Hi well I want to give you some basic info, my name is Jenn I am 18, 5 1 and very overweight . Anyway I recently got diagnosed with cellulitus due to a scratch by my dog. I am on Augmentin the highest dose 875-125mg twice daily, my question is this can Augmentin cause nerve damage? Other then the cellulitus I have been having health issues but doctors think its anxiety/panic attacks. Anyway I haven t slept really for 8 days, I was having panic attacks in my sleep. I recently started taking the augmentin (day 3 in the morning) and I feel worse, YES the swelling in my arm is going down but I am having back pain , bad tension headaches, (I have been having weakness only on my right side for about 3 months now in the middle of testing) and also starting today (2 days into the antibiotic) my feet ( both) feel very stiff its unvonfortable sitting for to long (can this be caused by not sleeping or something else??) and my legs are weak and I can not stabd for very lobg my back hurts, and I get dizzy. But strangly when moving my feet feel a BIT better. But now a frightening new symptom appeared and I don t know if it is from the Augmentin (this NEVER happened to me before.) My right ring finger is bent and doesnt want to straighten but can be straightened if I really try to but just resting it it remains in a bent shape ( not at the tip the bend is more towards the middle and bottom) and now my fingers from time to time spread out the dont stay side by side when I m resting my hand it doesn t really hurt its just very annoying and when I squeeze stuff it s very week and I can t squeeze that hard (this problem with my hand is only the right one) also it feels like an electric shock going through my hand and fingers when I do tasks with it it s overall weak but the ring finger is VERY weak and can t do anything with it (what can this be I m nervous!) also I have had tests for Lyme (negative), a bunch if blood tests to do with my heart (fine), anemia (fine), Mono (negative) no diabetes, and I have had 2 EKG S both fine. My only medical problems are asthma (even though I know if your diagnosed it never is cured its always in you just dormant but I haven t had an attack or needed my inhaler in over 7 years) and carpal tunnel other then that Medically I have no other issues. Sorry this is so long I really appreciate your help and time!
Hi, you are using augmenting for cellulitis, but you are experiencing headache, backache, panic in sleep, dizzy, feet stiff, etc., every test of all systems are fine.  Most probably the changes are due to the allergic reaction of the augmenting, and also due to the gastric irritation.  As the Chat Doctor.  I to my patient with such symptoms prescribe omeprazole, risperidone, and antacid gel. If some changes persists you can go for exchange of the antibiotic. Thank you.