Comparing Clindamycin vs Levofloxacin

For Bacterial Infection: I believe I am on day six of this antibiotic clindamycin and I have only seen a slight change in an extremely infected cat scratch. Still is super sore and red but the only thing I’d warn people about is to not lay down for at least ten minutes to half an hour after taking. I did it tonight and it was the worst chest pain ever. I don’t believe I’ve ever had heartburn but this was probably way worse than that anyway. Felt like my whole Esophagitis was on fire. Extremely uncomfortable. I also have horrible stomach issues and IBS so I’m surprised I haven’t had the diarrhea side effect yet. But it’s too soon to say I won’t.

For Bacterial Infection: SOFT GEL PROBIOTIC and a ton of water. I can't stress this enough!!! After reading the reviews I was absolutely mortified about starting this antibiotic(clindamycin 300mg 2x's per day) . I'm one of those people who always get every possible side effect of medication. I stumbled upon a very helpful review of someone suggesting taking a softgel probiotic . I took the probiotic once daily approximately one hour before my first dose. I am entering day 3 of this regime and have yet to get any of the unpleasant side effects mentioned. I also drank about a liter or more of water with each pill. I will update this post once I finish the med. Don't let all of the scary reviews get you down. You can do this!!

For Pneumonia: I was diagnosed with pneumonia on 2/8/18 and given Levofloxacin 750 with 10mg of prednisone 2x daily. The first 3 day's I thought I was going to go out of my mind, constant insomnia (probably from the prednisone) with my head feeling crazy. Last night I took (1) Benadryl tablet to see if it would help, well believe it or not I eventually fell asleep for a couple of hours and got for awhile and fell back asleep for 2-3 more hours. I did wake up somewhat groggy and it took a couple hours to feel better. At least I got some sleep. If you are experiencing insomnia try the Benadryl it might help you. Made it easier to take this mornings dose. I hope everybody going through some of the same thing I'm battling good luck and if your gut tells you you can't take it anymore I think it's well understood why.

For Pneumonia: Was diagnosed with pneumonia 3 days ago had severe cough, diarrhea, and a fever of 102. Was put on levofloxacin 500mg for 7 days started with a round of IV antibiotics at the hospital the next day I was finally able to get out of bed, my cough was nearly gone and fever has subsided. I did have a few negative side effects. Insomnia, once I did fall asleep I woke up drenched in sweat, and just an overall dull feeling.