Cindy, I actually had composed a lengthy reply on Cipro & Levaquin which are members of the fluoroquinolone class of medications. Yes they do cause neuropathy. Are doctors protecting the pharmaceutical industry? I'm pretty damn certain they are. Google it. There's tons of info and probably class action suits still looking for supplicants. It sounds like you have a pretty clear case of being treated for a virus (which antibiotics do nothing for) with a drug which should be reserved for serious cases like the plague & anthrax. Good luck. Hope this goes through as my other post just disappeared.