Popular Anti Biotic Linked Nerve Damage/Death.
 

Another Cipro like Med/AB (Fluoroquinolone family), Levoquine, proves to be dangerous to some.

I'm allergic to Cipro, thank God, and stay away from all other Fluoroquinolone ABs,
as a PWMS, because of the potential of a nerve damage side effect.

http://www.wsbtv.com/videos/news/cha...opular/vDDZZS/

sally,
thank you for bringing this issue to the forefront for us.

We have had quite a few posters on PN forum here, who have been damaged by long term Cipro and Levaquin treatments.

Many people with bronchitis or community acquired pneumonia are given Levaquin. Many times Zithromax is adequate for it also without the nerve damage potential.

I have a thread in the subforum at PN about drug induced nerve damage (PN).

Thanks for sharing this Sally. The side effects are the last thing any one here needs; much less anyone else.

With love, Erika

Thanks Sal...great to get a head's up on this!

Scary! Antibiotics are overused, IMO. The link was a story by the local news team here in Atlanta!

I hope this makes folks think and ask lots of questions before filling and blindly taking an antibiotic just because a doctor prescribed it.

Pharmacists seem to know more about these things than doctors so ask your pharmacist if your own doctor doesn't give you a satisfactory answer.

Yes Kelly, my Niece who lives in Buford, sent it to me.:D

My son and DIL live in Sugar Hill.....which is part of Buford!

I hate this drug and have posted about it before! The last 2 times I took it I slipped into a deep depression. When I finally got off of it I felt better. I knew about the weakness and rupture of tendons in this drug but decided never to take it again. A lot of times people just prescribe for UTI's. It is terribly overused

Can taking levaquin once cause damage? I was given it for potential uti and the next day my tendons were bothering me so I quit it immediately. A month later I started suffering from current nerve issues. I've been told that taking it once couldnt do anything but it has left me wondering.

I honestly don't think so. Probably just a coincidence.:hug:

i think the bigger issue, is the misuse and overuse of antibiotics, which leads to antibiotic resistant infections. Theres even bacteria resistant to the most powerful antibiotic out there now.

Not sure about only using Levaquin once; but I had bladder surgery about 6 or 7 yrs ago. I was given a 14day prescription for Levaquin. After about a few days noticed my legs and feet starting to swell. Figured it was from the bladder surgery; but by the time I finished this scrip; I wrote on the bottle; "Do not take this med again; swelling feet/legs.

Although I has spine issues, I did not have PN until the bladder surgery. It was on NT that I was made aware of the danger of Levaquin. I have been on Sprionlactone for Edema since the bladder surgery and have suffered from PN since then as well. No coincidence here. I believe Levaquin is the contributing culprit.


Gerry