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Suggest Treatment For Itchy Rash After Taking Levaquin

HI I WENT INTO ANAPHYLAXIC SHOCK AFTER TAKING LEVAQUIN AFTER 1 DOSE 750 MG WITHIN 2 MINS MY EARS WERE HURTING BAD. MY FEET AND HAND ICHED HORRIBLY, HIVES,RASH COULD NOT BREATH. THANK GOD THE FIRE DEPT. WAS CLOSE BY THEY GOT THERE QUICKLY. PUT ME ON OXYGEN AND WAS RUSHED TO THE HOSIPAL. WAS AMITTED 2 DAYS. AFTER I CAME HOME FROM THE HOSIPTAL MY EARS HURT AND ITCHED. A FEW DAYS LATER MY HAND, ARMS, BACK OF BOTH, KNEES DOWN BOTH LEGS ,ANKLES AND FEET FEEL LIKE THEY ARE BURNING. DR.DID A PANEL OF BLOOD WORK AND SAID EVERYTHING CAME BACK NORMAL BUT ONE THING AND SAID I NEED TO GO TO A RA DR. COULD LEVAQUIN CAUSED ALL OF THIS WITH ONE 750 DOSE? IT WAS A HORRIBLE EXPERINCE AND I NEARLY DIED FROM LEVAQUIN. I DONT THINK I SHOULD OF BEEN GIVING THAT WHILE TAKING ANTIDEPRESSANT MEDICATION AS WELL AS SEIZER MEDS AND A STOMACH MED. I SHOULD NOT BEEN GIVING LEVAQUIN PERIOD. HOSTIPAL GAVE FOR PNEUMONIA NEVER HAD IT THE OTHER HOSTIPAL TOLD ME. THE X RAY WAS READ WRONG. ALL I WENT TO THE HOSTIPAL FOR WAS MY ANTIDEPRESSANT I WAS OUT OF. NOW IM SO SICK AND IT HURTS WHEN I WALK AND MAINLY BEHIND MY KNEES ARE BURN SO BAD,, LEGS , FEET AND ANKLE HURT LIKE BURNING AND PINS AND NEEDLES...JUST DON T UNDERSTAND MY LIFE FEELS MESSED UP RIGHT NOW. BEEN IN AND OUT OF BED AND DON T GO OUT I M IN SO MUCH PAIN. WHAT IS HAPPENING TO ME? I AM NOW WAITING TO GET A APPT. WITH A RA DR. I AM 50 YRS OLD....THIS HAPPEN ON 9/1/2014 ITS NOW 10/25/2014 SORRY ABOUT ALL THE MISSPELLED WORDS...
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Hello,

Levaquin doesn't interfere with other medicines very much in general. A closely related drug, ciprofloxacin, prevents the liver from getting rid of other drugs such as seizure meds and these build up to toxic amounts but not levaquin.

Hope I have answered your queries. Let me know if I can assist you further.

Take care

Regards,
Dr Matt Wachsman, Addiction Medicine Specialist
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Suggest Treatment For Itchy Rash After Taking Levaquin

Hello, Levaquin doesn t interfere with other medicines very much in general. A closely related drug, ciprofloxacin, prevents the liver from getting rid of other drugs such as seizure meds and these build up to toxic amounts but not levaquin. Hope I have answered your queries. Let me know if I can assist you further. Take care Regards, Dr Matt Wachsman, Addiction Medicine Specialist