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Suggest Treatment For Swelling On The Tongue And Blurred Vision

I had an UTI infection and took Levaquin. Finished it and just a few days later Dr put me on Keflex as a prevenative maintenace, to try to give my bladder a chance to heal itself. Because Levaquin was the 3rd antibiotic I was on trying to get rid of UTI. But just a few days after starting Keflex, I broke out with a bad rash that hurt and itched. Plus and a swollen tongue and lips that hurt, I got very sick. Dr stopped Keflex and put me on Cipro. Week later still breaking out, then Dr thought it was my blood pressure medicine and swithed it to another and was given steroid shot and put on Dexamethasone tablets. I was losing it now blood pressure sky high, suger very high ( which I have not been on diabites medicine in over a year or so), racing mind, confusion,dizzy, blurred vision. Rash did get better, but very sick not sleeping then a few days ago I went tp pick up a 3lb. flower pot and tore my bicept tendons ( I say thank you to the Levaquin/Cipro family of meds). Now going for a MRI in two days. I thought forget this I cannot live this way so I Stopped Steroids and Cipro. My tongue/lips has remained sore, I even have some peeling of skin in my mouth. Also a salty matalic taste. Some foods hurt to eat like salty foods. Any help!!!
Mon, 9 Oct 2017
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it is advisable to go for urine culture and sensitivity and give the antibiotic which is most effective and recomanded in test. donot change antibiotic without culture.should avoid steroid. metallic taste can be result of taking metronidazole. it may be neurological problem. can consult neurologist and get tested glossopharyngeal nerve
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Suggest Treatment For Swelling On The Tongue And Blurred Vision

it is advisable to go for urine culture and sensitivity and give the antibiotic which is most effective and recomanded in test. donot change antibiotic without culture.should avoid steroid. metallic taste can be result of taking metronidazole. it may be neurological problem. can consult neurologist and get tested glossopharyngeal nerve