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[mllelaurel]

Starting to suspect that the antibiotics I'm taking for my mild ear infection are what's making me nauseous, dizzy and exhausted.

People who know more about meds than I do - is this a possibility?

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[mllelaurel.livejournal.com]

The name of it is Ciprofloxacin HCL. 500 mg tablets.

[heavenscalyx.livejournal.com]

Ah. Cipro, yes. It's a fluoroquinolone, and GI irritation is particularly common for them. Dizziness is not surprising -- it and other central nervous system effects are in the Warnings/Precautions for the drug. Weakness/malaise/drowsiness are all in there as well.

Things to be careful of: can cause tendonitis and/or tendon ruptures (I acquired tendonitis in knees and thumbs that I still haven't thrown off because of a bout of a different fluoroquinolone 3 years ago), depression, and photosensitivity (so don't go sunbathing!).

[mllelaurel.livejournal.com]

Yikes! Talk about the cure being worse than the disease.

[ayalanya.livejournal.com]

Eeps! That's a pretty harsh one. Yeah, it's probably that. Take some acidophilus or eat yogurt, starting now and continuing for a bit afterward. The stomach flora won't entirely come back until the pills are done, but it'll help somewhat.

[mllelaurel.livejournal.com]

*nods* I've only got one more day's worth to go, thankfully.