What Causes Neck Stiffness And Sinus Infection After Taking Levaquin?

Posted on Sat, 7 Jan 2017

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Question : I have been taking Levaquin for four days for infection of sinuses and have had a persistent right side stiff neck. Started one day after beginning taking the medicine. Cannot reach my doctor now. Should I cease the regimen? The sinus infection in much better but I still have some post-nasal drip which is an a chronic problem.

Answered by Dr. Priyanka Aggarwal (20 minutes later)

Brief Answer:
Chronic sinusitis

Detailed Answer:
Hi
Welcome to healthcare magic and thanks for putting up the query
your neck stiffness is not related to levaquin, it might be a neck muscle spasm for which you should take a muscle relaxant
a continuous post nasal drip is a sign of nasal disease, get a CT paranasal sinuses done to see the extent of sinusitis. The management will depend on this
as per my opinion, you. Should take some decongestant orally and also a decongestant nasal spray along with levofloxacin. This will help u Better
please follow up with your reports
any further questions are always welcome
thanks and regards

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