Antifungal symptoms and conditions

Well, I had foot surgery. Several days later when I returned to doc my foot was obviously infected. He gave me Cipro AND Levaquin at the same time even though they are in the same family of drug. I went home and ate supper then took my first dose. I had a weird feeling like I was about to pass out and was home alone. I unlocked the front door and waited for EMS to arrive.

They checked me out and I was going to go to ER by car. When I stood up, I turned white and fell back on the sofa. I had a rash on neck/chest and felt like someone was squeezing my chest all the way around my body. They said my blood pressure dropped. They gave me epinephrine in ER. I looked at my daughter and said it is happening again. I thought the top of my head would blow off. I turned white and started vomiting everywhere. Turns out the nurse should have given it in the muscle not by IV.

A few months later, I took my first dose of Avelox (also in same family as Levaquin and Cipro) for a sinus infection. (I think it caused palpitations the one other time I took, but I do that occasionally anyway so I didn't connect it to the antibiotic.) Second time I was out at a restaurant with my sons. I felt like I was about to pass out again. I called an ambulance because they aren't old enough to drive. I told them about my reaction to Levaquin, but to my surprise my blood pressure was sky high. Again it felt like pressure in my chest but no difficulty really breathing. Since I had an "atypical" reaction, I had to stay overnight in the ER and be evaluated for a heart attack! I had an EKG, stress test, and cardiac enzymes drawn all night. What a pain! Then the dufus ER doc told me to continue the antibiotic. My daughter, who is a paramedic, said just nod and smile. Then go home and throw it away. Call your regular doc and ask him to change it. That is exactly what I did.

Now I am petrified every time I have to take antibiotics! I have to talk myself through it.

Second time I took it, I felt weird again.

This is an update. I have experienced "some" problems trying to get Doctors to believe that my muscle problems are Lipitor related. I was sent this by a nurse. It is not the full page.

"2005 Mosby's Nursing Drug Reference (pg.155)

atorvastatin
Lipitor

Uses: As an adjunct in primary hypercholesterolemia

Interactiions:
*Risk of possible rhabdomyolysis; azole antifungaals,
cycloSPORINE, erythromycin, niacin, gemfibrozil, clofibrate".

Guess what? I have been using an azole antifungal intermittently for the entire time I was on Lipitor. It is not a medication I "take". It is used topically for a fungal nail which refuses to clear up. You may have been using it for athletes foot.
Now one pharmacist says a topical application cannot cause this interaction and another pharmacist says it is almost certain that the azole antifungal gets into the blood stream and will interact with the Lipitor. I have to laugh.
Next week I start Physical Therapy on my left elbow.

I am 60 years old female & have been taking Lipitor for about 4 years. I recently went off the drug for 3 months, & in that time much of the muscle pain I was experiencing began to lesson. I have pain in both arms from the below up to my shoulder. Hip pain & leg cramps. I have trouble sleeping & absolutely no sex drive. Of course, my Cholesterol went sky high, over 300. I have only been back on 80 mgs for a month and a half, & all of the aches and pains are back ten fold. I feel a hundred years old.I have to make a big decision...die of high Cholesterol, or live a life of constant pain and sleep deprivation. This is really bad. I f I had to run or crawl to save my life, I'd never make it.

My 13 month old son also took the drug OMNICEF and has had similar side affects as well. Out of the blue one day after my son had been taking the drug for four days his butt broke out into a horrible rash. I thought nothing of it until it worsened as the days went by. I then figured the drug was causing this problem after a little research. The rash was red, itchy and even made his penis swell up. When I took him to the doctor, she said he had a yeast infection. This yeast infection ate through his skin as if he was burned with fire. Antifungal medicine cleared it up, but his skin is still discolored. He also had diarehha and a red liquidy stool.

I have emphysema and have been on Advair for years, as well as 02 and other meds - no problems - back in December I developed a "frog" in my throat. The docs are watching it. Went back in January - frog still there - sent me for a chest x-ray - said it looked like pneumonia. Put me on Levaquin - when back in two weeks - still had symptoms - had another chest x-ray - pneuomonia like appearance was still on the films. Put me on an antifungal - have been on that for almost two weeks - still feel not so good - some decent days - lots of bad days. Just heard a commerrcial on tv today about Advair - says it can cause pneumonia and should not be used long term???

I am a 48 yr old male recently diagnosed with high BP. I started taking Lisinopril (10mg) about 2 months ago and have had a bad cough and soar throat ever since. Initiall it was pretty bad. I've even tried antibiotics and antifungal meds thinking it was an infection, but no change. I also experienced a drastic decrease in my sex drive which doesn't seem to have any other explanation. After reading up on the side effects on sites like this (which are just great by the way), I stopped taking Lisinopril a couple of days ago. Hopefully this will correct the problems mentioned above.