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[biomancer]

Walk around a lot if the pain greatly diminishes.

Hey, that's kinda what I did. I forced myself to get out and walk. When I started slowing down due to pain, I tried to think it away, stand up taller and walk a little faster. Sure enough, by the end of the walk, I was actually feeling better.

And today, better still!

That is great news, TreeHugger!  May you continue to feel better!

[scampster]

I am bumping this up again, since I am freaked out about being on Cipro. I took my first dose last night and I woke up about three hours later thinking I had slept on my hand funny since it was tingling and then I realized that both my hands were tingling so that couldn't be it. I fell back asleep but my forearms and wrists feel weird this morning.

I called the consulting nurse at my health care plan and she told me to take my next dose now, but scheduled an appointment for me this afternoon with my doctor. She didn't inspire confidence in me since she actually said something about the tingling NOT being a side effect of Cipro when it clearly is according to every source I have seen. She did talk with the consulting doctor, so at least she wasn't the only one making that decision.

I am on it for a kidney infection, so she doesn't want me to skip a dose since that can turn into all sorts of bad things. Taking one more dose of Cipro until I can talk to my doctor isn't going to lead to irreversible harm is it?

I'm really not happy about being on this drug, especially as a distance runner who suffers from Achilles tendonitis on occasion. I was told not to run while on the drug but there seem to be stories and warnings that tendon rupturing can happen for months afterward. My kidney infection started as a UTI that was being treated by bactrim, but that obviously didn't work.

[biomancer]

I am bumping this up again, since I am freaked out about being on Cipro. I took my first dose last night and I woke up about three hours later thinking I had slept on my hand funny since it was tingling and then I realized that both my hands were tingling so that couldn't be it. I fell back asleep but my forearms and wrists feel weird this morning.

I called the consulting nurse at my health care plan and she told me to take my next dose now, but scheduled an appointment for me this afternoon with my doctor. She didn't inspire confidence in me since she actually said something about the tingling NOT being a side effect of Cipro when it clearly is according to every source I have seen. She did talk with the consulting doctor, so at least she wasn't the only one making that decision.

I am on it for a kidney infection, so she doesn't want me to skip a dose since that can turn into all sorts of bad things. Taking one more dose of Cipro until I can talk to my doctor isn't going to lead to irreversible harm is it?

I'm really not happy about being on this drug, especially as a distance runner who suffers from Achilles tendonitis on occasion. I was told not to run while on the drug but there seem to be stories and warnings that tendon rupturing can happen for months afterward. My kidney infection started as a UTI that was being treated by bactrim, but that obviously didn't work.

Scampster, it shouldn't be irreversible damage from just two doses, but I'm hoping that your physician put you on a different drug.  If your physician claims ignorance of tingling as a side effect, you need to find a better physician. That's one of the more well-known side effects of quinolone antibiotics.

[scampster]

Scampster, it shouldn't be irreversible damage from just two doses, but I'm hoping that your physician put you on a different drug.  If your physician claims ignorance of tingling as a side effect, you need to find a better physician. That's one of the more well-known side effects of quinolone antibiotics.

I ended up taking the dose this morning and my wrists and ankles ached all day and my arms from the elbows down just felt stiff. I also had a hard time being at a stop light in my car since holding the brake down made my ankles feel really tired and stiff.

My actual doctor (not the call in nurse who didn't seem to know about the tingling side effect) fortunately decided that it wasn't worth it and put me on Suprax.  I already feel better.

[carebearstare]

I am bumping this thread yet again.

Wondering if anyone can give some perspective on long term (6 months) use of doxyclycline. I know it is used that long as a prophylaxis against malarial, but I have been prescribed it for another issue. I have only been on it a week, and I seem to be tolerating it well, but I am concerned about what the effects of using an antibiotic for so long might be. I know it can cause sun sensitivity, for instance. What should I be on the lookout for and at what point should I worry? My doctor is at the moment not getting back to me about these questions.

Again, just looking for advice and thoughts. I won't sue.

[biomancer]

I am bumping this thread yet again.

Wondering if anyone can give some perspective on long term (6 months) use of doxyclycline. I know it is used that long as a prophylaxis against malarial, but I have been prescribed it for another issue. I have only been on it a week, and I seem to be tolerating it well, but I am concerned about what the effects of using an antibiotic for so long might be. I know it can cause sun sensitivity, for instance. What should I be on the lookout for and at what point should I worry? My doctor is at the moment not getting back to me about these questions.

Again, just looking for advice and thoughts. I won't sue.

Sun sensitivity is the big one.  It also causes nausea/vomiting in some people, but this is one of those effects that you'll figure out quickly (it's not a delayed reaction), so if you have that, you'll want to talk to your physician about switching to something else.

If anything more severe happens - hives, difficulty breathing, rashes, eyes or skin turning yellow, unexplained pain (especially in the chest or abdomen), diarrhea, etc. - then call your physician ASAP.

I hope that helps, CBS!

[marfa]

My doxy side-effect was esophageal irritation.  I took my pill at night with a couple of swallows of water and went to bed.  Do NOT do this!  Drink a full glass and stay vertical for a while.  I was miserable for 4-5 days (and lost some weight) because swallowing anything was so painful.  It's an easy thing to avoid, but I didn't read the fine print.

[carebearstare]

Thanks, Bio and Marfa. I am around day 10 and still seem to be doing fine. I was very nauseated the first day or so but that seems to have passed. No other side effects to note.

I am one of those people who reads the fine print over and over and assumes I will get the most severe, rare side effects. I should change my forum handle to hypochondriac.