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Cipro + Levaquin + Tequin
Posted on 12 November 2002
I have been desperately ill following taking Cipro, Tequin, Cipro and then Levaquin for diverticulitis and a prostate infection. I am now about 4 months post the Tequin Rx, which is when I started to have problems. My hands burn as if they were on fire, my legs tingle and my feet burn at night. I can not sleep without waking every hour to burning or icy tingling pain in my upper extremities (arms, hands, fingers) or numbness because a limb or even a few fingers have "fallen asleep". I can't believe that these drugs could have done so much damage in such a short amount of time to the point of almost disabling pain. Am I doomed to live with this forever? My Dr's are telling me this is caused by stress and anxiety and fear of disease, but I've never been this sick and I've never been one to go to the Doctor unless I absolutley HAD to - I don't FEEL like a hypochondriac, this pain is real! The sobbing episodes have subsided now that I've been put on Paxil and Zyprexa, as well as the burning face and ears, but the fear of a long term disability is still horrendous. I have been tested for diabetes and HIV, and am completely negative of those dread diseases. Can stress lead to this hellish place I'm in now with my pain? If so, how can I tell my mind to stop torturing me? I have not seen a neurologist yet, will he/she be able to really help me?

Originally posted on the Quinolone Adverse Reaction Forum at http://groups.yahoo.com/group/quinolones/message/10715