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My mother was given avelox for a bronchial infection appoximately...

Posted at 8:36 AM on Jul 11, 2007 by lorijean, #22249
My mother was given avelox for a bronchial infection appoximately one week ago. Within 3 days she developed large pustules on her arms, legs, neck and a few on her trunk. She suffered from dizziness, memory loss, confusion and paranoia. She had panick attacks due to the itching which was severe. A trip to redi care brought no help, the staff said they had never seen anything like it and provided a topical steroid cream. Her family physician who prescribed the drug did not seem concerned at all. She is depressed and has had dizzy spells causing her to fall. My mother is 76 and although not as sharp as she used to be she is very concerned about any long term damage this drug may have caused. I am attempting to get her in to another clinic for treatment as her primary DO acts as though the whole thing is no big deal. The area worst effected is behind her knees and on the inside of her arms. I have read the side effects regarding tendonitis and tendon damage and am very concerned.
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Reply about 1 year ago on Jul 16, 2008 by jenjenjoey, #10197

So sorry your mom is suffering. I am 38 years old. I took 4 doses of avelox 3 months ago and have suffered severe tendon damage. My shoulders were affected first. They are much better now but I still suffer severe damage in my feet. I am slowly getting better though. There is hope she just needs to rest as much as possible. I switched my shoes to dansko professional stapled clogs. They have saved me form rupture. I can not walk without them now. They are not the cutest shoes but I would love to see her in a pair if she gets foot pain. I have spontaneous foot bruising every morning. I hope she will not develop this side effect................Jennifer

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