Levaquin Skin Reaction

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I was prescribed Levaquin recently for a prostate infection. During the course of taking the antibiotic, I developed an acne-like reaction on my entire forhead. it has been two months since the reaction and the condition has not dimininshed. There were a couple of other members- "Bumpy3" and "rashy1" who experienced identical symptoms in a closed thread back in June/July. Has anyone else experienced this and had any luck with treatment?

Thanks

[semmaf]

http://www.medicationsense.com/articles/july_sept_03/reactions_cipro_other.html

This is a link to a page that tells about different reactions to Levaquin and a few other antibiotics. It also gives some other links dealing with your type of reaction.

I hope this helps you. I found some information that was helpful to my Mom, who also had a bad reaction to Levaquin. She ended up at the ER, where they said that it was her sinuses and gave her some anti-inflammatories which she also had a reaction to, and told her to continue the antibiotic. Luckily, we got in touch with her GP and he told her to stop taking all of the meds. She ended up having to go on an anti-depressant and blood pressure medicine in order to control some of the side effects. She is doing better now, but still is on the anti-depressant and blood pressure meds.

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semmaf,

Thanks so much. I'm learning the hard way that you cannot accept a doctor's advice without doing your own homework first.

[Kaela24]

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[Rick M.]

Same thing happens with me. Whenever I take either Levaquin or Cipro (almost the same thing as Levaquin) for a prostate infection I get pimples in my forehead too -- often right in the middle where they look the worst. I apply over-the-counter acne medications to try to hold back the acne. But it is exactly as you describe. If I take Bactrim, this does not happen.

Rick

[marty91]

Please post the infor re: eczema remedy for reaction to MRI.  Where is the source for the remedy?

thanks

marty91

[Joanna85]

I was prescribed Levaquin for a sinus infection yesterday.  I took the first dose yesterday evening.  Within 30 minutes, my entire scalp and part of my forehead had broken out into these huge bumps, and my scalp and ears were itching.  My face was also blood red.  I took some benadryl yesterday, but there are still bumps on my head.  Before yesterday, I had never had an allergic reaction to any kind of medication.  

When I called the pharmacist to ask about it, he said "people don't usually have reactions to this medication. Just take some benadryl and don't take anymore of the Levaquin."  Well, the things I've read here and on other sites since yesterday tell me that I'm not alone.  I'm just glad it wasn't something much more serious than a skin reaction. Did your acne ever go away?  I just wonder if I have any more surprises to look forward to.

Joanna

[mart25]

i took levaquin for an urinary infection and had a bad reaction too. I developed some blisters in my legs and arms, they were also itchy and since then I still get them and I don't know what it is.

[Rosemarycolorado]

Hello, i have been looking for people with specific reactions to this drug....a dear friend of mine who was elderly was given levaquin by a pharmaceutically heavy handed MD for simply a light case of pneumonia. Her immune system was very healthy and did not accept levaquin in her body. It treated levaquin as an allergin/virus and attacked it, causing an enormous immune system breakdown within her body. There is a name for this condition, which i can post, i need to check the exact term with her husband, The results....degeneration on a cellular level resulting in blistering all over the body. She even had these blisters inside her mouth and throat. There is no cure for this kind of reaction and she suffered terribly for three years prior to her death in August, 2007. If you have developed blisters that do not go away....see someone immediately,please.

[Rosemarycolorado]

hello, i just wanted to add to my May 4th post. Leviquin triggered an autoimmune response in my elderly friend called Bullous Pemphigoid. There are mild to severe cases, and in many instances it is not known what caused it. In this case, documented by her physicians and specialists, this antibiotic was the cause. The result? Basically, Leviquin caused her immune system to eat away at the fluids that connected her skin to her body. Her entire body became covered in blisters, and, she could not undertake steroid therapy to alleviate her symptoms. She was allergic to them and just about any synthesized medicine you could think of.

[Dr_Aparna]

Hi,
The most common adverse drug reactions (≥3%) in US clinical trials were nausea, headache, diarrhea, insomnia, constipation, and dizziness.
Skin/Hypersensitivity: Pruritus, urticaria, photosensitivity, flushing, fever, chills, angioedema, edema of the face, neck, lips, conjunctivae or hands, cutaneous candidiasis, hyperpigmentation, erytherna nodosum. Allergic reactions ranging from urticaria to anaphylactic reactions have been reported. Anaphylactic reactions, erythema multiforme/Stevens-Johnson syndrome, exfoliative dermatitis, toxic epidermal necrolysis, vasculitis, angioedema, edema of the lips, face, neck, conjunctivae, hands or lower extremities, purpura, fever, chills, flushing, pruritus, urtigaria, cutaneous candidiasis, vesicles, increased perspiration, hyperpigmentation, erythema nodosum, photosensitivity. Allergic reactions ranging from urticaria to anaphylactic reactions have been reported. Anaphylactic reactions, erythema multiforme/Stevens-Johnson syndrome, exfoliative dermatitis, toxic epidermal necrolysis.
ref:http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Levaquin
Stop the drug on the first appearance of rash.Consult with your doctor about alternative medications for your prostate problem.