Drug Ratings for LEVAQUINAverage Rating: 1.7 (1873 Ratings)
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| RATING | REASON | SIDE EFFECTS FOR LEVAQUIN | COMMENTS | SEX | AGE | DURATION/ DOSAGE | DATE ADDED |
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| 5 | pneumonia | none | To the poster 3 posts down, how do you diagnose yourself with a "nearly ruptured tendon"?!? That's ridiculous. You people are neurotic. Just take the medicine the doctor prescribes and stop googling everything. When you read a thousand people claiming to have all these side effects, naturally you're going to convince yourself you have them too. You read the side effects on this site about how RARELY (less than 1%) levaquin can cause tendon rupture and all of a sudden you think you have that. Wake up, illness cause joint pain. It's not your tendon "nearly" rupturing. | M | 10 days | 6/9/2007 | 4 | sinus /ear infection | none | this drug made me sleepy the first few days. However; I would recommend this drug for anyone who needs a strong antibotic. | M | 7 days | 3/1/2007 | 4 | sinus /ear infection | none | this drug made me sleepy the first few days. However; I would recommend this drug for anyone who needs a strong antibotic. | M | 7 days | 3/1/2007 | 3 | Sinus Infection | The first few days my symptoms from my infection seemed to worsen. Then on my fourth dose i had a bruise and pain in my arm. By the sixth dose i had pain in my hands, arms, and kidney area. I did have restless episodes and weird dreams but ignored that until reading the postings of other users. The diarrhea came on the sixth dose too-boy did it come! Now i have pain in my shoulders. Damn what's next? My sinus infection does seem to be better now. But now i have to wonder, " Do i want a runny nose or a runny ass"? The doctor's should inform patients well prior to prescribing this medication so that people don't get scared out of their mind. The pharmacist said keep taking it. I called my doctor and i am waiting for a response. | F | 7 days | 10/24/2006 | 3 | | 12/22/2004 | 2 | Prostatitis | First round, cleared up acute pain after 5 days, but still had lingering "sensation" in my prostate and anus. I am now on a second round and...Whew!!! I never look up side effects of drugs, but last night... I woke up and found myself sleepwalking, stuck against my bedroom wall, crying.. I could not believe it. I never sleepwalked before. I was soaked, that I had to change my clothes when I finally got my bearings together. I am going to give the doctor a call, today. | M | 2 days | 7/21/2006 | 2 | bacterial endocarditis | weak, can't breath. | M | 4 days | 6/12/2007 | 1 | cough | permanently disabled, rash, tendon joint muscle pain nerve damage ( peripheral neuropathy) tremors,Vision problems, severe chronic pain. Websites with information on Reactions: http://www.medicationsense.com/articles/jan_mar_04/congress_ltr.html --------------------------------------------------------------- http://www.geocities.com/quinolones/ -------------------------------------------------------------- http://health.groups.yahoo.com/group/quinolones/messages/?threaded=1 ---------------------------------------------------------------- http://www.geocities.com/quinolones/adrs.html --------------------------------------------------------------- http://www.drugvictims.org/ --------------------------------------------------------------- http://www.rxlist.com/rxboard/levaquin.pl --------------------------------------------------------------- http://www.medicationsense.com/articles/july_sept_03/reactions_cipro_other.html ---------------------------------------------------------------- http://www.medicationsense.com/articles/jan_mar_04/congress_ltr.html ---------------------------------------------------------------- http://medications.com/index.php?act=se&drug=Levaquin ---------------------------------------------------------------- http://www.fqvictims.org/ --------------------------------------------------------------- http://www.fqresearch.org/ ---------------------------------------------------------------- http://groups.yahoo.com/group/fq_research ---------------------------------------------------------------- http://www.worstpills.org/recent_postings.cfm | | 4/24/2005 | 1 | Suspected Infection | Common side effects of this dangerous drug include: CNS and PNS problems, and tendon and muscle problems. These are all very serious, and in rare cases can take years to heal. One of the most distressing symptoms can be the tinnitus that arises from it. It usually comes in the form of a very high pitched hiss or ring, which could mean damage of the cochlea. Tinnitus has been known to cause depression and even suicide in rare cases. | I have a few private suggestions to cure the tinnitus from levaquin poisoning. Please email me for this advice if you have tinnitus, and I will do my best to freely help you out. | M | 2 days | 1/7/2009 | 1 | Chest Infection | extreme anxiety level with blood pressure shooting to 170/120 | I had taken the Leviquin 3 years ago and ended up in the hospital and a heart institute. I spent thousands of dollars out of pocket. Though the doctor had me to quit taking the medicine, the side effects lasted 6 months. They thought I had stress and anxiety from work and placed me on sedating meds. They never suspected the meds or if they did, they never told me. Three years later January 2009, I was given Cipro (leviquin family). Day 8 I woke up at 2:30 am with anxiety levels going through the roof. Anxiety levels came in waves about 3 minutes apart. Blood pressure would shoot to 170/120 on the top of the waves. Here I am 6 days after coming off the medicine and I still feel the effects everyonce in a while, usually without warning. I WILL NEVER TAKE THIS MEDICINE AGAIN! | M | 8 days | 1/22/2009 | 1 | prostate infection | Ruptured achilles tendon, and possible rotator cuff rupture. Serious depression, inability to sleep Inability to cope with everyday life due to nervousness. | Had MRI done on leg with achilles tendon rupture, may need to have reattached surgically, which will be an awful undertaking since my age is 92. Cannot believe they would even think of prescribing this medication for the elderly. I'm sure some other antibiotics would be just as beneficial and with fewer side effects. | M | 9 days | 9/2/2008 | 1 | Pneumonia | My Mother was given Levaquin for pneumonia. She was 79 yrs. old. She was never sick other than 36 yrs. ago for Mennier's Ear. She was dead within 40 days of taking this drug. LEVAQUIN DESTROYED HER LIVER! | F | 9 days | 8/29/2008 | 1 | uterine infection from biopsy | terrible nighmares, mood changes like angry and then sad, so dizzy couldnt stand up to walk to kitchen for days. nausea, diarreah, total body weakness, even after stopping it still having pain in my right shoulder and right foot and knee.. it was like i was drinking poison. i tried to stop after two days but my dr said no. i tried again they said no and finally i just stopped taking it on the 7th day or i thought it was going to kill me... couldnt even take care of my children... terrible medicine it needs to be taken off the market completely... | F | 6 days | 9/22/2008 | 1 | Sinus infection | Took 1 750 MG LEVAQUIN PILL and have been in pain for a month. Woke-up after first dose with pain in right hand. Stopped IMMEDIATELY, and pain moved throughout my entire body. First in hand, then shoulders, neck, chest, back, knees, shins, forearms - FROM 1 PILL! | DO NOT TAKE THIS MEDICINE - My doctor is a famous ENT and had no idea the damage 1 pill can do. I have never had knee pain, shin pain, chest pain... and now I am praying I can recover from 1 pill. These side effects are real and damaging. Stay away from LEVAQUIN, and DEMAND you be given something over than a flouroquinolone antibiotic. It's your body - PROTECT IT!! | M | 1 days | 5/26/2009 | 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 | sinus infection | Ended up in ER with pain and anxiety. | Don't take this drug! | F | 60 days | 4/25/2006 | 1 | Sinus Infection | Severely upset stomach. Sleeplessness. | My doctor put me on this poison 3 times and my infection kept coming back worse. After a week on 500 mg of this stuff I could not breath and my infection seemed worse went to the 911 room last night and got a shot of another antibiotic and I can already breath better. | M | 7 days | 6/6/2006 | 1 | uti infection | Dizzy, naseau and head ache | 2 days | 7/7/2006 | 1 | | 10/8/2006 | 1 | SInus infection | At day 7 playing tennis left achilles suddenly seized up, followed later by right side. Over next 7 days tendons tightened in hamstrings, knees, elbows & hands (esp.thumb). Called Ortho McNeil & they said it's an ADR, treat like injury. Been 15 days and no improvement so far. | Despite what pharm confirmed my doc is still clueless. I would take if it were life or death, but that's it... | M | 7 days | 1/4/2006 | 1 | M | 1X D | 3/11/2013 | 1 | pneumonia | psychotic episodes, tinnitus, hearing loss, taste distortion, nightmares, insomniam, tendonitis etc etc etc | It is poison, and should only be given as a last resort medication | M | 10 days | 1/25/2006 | 1 | pneumonia | Tendonitis; severe pain in Achilles tendon to the point of not being able to walk. | This drug should be taken with extreme caution, and only as a last resort. The overall drug rating on this page (1.8!!) says it all. | F | 7 days | 3/26/2006 | 1 | Sinus infection | Severe headache, neck pain, heart palpatations. Total insomnia. Increased temperature. | I chose this instead of omnicef and it's GI side effects. Never mind-I'd take Omincef ANY day over this stuff! | 1 days 500 mg 1X D | 5/3/2012 | 1 | Sinus infection | Severe knee pain, unable to walk. After 3 months, still need cane to walk. | Dangerous drug that should be removed fom market. Doctors need to acknowledge the high risks. My doctor said incident rate of severe side effect was only 1-2%. Yet severe side effects are only reported to the FDA about 10% of the time they actually occur. This suggests that severe effects could be occurring as often as 10-20% of the time. Like other drugs in this class Levaquin should be withdrawn. | M | 6 days 75 mg 1X D | 5/8/2012 | 5 | Pneumonia | None | Didnt notice any on my daughter. We were in the hospital for the majority of the time on the drug. She had two types of pneumonia and several viruses and infections (first year of school). I had it too but took the zpack. | F | 5 | 2 weeks 1X D | 5/16/2011 | 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 | Pnemonia | Very sore muscles and dizziness ,sensitivity to light | M | 14 | 10 days 500mg | 9/11/2012 | 1 | suspected middle ear infection | After one 750 mg tablet, joint and tendon pains lasting more that 5 months, especially in feet and calves but also hands. Rash, fatigue, headache, insomnia, nightmares | The physician misprescribed for a 14 year old along with NSAID - both no-no's. | F | 14 | | 11/29/2004 | 1 | Sinus Infection | Terrible knee pain, Foot pain, Swelling in my face and knees, fever. | I would not take Levaquin, It causes very severe side effects and especially knee pain. It is very hard to walk. | M | 15 | 7 days | 3/13/2009 | 5 | Possible UTI | Had no side effects until day 3. I woke up in SEVER pain. It felt like my whole body had been hit by a truck. Every joint in my body hurt (with the acception of my toes, wrists and ankles) it has been like this for three days. I went to the perscribing doctor and she is sending me to a rhumatologist and my othopedist. She said the Levaquin may have damaged my joints. | This cleared up my possible UTI (extreme burning, frequency, urgency) in three days. Other than the joint problems it worked great. | F | 16 | 5 days | 12/4/2006 | 5 | Possible UTI | Had no side effects until day 3. I woke up in SEVER pain. It felt like my whole body had been hit by a truck. Every joint in my body hurt (with the acception of my toes, wrists and ankles) it has been like this for three days. I went to the perscribing doctor and she is sending me to a rhumatologist and my othopedist. She said the Levaquin may have damaged my joints. | This cleared up my possible UTI (extreme burning, frequency, urgency) in three days. Other than the joint problems it worked great. | F | 16 | 5 days | 12/4/2006 | 1 | sinus infection | hallucinations, heart palpitations/pounding, shortness of breath, ears ringing, nightmares with skin crawling sensation, facial twitching, tingling/numbness hands, joint pain ankles/knees/fingers/wrists/neck/back, calf muscle pain. Mental confusion; difficulty reading, concentrating. | PA prescribed this medication, misinformed parent and patient. Researched drug and discontinued it after one dose. Side effects appeared 24 hours later. For most patients, side effects are delayed. This drug is contraindicated for anyone under 18. This is a chemical antibiotic unlike traditional organic antibiotics. This drug destroys cartilage, causes spontaneous tendon rupture, is a neurotoxin, and causes vasculitis. Dangerous, last resort drug. | M | 16 | 1 days | 1/4/2005 | 3 | Kidney Infection | The first day I took this drug it gave me a headache as if someone were driving a nail through my skull and that lasted for over twenty-four hours and I was nauseous beyond the point of no return. After that I just had severe joint and muscle pain and I have an unquenchable thirst. I am a healthy teenager about 5'4 and 124 pounds, I would not recomend this drug to anyone. | F | 17 | 5 days 500 MG 1X D | 2/18/2010 | 3 | Potential Sinus Infection | Just some gas | This medicine was chill. My doc prescribed it to me to rid what COULD be a sinus infection. It helped, but it didn't eliminate it. So, I got a CT scan to make sure I had a sinusitis, and sure enough, I do. I have Augmentin for 21 days now, so we'll see how this goes. The only side effect was just some extra gas...which wasn't really a problem. | M | 17 | 10 days | 4/30/2008 | 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 | The Fluoroquinolone class of antibiotics (Cipro, Avelox, Levaquin) are widely known to be toxic. The side effects are not as rare as they would like you to believe. | If you have taken this drug and suffered side effects and would like to communicate with a caring group of individuals who have also suffered, please go to www.facebook.com/fluoroquinolonetoxicity | F | 17 | 1X D | 4/23/2011 | 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 | 2 | Kidney Infection | Nausea, dry mouth, cramps... nothing serious. | Levaquin did not clear up my kidney infection after 2 regimens. Actually, it may have added to the blood in my urine. Although I did not have any serious side effects, the medicine only made my infection worse. Because the bacteria were being treated with antibiotics, they mutated and became more resistant- caused more of a headache later. I still have traces of the infection. Please be wary when taking this medicine for kidney/urinary tract infections. | F | 18 | 2 weeks | 6/12/2005 | 2 | Sinus Infection | Severe insomnia, heart palpitations, lack of appetite, rash, increased emotional sensitivity | This is my second time taking Levaquin. The first time was for a UTI and was only 500mg. Now I'm on a 750mg dose for 5 days and haven't slept, eaten or been able to breathe due to irregular heart beat...horrible! But my sinus infection's gone... | F | 18 | 5 days | 3/28/2006 | 1 | sinus infection | I felt dizzy, tired, and had pain in my wrist that I had sprained years earlier. On my last day of the medecine I notice a large bruise developing where I was experiencing the pain in my wrist. I contacted my doctor who said I was probably ok and to keep taking it. I also called the pharmacy who told me that ruptured tendons were one of the unusual side effects, but they were very infrequent. | I wouldn't take this again, although it did clear up my sinus infection. I have a feeling it will be pulled off the market. | F | 18 | 10 days | 12/31/2006 | 1 | SEVERE kidney infection | had this drug through an IV and 14 days of 500mg. Severe insomnia, itching, back pain, would litterally wake up in the middle of the night talking to my self, weird dreams and hillunications, severe feminine itching and discomfort (benadryl seams to be helping that) | DO NOT TAKE THIS DRUG! | F | 18 | 14 days | 7/31/2006 | 1 | sinus infection | full body tremors muscle weakness and joint soreness extreme fatigue pins and needles tingling | It has been 11 months since I took the first dosage of levaquin, and the nightmare that that first dosage started hasn't stopped. Over $10,000.00 in out of pocket medical expenses later and no closer to a cure for the constant pins and needles tingling in my arms and sometimes in my legs. I have had to quit sports because instead of making everything better, getting overheated and fatigued seems to bring on more tingling and tremors in my arms. This drug should be banned, but that won't happen because the drug company that makes it, Johnson and Johnson, did the testing to get it approved in the first place with the FDA. In other words the durg companies tell the FDA what to do - NO ONE IS LOOKING OUT FOR THE AMERICAN CONSUMER'S BEST INTEREST!!! | F | 18 | 10 days 500 mg 1X D | 10/5/2011 | 1 | Prostatitis | anything you can come up with as a side effect, from anxiety to pain in every single part of my body including partial hearing loss | Levaquin and other quinolones are simply a way to speed up natural selection, in other words eliminating those susceptible to adverse reactions. Great job FDA, this drug cures your prostatits 100% by creating so many other health issues that you even forget about your prostate and sex life. My greatest 18th bday ever, celebrating in incredible depression and pain, just how I always imagined it. I would rather start doign bathtub meth than take this poison ever again. Quinolones cause CNS damage and alter your DNA, but who cares when pharmaceutical companies are earning so much money of it. Health comes after money right doctors and quinolone suppliers? | M | 18 | 2 days 400mg 2X D | 9/22/2010 | 1 | sinus infection/ UTI/ pink eye | I would'nt take this drug again if you pain me a billion dollars. I felt like a rabid animal roaming around in circles and panicking! And I work at a pharmacy!!!!!!!!! I was not told by my doctor about any of the side effects and the paper I was given makes this drug sound harmless. I was on a 750mg dose along with eye drops of the same drug family. I ended up going into shock and going unconscious. I WOULD NEVER GIVE THIS DRUG TO ANYONE!!!!!!! | F | 18 | 2 days | 6/4/2009 | 1 | prostatitis | headaches and insomnia | was prescribed 30 days for prostatitis even though it wasn't bacterial and after one night i could not sleep at all and had a bad headache | M | 18 | 1 days | 6/19/2009 | 1 | Severe Otitis Media and Sinusitis | Extreme pain in the shoulder, hand (swelling of thumb joint), elbow, and knee on right side. Forgetfulness, the creepy-crawlies, fatigue during the day, inability to sleep at night, and a dotty rash across my chest and neck. | It did NOT help my ear or sinus infection. If you experience ANY issues, CALL YOUR DOCTOR!! | F | 18 | 10 days | 6/3/2005 | 5 | urinary tract infection | vaginal yeast infection | Although I don't like the side effect, in the first half hour or less of taking the drug, my urinary tract infection was cured! 1 pill of 500mg/day for 3 days. easy as anything. | F | 19 | 3 days | 11/15/2006 | 5 | Severe strep throat | Insomnia that appeared to worsen over the course of the prescription; headache, stiff neck, anxiety (final exams may have had something to do with this as well) | I have been on this drug before and it is a miracle. After taking one 500 mg pill, my symptoms disappeared completely. I have never been on a medication that has been so efficient! | F | 19 | 6 days | 12/17/2006 | 3 | severe sinus infection | insomnia, agitation, mood-swings, upset stomach. the weirdest one: (for the women only) vaginal irritation, and very abnormal vaginal discharge. i'm sure a yeast infection is on the way. ask your dr for diflucan in advance! | F | 19 | 14 days | 10/21/2006 | 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 | High WBC | I've been in and out of the hospital a few times in the past year and a half due to different things, but one thing that seems to pop up most is my WBC is elevated enough for the hospital to keep me there for a few days, or even up to a week once. They do not know the cause of my high wbc but have done many tests. I went to the doctor about two weeks ago because I've been feeling tired and actually wanted to get tested for diabetes and such. Instead, the doctor barely listened to me, told me I was a normal teenager who would grow out of feeling this way, and gave me a blood test. Well, of course, my WBC is elevated once again and so she called me in a prescription for Levaquin. I'm not one to just pop any pill and I do research before I take things. I read all the warnings that came with my prescription - which was 500mg of levaquin I was to take once daily for a week. Just reading that made me not want to take it, so I decided to wait a few days before I took it. I just looked up comm | F | 19 | 0 days | 4/19/2009 | 1 | strep throat | My son took just one dose about 6 pm and about 2am woke up saying he felt weird, sweating profusely, nauseated and his head felt weird. When I described a panick attack to him he said that is what it felt like. I took him to the emergency room. The doctor actually told him to continue to take the Levaquin and see if that is indeed what caused this reaction, otherwise, it could have just been a panick attack. I think the doc needs to read up on all the side effects. Needless to say, I told the doc, give him something else, he is not taking anymore Levaquin. | M | 19 | 1 days | 6/28/2006 | 1 | bronchitis | I am a nurse. I gave my 19 yr old daughter one dose of Levaquin. Within 45 minutes, she began to exhibit central nervous system symptoms. Laughing uncontrollably, hallucinations, severe anxiety and 2 mild seizures. Three days in ICU. She has no known allergies to any other medications. | F | 19 | 1 days 1X D | 11/13/2012 | 1 | strep throat | During treatment my side effects were mild, but getting stronger slowly. My GI got messed up, as expected from taking antibiotics, but my tendons and ligaments in my ankles, legs, hips, etc were sore. I didn't know after I stopped taking it these symptoms would only get worse and lead to a ligament rupture 10 MONTHS after taking levaquin. | This was a short term treatment for a disease that was clearing up on its own anyway. I was 18 and was robust. I used to love biking and running. Now I feel like my ligaments never recover from any tiny amount of daily damage they sustaian. My LCL ruptured one day without any warning while I was sleeping. No snapping, no swelling, no motion, CLASSIC levaquin rupture. This is not the end either. I can tell it's not done doing harm to me. Who knows, by the time I'm 30 I could have 5 more tendon or ligament ruptures. 61% of tendon ruptures in the US are caused by levaquin, so if you have a tendon rupture, it was probably because of levaquin, whether you're taking it or not!My mom perscribed this to me. I'm still really angry at her. | F | 19 | 7 days 250 mg 1X D | 7/25/2010 | 1 | UTI | Immediately after taking this antibiotic, my whole body felt like jello. I was very lightheaded and dizzy, constantly had bad waves of nausea. An hour into it, my lips and the right side of my face began going numb. I felt as if I had drank 5 shots of tequila and my whole body was starting to go numb. I attempted to sleep it off, because the first day I had taken it the symptoms weren't as bad. But I kept having muscle spasms that would wake me up and feeling very restless. The whole time I had the feeling that I was going to die, I was very anxious, and started feeling depressed. I was scared to fall asleep thinking something might happen. My whole body felt very weighted, the tendons in my legs felt sore, my knees and neck ache,d and I lost taste in my mouth. | I had been prescribed this medication after being admitted to the hospital for food poisoning, because they found I had a UTI after a urine test. I strongly feel that the symptoms of this antibiotic are not worth it to continue taking it. I will be speaking to my doctor about having an alternative medication that is much safer. All my other medications have not given me problems, but this one has. | F | 19 | 2 days 500 1X D | 5/10/2010 | 1 | Pneumonia | BEWARE OF THIS DRUG!!!!! I am experiencing Fluoroquinolone toxicity. This drug has caused Whole Body Joint, Tendon and Muscle Pain, Tenderness, Joint Popping and Fatigue. I am also experiencing Migraines and Insomnia. | This drug should only be given in life or death situations. I am a 19 yo man, whose life has so far been ruined by this medication. I hope the side effects reverse, but so far nothing. It's been 10 weeks and I can't work, or go to school due to the pain, tenderness, popping and fatigue in my whole body. The pain is unrelenting. | M | 19 | 7 days 750 mg 1X D | 4/25/2011 | 5 | Strep throat/Scartlet fever | I had zero side effects ( to my knowledge) | I had horrible strep which turned into Scarlett fever and amoxiciliin didn't seem to be working. When I went back to the doctor he gave me Levaquin. I took one without reading up about it. Later on in the day reading about all the possible side effects I felt horrible about the idea of it. However, later on surprised that I was already feeling better after a week of misery. I continued taking it for the full seven days and was cured. I do think they hand out these strong drugs way too often for small illnesses, however it did work for me. I am sorry to all the people if effected negatively. | F | 20 | 7 days 750 mg 1X D | 8/12/2011 | 3 | bronchitis and sinus infection | This is my first day off LEVAQUIN and i am still experiencing severe green diarrhea that has been going on since the second day of taking this antibiotic. No matter how much water I drink my body still seems to be dehydrated and no matter what kind of foods I eat , i still experience the diarrhea. Also, I have been having very vivid dreams that wake me up at night so sleep has been very limited. | Although the side effects were a bit intense on my part LEVAQUIN worked like it was suppose to , I feel great other then the bowel movements and sleeplessness! | F | 20 | 5 days 750 1X D | 2/24/2010 | 3 | Chronic Sinusitis | I was on it for 10 days for a sinus infection and I had very bad stomach pain, insomnia so bad that I barely got an hour of sleep all night. I had vivid dreams that would wake me up. Also a few days after ending this medication I had neck/shoulder pain so bad I had to see a chiropractor. I have had pain in those areas before but never so badly. I had to use biofreeze with constant ibuprofen for 2 weeks and symptoms have still not full subsided. I also experienced intense chest pain, hot flashes for no reason, mood swings that are awful. I already have anxiety/depression issues and this only made my emotions more unstable. Sometimes I would experience symptoms related to RLS when I tried to go to bed with tingly pins and needles feelings. | I was first prescribed this medication at 17 because of my chronic sinus infections. After being on other antibiotics such as Amoxicillin, Sulfa medications, Cipro, pretty much everything else but the doctors decided to prescribe me this because it was the only thing that killed the infections. I was told that it had serious side effects and shouldnt be taken often. I have HAD to take this medication probably about 10 times since that age and I am now 20. I have never experienced any adverse side effects until this current dose. I know this medication is usually prescribed for older patients, which scares me because I am only 20 and have to take this medication.It has just been terrible and even though the 10 day dose did not fully kill the infection I know it does work well. I had to get another prescription for 14 days to try and kill the infection again but I gave up on it after reading all of the bad patient side effects on here and I need to find something else to help me. I would not recommend this medication to anyone who does not HAVE to take it. It should be a last resort. | F | 20 | 10 days 500 1X D | 10/21/2010 |