Another Flagyl Q

I'd be surprised if you were getting new/worse neuropathy symptoms from a drug you haven't taken in quite some time. The first place to look is the drugs you're taking now, I think.

My MD told me about taking to much cypro and leviquin  may cause numbness also I saw the news last night and they were saying the same thing so what is one to do?  It seems we have no choice.     Grace

I believe that if there is permanent peripheral neuropathy, the symptoms are constant. They might improve and worsen, but not completely resolve, then resume at a later date.

Another consideration is spinal nerve root compression. I have that in my neck and lumbar spines. Those symptoms do wax and wane, depending on the amount of inflammation I have. So, I am particularly wary of these antibiotics. I do still use them when needed though.

Jan

Thanks, you've confirmed what I thought. Another trip to the doc with another issue, yee haw.

I am also wondering if perhaps the extreme stress I'm living with at the moment is contributing. Perhaps the salivary stone thing, which is still not completely gone and slightly swollen, is pressing on a nerve wrong? No clue. Sick of stupid things.

Cheers,

Gin

Stress can certainly be a factor. For me, when my neck was at its worst, I had spasms bad enough that they were causing my head to tilt and my shoulder to raise. I really wasn't even very aware of it. I was more focused on my tingling hand. I was first sent to an orthopedic surgeon, then the spine doc, who correctly diagnosed after an MRI. This was after PT just made things worse.

Apparently, accellerated spinal stenosis is common with spondylitis. Yay!

Jan

Yay, indeed.  At least our lives aren't boring, eh?

Gin