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Side note on fluoroquinolones:
Fluoroquinolone antibiotics can cause serious side effects involving the nervous system, tendons, muscles and joints. Your doctor should only prescribe these medicines according to their approved uses.
•rare but serious side effects include inflamed or torn tendons, muscle pain or weakness, joint pain or swelling, difficulty walking, feeling pins and needles, burning pain, tiredness, depression, problems with memory, sleeping, vision and hearing, and altered taste and smell.
• Tendon swelling and injury may occur within 2 days of starting treatment with a fluoroquinolone but may even occur several months after stopping treatment.
• If you are over 60 years of age, have a history of kidney problems or have had an organ transplantation, or if you are taking a corticosteroid (medicines such as prednisolone or hydrocortisone), you have a greater risk of developing tendon damage with a fluoroquinolone.
• If you experience the following side effects, stop treatment, and contact your doctor immediately:
◦ tendon pain or swelling, particularly in the ankle or calf. If this happens, rest the painful area;
◦ pain, numbness, tingling, swelling, or muscle weakness in different parts of the body, often beginning in the hands or feet, that gets worse over time;
◦ severe tiredness, depression, poor memory or severe problems sleeping;
◦ changes in vision, hearing, taste and smell;
◦ swelling in your shoulders, arms or legs, or pains in your joints
*fluoroquinolones include levofloxacin (Levaquin), ciprofloxacin (Cipro), ciprofloxacin extended-release tablets, moxifloxacin (Avelox), ofloxacin, gemifloxacin (Factive) and delafloxacin (Baxdela). There are more than 60 generic versions.
#cipro #antibiotics #floxing
Side note on fluoroquinolones:
Fluoroquinolone antibiotics can cause serious side effects involving the nervous system, tendons, muscles and joints. Your doctor should only prescribe these medicines according to their approved uses.
•rare but serious side effects include inflamed or torn tendons, muscle pain or weakness, joint pain or swelling, difficulty walking, feeling pins and needles, burning pain, tiredness, depression, problems with memory, sleeping, vision and hearing, and altered taste and smell.
• Tendon swelling and injury may occur within 2 days of starting treatment with a fluoroquinolone but may even occur several months after stopping treatment.
• If you are over 60 years of age, have a history of kidney problems or have had an organ transplantation, or if you are taking a corticosteroid (medicines such as prednisolone or hydrocortisone), you have a greater risk of developing tendon damage with a fluoroquinolone.
• If you experience the following side effects, stop treatment, and contact your doctor immediately:
◦ tendon pain or swelling, particularly in the ankle or calf. If this happens, rest the painful area;
◦ pain, numbness, tingling, swelling, or muscle weakness in different parts of the body, often beginning in the hands or feet, that gets worse over time;
◦ severe tiredness, depression, poor memory or severe problems sleeping;
◦ changes in vision, hearing, taste and smell;
◦ swelling in your shoulders, arms or legs, or pains in your joints
*fluoroquinolones include levofloxacin (Levaquin), ciprofloxacin (Cipro), ciprofloxacin extended-release tablets, moxifloxacin (Avelox), ofloxacin, gemifloxacin (Factive) and delafloxacin (Baxdela). There are more than 60 generic versions.
#cipro #antibiotics #floxing
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Mom, 33, Disabled After Antibiotic Causes Toxic 'Floxing' Reaction: 'Like a Bomb Had Gone Off in My Body' (Exclusive)
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