woke up last Friday,( 5\20}with a horrible sore throat.
called in , got a 940 am appointment on the way in to work. went in for an hour and a half, then went to see dr.

got a prescription for Zithromax, a antibiotic I have used in the past with great success.
not this time,though.it was evident by Sunday I wasn't getting better.
stayed home Monday, went back to the dr. in the afternoon got another, stronger med.
levofloxacin.
took care of the sore throat in short order, but the side effects are huge.one being a lot of people rupture tendons while on it.
well,every bone in my body, every joint hurts like crazy. not just a little, either.
started out in the middle of my back ,on day 3.
couldn't figure out what the hell I did to injure my back. any little movement would cause terrible pain.
went to bed lathered up in ben gay, tried to get comfy, not much luck.
woke up next day, back was fine ,now neck was so stiff, could barely move my head. And ,my groin was super sensitive.
couldn't hardly walk.
went off to work anyway, settled in to try to get something done,
decided to do a quick search for the name of the med.
found over 900 reviews on web md ,all of them negative, for the same reasons as me. terrible body aches and pains, also peripheral nerve damage, sight problems, nausea ,vomiting, rash( I got that one ,too.)
My girlfriend noted she was on it a few years back, with no side effects at all.
not me, now the pain has migrated to my abdominal wall muscles, damned hard to get up and walk around even. hands and feet are both tingly, feels like I got punched in the stomach, got a rash on both arms. stopped taking it yesterday, hopefully the side effects pass quickly, hopefully the sore throat doesn't come back. made an appointment to see my doc on Wednesday, just in case. they told me to stop taking it immediately.
I can only imagine what I would feel like, if I had continued to take it for another week, if I hadn't had the resources available to research it.
It worked great on the bug I had, but the side effects would likely have injured me pretty badly!

just a heads up.

You were prescribed antibiotics for, what I assume to be, a cold?

Bet you forgot all about your sore Throat, so I guess it worked.

no,you assume wrong.
White blood cell count was over 15,0000.had no cold symptoms at all.

Ahh.
Sounds like the infection might of been the better option! Hope ya heal up!

Glad you are feeling better. Your story brings to mind a comedy routine Jerry Seinfeld used to do where he read all the side effects from medicines. The gist was the side effects of the medicine were worse than the ailment.

levofloxacin, cipro, etc....that family will F you up!! I belong to a couple groups for Lyme and co infections(I have Lyme and Bartonella), everyone that takes that family of drugs get a lot sicker, many never recovering after use. Its nasty schit!!

I refused it, and instead opted for Ceftin, Biaxin, and Bactrim. Doing well so far, a little dry mouth though so I have to watch for thrush.

Wish you a speedy recovery!

wear a rubber the next time

A shot of penicillin or Rocephin works well for a bacterial infection in the throat. No need for oral antibiotics after that. One and done. An oral dose of Decadron in addition is often helpful with symptoms (like swelling).

Found the same non-effect with Zithro after a number of uses for recurring bronch-pneumonia probs. Next was Avelox and then its effectiveness diminished. The Levo used once (500 mg/day for 5 days) and worked quite well on the bacterial issue - but did have some strange pains in places where I was sure I had not hurt myself or pulled a muscle. Lasted about 2 weeks then went away.

I had 2 shots of Rocephin my ass (one in each side) after I cut my hand while gutting a deer and the cut got infected. If you get a Rocephin shot be prepared for some immediate intense pain at the shot site and a sore ass for quite a while. If you get 2 shots like I did sitting down afterwards will be very painful. The nurse warned me beforehand.

I think some people just give better shots than others. And I usually reconstitute Rocephin with lidocaine when I'm givin' it IM.

Both my shots had Lidocaine in them and I have a very high pain tolerance. The shots didn't hurt until after the Rocephin was injected.

And then again, some people are just pussies.

...just kiddin' man.

I got thrush when I has cancer. That sucked, everything tasted like rotted cottage cheese. It was also very painful. I had to survive on ensure for nutrients. I drank aloe verra and a codeine wash to keep my throat open. I think the thrush then mutated into an allergy in my skin. Anyplace I would scratch would swell up like a bee sting. The whole event was pretty insane. I lost 35 pounds pretty quick, and the doctors were really forcing me to drink ensure to keep the weight up. So thrush is a bitch. Good luck.

Rocephin can be kinda irritating to the muscle tissue that it's injected into. That can cause soreness afterwards. Also if the medication is injected into a muscle too fast, it can cause soreness afterwards too. Givin' the muscle tissue time to 'accommodate' the medication load that's being injected into it can help reduce soreness afterwards also. Technique when givin' shots...as simple as it is...'can' make a difference.

I'm a drug rep, used to sell antibiotics. Most people do not have adverse reactions but they can be serious. Tendon rupture associated with ciprofloxacin has data to suggest it can occur 1 in 79,600 treatment days.

We are complex organisms, no one reacts the same to every med.



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Try IV infusions with Vancomycin... Twelve IV starts in three days. Six were misses, the other six were needed due to vanco messing up the vein after a single infusion. If it happens again I'm demanding a central line being installed.

When the quinolones first came out I was put on long term use of it for a persistent infection. . Just as I finished the course I had a partial separation of the achilles(sp) tendon left foot.

Rocephin came out just at the end of my medical work. We were told to mix lidocaine with it to ease the pain. In December of '13 I was given a one Gm injection in the left buttock. Felt no pain at all. Nurse injected slowly.

That sucks to have to be on the receiving end of that many sticks. I think sometimes medications are infused too fast for a particular patient. The pumps are often pre-programmed for set rates of infusion based upon the medications and the amounts being used. Some folks, and/or their veins, simply can't tolerate those particular pre-determined rates of infusion.

I ended up with a bunch of shots in the azz, rocephrin and some sulphur something or other were two I recall, a little while back. They made me sit there for a while afterwards while some nurse stared at me.

No pain. Stopped the streaks going up my leg.

MM, a 20 minute wait was routine to observe for possible reactions.

The half dozen heparin shots in the belly kind of balanced out the IV sticks.

I was given Avelox for pneumonia and have NEVER had that intense or long lasting case of diarrhea!!
Not going there again....

Best to avoid cheap whiskey.

I hope you get better. Maybe stay away from Ben for a while.

Yep, had the same reaction but not as seriously. After two days, called the doc. He said to stop the Levofloxacin immediately. Mine was prescribed for three days after a prostate biopsy.

Now if a doc asks my if I'm allergic to any meds, I answer, "Yep, Penicillin and Levofloxacin."

Ain't taking anymore of that stuff.

L.W.

couple days down the road,the muscle pain has subsided,at least for now.
my lips,on the other hand,have gone from chapped,to on fire.

That stuff hammered the crap out of me too. Many different side effects and an allergic rxn. Not fun, not good.

IMO You are better off not going to the Dr unless its absolutley needed.

lol, quote of the day?