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 | sinusitis | No problems with this medication. No need to insult me because my body did not react to it the same way that yours did. | F | 49 | 500 mg 1X D | 5/15/2013 History | 4 | The 1st few days I had some slight arthritic pain in my knees and feet but that went away. Otherwise no other side effects. | I was concerned when I read the side effects other people experienced and put off taking this rx. I finally gave in and was anxious. However I did not experience anything terribly bad at all, thank goodness. No nightmares, no long term effects and no insomnia at all. No stomach issues either and I have bad GERD. I gave this a 4 since it did not help but that might be due to the fact that my sinus congestion has nothing to do with a sinus infection which is why I initially was put on this RX so its a bit unfair to rate Levaquin's effectiveness due to a misdiagnosis. | F | 35 | 14 days 700 1X D | 5/10/2013 | 1 | UTI | Headache, fever, nausea, joint pain, body aches, muscle cramps, nightmares and fatigue. | I took this Rx approximately a year and a half ago. It immediately made me more sick than the UTI I was being treated for. When I checked side effects I had every one except tendon rupture. The nighmares were horribly violent and lasted a year. I have been dealing with extreme fatigue, brain fog and bouts of anxiety ever since. All new and unexplained since taking Levaquin. I stumbled upon a blog about this drug and found I was not alone. Levaquin has ruined my day to day well being and I feel duped by doctors. Levaquin is now listed as an allergy for me and it should be taken off the market. I just want to feel good again! | F | 43 | 5 days ? 1X D | 5/9/2013 | 1 | Sinus Infection | This drug should be pulled off the market!!! I only had a sinus infection and this drug is a last line drug for someone who is critically ill. I was on the 2nd day of my 10 day dose and I started having a burning pain in my arm along with seemed like tendon issues. I also had really bad pain in both of my knees and in my Achilles tendon. Luckily, for me I used to work for a pharmaceutical company and remembered that quionlones could cause tendon rupture in rare cases. I called my pharmacist and he told me it was not rare and quite a few people have terrible tendinitis and torn tendons. I stopped the drug immediately, called my doctor and told him that I was reporting my adverse drug reaction to the FDA (Medwatch). It is two years later and I still have knee and shoulder problems on and off. This drug nearly ruined my life and after research many people have had horrible reactions to Levaquin,Cipro, etc. this drug should be pulled as some of the other quionlones have been pulled | Be very careful with this drug and ask for another antibiotic, unless you are critically ill. Also do NOT tak this drug with steroids as it makes a quinolone reaction much worse. There are many posts/blogs on the Internet that are frightening regarding this class of drugs. I now have a new ENT who said he never gives this to his patients for the reason that I stated. | F | 55 | 2 days 500 mg 2X D | 4/25/2013 | 1 | pneumonia | Got this in the hospital after open heart surgery when there was a touch of pneumonia...on second day in middle of night left foot started tingling...doctor got called...blew me off...by morning right foot was also tingling...walking down hall, my left foot felt like a block of ice and my left knee buckled...looked up this drug on this site and then went and saw the black box warning and FREAKED!!! Insisted on another antibiotic and made the doctors quite irritated. Over 2 years later, and my left foot is halfway normal and my right foot healed overnight. Got lots of acupuncture treatments to get it this far...hope someday to get all the feeling back in my toes. This stuff is DANGEROUS and should be used only in life and death situations (not my case) and the doctors need to pull their heads out of the sand and stop denying patients' experiences! Thank God for this site...i shudder to think what might have happened.... | F | 61 | 3 days ? 1X D | 4/24/2013 | 5 | Sinus Infection and Bronchitis | Some right and left crunching shoulder pain - not unbearable. Some sleep issues. Some diahrea. Most issues resolved after three days post medication ingestion. | Cured my chronic sinus infection and acute bronchitis conditions when initial antibiotic (Augmentin) failed. Grateful to have clear nose and lungs so quickly after taking Levofloxacin! | M | 62 | 10 days 500 1X D | 4/22/2013 | 1 | Suppposedly for a mastoid infection | tendonitis, brain fog, dizziness, loss of balance and coordination, trigeminal pain, MS-like symptoms, muscle and joint pain, weakness, extreme fatigue, yeast infections, UTIs, tingling and numbness on one side of the body | This needs to come OFF of the market! | F | 41 | 30 days 750 mg 2X D | 4/17/2013 | 1 | possible prostate-related infection | MY doc put me on this casually, guessing t might help if my pain was related to infection (?) On the fifth day, I mentioned to my wife, who is very knowledgeable about medicine, that my hamstrings were hurting terribly, and that I must have somehow strained myself, but didn't recall doing anything. She asked, what was that drug your doc put you on? and when I told her she started yelling... "didn't you read the black box warning?" Heck, I didn't even know what one was! | I went off immediately, called doc to explain symptoms, they said, "oh well" or its equivalent, and I got better in a few days. I feel lucky my wife warned me about the exploding hamstrings, because no doctor or pharmacist ever did. | M | 60 | 4 days 1X D | 4/16/2013 | 1 | Sinus infection | Nausea vomiting , diarrhea thought I had severe case of the flu on top of my sinus infection. I ended up in the hospital dehydrated bedding two bags of fluids. Thought I was on my death bed. It was not the flu it was levaquin making me very sick. | F | 35 | 5 days 750 | 4/7/2013 | 1 | Sinus Infection | My body feels as if it were hit by a truck as I am experiencing severe pain and cramping, even my toes and fingers hurt. My calves cramped so bad last night that as I was getting out of bed I fell to the floor from the pain. I am supposed to take this drug for 10 days but am stopping as per my ENT's orders. | I had taken this drug two times last year. Had pain last year but not as severe as this time. Never taking this drug again they need to take it off the market,. | F | 21 | 6 days 500 MG 1X D | 3/26/2013 | 1 | SINSUS | iT SUCKS JOINT PAIN LOST SENSE OF SMELL AND TASTE AND i ONLY TOOK IT FOR 3 DAYS TAKE IT OFF THE F KING MARKET | F | 65 | 3 days 500 1X D | 3/25/2013 | 1 | M | 1X D | 3/11/2013 | 3 | sinus & ear infection | started after about a week having leg, knee, calf and ankle pain. hard to walk, really hard to get up or down. | it made me feel better when nothing else did, but the side effects are scaring me. | M | 62 | 14 days 500 1X D | 3/8/2013 | 1 | UTI | I have 2 torn rotator cuffs, torn tendon in my foot and both knees are swollen and all painful. | I was given Levaquin in the hospital for 3 days via an IV also a perscription for 500 mg for 10 days. I took one pill before reading the BLACK BOX WARNNING. This stuff needs to be taken off the market!!! | F | 56 | 3 days IV 1X D | 3/6/2013 | 1 | I had flu like symptoms | The next day when i got up I felt like every bone in my body was breaking. All my joints were popping and cracking. I could barely walk. My feet hurt so bad at night I had even worse insomnia. I tried to walk all night to stop from killing myself due to such pain. Day 3 I vaccumed for a few mins and felt a terrible pain in my shoulder. I said to my friend I think I just ripped my shoulder off the bone. My friends looked at me like I was crazy. I started having extreme charlie horses in my legs and arms. It looked like balls were under the skin moving all around. I was screaming in pain. Day 4 I took the dog out for a little walk around place and my knee buckled under and felt like it bent backwards. I told my friends again . | Oh my gosh the pain is so bad I think I just tore my knee in half. I called and went to 3 Dr.s over the next few days and no one ever said anything about Levaquin. The pain was so bad I hadn't slept on days and I thought I was going to die soon from the pain. I was crying all the time and my daughter thought I was nuts. I found out later after many surgeries I had ripped my tendon off the bones. I live in terrible pain. I have peripheral neuropathy which is permanent. I need to have 5 disc repaired in my neck after receiving 3 rounds of injections for pain in my neck. My shoulder is still in bad pain after the surgery and hours of therapy. My back and hip is so painful it is hard to walk. I found out yesterday that i have numerous herniated disc in my spine along with a tear in my mid spine. At no time did my dr or pharmacist tell me that an antibiotic could destroy my life and most of all my life with my daughter,family and friends. I don't think that Johnson and Johnson would give this drug to their families knowing what they know. This drug is supposed to be used as a last resort. It was used on men and woman during the Gulf War and the poor victims were told they were crazy. I can't believe that they can just get away with hurting so many people to the point that they can no longer work or even function in life.They make billions hurting us with no recourse . They need to make it right for us who have lost our lives as we knew it. | F | 52 | 13 days 500 2X D | 2/28/2013 | 1 | Sinus infection wouldn't go away | Horrible ... Within 24 hours the heel of foot was so tender and painful, i couldn't walk and was told not to do anything impactful on my feet for 6months due to risk of tendon ruptures .. | M | 47 | 1 days | 2/28/2013 | 1 | sinus infection | Tendonitis in both shoulders and arms.Called doctor, described symptoms,nurse called back and told me Levaquin was not the cause. | F | 74 | 5 days 500mg | 2/24/2013 | 1 | Sinus and UTI infection | First day had reflux like chest pain. Took tums...got some relief. Started feeling better from sinus and UTI infection and decided to get out of the house. Took my med and began to feel completely exhausted with head spinning, dizzy, heart rate elevated to 106 while resting. Second dosage did same thing so I just decided to rest so heart rate would not go up. Today, I took third pill, oh my goodness. Heart rate went up with strong feelings of dizziness, head felt like it was shaking every step I took. Panic and anxiety set in. Thought I was having a nervous breakdown. Scared to move because of the crazy feeling in my head. It has been eleven hours of pure hellish feelings. Will not take another pill and calling my doctor tomorrow morning. I will never take this drug again. Scariest feeling of my lifetime. I took the generic brand. | F | 65 | 3 days 750 1X D | 2/21/2013 | 1 | sinus infection/laryngitis | Tiredness on first day. Second day had a bad muscle spasm in upper right arm that radiated down to my fingers...muscles ached in my hand and arm for about 30 min. Never had this happen before so it was quite terrifying. I stopped the Levaquin and will never take it again! | From what I personally experienced and other reviews I've read this a dangerous drug! | F | 43 | 2 days 250 mg 1X D | 2/20/2013 | 1 | Infection prevention after surgery | Had a nightmare of falling off a cliff backwards and feeling my back break on the rock. Went back to sleep and had the same nightmare. Went back to sleep and had the same nightmare again. So, I staid awake the rest of night. Started with a terrible headache. Then had the nightmares, so I never took another pill. Thank God, because I had tendon problems for the next four months. I cannot imagine how bad the tendon problems would have been if I had completed the treatment of three doses. | M | 50 | 1 days 1 pill 1X D | 2/12/2013 | 1 | bronchitis and sinus infection | extreme shoulder pain. In both shoulders. Knees have tendernotis. Have one knee replacement and that hurts just as bad as the other knee. Hard time moving around and getting out of chair. | Will not take this medicine again. I only hoping it will go away. If anyone has had something work for this please contact me. | F | 70 | 18 days 500 1X D | 2/5/2013 | 1 | Sinus Infection | I'm allergic to the penicillins and sulfa drugs, and now this. After the second dose I noticed how sore my right knee was feeling and it was swollen. I have had "runner's knees" which was extremely improved after taking glucosamine/chondroitin over the years only with occasional pain. But, wow - after the 3rd day of Levaquin, my R/knee was so swollen that I thought I must have injured myself somehow. I had trouble bending the knee. Then my left knee followed suit, and then my hands and wrists. I have carpel tunnel in both wrists, but noticed increased swelling, stiffness and pain. I realized that it was probably the Levaquin causing this and stopped taking it after this past Friday. I called the doctor yesterday (Saturday) to report this and he prescribed Biaxin for another 10 days instead. Levaquin also caused a metallic taste in mouth, esp noticeable when drinking water. Today, Sunday - only a couple of days since stopping Levaquin, the swelling in my knees have gone down | Always take a good probiotic when taking antibiotics. Esp. as you get older, your stomach has a harder time breaking down food due to less concentrated gastric juices, so don't drink too much fluids during a meal - only enough to wash it down and drink most of your fluids between meals. Also, antibiotics kill the good bacteria as well as the bad esp. in the small intestine, so probiotics taken in between the antibiotic doses help to replace the good bacteria that you need in the small intestine and this will help to prevent or mitigate diarrhea and upset stomach. So important! PB 8 made by Nutrition Now! of Vancouver, WA is gluten free and comes in Vegetarian and regular formula (not sure of the difference) but it's very good and reasonably priced (120 caps on sale for $15.99 at the Vitamin Shoppe in northern VA) and take 1 cap 2x daily compared to Sustenex which has a 30 day (1 cap per day) regimen at a higher price. Probiotics (PBs) good for kids too and we have always escaped loose stools and upset stomach while we take the PBs during antibiotics and for another week at least afterwards. Don't take antibiotics and PBs at same time or PBs will not be as effective. | F | 55 | 4 days 500mg 1X D | 2/3/2013 | 1 | uti | So Im coming up on three years since i took this med and I just want to give an update. At the begginig this was the worst thing that ever happened to me. First pain in heals(lasted 2 Months), next insomnia (2 months), muscle spasms (2 months), dry mouth (2 months), deppression (4 months), floaters in vision (1 year), personality change/depersonalization (1 year with steady improvment), cloudy mind (1 year+), dulled sensation on skin (3 years). And wow were those terrible times! But after 2 or 3 months I noticed my first vast improvement, and then at a year I only rarely noticed issues. Now Im 99% better, just some scars from the memory of it happening! | I know the pain you are going through if you are a victim, and I am sorry for you. This does pass. You have to try to do things that will make you happy and just be happy. Be patient and in the mean time find Jesus and ask for his help.Im not sure if any of these things helped but heres a few things that I believe may be good. I used milk of magnesia 2 tbs a day for two weeks, switched my drinking water to reverse osmosis water only for 3 months, and started using fluoride free toothpaste as well as peroxide for rinsing for 3 years. All of those things were myhts other people told me could help, I think it did, but if it didn't it was nice to feel proactive. Good luck my heart and prayers are with you. God bless | M | 24 | 3 days 500 mg 1X D | 1/23/2013 | 1 | SINUS INFECTION | Heart palpitations, anxiety, paranoia, lack of sleep, severe chest tightness. | I am NEVER taking this medicine again. I thought I was going to die from the chest pains to the severe anxiety, paranoia and inability to breath. | F | 39 | 10 days 500 1X D | 1/18/2013 | 1 | ear infection - middle ear | I was on a series of Levaquin after failed doxycyline treatment for middle ear infection that had moved into the neck/jaw area. After 3 days of levaquin - sypmtoms subsided but noticed joint/tendon problems - hands, feet, knees shoulder neck, back above and below back fusion areas, also hips - 2 areas i need surgery on, others prior surgery and do have arthritis. 3 days in, i had hip problems, day 4 and 5 worsened..but though i had the flu on top of everything. Another cycle of 10 days prescribed and 3 day in i knew something was wrong. almost every joint in my body hurt, and severely in shoulder (torn tendon and rotator cuff) and neck where i need fusion. Nothing worked over the counter and was on Norco for pain. After looking up various sites and the fda, I realized how bad this was and stopped medication immediately. After 10 days off this medication, I am still having pain/bone issues...but tolerable and getting better. Though, this medication kicked but (still have ear issues | I didnt have problems with my legs/tendons, muscles, but stabbing severe pain in almost every joint of my body. IF i was prescribed this again, I would see if there is anything else I could take or lower dosage of Levaquin for longer period of time. I would not recommend this for people with tendon/joint issues or older people unless there was nothing else available. CALL your Physican ASAP if you start to experience any pain. Just don't take over the counter medications. | F | 54 | 8 days 500 mg 1X D | 1/15/2013 | 1 | mild bladder infection | Tendonitis Achilles and ankle. Shoulder pain and weakness both. Muscle aches and constant tiredness. Sleep 2-3 hours a night. Short term forgetfulness. Ruined my life! | F | 63 | 6 days 500 mg | 1/14/2013 | 3 | Sinus Infection | You know what, I've been on this drug for 9 days, tomorrow making it 10 and I've noticed my Achilles heel was sore. Yesterday and today my ankle seems sort of swollen or if I didn't know any better I'd think it was spranged! Now I'm getting cramping in my left calf that's really pissing me off! I don't think I'm going to take this tomorrow and plus it's barely cleared the infection, like I still feel mucous swimming around in my face. This drug really should have been recalled, seriously why would any doctor put ppl on this?? | F | 31 | 10 days 500 | 1/3/2013 | 1 | recurrent sinusitis | On the 3rd day I abruptly starting having a sharp chestwall pain which I quickly wrote off as being from the cough I had from the sinus infection. Later that evening I noticed increasing pain in my back & hips but again didn't even think about the Levaquin causing it because of existing issues from a auto accident 3yrs ago.Day #5 horrible,SEVERE pain in fingers,hands,elbows,shoulders,back,hips,knees,ankles,feet AND toes!! Some areas r worse than others but my feet,left ankle and left shoulder have become unbearable! Stopped taking the meds at 14days into a 21day regime so no Levaquin for 4 days now and shoulder,if anything,is worse...starting to feel like maybe RTC tear. I am AMAZED this drug is STILL ON THE MARKET! I will never take it again or let anyone I know take it uninformed! | F | 44 | 3 weeks 500mg | 12/26/2012 | 1 | sinus infection | This is my third time in 3 months on this medication. Such pain I could cry. My heal and arch on my foot hurt to walk, muscle fatigue in all my body it slows me down, and the nausea is horrible. I'm 35 and I feel 100 | F | 35 | 8 days 500 mg | 12/17/2012 | 1 | Sinus infection | Knee pain, debilitating weakness in legs-- can hardly climb steps. Was prescribed Levaquin because I can't take penicillin or sulfa drugs. Add one more category to the list of antibiotics I can't take. I was warned about possible tendon effects but not muscle weakness. Prescribed 10 days' worth; stopping after 5. | This class of drugs should not be prescribed unless circumstances are life-threatening and it's been demonstrated that the patient can't take other classes of antibiotic. | F | 62 | 5 days 500 mg 1X D | 12/6/2012 | 1 | sinusitis | weak and cramping in my legs. my sinus infection is not better | M | 49 | 7 days 500mg 1X D | 12/5/2012 | 1 | diverticulitis | 4 months later and I am still experiencing pain and weakness in my legs. Feels like a golf ball behind my left knee and a tight 6 in wide rubber band around the area above my knees. Torn rotator cuff in my right shoulder as shown by the MRI and alot of pain still in my left shoulder but didn't have an MRI on that (yet). Balance seems to be off, eyes feel like I am stoned and feel foggy and exhausted all the time. Feel 10 yrs older than I did before I was on this med (Levoquin). No one seems to care or believe me about the effects of this med except other people who have been on it. I feel I will never feel the way I did before. I am DAM mad about this and will do all I can to see that no one else ever has to take this medication. | F | 65 | 10 days IV 1X D | 12/3/2012 History | 1 | asthmatic bronchitis and pneumonia | Started levaquin 11/3/12. On the 7th day of taking levaquin the tendons in my left and right arms "snapped" when trying to sit down on sofa. Dr. diagnosed tendonitis (told me levaquin was notorious for doing this) and told me to rest/ice them. It's been 3 weeks now and the pain is terrible in both upper arms. I can barely use my arms. | This medication obviously causes tendonitis/ruptured tendons and should be prescribed cautiously in older patients. | F | 62 | 10 days 500 mg 1X D | 12/1/2012 | 1 | sinusitus | after the first pill I became very naseous. Then my heart started beating fast and I got a headache. I had briefly read the side affects but then went back and read them. Everything I had was listed as a side effect. I have other health issues that the doctor should have been aware of before he prescribed such a dangerous drug and could have caused me to become very ill. I just called and had them call in a different antibiotic. | There are way too many dangerous side effects listed for this drug that are disproportionate for treating a sinus infection. After reading the sad stories of people who have suffered from taking this drug it should be pulled off the market! | F | 59 | 10 days 1X D | 11/21/2012 | 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 | major chest cold | Insomnia, pain in middle spine. Pain in quadriceps. I just awoke after 3 hours sleep and took a long hot shower to ease the pain. Still cannot sleep. I am stopping the medication after the 2nd day. At first it cleared up the hard green flegm in my lungs within 3 hours. I have gone from discomfort to continuous pain. Will it ever stop? | M | 63 | 2 days 750 mg | 10/24/2012 | 1 | uti | Severe pain in left arm right arm elbow pain insomnia constant headache pain in neck dizziness terrible anxiety and fast heartbeat!! Not a happy camper!! Still have aweful symptoms and bern off med 6 days!!!! : ( | F | 38 | 2 weeks 500 MG | 10/14/2012 | 3 | pneumonia | SEVERE AND I MEAN SEVERE FOOT PAIN. THE PAIN IS SO BAD THAT 4 DAYS AFTER STOPPING THE MEDICATION MY MOTHER CANNOT WALK OR GET OUT OF BED. I AM SO SCARED THAT THIS IS GOING TO DO HER IN!!!! SHE WAS WALKING FINE PRIOR TO 7 DAYS ON LEVAQUIN! | IF ANYONE KNOWS HOW TO STOP THE FOOT PAIN IN MY MOTHER'S ARCH AND JOINTS IN THE BALLS OF HER FEET PLEASE HELP US. SHE CANNOT WALK AND IS SO DEPRESSED. IT HURTS SO MUCH. SHE IS VERY TOUGH SO IF SHE SAYS IT HURTS, IT REALLY HURTS. SHE BEAT BREAST CANCER, CHEMO, SURGERIES, LOST ALL OF HER HAIR BUT NOT THIS! PLEASE TELL ME WHAT TO TELL HER DOCTOR TO HELP HER FEET HEAL!! | F | 76 | 7 days 500 1X D | 10/13/2012 | 1 | bronchitis | Day One I had insomnia only, woke up at 5 AM on a Sunday when I usually sleep until noon. Day 2 is today. I woke up at 5 AM again feeling as though I had icy-hot all over me!! Also in my stomach, icy burn as though I had eaten Icy Hot, Elbows are sore and this icy-hot feeling is constant as though it was radiating from my bones through my skin especially at the back of the neck and elbows. Stabbing pains in front of legs. | I will never use this again! I am scared as hell that I am messed up now. | M | 43 | 2 days 750 mg 1X D | 10/8/2012 | 2 | Chronic sinusitis | Weak,painful, stiff legs. Foot cramps. Somewhat nauseous before meals. Told to take it for 21 days. | F | 50 | 3 days | 10/4/2012 | 1 | Sinus infection | Insomnia, nausea, headache, vomiting. Thankfully, I threw the pill up with the vomiting. Read all the notes on these forums and took vitamin C and magnesium within 10 hours of taking the drug. Crossing my fingers for no long term effects. I've never had a drug reaction before. This is too many for one pill. Seems a bit much for a sinus infection. Strange that I've seen the phrase "big guns" used three times about this drug. I wonder if that is a marketing ploy. | F | 38 | 1 days 500mg 1X D | 9/28/2012 | 1 | Sinus Infection | 1 month after the 30 days it was prescribed 2nd time of 500 mg per day for another 30 days. While I was still on this medication I had leg pain and stiffness, loss of balance, dizziness. Did not realize it was the Levaquin. | Here I am 2 1/5 years later and still suffering the same effects; only worse. It is difficult to stand and put weight on my legs. The thighs and calves hurt, legs are weak, and unsteady balance, I walk like a stick figure. I am always fatigued. A Neurologist did not have an answer for me. | F | 76 | 30 days 500 mg 1X D | 9/26/2012 | 1 | Pneumonia | I woke up with feelings like nerve damage in arms and hands, anxiety and the worst is the fact that my legs do not work right. I have severe calf issues. Pain in lower legs so severe that I can hardly walk. I have had this issue ongoing for over two months now. I do not know why any doctor would prescribe this drug knowing the consequences. I tore a calf muscle a week after finishing these drugs. I am a heavy weight lifter and it feels like I no longer get proper blood flow to extremities. I feel as if I can tear an Achilles tendon at any moment. Legs are way tight and also have issues in shoulder areas. | Do not allow any DR to give you this drug. | M | 51 | 5 days 500 1X D | 9/25/2012 | 1 | For exacerbation of COPD symptoms | Two days after completing the prescribed dosage I woke up with both ankles swollen and impossible to stand on. I checked for side effects of the Levaquin and saw that tendonitis was one of them. The doctor wanted to prescribe Celebrex but not wanting to deal with another drug in my system I decided to just use Compression (ace bandages), elevation of the ankles and cold applied for swelling and comfort. It took about 10 days but my ankles returned to normal and I have had no more problems but I am aware that it can re occur once you have had it. My pharmacy has redflagged my account for Levaquin and any other drug in that family of meds. | I had taken Levaquin before and no problem so this just proves that drugs do rebound on you and you should always know the side effects and pay attention to your body when on a short term drug. COPD patients are usually prescribed and antibiotic when given Prednisone for temporary flares of symptoms. Levaquin is one of the drugs of choice. | F | 74 | 10 days 500mg 1X D | 9/13/2012 | 1 | infection following surgery | 4th day I could barely walk, couldn't put weight on my left foot and it buckled for a while when I tried to walk. Additionally, my legs ached, knees became swollen and hard to bend, 3 toes on both feet and several fingers became painful, nightly insomnia, throbbing knees, left ankle and foot painful off and while on in bed, obvious short term memory decline and I continue to have all of these "additional" side effects. | Initially, I called two pharmacists to ask about possible Leviquin side effects but neither was aware of the effects I was experiencing AND AM STILL HAVING AFTER ONE MONTH. When I first hurt and looked at the manufacturers website, I read about the tendon problem, but my achilles tendon didn't hurt the first week, so I didn't think my pain was due to Levaquin. I went to my primary care doc asking to be tested for diabetes,due to the neuropathy in my fingers and toes. She had heard about the tendon side effect but not the others, and she is typically a very well informed doctor. Of course, my diabetes results were negative! This drug is truly horrible, the manufacturers are EVIL to keep making it, the AMA is asleep and the FDA has proven useless where Levaquin is concerned. I thank God I stopped taking it after 4 days and I feel terrible for people who have responded so much worse than I have. | F | 55 | 4 days 30 mg 1X D | 9/11/2012 | 1 | Pnemonia | Very sore muscles and dizziness ,sensitivity to light | M | 14 | 10 days 500mg | 9/11/2012 | 1 | Sinusitis/ throat infection | I feel terrible. Back and hip pain is intolerable. My infection is gone but at what cost? I am having a hard time walking because of the pain. I am not on any other medication and never have been. Today is the first day without Levaquin and I still fell the same. I hope I can return to normal soon. I'm very shaky and depressed. This is out of the ordinary for me. DO NOT TAKE LEVAQUIN!!!! | M | 36 | 4 days 750 mg | 9/10/2012 | 1 | Sinus Infection/bronchitis | After 1st dose felt like I was in a fog, jittery, not myself. Developed a headache, severe nausea, loss of appetite, heart palpitations, shortness of breath, severe night sweats, legs & neck pain. I stopped this Rx after 5 days & had to take Zofran for the nausea. I have never taken an antibiotic that made me feel so bad. I would NOT recommend this medication to anyone. It's deadly!! | F | 47 | 4 days 500 | 9/6/2012 | 1 | Sinusitis (chronic) | Hip pain. Lower leg weakness and pain which affected my ability to walk. Many people including an older gentleman old enough to be unable to stand upright were opening doors for me! | F | 42 | 2 days 750 | 9/2/2012 | 1 | Sinus infection | Took 7 of 10 days when my left bicep became extremely painful. Left knee and right hip also sensitive. Approx 10 days after stopping left arm bruised from arm pit to below elbow on inside of arm. Shoulder still pops and painful with some movement. Will never take again. Z-pak was issued for remainder of infection resolution. | F | 62 | 7 days 500 1X D | 9/1/2012 | 1 | Asthmatic Bronchitis | 1 hour after taking 1st dose, I experienced,...Severe dizziness,lightheaded,vomiting, tingling feeling all over, Major sore throat that was swelling up, cramps in calves felt as though I ran a marathon... | This is a very strong drug... made me sick..wish I would have read more about it before I took it. | F | 42 | 5 days 500 MG 1X D | 8/31/2012 | 1 | Pneumonia | Severe nightmares crossing over to hallucinations. I didn't know what was real or not and they (the hallucinations) felt so real, I had to call my husband to stay with me until it ended. I called the on-call Dr. who told me to stop taking the meds immediately. Very terrifying. I also have a 3 & 5 yr old and they had to be taken out of the room away from me as I was so scared something bad was going to happen to me it was frightening the children. I was crying and shaking. | F | 37 | 5 days 30 1X D | 8/29/2012 | 1 | Pneumonia | Severe paranoia, nightmares and suicidal thoughts | The first night I took Levaquin was pretty bad, but the second night? I've never had such a serious reaction to a medication EVER... I didn't know how to handle myself when it was happening, and ended up curling into a fetal position on the floor. First I was petrified that someone was in my home and was going to kill me, then I wondered if it was worth living anymore... After many hours, I finally fell asleep out of sheer exhaustion, only to be woken with some pretty serious nightmares. ~ Never again, will another Levaquin cross my lips! Should be taken off the market. | F | 48 | 2 days 750 1X D | 8/27/2012 | 1 | Toe I few tin | Total rupture of the anterior tibial tendon requiring surgical repair and permanent disability | # very dangerous Levaquin Fail | F | 62 | 7 days 1X D | 8/26/2012 | 1 | phneumonia | Muscle & tendon weakness and extreme pain. On the 8th day of taking the drug I woke up to this issue. This was in March. The level of pain has gone done, but I still cannot stand more than 1 minute. After almost 5 months, I am in extreme pain. | F | 62 | 10 days 500 mb 1X D | 8/20/2012 | 4 | bacterial infection | I'm currently on pill 8 of 14. I've experienced slight muscle soreness and a sore neck (mostly on pills 1-3). This is a strong drug. I was mentally prepping myself to take it the first few days but found that if I drink a couple of glasses of water prior and at least 1 glass immediately after it helps. I also try to sit calm the first two hours after taking my daily pill. It has helped so bring on the next 6 days. | M | 37 | 2 weeks 750mg | 8/7/2012 | 1 | Sinus infection | Severe muscle & tendon pain, difficulty walking or standing, Dr. took me off med. I am still trying to get over side effects | F | 75 | 5 days 2X D | 8/3/2012 | 4 | Diverticulitis | This medication was also prescribed for my diverticulitis along with Metronidazole (500 MG 4X day for 7 days). Makes me sleepy, nauseous. | Since I have to take this med only once per day, it's tolerable. I'm not sure why I take 2 different anti-biotics, but I've always been prescribed the same meds. Hiccups drive me crazy. The only relief is when I am asleep. The meds do make me sleepy. | F | 62 | 7 days 500 MG 1X D | 7/26/2012 | 1 | before minor surgery | small nerve PN in hands and feet totall debilitation,NEVER take this drug | F | 57 | 1X D | 7/25/2012 | 1 | Sinus infection | Right Achilles tendon ruptured the day after I finished Levaquin. I was seated and stood up - the tendon ruptured during that simple act. The purpose in my taking Levaquin was to get rid of a sinus infection - certainly not worth the tendon rupture. | The warnings the consumer receives about Levaquin are inaccurate and misleading. If the accurate description of what Levaquin does to ones tendons were provided to me, the consumer, when I picked up the drug I never would have taken it. Levaquin weakens the tendons and one should avoid strenous physical activity while taking it - had the warning said that instead of the current read of increased tendon rupture in people over 60, etc., etc., none of which I fall into. The amount of tendon ruptures from this drug is inexcusable - many people when they learn that my achilles tendon was ruptured ask me if I was taking levaquin - either they had the same experience, or they know someone who had this happen to them or they are a medical professional and have seen it often. The pharmacuetical company Janssen, the maker of the drug, is withholding important information about the drug. I called them to ask them exactly how Levaquin affects the tendons to lead to tendon rupture and they refused to tell me, yet they wanted me to provide them with my personal information. I called them because on their "online" information about Levaquin it states that these spontaneous tendon ruptures can occur 3 to 4 months after finishing the drug. Knowing this - and having my achilles tendon rupture from the mere act of standing from a seated position - I want to know how it affects the tendons so I can avoid more ruptures - the company refused to tell me. | F | 53 | 10 days 500 1X D | 7/22/2012 |