Should I stop the antibiotic? Is this tendinitis?

I posted earlier about a chest infection that started almost 9 days ago. I tried to avoid taking ABX because of a recent unpleasant experience that threw me in the current flare up. I treated myself with an oral syrup and asthma inhalers. These didn't do the trick. So, I called my GI and he put me on a 5 day course of moxifloxacin. I took it several months ago and could tolerate it without any problems. However, I feel this time that some symptoms are lurking. Calf cramps began 2 days ago before I took the ABX but the pain and cramps in my calf haev increased since I took the ABX. It's written in the pamphlet of the medicine that if tendinitis is suspected, the medicine should be stopped and the doctor be contacted. I do have tendinitis (thanks to previous cipro) but it has been in quiescence for years. I think that moxifloxacin belongs to the same family of cipro.

The other thing is that finally after 2 weeks Remicade kicked in. However, today I began to have pain in my TI again. One of the precautions of the ABX is that it could cause pseudomembraneous colitis. I haven't had any d yet only tenesmus since my proctitis is acting up. I'm worried this time because last time, which was 2 months ago, I overlooked the d I got from the ABX then and that caused me the current flare up.

So, should I stop the ABX or just wait until it causes d? I reminded my GI of the side effects of ABX on my Crohn's but he said that as long as I have this infection, I have to take an ABX, especially that id did not cause me any problems in the past.

73monte, thank you so much.

Well, I'm on celebrex 100 x2 for my flare up and have been on it for more than a month. My GI said it's the safest NSAID for Crohn's and I have to take it since my TI hurts. Still I don't feel it's improving the calf pain.

I think I have to follow the R.I.C.E approach you've mentioned.

Oh, Lab. Thank you so much for checking on me. It's now more as a calf spasm. I don't remember that I used to have spasms when I had a tendinitis flare up. It's still there in my right foot and ankle but I'm following some precautionary measures so that it does not recur.

I started to take my calcium- magnesium supplement again as I have stopped taking it for more than 2 months when my Crohn's flare up began. My Gi told me before that calf cramps, what I have know is more than the cramp I'm used to, are caused by magnesium deficiency.

I hope I can bear the pain up for other 2 days until I finish the antibiotic course though I doubt I'll need another one as the chest infection seems to be stronger than the ABX.

Take care :/

Clo, thank you so much. I really appreciate it.

Take care :/