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Posted at 12:25 PM on Aug 07, 2009 by kasia222, #43609
I started taking levaquin about a week ago. At first, I was doing fine but then I started to get fevers. Next thing I know, I have full blown flu systems and break out in a crazy rash. I have to go to urgent care. I kept calling the nurse and asking her if it was the antibiotics. She indicated that levaquin was very well tolerated and that she did not think it was the pills. After reading these posts I am confident it is the pills.
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Reply 2 months ago on Aug 28, 2009 by dressagehorsegal, #22576

I took Levaquin for a sinus infection... I am on my last day today of 500 mg pills. I think I am going to go crazy. Itching constantly on my back, arms, chest, legs...I broke out in a rash on my chest and arms. Big red itchy bumps. I have taken Levaquin before, but never had a reaction like this. I keep taking Benadryl but it really doesn't seem to be helping. Did not want to stop the meds because I was afraid I would only get worse so I have toughed it out...but what a miserable 10 days. Figured my doctor would just say that it had nothing to do with the meds... I am literally feeling like Ihave bugs crawling around under my skin...I hope it goes away once I am finished taking them...Has anyone had the itching continue even after the medicine was finished?

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