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Originally Posted by barb02
I just found out that the FDA has issued a black box warning (July 8, 2008) on cipro, levaquin, and othe related antibiotics. They may cause tendonitis or a tendon rupture.
Those at the highest risk for this are individuals over 60, organ tranplant recipients, and those on steroid medications.
I just started taking cipro yesterday for a sinus infection.  |
This isnt a new thing. I've known about it since I had my first UTI a few years ago. But then, I like to look up the side effects of every abx that I take.
I've had a tendon rupture (in 2001) It's extremely painful. It wasnt caused by an antibiotic tho. It was overuse and a partially caused by a birth defect that made my achilles tendons shorter than they should be and connected to the wrong spot on my ankle.
I have noticed a couple of times when taking a quinolone (class of abx's that Cipro and Levaquin are in) that the tendon I ruptured will feel a little sore, but I've never had it rupture again.
Since I've known about it for a few years, I thought they already had a warning on the quinolones. Whenever my doctor gives me one, they always warn me about the possibility of a tendon rupture.