day for a foot infection. How many hours after stopping my dosage can I resume my vitamins--B-12, B complex, minerals, iodine, N-Acetyl-L-Cysteine 600mg, and lecithin?

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How long does it takes for clindamycin 300mg to get out your system after taking it for one day...i felt real sick after that one day..i I felt like I was have a heart attack..

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I have just finished taking bactrim and clindamycin for 20 days for an abscess I had. I'm all healed now and finished the antibiotics two days ago. Now my feet itch like crazy. Is this a normal thing when you stop taking these two antibiotics together?

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I was taking 300mg of Clindamycin 4 times a day, every 6 hours for 7 days, for a tooth infection. When I was finished with my antibiotic I asked my dentist and a pharmacist how long this remains in your system for. And I was told by both that it remains in your body for 1 month.

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Took clindamycin for 3 day and stopped. I got stomach burning and I feel like I'm getting a heart attack. My heart is skipping beats n racing. Can this thing cause A heart attack?

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Re: Barb (# 8)

You may have a serious life threatening dental infection in your sinus, salivary glands and facial bone. See an ENT specialist
IMMEDIATELY.

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Any antibiotic can give upset stomach and diarrhea. If u feel like you have a heart attack then u should go to the hospital. An antibiotic won't give u a heart attack, but it can still give you an allergic reaction. You can also develop C diff, a bacterial infection in your colon after taking antibiotics which needs treatment.

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I feel sick at my stomach and my face is swelling on 1 side only took 1

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This drug has been known to cause heart attacks and has caused death

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I am going through the same exact problem. Trouble breathing and shortness of breath. I am never taking this again. I hope you are feeling better.

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Re: Ash (# 3)

I’m on day 5 and have the stomach/esophagus burning. It appears that the ‘do not lay down for 10 min’ warning is to prevent this.

I have GERD so I’m familiar with the reflux pain but before I knew I had GERD I definitely thought I was having a heart attack. This caused my heart to race and skip from anxiety.

You should get it checked out but it sounds similar to my situation.

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Re: Renee (# 5)

i was on clindamycin for 7 days after finishing them 3 days ago
im staill getting side affects like anxiety and depression

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Re: Lee (# 12)

feeling a little better but i am still weak, my heart rate was over 100 my BP was 162/80 on Sunday felt like i could not breath either

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Re: Rhonda (# 9)

Go to emergency if your face is swelling!! That sounds scary. Hope it worked out

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Re: Lee (# 15)

have you ever been on clindamycin i am glad i am off it but will the blood in my Urin be out by now and the red blood cells and the protein too. i do not want to see this antibiotic on the market again

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That clindomycin is very strong medicine. It will stay with you for awhile. I had that for a dental infection too. It put me in the hospital. Make sure you take Culturelle probotics. Clindomycin kills everything in your digestive tract. Be careful.
Kimber

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My wife took this medication. It got stuck in her esophagus and caused severe pain and burned her esophagus. She spent several days in the hospital. If you take this medication, take it sitting up and take it with a huge amount of water

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Beware. Clindomycin is a very strong antibiotic. If it is prescribed to you read the instructions and follow them. I had a negative reaction to it. I got severe dysentary, throwing up and couldnt eat. It made a mess of my digestive system and it hasnt been the same since. I ended up in the hospital for a week.
Be very careful with this medicine.

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