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I took it for 10 days for a sinus infection. 3 days after I stop...

Posted at 7:55 PM on Apr 25, 2005 by brandifurr, #8731
I took it for 10 days for a sinus infection. 3 days after I stopped taking it I broke out itching all over my neck, arms, back, stomach and hips. Then it turned into into a red rash with welphs. I could not attribute it to anything else different in my life. I went to the dermatologist who said I was probably allergic to the levaquin and It was possible that the reaction could occur after I stopped taking it. Has anyone heard of this????
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Reply about 1 year ago on Aug 25, 2008 by julchr, #11555

i also took levaquin for five days.i get chronic sinus infections and they are very hard to get rid of i have tried numerous antibotics and nothing seems to help ,my ear nose and throat specialist prescibed this to me .I had nightmares..dry mouth, muscle soreness,chest pain and tingling throughtout my body.I i was also very depressed..my throat was closing on me..i felt like something was stuck in my throat...i have been off of it for 1 week and now developed itching everywhere from head to toe not missing a spot..its driving me crazy,,the doctor says to take benadryl,but that acts like a sleeping pill for me and i have a family to take care of so i have took it at night with very little relief...so now my doctor will put me on predisone,which i will gain 20 lbs,and have to suffer afterwards because i will starve myself to lose the weight..it will probaly not help me.i asked my dr. what were the side effects of this wonder antibodic..she told me very minimum.and if i experienced any to call her..when i ask the pharmacist he told me just to watch out for bursting of the keelies heal..all the wrong info...why is this drug on the market...i have since saved my pill bottle just incase there will be some kind of lawsuit..which i,m hoping for...this drug is a killer drug,and after reading all these comments here we should form a pact and do something about it..if anyone has any ideas please email me as i dont know where to start..

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Reply 11 months ago on Dec 21, 2008 by muymiserable, #15420

The reason I am on this site is because I started getting a rash last night after being off Levaquin for 2 days. It is everywhere and it itches and I ache all over. I am taking benadryl but it only makes me a little sleepy and I am not quite as aware of the discomfort. This happened over the weekend so tomorrow I am going to the dr. to beg for a steroid shot to end this nightmare.

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