22nd June 2006
Hi msmina63,
I just have to ask this: had you taken any antibiotics in the months prior to when your symptoms started? Specifically fluoroquinolone antibiotics such as Cipro, Levaquin, Tequin, Floxin or Avelox. Any of these drugs can cause all of the symptoms you mention.
I've been suffering horribly from a severe reaction to one of these (Levaquin) for almost a year and a half now, so I spend my time looking for people with certain complaints (or are currently taking one of them) to try and educate them about a possible cause for what is going on. The description of your ailments is pretty similar to some of what I (and many other victims) experience.
Side effects from this class of drugs can appear months after a person has stopped taking them, which has created a situation where large numbers of people are being adversely affected without ever knowing it. Many people who are given these drugs are subsequently diagnosed with conditions such as fibromyalgia (fluoroquinolones cause fibromyalgia; I put this here in case someone diagnosed with this condition happens to read this), chronic fatigue syndrome, benign fasciculation syndrome, etc... Other diagnoses are common, such as peripheral neuropathy, tendonitis, and everything else the drug insert lists as possible side-effect, but the problem is that the cause is frequently left unknown or ignored.
I would strongly suggest looking into this as a possibility, as again your complaints strongly correlate with those of the victims of fluoroquinolones.
I just have to ask this: had you taken any antibiotics in the months prior to when your symptoms started? Specifically fluoroquinolone antibiotics such as Cipro, Levaquin, Tequin, Floxin or Avelox. Any of these drugs can cause all of the symptoms you mention.
I've been suffering horribly from a severe reaction to one of these (Levaquin) for almost a year and a half now, so I spend my time looking for people with certain complaints (or are currently taking one of them) to try and educate them about a possible cause for what is going on. The description of your ailments is pretty similar to some of what I (and many other victims) experience.
Side effects from this class of drugs can appear months after a person has stopped taking them, which has created a situation where large numbers of people are being adversely affected without ever knowing it. Many people who are given these drugs are subsequently diagnosed with conditions such as fibromyalgia (fluoroquinolones cause fibromyalgia; I put this here in case someone diagnosed with this condition happens to read this), chronic fatigue syndrome, benign fasciculation syndrome, etc... Other diagnoses are common, such as peripheral neuropathy, tendonitis, and everything else the drug insert lists as possible side-effect, but the problem is that the cause is frequently left unknown or ignored.
I would strongly suggest looking into this as a possibility, as again your complaints strongly correlate with those of the victims of fluoroquinolones.