After about 3 weeks of battling what I thought was a cold or upper respiratory virus, I went to the doctor on Tuesday. He said he thought it possibly had evolved into a low grade pneumonia and gave me Tequin to take for 10 days. Yes the dreaded quinolones....
So I thought what the heck, for 10 days it can't do much damage and it may get rid of this cold. The next day I woke up with lower back stiffness and some pain. Today, the second day, the stiffness and pain is worse in my lower back. I have not had any back issues or spasms in that area since 1993 and that was just one brief period. And none since the chronic prostatitis / chronic pelvic pain syndrome bit me 21 months ago.
Other than a week of Tequin early in my CPPS, I never really took any of the quinolones, mostly the UROs were giving me Bactrim so I don't have that much personal experience with them but have read a lot on this site and other places about them causing muscle pain. I guess my question is, could the Tequin produce this back pain that fast? Or is this a new symptom of my chronic prostatitis / chronic pelvic pain syndrome which I have never had before. Any ideas or similar experiences would be appreciated....I'm not taking the Tequin today, that's for sure. If I need an ABX to get rid of this cold, then I will get something else from my Doc.
Tequin brings on back pain??
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treynor33
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Tequin brings on back pain??
Age: 45 Onset: 43. | Symptoms: Tightness, spasms, burning and pain in the perineum. Occassional mild pain after urination in the perineum. Helped by: Cardura, quitting caffiene, relaxation, fiber, stand up workstation and some PT a year ago. Makes Worse: ANXIETY, ULTRAM, going to work, sitting or squatting too long, constipation (big problems), stress, and sometimes unexplainable.
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jj77
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This type of pain is well documented on the quinolone boards, but in your case it should go away pretty soon.
Age: 28* | Onset Age: 24, with mild symptoms* | Symptoms: penis and bladder burning, anus and rectum burning* | Helped By: B12 supplementation* | Worsened By: got worse after antibiotics cycles
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treynor33
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No Tequin yesterday....the pain and stiffness in my back is 90% gone today. Amazing how fast those quiolones can mess your life up. Sure glad I never took them any longer than a few days.
Age: 45 Onset: 43. | Symptoms: Tightness, spasms, burning and pain in the perineum. Occassional mild pain after urination in the perineum. Helped by: Cardura, quitting caffiene, relaxation, fiber, stand up workstation and some PT a year ago. Makes Worse: ANXIETY, ULTRAM, going to work, sitting or squatting too long, constipation (big problems), stress, and sometimes unexplainable.