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What Causes Tingling Sensation In The Legs While On Cephalexin?

i have been taking cephalexin for infection in my leg for 2 days now but iv started to feel tingling down my leg and hot and cold rushes through my leg my knee is swollen and i do have an old injury where they put in a rod along the femur over 15 years ago should i continue the antibiotic
Mon, 7 Aug 2017
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Hi,
Thanks for the query. I understand your concern.
Cephalaxin is not known to cause tingling/ hot or cold flashes - as a side effect. So you can continue the drug.
The symptoms in leg are neurogenic... possibly due to nerve pressure by swollen knee joint / lumber spondylitis causing nerve compression to cause such symptoms.
Thanks.
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What Causes Tingling Sensation In The Legs While On Cephalexin?

Hi, Thanks for the query. I understand your concern. Cephalaxin is not known to cause tingling/ hot or cold flashes - as a side effect. So you can continue the drug. The symptoms in leg are neurogenic... possibly due to nerve pressure by swollen knee joint / lumber spondylitis causing nerve compression to cause such symptoms. Thanks.