Get urgent medical attention for:
* Severe difficulty breathing
* Swelling of the face or throat
* Seizures
* Fainting
* Severe chest, back, or abdominal pain
* Severe confusion
* Suicidal thoughts
* Sudden severe weakness
These symptoms require prompt assessment regardless of the exact cause.
## The Bottom Line
Fluoroquinolone antibiotics such as **ciprofloxacin, levofloxacin, moxifloxacin, and ofloxacin** can be very useful medications, but they also carry well-established warnings involving **tendons, nerves, muscles, joints, the central nervous system, blood sugar, heart rhythm, and certain vascular complications**. ([Santé Nutrition][1])
The correct takeaway is not:
**“This antibiotic will
