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Posted at 3:22 PM on Nov 11, 2008 by debbieb742, #36459
OMG! I can't believe what I'm reading! I had an infection that aggravated my asthma and was prescribed 40 mg of prednisone for 5 days and a 10 day supply of Avelox. It wasn't until the 6th day of taking the drug that I started to feel "weird". It felt as if I couldn't lift my arms, I couldn't get off of the couch, i couldn't think, my chest hurt like someone was sitting on it. I thought it was because of the prednisone even though I had never reacted to prednisone that way. Then I began to think I was having a heart attack. I took my girls to school on Monday and came home and went to bed. Then I went to bed extra early that night. I felt better the next day, but when I get to moving around, I start to feel weak all over. I wish I had looked this up first! I looked up prednisone side effects but never dreamed an antibiotic could do this to me. Never again.
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Reply about 1 year ago on Nov 13, 2008 by pazazz, #14461

I too have had problems with this medication. After ten days, I thought I was having a heart attack. I could not catch my breath, shooting pain down the arm and weakness. I was also taking prednisone while on this drug. It is now eleven months later, and I still have terrible pain in both of my elbows. I wonder if I will ever be pain free again.

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