So I'm allergic to TONS of stuff normal people are not allergic to, including but not limited to milk (NOT lactose intolerant, actually allergic like a nut allergy), wheat gluten, and most antibiotics. This causes a lot of difficulty when I go out to eat at other people's houses and also whenever I get an infection.
In fact, there are only 1 or 2 types of antibiotics I'm NOT allergic to, so doctors are always super hesitant to prescribe me an antibiotic in case I become desensitized or allergic to them as well. I recently went in to the doctor because of a raging sinus infection. I was prescribed Levaquin, which I've never been given before. I was told I could try it, but should be careful about watching for possible side effects.
Well, three days in I haven't had any hives and my throat hasn't closed up, but I have had some of the most bizarre side effects I've ever received on a medication. I've been awake for 3 days straight now because the meds give me night terrors and also severe night sweats. Wow. Example: Last night I dreamed that I was wandering around a historic home looking at a pretty mural when something invisible charged at me from behind, screaming, and began choking me to death. Pretty much my worst nightmare. I woke up literally in tears of sheer terror. It was not the only time I woke up screaming and crying last night, or in the previous 2 nights.
The Levaquin package actually lists the following as possible side-effects: "symptoms of nerve problems (eg, changes in perception of heat or cold; unusual burning, numbness, tingling, pain, or weakness of the arms, hands, legs, or feet); tremors; new or worsening nightmares; mood or mental changes (eg, agitation, confusion, depression, nervousness, new or worsening anxiety, restlessness, sleeplessness);" as well as several other equally horrible and more common things.
The bad news is that I can't take amoxicillin like a normal human being, and that I have 2 days more of treatment. The good news is that I am not crazy, and I can look forward to 2 more nights of fun and sleeplessness. WOOT!
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Chad says he rarely prescribes that drug because of the horrible side-effects. Sorry you have to go through that.
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