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Why does levofloxacin raise your heart rate?

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Antibiotic: In general it doesn't. If you have a reaction to it or if the infection progresses and causes vasodilation, might see a heart rate increase. If the patient is extremely anxious about themselves, virtually anything will increase their heart rate.

Answered 3/26/2013

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It doesn't: But fever and infection do. Why were you taking levofloxacin?

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