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My local hospital prescribed Avelox for a sinus infection since A...

Posted at 7:54 PM on Aug 07, 2009 by mlewis123, #43614
My local hospital prescribed Avelox for a sinus infection since Amoxicillin wasn't working. My fever jumped up to 102 the first 2 days so I called my family doctor. He told me to keep taking the meds for 2 more days and if my fever persisted to call him back. I experienced the high fever on day 3 and then was in a world of shock when I took the 4th pill. My body went numb, I was speaking but had no idea what I was saying, dizzy, the fever subsided during the day but spiked back up to 102 that night and I was very irritable. I made a doctors appointment the next day and the doctor told me to take the meds at night and I wouldn't have those reactions. After reading these comments and my day 4 episode, I had it in my head that I was not going to take any more pills. Then I called a nurse friend who assured me that it wasn't the antibiotic making me feel that way.....it was the extra strength Tylenol. She advised me to take the pill. I took the pill and not two hours later, my body went numb, I became dizzy, my tendons in my right knee and left foot swelled and I couldn't sleep. After my body went numb, I took the rest of the pills and flushed them down the toilet. I'm still feeling the affects of the pills and it's been 2 days. I've been swallowing gallons of water to flush it out of my system. I lost an entire week of work and pretty much my normal life. I'd much rather have sinus pressure in my head then deal with these side effects.
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Reply 3 months ago on Aug 07, 2009 by teresa1964, #22118

For the life of me I cannot understand health professionals ......why they repeatedly promote these nasty drugs......they are obviously not informed, sad very sad. I hope you feel better soon.

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Reply 3 months ago on Aug 21, 2009 by debl, #22404

I never gave it a thought! After my Avelox drug reaction, 1 wk in the hospital and missing the week after, I finally went back to work. I had a heck of a pain in the back of my knee, that pulled all the way up my leg. This lasted for days and has happened quite often since. I am thinking, I must have pulled a muscle. Some days I could barely walk. Now I realize what has been going on here. It was the Avelox! Did anyone experience their skin drying, peeling and itching after they stopped taking the Avelox?

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