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Suggest Treatment To Cure Stiffness While Walking

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Posted on Wed, 30 Apr 2014
Question: Using Xifaxan 550 mg x 2 times a day. IS there treatment for ,difficulty in moving.
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Answered by Dr. Rakesh Madhyastha (2 hours later)
Brief Answer: Need more info Detailed Answer: Hello Thanks for the query It is difficult to interpret your query especially you have a significant past medical history Please get back to me with the answers to my following questions 1. What exactly do you mean by 'difficulty in moving'? What is the exact problem? 2. Please mention all the medications you are on currently I must add here that Cirrhosis of liver has lead to hemoptysis, pancytopenia, splenomegaly and bowel obstruction Cystic fibrosis has causes your repeated respiratory infections and brochiectasis. I am awaiting your reply Regards
Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar
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Follow up: Dr. Rakesh Madhyastha (1 hour later)
I can't walk normally, stiff and hard to walk. Started Xifaxan last Monday 4-7-14 this is a side effect I think I'm having? esomeprazole 20 MG ER cap Commonly known as: NEXIUM Instructions: Take 1 cap by mouth one time daily. Prescribed by XXXXXXX S Lachance, NP on 2/18/2014 Quantity: 30 caps furosemide 20 MG tab Commonly known as: LASIX Instructions: Take 2 tabs by mouth one time daily. Prescribed by XXXXXXX L Cervantes, PA on 1/3/2014 Quantity: 60 tabs spironolactone 100 MG tab Commonly known as: ALDACTONE Instructions: Take 1 tab by mouth one time daily in morning. Prescribed by XXXXXXX L Cervantes, PA on 1/3/2014 Quantity: 30 tabs Aztreonam Lysine 75 MG neb soln Commonly known as: CAYSTON Instructions: Take 75 mg by nebulizer 3 times daily. 28 days on/ 28 days off, Prescribed by Trina J Hollatz, MD on 12/20/2013 Quantity: 84 each albuterol (2.5 MG/3ML) 0.083% neb Instructions: Nebulize 3 ml two times daily and every 4 hours as needed. 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Answered by Dr. Rakesh Madhyastha (10 hours later)
Brief Answer: Hello Detailed Answer: Thank you so much for getting back with the drugs. I understand that you have stiffness while walking and Xifaxan will not help you with the symptoms. Xifaxan is intra luminal antibiotic commonly given in liver failure to prevent neuro symptoms. Stiffness of the legs looks unrelated to the present conditions you are suffering from and it also not a side effect of any of the medications you are currently on. It is most likely to be due to compression in the spine, I strongly advice you to meet a neurologist for examination and get a CT spine to looks for stenosis. Tab Baclofen is commonly used to prevent stiffness of the muscle, however it is controlled drug and it should be taken only after meeting the neurologist. You can suggest this drug to him. I hope I was of help, if you have any further queries please get back to me I wish you good health Regards
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Suggest Treatment To Cure Stiffness While Walking

Brief Answer: Need more info Detailed Answer: Hello Thanks for the query It is difficult to interpret your query especially you have a significant past medical history Please get back to me with the answers to my following questions 1. What exactly do you mean by 'difficulty in moving'? What is the exact problem? 2. Please mention all the medications you are on currently I must add here that Cirrhosis of liver has lead to hemoptysis, pancytopenia, splenomegaly and bowel obstruction Cystic fibrosis has causes your repeated respiratory infections and brochiectasis. I am awaiting your reply Regards