| Key to ratings for levaquin: 5-Very Satisfied: this medicine cured me or helped me a great deal. 4-Satisfied: this medicine helped. 3-Somewhat Satisfied: this medicine helped somewhat. 2-Not Satisfied: this medicine did not work to my satisfaction. 1-Dissatisfied: I would not recommend taking this medicine. |
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| 1 | Cyst on Back | Quick onset headache/migraine, dizziness, light-headed, diahrea, weakness. | I would definitely recommend taking a weaker antibiotic first, and only take these in severe conditions. | M | 28 | 1 days | 11/19/2009 | 1 | pneumonia | severe stomach cramps and nausea; fatigue; trouble sleeping | F | 50 | 5 days | 11/16/2009 | 1 | Skin infection | Extreme pain in both shoulders and both biceps. Pain in finger joints. Indigestion, explosive diarrhea, dizziness and fogginess. | I will never take this antibiotic again! I have been off the drug for 4 days and still no relief from the pain and indigestion. | F | 55 | 7 days | 11/13/2009 | 1 | Pneumonia | My mother was the patient taking the medication. She is bedridden as I type. I received a call at work today that my mother had fallen out of bed and was in severe pain. Her legs were shaking, she was near tears. She told me she thought it was these pills. She only took 4 of the 500 milligrams. I looked them up and her symptoms all matched. I feel terribly guilty that I did not look this stuff up earlier and I let her take this poison. | You just assume there is a level of protection from the government, you know? Why in GOD's name does the FDA allow levaquin to be sold, or in this case given away as samples? Johnson and Johnson, the FDA and some quack have destroyed my mother's quality of life. My they all burn in hell. | M | 40 | 4 days | 11/13/2009 | 1 | UTI | Severe tendon pain , nightmares , insomnia ,ear-ringing and sound sensitivity , HELP !!! I took a month ago and just now feeling the effects ..... | Pure poison , take at your own risk !! Read these stories , they are all true !! Go to FQvictims.Org. to see the destruction they cause , wished I had earlier !! | M | 22 | 5 days | 11/12/2009 | 4 | pneumonia | my dosage is 500 mg daily; no adverse side affects; at this point I feel better but still have a bad cough; also taking generic mucinex (20mg dextromethorphan, 400 mg guaifenesin) 3 times a day; no other drugs at this time but prior to diagnosis was taking tylenol for fever and delsym for cough | I read the documentation from the pharmacy before taking this and was on the lookout for the slightest adverse reaction. Looks like it can have some very serious side affects. I'm supposed to take it for 14 days. | F | 50 | 3 days | 11/11/2009 | 1 | Bronchitis | After the day 5,I could not open and close my hands without it hurting and it was swollen. I could not walk without limping because my legs and entire body hurt. I am still itching after two months and my my hands still hurt. This medicine should be taken off the shelf. Definitely poison.!!!!Do Not Take this Levaquin!!!!Warning!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!1 | F | 42 | 5 days | 11/11/2009 | 1 | Abscess | Taking 750mg Levaquin x7 days given as samples by my doctor so no label or side effects explanation attached. Severe insomnia, left knee swelling and pain, difficulty walking, feeling of detatchment and nervousness. I just found this site today after taking my last dose. I want to go and throw up the last poison pill in my stomach! | I'm really unhappy and scared as I was basically a healthy individual, physically active but now I can't even climb stairs without holding on to the rail for dear life. I want my life back! I'm praying these side effects will diminish, not sure where to turn. I don't want to get my MD in trouble, but he did give me a handful of sample blister packs so I had no idea what the side effects were. | F | 44 | 7 days | 11/10/2009 | 5 | Chronic bronchitis | Lethargy, aching arms, stiff neck, insomnia | I was given a 5 day course of the 750 mg. This after zithromax didn't help me for a big bad sinus infection and bronchitis. After a few days was feeling so much better. | F | 43 | 5 days | 11/9/2009 | 1 | Prostatitis | Disabling tendon, muscle, and joint pain and weakness all over my body, lasting 6 weeks so far. Major difficulty walking or standing, or doing any normal activities. Sudden, obvious increase in joints popping and cracking. Brief auditory hallucination. Generalized itching. | One 500mg dose of this dangerous drug attacked every tendon, from my jaw to my toes. Please, don't risk taking this or any other fluoroquinolone if there is ANY other, safer alternative. Fluoroquinolones have been shown in several studies to be TOXIC to tendon cells. If you do take it, STOP and tell your doctor immediately if you notice ANY joint, tendon, or muscle pain, or nervous system effects. Many people take this without problems, but be aware that it absolutely can CRIPPLE you with one dose, as it did me. I could not walk or stand for more than a couple minutes for several weeks. Six weeks later I am still extremely limited and in pain. A well-respected doctor who is knowlegeable of these reactions said my recovery could take 8-10 MONTHS. Also, realize that even Rx nasal sprays can be STERIODS, which will increase your chances of tendon side effects. Neither I nor my family will take this again unless it is do-or-die. Even then, I am not sure I would choose enduring months or more of disability and pain from taking this drug. | M | 35 | 1 days | 11/6/2009 | 1 | suspected pneumonia | nausea, stomach cramps, diarrhea, hand and arm tingling, muscle fatigue, confusion, headache, shoulder pain, popping noises in my feet, unsteady feeling when I walk. NONE of these symptoms were present BEFORE taking this medication. | My doctor doesn't think my symptoms are caused by this drug but I refuse to take any more of it. I react swiftly to drugs and I am very in tune with my body. The types of pains I am experiencing, I have never felt with any other infection. I was feeling 95% better when I was prescribed this medicine. He wanted me to take it as a just in case measure after having so much trouble with my asthma after probable swine flu two and a half weeks ago. I was still coughing up phlegm, but the cough was getting better and the amount of discharge from my lungs was becoming less and less. This medicine made me feel very ill... like I was coming down with the flu all over again. I took this medicine just 24 hours ago. I am not taking any more. I still feel nauseous and weak. I will never take Levaquin again. (I was only on the 500 mg dose.) | F | 33 | 1 days | 11/6/2009 | 1 | pneumonia | It has been nearly 11 months now since I took Levaquin. A week into it I developed severe knee pain, as if I had a bad muscle strain. It developed rapidly into such severe pain that I couldn't walk for days. Now, 11 months later, I still have the severe pain whenever I walk and I can't handle steps or hills. The orthopedic doc xrayed again today. Have avascular necrosis of the femoral head, along with osteoarthritis in the knee. Happened, literally, overnight while on the Levaquin. Now I will be facing surgery and hope that saves the knee. | F | 62 | 10 days | 11/5/2009 | 1 | Prostatitis | complete physical exhaustion, body aches, sore tendons, numb lips, pain behind eyeballs, general loss of focus. | BTW I am a real person that doubted taking this drug after warnings from my parents and reading so much on internet. I opted to try sulfates for my prostatitis after initially being prescribed 500 mg levaquin for 21 days. It did not work so I figured I would give this drug a chance and play Russian Roullete in hopes I would not be affected like all these other people I read about. I was wrong, I tried to weather the storm as a point of pride but after 16 days I quit. Yesterday on my day off I could barely get out of bed and it felt like my eyeballs were going to pop out of socket. Dealing with this drug is far worse than dealing with the pain I took it for. I am going to choose another doctor. I feel like the Hippocratic Oath in this day and age has become a joke and doctors are becoming no better than ambulance chasing lawyers out for a cheap buck. | M | 37 | 16 days | 11/4/2009 | 1 | infected toe | I had terrible knee pain which eventually went away. The more significant problems that are still with me are tennis elbow in the left elbow and a torn right shoulder rotator cuff. I felt the elbow pull when lifting a half full bag of trash and the right shoulder tore when I was startled and turned around quickly. Neither of these injuries should have happened. I had never has any problem with these two joints. The orthopedic surgeon wanted to do surgery on the shoulder right away but I stalled for a month and then he said that I might not need surgery. However, I think it is getting worse now. | LEVAQUIN IS POSION. Do not use it for other than a life threatening situation where there is no alternative. Also, CVS in June 2009 did not give me the FDA mandated medication guide. This drug was prescribed for me by a podiatrist (not a M.D.) who I went to because my doctor was away. When I called him he did not seem to know about all the recent controversy surrounding this drug. Even though the information is out there, I fell through the cracks. I didn't notice the new warning section at the top of the regular CVS paper and CVS never gave me the medication guide that is mostly about tendon problems. One CVS pharmacist I talked to at another CVS didn't think there was a FDA mandated medication guide for Levaquin. They appear to be relying on their computer system to spit these things out as needed and hopefully someone will put it in your bag. Knowing what I know now, if I was a pharmacist I would personally put it in the bag and personally point it out to the patient. I would have noticed the guide and stopped taking the drug at the first sign of pain. | M | 59 | 7 days | 11/2/2009 | 2 | urinary tract infection | I was on 750 mg dose for 8 days. NASTY metallic taste in mouth is still there a week after stopping. Also, the infection went away, but I've been lethargic and still have some lightheadedness | M | 52 | 8 days | 10/31/2009 | 1 | sinus infection | insomnia, numbness,vaginitis, severe back and neck pain, extreme fatigue, tendonitis was exacerbated, no appetite, fogginess, forgetfulness....and then some. | I would never take Levaquin again. It has debilitated me and I can only hope that it is temporary. | M | 58 | 2 days | 10/31/2009 | 3 | Bronchitis | Muscle pain, dizzyness, trouble sleeping. | Muscle pain has continued now for 5 days past stopping the drug. | M | 49 | 10 days | 10/30/2009 | 1 | UTI | Severe incessant itching all over my body, tingling of hands and feet, very bad itching on my palms and soles of my feet. Large hives all over my body. Edema and tingling of hands and feet. | This drug should be banned! I took the first round of this drug about 1 year ago for a typical UTI. I had no noticeable side effects. I recently had another UTI (get them rarely - about 1 a year or every other year), so my doctor prescribed the same treatment. Luckily I only had 2 doses of 500 mg each time. The reaction I had started approx. 1 week after finishing the 2nd round. For no apparent reason, I started itching everyehere on my body - my back, my front, my rear, my legs, and most noticeably my palms and soles of my feet. I itched for hours every night! The itching was very bad at night. I developed a rash, very bad hives, and most recently the latest side affect is edema of my hands and ankles and feet. The swelling causes my hands to go numb or tingle/burn. The itching is unbelievable and embarrassing and I already had to miss work. To be sure this was a true allergic reaction I visited a dermotologist because at the time I did not equate these sypmtoms with Levaquin. He immediately recognized this as such and prescribed a heavy dose of anti-histamine to quell the itch, and an oral steroid. I should know better than to just take a drug without reading all about it first. I normally do my homework but trusted my doctor's judgement. | F | 44 | 2 days | 10/23/2009 | 1 | Sinus Infection | Seriously fast pulse, high blood pressure, dizzy, hallucinations, panic, strange and frightening drugged feeling. These came on about ten minutes after taking Levaquin. Also had difficulty concentrating and insomnia. I was on 500 MG and only took two doses and threw them out. It took three days to get back to normal. In the three days after taking Levaquin I still felt extremly drugged and drowsy and two days after taking it I experienced an upset in my intestines. | I would suggest that no one take this drug. I felt as if I'd consumed some type of poison. After seeing the side effects and the black box warning from the FDA I'd only take this medicine again if it were a life and death situation. | M | 26 | 2 days | 10/23/2009 | 2 | Sinus Infection | DOSAGE: 500mg once a day for 10 days DAY 1: Developed a horrible headache, had trouble sleeping. DAY 2: Legs (mainly thighs) are very sore, like I had done a hard core work out. It hurts just to walk and my legs are weak, its hard to get in and out of a chair! I am a very healthy, active person and I normally run 3 miles a day and my legs are never sore, so this is ridiculous. RESULT: Stopping medication on Day 2. | F | 34 | 2 days | 10/22/2009 | 1 | bacterial infection | Painful tendonitis and a tendon in my ankle popped. Not fun. It seemed to be getting better but from time to time I get painful stiffness. I found the website LevaquinBlog.com and it lists some pretty useful information and articles. Hope this helps others. | M | 31 | 5 days | 10/22/2009 | 1 | suspecial bronchitis | Severe long-term headache, dizziness, unstable feeling. | M | 34 | 5 days | 10/21/2009 | 1 | Pneumonia | combative, nonresponsive, hallucinations | my mother stroke vicitim who was diagnosed with dementia was given Levanquin for pneumonia in ER. She started being combative to her home care aides and family members. Did not recognize us, each time we gave her the medication. Asked her doctor about Levanquin and was told it was safe. We thought we were putting the medications to close together. Took her back to ER because we were sure the medication was the problem. The question was not answered. We missed a couple of days of a 7 day course when she went to the hospital and when we tried to space the drugs. Have decided not to continue the drug. She has only been home for a month since having the stroke and we are all adjusting to the challenges. The last thing we need is more diabilities. | F | 85 | 7 days | 10/18/2009 | 1 | My 91 yr. old mom was prescribed this medicine for UTI and possible other infections. She had multiple side effects: Vomiting, insomnia, monster water blisters on legs (she has venous stasis cellulitis), the previous sores on her legs and pressure sores on her fanny had healed up ... but Levaquin really messed her up with the water blisters and muscle weakness. She is having trouble getting back on her feet because of this muscle weakness. Only three weeks or so ago she was walking all the time with her walker and getting up and sitting down from a chair, bed, etc. Now it's this very bad muscle weakness and her appetite is very poor. NO, IT'S NOT ALL OLD AGE ... SHE WAS DOING FAIRLY WELL UNTIL LEVAQUIN and other antibiotics the doctors were feeding her over a period of a year. | I call this a DIABOLICAL ... OVERPOPULATION antibiotic that is meant to make people very sick and eventually kill them. You know doctors today ask if your loved one should have life-saving measures if they have a heart attack, etc. When you say, "Yes." and then we will go from there YOU GET THIS OVERPOPULATION LECTURE CRAP or they try to talk you out of life-saving measures. This is Las Vegas so I don't know if what I am hearing is peculiar to this city or if it's all over the country ... but I am SICK OF THIS LIBERAL GARBAGE. The doctors out there have a responsibility to make their patients well. The HMO's should just shut up and let the doctors do their jobs ... LIKEWISE THE GOVERNMENT SHOULD BUZZ OFF WHEN IT COMES TO HEALTH CARE. The doctors know what to do, period. | F | 91 | 1 weeks | 10/18/2009 | 1 | sinus infection | The day I took first 750mg pill, muscle spasms, muscle weakness, joint pain in all joints, racing heart, extremely nervous/anxious, massive headache, insomia only slept 2 hrs that night, thought I saw spiders when I closed my eyes that night, that night was shivering and teeth chattering under 3 blankets(was 80 degrees ouside). | Took 1 pill and stopped due to side effects. Next 2 days started to feel better was only having some muscle and joint pain, day 3 started to feel worse. Next 10 days all joints felt swollen,hurt, muscles felt weak and was having muscle spasms, was walking like I was elderly, had trouble sleeping. Day 10 started taking magnesium and vitamin B6. It helped alot! For me it took away some of the joint pain and relaxed my muscles. Day 12 went back to DR. who prescribed Levaquin. She took an EKG, urine sample and blood work. Will find out next week results. She told me I had a bad allergic reaction to Levaquin and for me to never take any floroquinoline again. Now on day 17 and last 4 days have felt normal with no side effects, although this afternoon my right knee and left ankle started hurting a little bit. I still continue to take magnesium and vitamin B6 and have been eating alot of lean protein, calcium, juice and fruit. It has helped during my recovery from Levaquin poisoning. I hope that I am done now with all side effects but know that many people have had ups and downs that have lasted for months off of 1 dose. DO NOT TAKE THIS DRUG! The side effects are not worth it and last a long, long time after you have stopped taking it, even if it is just one dose. If you have a bad experience after taking Levaquin then you should not take any antibiotic in the floroquinoline family. File a MedWatch report with the FDA www.fda.gov hopefully one day it will be pulled from the market. | F | 35 | 1 days | 10/17/2009 | 1 | MRSA | Extreme muscle and tendon pain as well associated with exhaustion, memory loss, loss of appetite, etc..... | After taking two doses of Levaquin 500mg to treat MRSA in 2006 i experienced the most severe pain all over my body. My family rushed me to the emergency room, where they proceeded to make me feel like a psycho! I have been to four different doctors and explained that I feel that what i am experiencing all started from taking the Levaquin and no one will believe me or give me any kind of help or relief! I am unable to work and can barely do every day type things. I need help desperately and don't know where to turn! I am so depressed and miserable, i had an active well balanced life before this all happened and do not know how to continue feeling this awful! | F | 51 | 2 days | 10/17/2009 | 1 | prostate biopsy | Muscle and joint pain throughout-- in low back, hips, knees,shins, calves, ankles, feet,arms,and fingers, decreased appetite. | I took 10 days of cipro for a possible uti right before I started the levaquin so I had both of these right in a row. Symptoms really began about 2 weeks after the last dose and just kept getting worse. It is now over 2 months and, like everyone else here, I'm wondering when I will get some relief. Just saw an Integrative doctor who wrote out a supplement plan so I will see if that helps. | M | 58 | 5 days | 10/14/2009 | 1 | Severe pneumonia | Insomnia, depression, mild hallucinations, nausea, headaches, loss of appetite, (what looks like) sunburns on chest, burning sensation in hands tendons | Was not warned on any severity, currently taking. | F | 23 | 7 days | 10/14/2009 | 1 | Bladder Infection | Massive anxiety, disorientation, heart palpitations, mild hallucinations, crazy dreams and thoughts | Had to stop taking this mid-treatment. I had kicked a panic disorder about a year before taking this. Now I'm dealing with it again, and it's bullshit. After my experience and reading the experiences of others, I don't understand why this is even available. Scary stuff. | F | 23 | 5 days | 10/14/2009 | 1 | sinus infection | SEVERE AND I MEAN SEVERE TENDONITIS. THIS HAS BEEN GOING ON FOR THE LAST 4 YEARS. I GET SINUS INFECTION ABOUT EVERY 3-4 MONTHS. I DID NOT PUT 2 AND 2 TOGETHER UNTIL I SWITCHED PHARMACIES AND GOT A ONE PAGE WARNING INSTEAD OR A 2 SENTENCE WARNING. I'VE BEEN TO 3 DIFFERENT DOCTORS ABOUT MY TENDONITIS AND NOT ONE OF THEM RELATED IT TO LEVAQUIN AND CIPRO. DOCTORS NEED TO BE EDUCATED! I WOULD JUST START TO GET OVER THE PAIN OF THE TENDONITIS AND THEN GET ANOTHER SINUS INFECTION. I'VE HAD TO CUT BACK TO PART TIME AT WORK. TAKE CHARGE OF YOUR OWN CARE! HOW COULD I BE SO STUPID! | F | 62 | 4 years | 10/13/2009 | 1 | UTI | I took two doses for a mild UTI. The morning after taking the first pill, I awoke with a horrible, throbbing headache. I called my doctor, who suggested I halve the dose. By the third morning, I had developed joint stiffness, muscle pain, exhaustion, and a generalized heaviness in my limbs. Every time I walk, my feet joints crack, and I'm starting to get shooting pains on my shins. I stopped after two doses and am hoping that it will be okay. | This should be a drug of last resort---for people with life-threatening infections who don't mind sacrificing their athletic lifestyles and quality of life. | F | 38 | 2 days | 10/11/2009 | 1 | Kidney Infection | Severe tendon pain, pain everywhere....the back of my heels, my knees, hands, wrists, shoulders, hips, etc. | This is a terrible drug. I have taken two rounds......14 days each. I finished the medication two days ago and still am in so much pain....I will never take this medication again. | F | 46 | 28 days | 10/8/2009 | 3 | diverticulitis | I have severe foot pain and swelling and moving knee and hip pain after my dosage ended, came on suddenly. While on the medication I had insomnia, restless legs at night, violent nausea, loss of appetite, fatigue, stomach pain and gas. | As I am researching side effects of Levaquin on here, a commercial plays on CNN about people experiencing problems with tendon pain who have taken Levaquin to call 1-877-lawsuit. I hope these side effects go away soon! | F | 39 | 10 days | 10/6/2009 | 1 | sinus infection | To start, I had a left knee replacement in March 09. I was prescribed levaquin (500mg) in Augut 09. I had taken a river cruise in Chicago and did a lot of walking. At first I thought the pain was in my left knee but soon discovered the pain radiated up from my knee to my hip. I literally had to lift my leg with my hands to get in and out of the car, and was in extreme pain just walking short distances. To this day, if I fall asleep on my left hip, the pain always wakes me up. What I read on the internet was that it can cause tendon ruptures. Maybe it chose the one in my left leg because the leg was already compromised with the knee replacement. It's 2 months later, and I'm still not back to normal. But I hope I will get there. Some of the ratings do not sound very positive. | I think there should be more education out there for doctors. I don't believe mine knew of the side affects. There has to be other alternatives to this drug. I will say, though, it was starting to work great--wish I could have had one more week on it. | F | 64 | 7 days | 10/5/2009 | 1 | sinus infection | I was prescribed 750 mg of Levaquin for 5 days and 10 mg of Predisone twice a day for 5 days. My sinus infection was gone. I felt find while I taking the medications. After I finished the medications had a cold sore under my nose and painful lymph nodes under my jaw, back of my head and under my arms. I went back to the doctor and told him of my symptons. I'm currently taking a 5 day dose of | Valtrex (anti-viral medicine) for the cold sore under my nose. I also had headaches and pain in my shoulders. I would not recommend this antibiotic. | F | 51 | 5 days | 10/4/2009 | 1 | upper respiratory infection | Calf pain started a couple of days after ending treatment. I was a healthy runner, and it's been three weeks so far of being unable to do more than walk at a regular pace. Any exercise inflames the calf. I had taken steroids with the levaquin, which must have been part of the problem. Still, I would just stay away from this drug. If you are active, especially. | Also experienced some numbness in my arms, and sleep disruption after I stopped taking the drug. | F | 38 | 5 days | 10/3/2009 | 5 | sinus infection | At first it upset my stomach, but then I started taking it with yogurt and I was fine for the rest of the time. | While the warnings are scary it was a great drug and helped cure a sinus infection that two rounds of amoxicillin couldn't get rid of. | F | 35 | 10 days | 10/2/2009 | 1 | prostatitis & pelvic floor pain | insomnia, profuse sweating, night terrors, intracranial pressure, eye floaters, panic/anxiety attacks, depression, ringing-in-ears, dizziness, heart palpitations, seizures & suicidal ideation | Three 500mg levaquin pills precipitated a massive systems' breakdown that began with an uncharacteristic, early-evening nightmare and pain in my leg calves directly after having taken the first pill. Soon I experienced insomnia, cognitive deficit, paranoia, and decline in executive & multi-tasking capacity. These central nervous system (CNS) problems were accompanied by intracranial pressure, eye floaters, and narrowing peripheral vision. From time-to-time I became faint ("syncope") and nearly passed-out while sitting at my desk. Early-on I lost my language fluency and neither could maintain focus nor find the right words to complete a sentence. Mine was a wholesale body & mind breakdown. I suspect my genetic predisposition --- some defect on my DNA strands --- makes my constitution incompatible with fluourquinolones and led to a life-changing adverse drug reaction. Most galling are medical professionals who appear to be in total denial that an antibiotic pill could wreak such havoc. You might have thought I was speaking gibberish or Hindi, so utterly dismissive and disinterested were doctors when I approached them with my concerns that lie outside their comfort level. (Gee, you'd think that doctors associate thinking outside-the-box with a commensurate increase in their medical malpractice insurance premiums.) I hold responsible big pharma, deregulation and the FDA for a breakdown in the vetting, control, marketing and distribution of prescription drugs. | M | 62 | 3 days | 10/2/2009 | 1 | UTI infection in 2003 | My shoulders arms and hands became painful,numb and almost useless. It was determined to be perephial neurophy, I take pain meds, muscle relaxers. and live with it today 6 years later., | The side effects is NOT worth the cure. I will never take it again. | F | 60 | 10 days | 9/30/2009 | 2 | Sinus Infection | Small convulsions on first day, tingling arms (intermittent, both sides), increasing anxiety over five-day period ending in an anxiety attack. Neck pain and anxiety continued for several days after treatment ended. | I was prescribed 750 mg for 5 days (the new standard high-dosage treatment for sinusitis). Following the instructions on the warning label on the medication, I phoned my doctor's office on the second day about the tingling arms to see if I should continue treatment, and she told me to do so but to let her know if it got worse. I regret continuing the drug. While the tingling didn't get worse, I developed neck pain (probably due to increasing levels of anxiety) and ultimately had an anxiety attack. I became hyper-sensitive to caffeine and experienced bouts of anxiety-related sweating and tingling periodically for two weeks after ending the full course of treatment. I also had bad neck pain. I've never experienced this kind of extreme anxiety before so I strongly suspect it was caused by the drug. Thankfully, three weeks later the anxiety has stopped again (I hope for good!). | F | 42 | 5 days | 9/29/2009 | 1 | Strep Throat | Severe allergic reaction, full body hives and welts, burning rashes, eyelids and finger tips were raw and moist, anxiety, sleeplessness, heart palpitations, dizziness, weakness, severe fatigue, felt like spine was on fire, shooting "electric" pain in leg, back and head, joint pain, twitching, headaches, neck ache, hair loss, period stopped for 3 months, tingling and numbness in arms and legs, became hypersensitive to things I was not allergic to before (food, supplements), brain fog, memory trouble, mottled skin. | I took 2 pills a year ago and am only 85% recovered. This drug almost killed me and has made the last 12 months a nightmare. It should be pulled from the market. The doctors have been clueless as to how to help and have tested for everything. Advanced Allergy Therapeutics helped a lot with the hypersensitivity but not 100%. Hyperbaric oxygen therapy helped with the brain fog. Continue to detox gently. | F | 45 | 2 days | 9/26/2009 | 1 | Sinus Infection/Bronchitis | Terrific headache. Burning sensation from throat to stomach. Horrible stomach pains, nausea, bloating, dizziness, and yellowing of the skin. | Will never take again!!! | F | 60 | 2 days | 9/24/2009 | 1 | antibiotic | feet dead (peripheral neuropathy? tests ongoing) cannot drive with shoes on as I cannot feel the pedals, pains in both kneees, legs, shoulder pains getting worse by the day, sleeplessness, confusion, strange cough, walking very difficult with cane, feel awful | Following successful knee replacement surgery, I fell and split open the incision. ER doctor sewed up and gave 1 Levoquin for infection and Rx for 7 more. Took 5 and told surgeon my feet had gone numb - asked if the surgery caused this and what it was. Told it sounded like peripheral neuropathy not caused by surgery, he changed the antiobiotic. Looked up PN and found it on the website of the manufucturer of Levaquin as a side effect. Also on consumer complaints. Mine are so similar. Is this reversible? Anyone know? My doctor says no and is taking tests now. Prognosis doesn't look good. HELP | F | 79 | 6 days | 9/23/2009 | 1 | Renal transplant - poss. infection | Severe Achilles tendonitis | Was taking 250mg/day. After about 3 days noticed pain in my Achilles tendons. A couple of days later could barely walk. Doc immediately pointed to the drug as the source and said I could stop taking as an infection was apparently not the cause of my kidney related issue. Almost 5 days since stopping the drug, I still have slight pain in the tendons and can walk well after a few steps. I personally would not take this med again although Doc says it's one of the best antibiotics now. | M | 53 | 7 days | 9/22/2009 | 1 | lung infection | Legs hurt terrible. No sleep for 5 nights. Took several days to wash out. | Now 8 mos later, after going thru several back test to find out nothing wrong with spine. We think this drug has and still causes severe leg pain at night. | M | 68 | 5 days | 9/19/2009 | 1 | sinus infection | terrible aching in my right arm. allergic reaction, face swelling, turning red, and hives. | This was not the ffirst time I took it but I now understand why I was so lethargic and in so much pain last time. I was teaching an realized something was wrong. I had to leave my class with someone and go to the school nurse for Benadryl and to call my doctor's office. They told me to stop taking it and take Benadryl. Now what am I to do about my energy level and the constant pain while teaching 3rd graders? | F | 38 | 3 days | 9/19/2009 | 1 | Sinus Infection | Insomnia, rapid heart beat, severe throbbing knee and leg pain | I took one dose of 750mg Levaquin, and within a couple of hours, my heart was rapidly beating, and I had burning pain in my knees and legs. I quickly discontinued the medication. This is quite possibly the worst medication I have ever taken. 24 hours after use, I still haven't slept and I am still in pain. STAY AWAY!!!!!! | F | 29 | 1 days | 9/17/2009 | 1 | sinus infection | hallucinations, exhaustion, leaden feeling in my legs, | I took one dose of this rat poison in the evening and wish I had never seen it. It made me hallucinate, and I kept having to tell myself, "This isn't real. This isn't real." When I woke up the next morning, I was barely able to move and walk. It's been 36 hours, and I'm still exhausted and can hardly move. I had to go to the ER because the side effects were so frightening. My mom had a similar experience on this medication. I don't intend to ever allow my kids to be prescribed this poison. STAY AWAY FROM THIS DRUG!!!!! | F | 35 | 1 days | 9/16/2009 | 1 | Sinusitis | pain and stiffness in knees | I was on a 500mg dose for 10 days. I was also prescribed a prescription eyedrop from the same family of antibiotics and a 20mg dose, 2x a day of Prednisone (corticosteriod) to help "boost" my immune system. within 3-4 days my knees were extremely stiff and I could hardly bend them. I had minimal stiffness in my neck as well but not enough to attribute it to the battery of medications I was taking. I discontinued the Prednisone and eyedrops on day 5 but continued with the Levaquin through day 9 at which point I quit altogether. It has been a week since discontinuing the treatment and my knees have not improved. I am now taking 1500mg/1200mg respectively of each Glucosomine/Chondroitin 2x a day in an effort to restore their elasticity and flexibility. It's wait and see now. My doctor is uncertain of origin of symptoms and can offer no long term prognosis. Hopefully the worst has passed and no further damage will come of it. | M | 37 | 10 days | 9/15/2009 | 1 | post surgery | I posted my story about three months ago. Seven months have now passed since I took Levaquin. I am now 90% recovered. It took 6 months of careful, and intense physical therapy AND crutches for BOTH of my Achilles tendons to regenerate and heal. I encourage anyone who is experiencing tendon problems from this drug to "get yourself into physical therapy" with a GOOD, KNOWLEDGEABLE therapist. Emory, in Atlanta, GA, has an imaging study underway exploring the damage that fluoroquinolones cause to the Achilles tendons. | F | 38 | 5 days | 9/15/2009 | 1 | Sinus Infection | I took a 10 day dose after two other antibiotics failed to cure the sinus infection. Started second dose and a couple of days after starting it my left leg got very tight. I was constantly stretching to stop the pain. I called the dr's office and they told me to continue taking it as it wasn't the medicine. I took it 5 more days and then found a sheet that was put in my last prescirption saying you could have tendonitis. In the meantime, two tendons under my 3rd and 4th toes on my left foot popped. Along with the pain was numbness which has continues since that time. It | It took a month for the tightness to go away but I continue to have numbness in my toes and in the ball of my foot. I don't know if this is a continuing side effect of the Levaquin or if it's something else. I now am on another antibiotic for sinus infection (6 months after the Levaquin problem) and so I am wondering if the numbness is being affected by the new antibiotic. Don't know if it will ever go away. My doctor said I was the first patient she had with the problem. | F | 65 | 17 days | 9/13/2009 | 1 | Pneumonia | Joint pains in hands, moved to knees | I am listing this rating on behalf of my daughter. Her joint pain is severe enough as to make it difficult for her to climb bus steps to ride bus to and from school. I was told that this was somewhat experimental, but that it was considered safe for her body weight. We were told to stop taking it and advise of any pain in her feet or ankles - she had none, and unfortunately other joint pain did not surface until the end of the 10 day course. We were not cautioned to avoid NSAIDS and she took ibuprofen concurrently - bottle says only that antacids or iron products should not be taken within 2 hours of this medicine. Levaquin was started whilst she was in hospital, and a 10 day prescription administered once released. | F | 12 | 11 days | 9/13/2009 | 1 | respiratory problems | My hand hurts so much and is swollen. I had extreme exhaustion and my bladder and bowel are screwed up big time..excessive bowel movements, etc. I would not recommend this drug to anyone, no matter what problem they have! I took this drug in June, 2009. My dog also had a problem and the vet recommened a drug in this same family of drugs and I told him absolutely I wasn't giving her that! He said to just try it and I said no way..then it will be too late...So everyone be careful what the vet is prescribing, also! KD | M | 67 | 9 days | 9/12/2009 | 1 | Torn rotator cuff, tendonitis in wrist, severe pain in front and arch of feet and insomnia. | I took a 10day course in March and again in Septermber of 2007. I assumed pain in joints was due to age, but in late 2008 I started hvg severe pain in shoulder joint. Had xrays and was diagnosed with a torn rotator cuff. Then I started having severe pain in my wrist. The pain was so severe it would wake me up. My doctor had to give me a time released pain medication so that I could have pain relief all day long and be functional. Now if I sit for a while I have pain in my feet when I stand up. I'm ashamed to walk. IT HAS BEEN TWO YEARS SINCE I TOOK THIS MEDICINE. I don't think the side effects are going to go away for me. Quite frankly I'm wondering if this drug can actualLY cause arthritis. The lawsuit is overlooking some other common side effects like pain in the feet unless it is the achilles tendon. This is not a medicine. It is a legal poison. I have contacted an attorney and I am curious to know what percentage of any recovered amount most attorneys are charging | F | 51 | 10 days | 9/12/2009 | 1 | UTI | Severe shoulder pain, upper arm, elbow and hand. Swollen Achilles tendons. Can't sleep. I have to lie on my back. 750 mg for 10 days. CT Scan, bone scan, and MRI. Going on for a month now. No relief from pain medication. Also, caused kidney problems with interaction with Diovan/HCTZ. Can't walk after driving in car. | F | 61 | 10 days | 9/8/2009 | 1 | curticle infection | swollen knee after seven daily doses--Dr.told me to start Benadryl--I am having an allergic reaction. We'll see how it is in morning after another dose...first two did nothing. | I was not advised of this side effect but DR. did not seem surprised when I told him---Pharmacist not surprised either. | F | 67 | 7 days | 9/8/2009 | 1 | sinus infection/cyst in sinus | After the second 500 mm pill, my left knee, which has been problematic,(torn meniscus) "blew up" while I was at the mall doing light shopping. It got swollen, stiff, etc. and I could hardly walk to my car. Went on line as soon as I got home, and bingo!.... joint problems just like mine being described by many people. I'll not take another one, and plan to ask my MD for something different. Even if another drug is less effective for this sinus problem, I would not risk permanent damage to my joints, tendons, or anything else, to take this drug. Thank goodness I only took 2. Hope this swollen knee goes away in time for my much needed, long awaited vacation in 4 days! | F | 61 | 2 days | 9/7/2009 | 2 | Epididymitis | I took one dose, ONE, of levaquin 750 on friday and since then i have had bloating, depression, loss of appetite, and anxiety | I dont understand how after ONE dose i am still experiencing some bloating, loss of appetite, and every once and a while anxiety. Im really nervous because i heard there is a chance these side effects could be permanent. I cant call the doctors office because the guy doesnt work on sundays and he is off tomorrow because of labor day. I am still experiencing side effects and its been 3 days since i actually took the medicine! I know i sound kinda stupid because these symptoms seem to be the norm but i dont know if i am suppose to continue experiencing them after not taking the med for like 3 days. SOMEBODY, ANYBODY, PLEASE SEND ME AN EMAIL ON WHAT I SHOULD DO!!!!! | M | 17 | 9/6/2009 | 1 | Prescrib. 4 possible infect. pre op | Weekness, exhaustion, insomnia, elbow and arm pain, pain and burning from mid thigh to knees. Do NOT take this medication!! It has to be poison!!!! | Pre/op labs indicated a little protein in my urine. Was given 500mg for 5 days. Each day I felt worse. Headed to surg.in 2 days feeling horrid. Do NOT take this medication!! It has to be poison!!!! | F | 45 | 5 days | 9/6/2009 | 1 | chest infection | loss of leg muscle control(spasm and weakness). Pain Everywhere. especially ankle,elbow,stiff neck,lower back pain and severe knee pain.. (short term memory loss.hope its temporary couldn't memorize a simple phone number) | took care of the problem but the trade off is not worth it. i've waited for three months already hoping all these side effects go away and are temporary. I'm STILL IN PAIN! it's 9/4/09. I think I need to go back to the doctor and complain and try to find a solution for my pains.... | F | 41 | 7 days | 9/4/2009 | 1 | To lower PSA levels | Extreme pain in my lower calves and my achilles. Pain walking any distance. Worst in the morning and after any time sitting (eg. - getting out of my car). I was on 750mg per my doctor to lower my PSA levels. I was on this drug for approximately 11 weeks before I went on the computer to find information about achilles tendon pain. I read that it can sometimes be caused by medication which prompted me to check the side affects of Levaquin. | M | 47 | 11 weeks | 9/4/2009 | 1 | respiratory infection, sinus infect | I have extreme pain in my legs, feet swell(top) shoulder pain, index knuckle and thumbs hurt,hips hurt,elbow pain, stomach cramps | I was given this medicine twice in about a month time frame and was never warned, I even asked the pharmacy.( two 7 day doses) | F | 39 | 14 days | 9/3/2009 | 1 | Diverticulitis | Severe knee pain, knee swelling, difficulty walking and painful all the time. Have had my knee drained twice but has not helped. | This is a dangerous drug. I recovered from Diverticulitis, but have had severe knee problems ever since, immediately after taking Levaquin. | F | 65 | 10 days | 9/3/2009 | 1 | Staph Infection | Insomnia, Nightmares, Anxiety, Tendon pain in right forearm | Just stopped taking this garbage yesterday. I believe I've dodged the bullet, but I would not recommend taking this stuff. 5 days of taking it, I didn't sleep more than 3 hours a night, had horrible anxiety during the day. This drug was attacking my well-being more than the infection it was supposed to stop! | M | 29 | 5 days | 9/3/2009 | 1 | Sinus Infection | Pain in tendons, legs went numb when sitting, anxiety, depression, difficult walking | Well, after taking two doses of the 750mg Levaquin in February for a sinus infection, I'm finally feeling better in September. This stuff is pure poison, no doubt about it. Terrible leg pain and numbness. Pain went from tendons to arch of foot. It was hard to stay on my feet for any length of time. Luckily, there does not seem to be any permanent damage as far as I can tell. | M | 32 | 2 days | 9/3/2009 | 3 | After back surgery, I had an infect | No side effects while taking it. | 2-3 months after taking 750mg daily for a month, I have started having terrible pain in my upper right leg. The pain radiates down to my knee and then to my lower leg. I am getting therapy and aquatic therapy but it doesn't help. I am unable to walk without a walker and then it is only for short distances. Stairs are very hard to walk up. | M | 68 | 2 months | 8/31/2009 | 2 | BRONCHITIS | after two days of taking it, i started having a really bad migraine, which then lead to nausea and vomiting. i tried everything for my headache - ibuprofen, advil, excedrin, naproxen...none of it worked. the headache was practically non-stop until i went to the doctor two or three days later and they put me on phenergan and fioricet. do not take lexaquin if you can avoid it! | F | 19 | 3 days | 8/31/2009 | 1 | Colitis | Extreme pain in fingers and legs. Could hardly walk. It has been four years and my finger joints are enlarged and my legs are shakey at night keeping me awake.DO NOT TAKE!!!!!!I was on IV therepy three days and tablets for five days. | F | 69 | 8 days | 8/31/2009 | 2 | kidney infection | severe pain in calves,headache,nasuea and enough confusion/fogginess to question my on judgement,which i never do. | Iwould NOT take again unless life or death nor give to anyone I loved.All dr.s should have some sense of uneasiness about this.Am on day 9 of 10 day course and barely feel I can walk.But yeah my kidney infection is better.What a trade off! | F | 44 | 10 days | 8/30/2009 | 3 | Ear Infection/Bronchitis | Stomach Pains, Extreme Diarrhea, dry mouth, loss of appetite | F | 45 | 4 days | 8/27/2009 | 1 | sinus infection | After the first pill my hip started bothering me and I was limping figured I pulled something. After 3rd pill had pain and soreness of left calf and was limping worse. Checked on line for side effects. WOW Wonder why this drug is on the market if it can do so much damage. I hope the pain in my calf, hip and tendon goes away. Doctor never mentioned possible side effects. Scary. | M | 65 | 3 days | 8/27/2009 | 1 | prostatitis | Severe nervousness within 5 hours of taking. Also very confused. Was thinking of calling 911. Also muscle pain in calf. Also pain in right side of stomach. Took Levaquin 500 mg one single dose. After about 6 hrs the symptoms started to subside. Probably the sickest feeling I have ever had. | I took this about 9 years ago for prostatis and stopped after 5 doses because of nervousness feeling and aching muscles. Since it is the drug of choice, doctor said go ahead and roll the dice and see how i react. I will never take this againg | M | 1 days | 8/26/2009 | 1 | Ear infection | Crippling joint pain,ankle tendons sore, upper arm pain, insomnia, brain fog, swollen lymph nodes that are quite painful, bloating and constant fatigue so bad I could barely make it out of bed. | I'll not take Levaquin again unless it's a "take it or die" situation. The side effects were not explained to me by my Doctor before he gave me the RX. and I don't think he really cares anyway. | M | 64 | 5 days | 8/26/2009 | 1 | recurrent sinus infections | tender rotator cuff; weak left arm - have to lift my hand with the other hand to get it where I want it. Fluid on both knees. I have had levaquin about every three months for two years. I have had these symptoms at least a year. | F | 72 | 20 days | 8/20/2009 | 1 | respiratory | after taking this...a month later..developed tendonitis of the forearm and excruciating pain in the legs and feet...pharmaceutical and FDA...approved drugs...they are all in the same boat...making people sick so they need to be more on medications...it's a business | Don't take this Poison | M | 38 | 4 weeks | 8/19/2009 | 1 | Sinus Infection | Horrible aching in my knees, extreme swelling behind my knees, radiating leg pain, numbness/tingling of lower legs, inability to walk or sit for about 2 weeks, some tennis elbow and top-left foot pain, and insomnia the night I took the med. | This drug should not be used for normal bacterial infections... please DO NOT TAKE IT. Ever since I took one 500 mg dose of Levaquin on 6/28/09, my life has not been the same. ONE DOSE! I used to be very active, working out at my gym, practicing yoga, participating in drum corps, teaching colorguard, etc. I am finally feeling better and am very thankful, but I am still not 100% and I doubt I ever will be. To all that are suffering. Please take Magnesium supplements, 500mg+ once a day. I've been taking 500mg Magnesium, 100mg Vitamin-B6, 100mg Niacin daily and doing acupuncture and taking some chinese herbs. I truly believe these are the things that are saving me right now. The below websites are where I learned the most about the side effects of Levaquin and how to treat them. Don't give up, take your health in to your own hands and think/meditate on getting better and repairing the damage that this drug has done to your body. Breathe. http://medicationsense.com/articles/may_aug_05/warning_antibiotics_052205.html http://www.tendonitisexpert.com/levaquin-tendonitis.html I am so sorry to everyone suffering... I love you and I hope you can find relief and justice. | F | 25 | 1 days | 8/19/2009 | 1 | Bronchitis Pnuemonia | Nausea, dizziness, increased heart rate, nervousness and insomnia. Pain in Knee and wrist.Also loss of appetite. | I cannot understand why the FDA would leave this drug on the market or even why my Dr would prescribe it to me. I have R/A so I already have enough joint problems without the added pain I was having from this drug. The drug was given for a 10 day period but because of the many side effects was told to stop it. | F | 69 | 8 days | 8/19/2009 | 1 | sinus infection | felt light headed and body was in pain while taking drug. Called doctor and told me to stop immediately. felt better for a few days and then it all happened | had been off of drug for 5 days and woke up with right side of body numb,thought i was having a stroke. went to doctor had numerous tests, since they couldnt find anything neurologically wrong with me he said i was stressed and needed physical therapy. I have severe foot and leg pains, arm and hand pains, and my neck is really stiff to the point i cant move it. The most frustrating side effect is short term memory problems. I haven't been able to work for 4 months. 1 week ago I realized that I had taken this antibiotic right before these symptoms started. Looking this up on internet I have alot of similar symptoms. I am trying to get to an orthopedic doctor to check muscles and tendons. Thank you to all who have posted it has helped me greatly | F | 39 | 8 days | 8/17/2009 | 1 | sinus infection | headache- tendon / joint pain- constipation- insomnia -weakness | poison- i was athletic before taking leviquin now i can barely put my socks on and every step is painful. tore a tendon in my arm.I am unable to work. DO NOT TAKE THIS POISON | M | 61 | 10 days | 8/17/2009 | 1 | sinus infection | on day 6 I began having hives all over my body, could not get out of bed from swollen joints and joint pain in knees and shoulders. Also depression for several days.episodes of crying.Also insomnia! | I would not take this there is too many other anitbiotics that you can take w/o the symptons. | F | 34 | 6 days | 8/15/2009 | 2 | suspected urinary tract infection | During hospital admission for another problem, Levaquin was given through my IV. I had severe itching around the site on my hand and going up my arm. The Levaquin was discontinued and the itching disappeared. | Because it was taken for such a short time, we were unable to evaluate the effectiveness of this medication. | F | 84 | 8/11/2009 | 1 | sinus infection | 4 tendon ruptures and tendinitis in most joints | M | 42 | 9 days | 8/11/2009 | 1 | To alleviate prescription allergy | Itching, redness and rash-- added to more & worse allergic reactions | Levaquin was prescribed in 2007 to alleviate rash from another medication. However, it compounded the existing allergic reaction causing more itching, redness and another rash. Late last year, I was diagnosed with a torn rotator cuff. | F | 85 | 6 days | 8/11/2009 | 2 | Sinus Infection | nausea, knee pain, torn medial meniscus in left and right knee | I took Levaquin for 2 or 3 courses for sinus infections in Spring 2009. It did a great job of getting rid of the sinus infection, however I had nausea, weakness and knee pain, then in May I was diagnosed with a torn medial meniscus in the left knee, then in July, a torn medical meniscus in the right knee. I am preparing to have surgical repair of both of them in September. It's ruined my mobility, I currently hobble around in constant pain, have trouble sitting or standing, and feel like I am 90 instead of 45. | F | 45 | 7 days | 8/10/2009 | 1 | kidney infection | rash, numbness in hand, tingling, could not bear weight on both legs without excruciating pain. Legs appeared to be bruised after a while when my pcp examined them. Pain was mainly when bearing weight in the shin and achilles area and felt swollen and very tight. After leg issue went away, general achiness in back. | I thought I dodged the bullet when my pain in my legs went away 2 days later and i was able to use them again. Three weeks later after returning from Mexico vacation and coming down with the flu, I started to take motrin for the fever reduction and pain. My legs started the same exact pain. I know there are drug interactions between levaquin and NSAIDS which my dr never warned me about and I had taken Aleve the same day I took my one and only levaquin dose. Does this stay in your system forever? can it be triggered by taking more NSAIDs weeks later? What kills me is the ignorance of the doctors and how they say its a rare adverse reaction and my reaction is highly unlikely. | F | 36 | 1 days | 8/10/2009 | 1 | flu | Dizziness, fever, passed out, lost vision, insomnia,agitation, ears ringing and stabbing head pains . I thought I was having a stroke and that was in all in the 1st ten days! 750 mg /quit after I had to go to hospital from taking it | I took this drug almost 2 yrs ago and still have tendon and pain problems on hands and feet. Lost my strength all over and occasional brain/head problems ..healthy and active until Levaquin. Now sit in a chair looking outside wishing I could go out more.... but I CAN'T | F | 53 | 10 days | 8/10/2009 | 1 | sinus infection | after the second pill could not move my left arm. I was not given any information on the drug. I now have a rotator cuff tear. I took the drug for 12days it was prescribed for 14 if I hadn't seen it on TV I would of never known this drug did it. Its been 6months my left arm is worthless. The MRI showed tendonitis and tendonosis (meaning no oxygen or blood to the tendon or muscle). I complained to the FDA and the maker of the drug. I have received from the maker requests for ALL my medical records I will not sign it. They are in the wrong and know it, they know this drug distroys tendons and they don't care. | Do not take it or any of that family. | F | 50 | 12 days | 8/7/2009 | 1 | severe urinary tract infection | Insomnia, legs and arms ache so bad I can hardly do anything. Elbows extremely tender. | F | 68 | 7 days | 8/6/2009 | 1 | sinus infection | horrible side effects. extreme pain. extreme insomnia. extreme aversion to light. pain in muscle bone and organs. tendon rupture. searing pains. unable to stand or sit. intense pressure inside head. extreme extreme anxiety which was very abnormal before. crying jags. one person before this pill and totally a different one and a cripple 5 yrs later AFTER this pill - BAN THE QUINOLONES!!!! | to the person who said "you are all just blaming the docs" well heck YES. were any of us WARNED? My Dr. outright told me it was safe. I DID ASK, you moron. I DID BEG to not take it. I was told he would not Rx anything else. I was mocked and laughed at BY the Dr. for having any qualms. Get over yourself, wagging your finger at us. Do you have ANY IDEA the hell these drugs cause!? | M | 50 | 5 days | 8/4/2009 | 1 | pneamonia | the heart attack,, hives all over my body, swelling, eyes were almost closed,very low B>P>systolic and diastolic 2days later ,heart went into severe atrial fib,heart just about jumping out of my chest,,,the emerg nurses and doctor on call tried to shock the heart back to normal..didnt work, except the paddles burnt my chest...i believe it damaged the electrical system in my heart , i now have atrial fib on an intermittant basis and have a pacemaker.... | I kept notes on this what happened from the beginning,,,Levaquin was a nightmare...when my daughter came to see me the next day, she said mom,,,,you have hives all over your body...she asked the nurse what they were giving me.....she said....lavaquin...my daughter nearly flipped...levaquin,,,,,,,,she said.....that is the drug she brought in with her and said she is allergic to it....they took me off the drug in a hurry... has anyone else reported these symptoms. Thanks | F | 69 | 1 days | 8/3/2009 | 4 | Sinus Infection | Insomnia, Tingling in fingers, burning sensation when sweating, Anxiety, Feeling shaky | I was prescribed 500mg a day. First night was horrible, got about 15 minutes of sleep due to terrible insomnia, tingling hands, and general anxiety. My dose was cut to 250mg, and I feel much better. If I do too much under this medicine, I start to feel anxious. But since my dose was cut, I can actually sleep. I noticed if I took the medicine before noon, I didn't get any side effects. Despite the effects, my sinus infection was cured immediately. I was suffering for two weeks, and in one day, my infection was gone. | F | 18 | 7 days | 8/2/2009 | 3 | bronchitis,otitis media (both ears) | lower back ache, shoulders and arm joints ache, very lethargic | Like taking it once a day for the convenience. I am on day 7 of a ten day script, so I will try to finish it. But I will DEFINITELY ask for a different script next time. ZPac tends to work better for me with many fewer side effects. | F | 54 | 7 days | 8/2/2009 | 1 | Sinus Infection | [10 day plan of Levaquin] [Symptoms occurred in Chronological order] 1) After first few days a pain in right bicep, cramp like) 2) Following day camping in both calves, first right then left) 3) Pain got worse, flexor muscles in arm begain to burn 4) Ache behind knee and the pain continued. 5) Stopped Levaquin for a couple days 6) After those couple days symptoms subsided 7) Took another pill since I forgot a couple days 8) Symptoms returned. 9) Immediately stopped, deducing it was in fact he Levaquin causing it. 10) Current symptoms which were gone for a couple weeks have started again. Achilles tendon very delicate, burn, heel and feet very tender, tops and bottom of feet slight burning. Behind the knee sore along with calves. Slight burning in shoulders, wrist, forearms, hand, finger, discomfort in left quad. I will update my status in the coming weeks. | May be good for some people, not for me. I would just recommend other non-quinolone antibiotics that would do the job without the risk. I generally work out, but I am going to have to minimize my workouts, possibly discontinue depending on how sever this gets. My sinus infection went away though. | M | 29 | 10 days | 8/2/2009 | 1 | for a urinary tract infection | THE ACHILLES TENDON IN RIGHT ANKLE RUPTURED ALSO A TENDON IN THE SHOULDER RUPTURED. HEARD A LOUD POP WHEN THE ACHILLES TENDON RUPTURED. DOCTOR DIDN'T BELIEVE ME UNTIL I SHOWED HIM LITERATURE GOTTEN OFF THE INTERNET THAT PROVED MY CLAIM. | HAVE HAD MANY MEDICAL PROBLEMS SINCE TAKING THE DRUG ONE YEAR AGO AND THINK ALL STEM FROM THE LEVAQUIN DO NOT THINK THIS DRUG SHOULD BE PRESCRIBED TO ELDERLY PEOPLE. WOULD NOT RECOMMEND IT FOR ANYONE.... | M | 83 | 7 days | 8/2/2009 | 5 | Chronic bronchitis, pneumonia | It is the only drug that really works on my respiratory infections. Yes, it does cause some nausea and bloating but most antibiotics do. I've had it in an IV but usually 500mg a day. I have taken it on and off for ten years. | F | 71 | 8/1/2009 | 1 | sinus infection and bronchitis | After first pill...bloating and stomach pain. After second..nausea and vomiting. Supposed to take 500 mg for 10 days but stopped taking immediately. | F | 35 | 2 days | 7/31/2009 | 1 | Prostate Infection | Nervousness, tremors in muscles, pain and burning in fingers, hands, knees, legs, shoulders, neck and feet. Sometimes it is more severe than other times. Mild headaches and fatigue. I am a gym rat, but with the pain, tingling, and burning sensations just walking can be an effort. I feel like I am 90 instead of 46. | Labs that PCP ran showed no problems. Being sent to specialists to find an answer. After a great deal of reading I have found that Levaquin helps some people, but for the label to read rare tendon damage/ tendonitis as a side effect is crap, too many people are suffering. I told my doctor I had a reaction to Cipro and he ordered the Levaquin. Thanks Doc for not warning me that these are in the same family. FDA get a clue, you won't approve herbs and supplements, but you approve an antibiotic that is crippling people!!!!!! | M | 46 | 4 days | 7/31/2009 | 1 | Chronic UTI and Chronic Sinusitis | I have taken Levaquin and Cipro off and on for over 11 years. Although I play no sports, I have recently been treated for golfers elbow, tennis elbow, achilles tendonitis, calf pain, shoulder pain, and have had to wear orthotics in my shoes for several years because of severe plantar fasciitis. I am now selling my business of almost 20 years because I am having too much difficuly working, and will probably lose my home to foreclosure if I can't sell it soon. Just realized last week, all these problems were probably caused by all the Levaquin & Cipro, and believe it or not, even AFTER he began treating me for the tendonitis, my family doc gave me Levaquin again last month for another sinus infection! I have consulted an attorney. | F | 54 | 11 years | 7/31/2009 | 1 | Possible infection | Stomach pain, diarreha, light colored stool, rectal itchiness, insomnia, heightened level of worry | Do not ever take this drug. Stay away. It has been 12 months, and I am still not who I was before I took this drug. I'm slightly better than the worst point, but no where near normal. | M | 35 | 14 days | 7/29/2009 | 2 | Submandibular infection | Bad abdomen pain,bloat,diarrhea,sore and painful calves | was prescribed for 7 days for salivary stone infection. Finished alst dose Monday and Tues started with severe bloat and gas pain. Abdomen pain comes and goes in waves and today have a headache all day. | F | 43 | 7 days | 7/22/2009 |
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