MEDICAL QUESTION - Can azithromycin cause dangerous panic attacks?

60 thousand viwers today, and not a single doctor on here?

my goodness

get your butt off the computer and take her to the Emergency Room STAT

the worst azithromycin would cause (unless she's allergic) is nausea/vomiting.

what is she taking it for anyway?

if she has heart palpitations and a tingly arm you should really be going to the hospital

strep throat. may i ask what your expertise is?

Perhaps it's the ultra high-fat diet you two have been ingesting. Although not in the rare category, women are susceptible to heart attacks too. Is she short of breath? might be time for a trip to the ER....STAT!

talking to my pharacist friend and unless she's alergic no she says none of those things should have those side effects.

maybe she is having heart attack

I am not sure of azithromycin causing panic attacks. That being said, airway restriction can cause them rather easy. Strep can make one "feel" as if they are having trouble breathing. Perhaps they are having an allergic reaction, even though this medicine is probably one of the most innocuous antibiotics.

pathology....not expert though.

anyway, the reason i asked was because i was wondering if she didn't have some sort of infection in any of her extremities, but since it is as simple as strep, there is absolutely NO reason she should be experiencing these symptom, so if you are still at home scratchin your head rather than at the ER by now with your wife, shame on you.

Breathing problems can bring on the feeling of heart attack and cause tingling in the arms. If she is having an allergic reaction to any of the stuff she is taking, it could be the cause.

She needs to be seen by a doctor. She is pregnant, how far along you didn't say - it could actually be a problem with the pregnancy.

I can think of several things is COULD be - but without more data and a physical exam it cannot be diagnosed.

This is an ER visit, meaning if you haven't done so - get off the computer, get her in the car and get her to the ER.

If she is dizzy (to the point of falling over) if her lips are turning blueish Call 911 and tell them you think she is having a severe allergic reaction to antibiotics.

DO NOT attempt to get her to ER, let the EMT team come to you.

Last Edited by Dr. House on 07/15/2011 04:14 AM