I just finished off a prescription of an oral medication. I was looking at the insert that the pharmacy gives you when you pick up the meds.

I was not pleased to see this at the bottom of the page.

This *Medication* should not be taken by anyone who:

• is allergic to this medication or to any of the ingredients of the medication
• has an active neurological disorder
• has a history of blood disorders
• has an underactive thyroid
• has underactive adrenal glands

Whiskey Tango Foxtrot!?!?!

No wonder my toes are tingly, and I feel sick again. (I was doing so much better after getting rid of the infection in my mouth when I had some fillings replaced)

It also says:

What are the side effects?

The most serious side effects from *Medication Name* are seizures and tingling or numbness in the extremities (arms, legs, hands, and feet). If you experience these symptons, stop taking *Medication Name* and call your doctor immediately.

What the heck?!?! Do these doctors not double check all their stuff when they Rx meds? The doctor who Rx-ed the med was a "doc in a box" doctor at the Urgent Care. He was kind of arrogant, and abrupt. When I went to my regular doctor's office today and met the new Physician's Assistant, I told her that the doctor who Rx-ed it was rude. The Urgent Care is in their office after hours, she asked me who Rx-ed it to me. I told her, and she said "yeah, he's a good doctor, but his bedside manner needs work".

Gosh, I hope the "side effect" of making me numb and tingly isnt a permanent thing. No wonder I'm not feeling all that good tonight. And the half life of the med (an antibiotic) is 24 hours...so I guess I'm stuck with the numbness (if it's not permanent) till at least Sunday.

I wonder if this is why my eyes have been really light sensitive the past week too?

Erin
I'm sorry for your life lesson. It sounds like no fun at all. I never take a med without reading the info first. I hope now that you've finished it the sx will resolve shortly. Take care.

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I'm learning way too many life lessons that I wish that I didnt have to learn.

I think I'll be drinking a lot of water tonight and tomorrow to try to flush it out of myself quicker.

I found this webpage that talks about Quinilone antibiotics (things like Cipro)

http://www.fqresearch.org/cohen_2005.htm

It talks about the possibilities of tendon rupture, something I already knew about Quinilones, but it also has a small amount of information about the nerve injuries that it can cause. (said that it could take years to recover from some of the nerve injuries, or they can clear up quickly)

I wouldnt just up and stop taking the quinilones if you're taking any, but question your doctors about it and see if what they suggest.

I'm going to be calling my doctor's office on monday to add Quinilone based antibiotics to medications that I'm sensitive to. (I'm also allergic to Penicillins...great. I better not get any more infections!)

Sorry you had that nasty surprise. Hope it goes away once the med is out of your system.

I check out all my drugs prior to taking them. Both with the pamphlet and online at the companies info page. I do the online thing because it I found that if there are any updates to side effects, etc. - it seems to hit there first. Or if one of the side effects is a really bad one, you see it emphasized big time.

Hope you feel better soon.

Why wouldn't the pharmacy have picked up on this, Erin?

I go to the same pharmacy, and deal only with the owner. He's the same guy that fills my rx's, and goes over each new med with me in person. He knows what I am allergic to, and he knows what contradicts with MS and LDN.

I do pay a little more ($1 or $2) for each med, because he is just a "ma & pa" operation (not like Walmart), but it's well worth it.

Cherie

Whew! Called the pharmacy. The pharmacist told me that the numbness and tinglies is probably NOT permanent. (her computer couldnt tell her for sure or not tho)

I asked her to put a notation in my account information that I cant take that abx because it's specifically states not to give it to a person with an active neurological disorder.

I just took the last one about 5 minutes before I got bored and started to play around with Google.

Great. Now I get to sit here and wonder when the numbness will go away.

I used to use my local pharmacy for all my rx's, and felt secure, knowing that they had all my med information in one place.

But, that is not so easy anymore. With all the insurance requirements, I now have to use a mail-order pharmacy to get a better price for 90-day rx's. And, a specialty pharmacy for my Copaxone. And, I continue to use my local pharmacy when just filling something short-term.

So, although I used to depend on my pharmacy to catch problems like that (although, they didn't ever occur, for me), now I'll have to depend on my doc.

And, I have more than one, so my records with them aren't always up-to-date, either.

~ Faith