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Posted at 10:29 PM on Nov 03, 2008 by karyn, #36263
I had asthmatic bronchitis and was prescribed Prednisone and the Z-pack. A week after those were done, I was still coughing like crazy with wheezing so my doctor put me on Avelox. About 2 hours after my first dose, I was feeling extremely loopy - kind of "out of body"ish - like just before you're going to faint - light headed, muffled hearing, needing to get outside to get air. Just generally weird. I was nauseous, had (actually still have...tmi?) a pretty serious case of diarrhea...but didn't associate it with the medication. It wasn't until I looked online at side effects that I realized that it was the Avelox doing this. I'm sooooo glad I found this site - sounds like things would only get worse if I kept taking it. I only took 3 out of 7 pills, so I'm hoping I dodged a bullet here
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Reply about 1 year ago on Nov 05, 2008 by demi_dc, #14200

I'm on my 7th day of a 14 day prescription for a sinus infection and complained to my dr. about EXTREME dizziness. She hasn't gotten back to me yet (I complained 2 days ago)

Now my eyes are swelling shut. I'm going to stop taking this medicine. I feel like a zombie.

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Reply about 1 year ago on Nov 05, 2008 by demi_dc, #14201

I was prescribed this for chronic sinusitus and immediately got EXTREME dizziness. Now my eyes are swollen almost shut. I will stop taking this medicine. :(

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Reply about 1 year ago on Nov 05, 2008 by jc2414, #14203

I had the same thing happen to me. I started taking it on Nov.1st and still feel so loopy and out of it. I feel majorly druged up. Haven't had diarrhea, but have been very nauseous. Don't know whether to stop taking it or not. I'm about to quit. Can't function. I take it right before bed, and as I'm laying in bed I feel like my pulse slows way down and so does my breathing - scarry.

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Reply about 1 year ago on Nov 10, 2008 by luizabrach, #14329

Karyn, can you let me know if your sympthoms went away? I took it for 3 days, the last pill I took on Wednesday, but today is Monday I am dizzy and lightheaded and it feels like I don't feel my head, I am very nervous too. Please let me know if you feel better and if all the sympthoms went away? Do they go away? Thanks, please people reply to me....

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Reply about 1 year ago on Nov 12, 2008 by luizabrach, #14398

Please contact me if you experienced unusuall sympthoms that affected your life and health after taking Avelox. I am planning to file a lawsuit, however my lawyer told me I need more people to gather. Please let me know if you are interested.

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