This was given to me for a periodontal (tooth/gum) infection. I'v...

I read your posting and thought how peculiar your story sounded. I was on clindamycin for 3-4 days for an dental abcess, when my blood pressure rose, I started to notice that I had become lethargic and very congested and coughing more and more. I began to have trouble breathing feeling that may air-way was constricted and later began wheezing with each breath I took by the 4th day of taking the medication. I realized that it takes about 3-4 days for an antibiotic to start working in your system and thought just maybe it was the antibiotic making me feel so horrible so I stopped taking the antibiotic. The next day, I was given a steroid shot for my lungs, the antibiotic was discontinued and replaced by another antibiotic. After the shot, I could breath better and my blood pressure came down within normal range