Drug Ratings for LEVAQUINAverage Rating: 1.7 (1873 Ratings)
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| 1 | Bacterial skin infection | Insomnia, disorientation, extreme weakness, feeling of dread...like I was dying, paranoia | This drug should definitely be taken off the market. I only took one 750mg dose and was so lethargic and weak the next day, I couldn't even lift my head off the pillow. Honestly, I felt like I did in the 80s after having a bad acid trip. My husband was so concerned about me, he took me to the ER this morning and I was told by the nurse practitioner that she never prescribes this drug because side effects are extremely common. I'm taking Keflex now which is MUCH better, but after 36 hours of taking Levaquin, I still felt extremely disoriented and am just now feeling back to normal after 48 hours. To those on this site who are going off on those who have experienced horrible side effects from this drug, quit it! Different drugs affect different people in different ways. Don't hate until you know and understand what others are going through. The FDA should permanently shut down this drug! | F | 40 | 1 days | 6/28/2009 | 1 | Post surgical infection (knee) | Severe insomnia, blurred vision, shaky feeling, shoulder, wrist, thigh and neck pain. | I agree that this is POISON! Why do doctors prescribe this stuff without even mentioning these side effects? I thought I was going crazy and only took 5 doses of 750mg. Will never take again or allow anyone in my family to either. | F | 42 | 5 days | 6/28/2009 | 5 | sinus infection | Only slept 3-hours last night and feel gittery this morning. | I fought a sinus infection, with over the counter meds for 7-days before going to doctor. Prescribed Levaquin, took a sample at the Dr. Office, and before I got to the pharmacy, my ears were cleared up. This morning the painful pressure in my face and jaws are gone, still have a slight headache but nothing compared to the pain yesterday. | M | 29 | 2 days | 6/26/2009 | 1 | Possible kidney infection | After IV treament in the ER, first night had a panic attack. Had to lay there all night with the lights and television on. Two days after completing my 5 day treatment I began to experience calf cramping and pain in both legs, particulary the right calf. | Thanks to all these posts for keeping me from thinking I was losing my mind. I'll definitely avoid Levaquin in the future. | M | 36 | 5 days | 6/26/2009 | 1 | ear infection | Very shaky hands; VERY shaky and unstable feeling all over to the point it is hard to walk; Numbness in face, hands, arms, calves & feet; pain in hands, elbows and knees; sleepy-foggy feeling | PLEASE EMAIL ME! I NEED TO CONVINCE MY DOCTOR THAT I AM NOT THE ONLY ONE! He keeps telling me it is ANXIETY!!!! I am so frightened that this damage is permanent! It has been a month and the side effects won't go away and my doctor WILL NOT believe me that this medicine caused it - BUT all these symptoms started after ONE pill - I just didn't make the conection at first and unfortunately took two more! | F | 52 | 3 days | 6/19/2009 | 1 | Following a bladder scan | After one 500mg pill, I suffered from acute nausua, dizziness, stiffness after sitting down, and severe thirst, felling light headed. Dry eyes not good for those with glaucoma. | This is not a good drug for many of us. I only had one dose and it is my last! More warnings should be issued! Apart from UTIs I am in extremely good health so... | F | 73 | 1 days | 6/19/2009 | 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 | prostatitis | extreme pain and tightness in the calf muscles. | On day 2, I got out of bed and could barely walk due to tightness and pain in both calves. If you like to walk, jog, run, ride a bike, jump rope, or even drive a car, DO NOT TAKE THIS DRUG! | M | 39 | 7 days | 6/18/2009 | 1 | sinus infection | I took the drug for 2 days in Jan 09 -had panic type feelings, foggy vision, general anxiety so I quit. about a month later I developed tendonitis and a torn rotator cuff which at the time could not understand the cause. I also have severe tinnitis and joint pain -particularly in hips, left knee, and back. After hearing about levaquin side effects and rememdering that I had taken it, I know now that it is the cause of all these problems. | This should not be on the market. Its effects are devastating | M | 60 | 2 days | 6/18/2009 | 5 | pneumonia | none- worked wonders 750 0n my 5th day feel wonderful with no side effects. | F | 44 | 5 days | 6/17/2009 | 1 | Upper Respiratory Infection | Severe pain in both calves within 24 hours. Still having severe tendonitis and possible tendon rupture 3 weeks later. | M | 68 | 4 days | 6/17/2009 | 1 | Diverticulitis | Pain in legs, pain in top of feet the tendons would pull real bad at night. I have to get out of bed and stand up and pray that it would stop soon. My knees have started hurting. | I would never take is meds again and I tell everyone I no not to take it. Because you don't know what it is going to do to you so please don't take it. I hurt every day and I can even play with my grandchildren. I'm only 41 years old | F | 41 | 14 days | 6/17/2009 | 1 | Sinus Infection | Extreme distress in calf muscles to the point that I could not walk. I needed to be carted around 2 airpots in a wheel chair. Was only on for 5 days & after 2nd dose things went down hill. Have never taken a drug like tis in my life. I called the maker after I stopped at the end of 5 days. They aid they would do the FDA report. I guess I was stupid & said OK. I should have done it myself. Who knows if they ever did. How long is it going to take FDA to get this off the market. My initial thoughts were that it was a drug interaction with 2 other drugs I take. Two pharmacys checked their systems & did not see any problem. It says in the warning that if over 60 it may cause an issue. How would you know until you took it? | M | 67 | 5 days | 6/16/2009 | 5 | Sinus Infection | Slight nausea and diarrhea the first 3 days. Nothing intolerable. | I had been through 2 Z-Paks and had found no relief from my sinus infection. The Levaquin did the trick in about 4 days. I finished the prescribed course 500mg for 10 days. I question some of the reviews about people feeling so sick or achy from the medication. You're ill, you should have been sick and achy before taking the medication anyway. Has anyone considered that your aches and nausea may be related to your illness? | F | 27 | 10 days | 6/15/2009 | 1 | pneumonia | tendonitis in lower arm 2 months after completing levaquin, tendon tightness in calves, achilles heel pain and tightness, numbness in arms and fingers 2 months later, pains in hands. | Got rid of the pneumonia which began w/ a sinus infection but I don't think doctors should be prescribing this. I think they should be reaching for other, safer, antibiotics. Other choices should be exhausted first. Don't take this if you have a choice. Its very dangerous and I'm lucky I haven't had a tendon snap...yet. I'm still suffering the effects and its been 3 months. | F | 48 | 10 days | 6/14/2009 | 1 | upper respiratory infection/sinus | I had severe insomnia; I felt anxiety and panic. I could not sit still. I was feeling so bad with my sinuses and my chest and all I wanted to do was rest. I could never rest. My shoulders also began to hurt not sure if from the drug or the intense anxiety. I quit this drug after 4 days | I would never recommend this drug. It is so expensive and I paid $ 60.00 for it even with insurance, however, I had to quit taking it due to the severe panic and anxiety. I felt that this was worse for my condition than the quitting the antibiotic and not taking it. No one mentioned anything about side effects (not my doctor or the pharmacy). I plan on informing both of them the effects I felt on this drug. I found that once I quit the drug, I was able to manage my infection with Eucalyptus steam treatments, ginger, lemon, and honey tea and the ability to REST!!! I also used Mucinex which is wonderful. I would not recommend this drug to anyone. | F | 50 | 4 days | 6/14/2009 | 4 | UTI | None. | I have a lot of reactions to drugs, including Cipro. This drug helped after three days. I would recommend an open mind about Levaquin. | F | 86 | 4 days | 6/13/2009 | 1 | surgical procedure | Nausea, disorientation, throwing up, dizziness | I took one after my surgery as prescribed and within 30 minutes, I was throwing up. It was an absolutely horrible experience, and I will never take this medicine again. Most of the medicine is out of my system now thanks to vomiting, but I still feel woozy. My doctor suspended the medicine. I would never, never take this again. | F | 53 | 1 days | 6/13/2009 | 1 | middle ear infection | Insomnia 4 nights in a row. Exhuasted, anxious. Ruptured Achilles tendon!!!! | Dosage was 7 days. Was not warned by doctor of what can happen or to restrain from physical activity. Will never take this medication again. | F | 49 | 7 days | 6/12/2009 | 1 | Recurring sinus infection | First dose - didn't sleep all night. Started getting intense pain deep in both my calves the next day. Second dose - insomnia and calve pain persisted. Also started to have this overwhelming feeling of despair. Third dose - pain in calves and insomnia persisted. Feelings of despair intensified. Called my doctor and was told to stop the medication. So I stopped but the insomnia, pain, and despair continued. My prescribing physician had me see a rheumatologist but, since I had never had a need to see one, the first appt I got was 3 weeks away. After 5 days of no sleep, I went and got acupuncture. It helped immensely with the insomnia and despair. Continued acupuncture sessions but they were not relieving the leg pain. Pain also spread from my calves to my knees, hamstrings, hips, and upper arms. Also have bouts of numbness in my fingers. My skin was also very sensitive - felt like a cold burn to be touched or when showering. Went to a naturopathic doctor and got herbs and vitami | Traditional doctors are useless. The rheumatologist I saw casually said that my tendons were inflammed and that the pain would go away within the next 8 weeks. When it didn't, he diagnosed me with osteoarthritis in my knees and told me to lose weight so I did - 25 pounds in 1 month. Pain didn't go away so he finally did xrays. Turns out that I don't have arthritis. He maintained that the fact that I didn't have any of these issues until I took Levaquin is purely coincidental. Oh yeah, I did get blood tests to detect any signs of rheumatoid/immune systems issues (all these were negative) but it wasn't until 4 weeks after I had taken the medication. I went to an orthopedic knee specialist. He lectured me that the problem with the medical industry is all the frivolous lawsuits like the levaquin lawsuit and the fact that my pain coincided with taking levaquin was purely coincidental. Afterall, he prescribes levaquin all the time and has never had a complaint. (Funny how we patients are not allowed to use anecdotal information but the doctors can pull it out of their pockets whenever it suits them.) Oh yeah, he's the one who diagnosed my torn cartlidge in both knees but it's not from levaquin. According to him, I have probably had torn cartlidge for a while and, again, it's just coincidental that I didn't have any pain until I took levaquin. He then had the audacity to advise me to just focus on fixing my knees and not worry over how it happened. Yeah, right. | F | 49 | 3 days | 6/11/2009 | 1 | Partoid gland infection | Flushed skin, pressure/pain in elbows,forearms and wrists. Hot rash developed on side of thumb. Severe weakness in extremities. Knee tendons swelled after 5 minutes of activity. Put me in the hospital overnight, given Iv's and sent home. | As someone who works in the pharmaceutical industry, I am aware of the uphill struggle I would have in any type of suit. That being said, this drug has put me in a state of anger I haven't felt in years. The anticipation of what the next day will bring me has reduced my quality of life. Anyone who can help with any form of levaquin system removal is greatly appreciated. | M | 47 | 13 days | 6/10/2009 | 1 | infection | After taking one 500 mg pill a day for 10 days, i am experiencing pains in both knees, night sweats, shoulder pain, tiredness, headache, vision focusing, tendons are in pain.. I feel worst now than I did before taking this horrible drug | I would NEVER NEVER RECOMMEND ANYONE TAKING THIS DRUG. I HAVE NEVER FELT SO TERRIBLE IN MY LIFE. THIS DRUG WHOULD BE TAKEN OFF THE MARKET. WHO KNOWS THE PERMANENT DAMAGE IT WILL DO. | F | 66 | 10 days | 6/10/2009 | 4 | Massive Upper Respiratory Infection | Dizziness, nausea, hot/cold flashes. | URI symptoms started to fade after 1st dose - Extreme dizziness though! I was on a 5 day program (1 pill a day) Last day of taking the medication I got extreme motion sickness from driving in the backseat of a friend's car. Otherwise the medication seems to have destroyed the URI. | M | 41 | 5 days | 6/9/2009 | 1 | diverticulitis | Knee pain and weakness so severe I cannot stand up from a seated position without help. | F | 72 | 10 days | 6/9/2009 | 3 | Cellulitis - Bacterial infection | Heartburn, random joint pains in wrist and hands, feeling run down, mild headache | 32 year old male here. I was prescribed Levaquin 500mg 2 days ago for 10 days after being diagnosed with cellulitis which is a bacterial infection in the blood. I had a swollen and sore groin on the right side. I already take prilosec once a day for acid reflux. Since starting Levaquin the infection seems to be clearing up, but the heartburn is pretty vicious. Yesterday I thought to myself hmm, maybe I didn't take my prilosec but I thought I did. So, I took a second prilosec with no results. Today again as listed on the bottle I waited two hours after taking the Levaquin and then took my prilosec, but no luck. I've since taken a second prilosec and a couple of tums. As I drove home from work the heartburn started reoccurring. Thats when I googled it and came to find this site and that I'm not crazy. I also had sharp pains in my wrist and hands today and feel really run down and almost mildly depressed. I can live with joint pains and feeling a little run down, but the heartburn really does effect your eating and sleeping. I guess I'll have to see how the next 7 days go. | M | 32 | 3 days | 6/4/2009 | 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 | viral infection | Stomach pain, very frequent bowel movements, numbness and tingling sensation at toes and feet at right and left leg. Pain at right calf. | Please don't take this drug. Visit http://www.neverleava.blogspot.com/ for more information about Levaquin and make comments and share your experience with me. | M | 35 | 10 days | 6/4/2009 | 1 | Kidney Blood Infection | The pains you are feeling are known as Quinolone induced peripheral neuropathy(nervous system damage) and quinolone induced arthropathy (joint damage) They can bothbe permanent....dont let your DR diagnose you with fibro!!! if you have taken levaquin and or a relative of it then you DONT have fibro!!! i would bet if you looked into several "fibro" cases they have taken a quinolone in their past. | Please do not take, it will ruin your life as it has mine | F | 22 | 1 weeks | 6/1/2009 | 2 | Sinus Infection | Face flushing, slightly blurred vision, very bad head aches, heartburn, and some muscle/joint pain. | Would not take again. Too many side effects. | M | 61 | 12 days | 5/30/2009 | 1 | Unspecified colon infection. | Upset stomach, dizziness, lightheadedness, trouble sleeping, confusion, hallucinations, change in the amount of urine, tiredness, pain/numbness/burning/tingling in lower back and in the past two hours burning when urinating as if UTI is developing. I hear a buzzing ring when I try to sleep. It's almost like an electronic alarm clock going off. | I told my Doctor that I couldn't tolerate Cipro, he grinned and said he would prescribe Levaquin, but it is expensive. $40.25 for three 500 mg. tablets. That was after my insurance had paid their part. I had to ask the pharmacist for a drug information sheet. I read over it and realized that it had multiple side effects, but I was facing the weekend and I was sick. I even went online to see if it was in the same drug class as Cipro. I missed it! They are both in the fluoroquinolone drug class as I discovered today after the symptoms kept getting worse. Don't forget the doctor grinned. I have urinated 24 times in the past 13 hours and feel as if I'm developing a urinary tract infection. The most troubling symptom is a burning/tingling/painful sensation in my lower back approximately where the kidneys are located. I called the doctor (not the one who prescribed) on duty this weekend and he told me not to take the third tablet and contact my doctor on Monday morning. This is Saturday night. | F | 68 | 2 days | 5/30/2009 | 1 | diverticulitis | Overall body aches, especially legs and right shoulder. Broke out in extreme case of hives - got benadryl shot from clinic. Next morning, upper lip swollen 5x normal size, tongue swollen and breathing impaired. Went back to hospital - without a shot of adreneline and a steriod, I would soon have quit breathing. Also experiencing pain in heel tendon. | I cannot believe this horrible drug is on the market. I do not have sensitive skin and the only allergic reaction to any drug I have been on has only been nausea - but LEVAQUIN just about killed me. The side effects were way worse than what I was taking it for. DO NOT TAKE THIS MEDICATION! | F | 53 | 10 days | 5/29/2009 | 1 | sore throat & sinus infection | took Levaquin for 10 days, made me so sick, I should have stopped after the 1st day. Later after the med. I broke out with a rash, yeast infection on my body, have been fighting the itching for 3 months now. My head itches awfully, back, front , etc., This pill should be off the market. | F | 69 | 10 days | 5/28/2009 | 1 | UTI | after a week of usage I felt horrible leg pain, burning skin in thighs and arms, stomach cramps,dizziness, loss of appetite and other side effects | M | 26 | 7 days | 5/28/2009 | 1 | UTI | Severe - extremely severe body aches! My entire body hurt as if I were in a car accident. My head, neck, upper and lower back, arms, legs, hands and even fingers hurt. Awful pain. | I am a pretty healthy person and have had no allergies or problems with meds in the past. I would never in a million years take the drug again. It is worse than flu body aches. | F | 33 | 2 days | 5/27/2009 | 1 | sinus infection | Itching/swelling and redness of face and neck. Stopped medication and symptoms persisted. Allergist gave prednisone, mild relief-temporary. Visited ENT, GP, allergist again, and given extended course of prednisone again - same results. Two months later still suffering with extremely swolen face and neck, finally saw another allergist did chest x-ray and CT and found mass pressing on vena cava, causing blood flow restriction back to heart. Did not associate this at all with levaquin until doc in hospital said saw another case with same details recently... Could it be possible? growth triggered by reaction to levaquin? | F | 50 | 3 days | 5/26/2009 | 1 | urinary tract infection | very high heart rate that would not come down;perspiring at night; muscle and joint pain. Stopped after 8 days and was told by doctor not to exercise and not to drive a car. | This is a dangerous drug and should not be used. | M | 78 | 9 days | 5/26/2009 | 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 | pneumonia | Could not sleep, rapid heartbeat, and horrible, horrible wrist joint pain ( I have had trouble with the wrist, but only after acute injury) | From all the warnings, I believe this to be a dangerous drug. I believe that it works well, but needs to be investigated fruther | F | 66 | 1 days | 5/24/2009 | 1 | Urinary tract/bladder infection | seizures, severe insomnia, new-onset catatonia, nausea, severe anxiety | I would never, ever recommend this drug. I found out too late that it can cause swelling in the brain and create severe side effects. They look "mental" at the time & that's what the doctors go with. It takes months for the damage to subside, if it ever does. Horrible drug; a visit to the abyss & I was only on it four days. | F | 39 | 4 days | 5/22/2009 | 1 | Sinus Infection/Fluid in Ears | I was initally on the medication for 10 days, and still was feeling not 100%, so the dr put me on it for an additional 7 days. The first day of the second round of medication I woke up in the middle of the night, chills, fever, vomiting. Next day did not take it I was fine---3rd day took it and was up at 3am with fever chills and night sweat, ended up in ICU for 3 days with elevated liver functions. | F | 30 | 10 days | 5/22/2009 | 2 | chronic urinary tract infection | I have chronic uti. This time I also had a bad cold/flu. I was going on a 3 week vacation overseas and wanted uti cleared up. Dr. Prescribed Levaquin b/c it would work on both and was a 5 day once a day course. Stomach pain, heartburn,stomach upset horrible nausea, weird drems, cold sweats and fatigue. I was really ill on the flight and even vomitted (never did that before). Developed severe pain in my back. Now 1 day off and I am beginning to feel somewhat better. Appetite is returning I've never had a reaction to medicine before. I will have to be really, really sick to take Levaquin again. | Drug probably interacted with Metformin. Morning blood sugars were much higher than normal. What a mess. | F | 60 | 5 days | 5/21/2009 | 1 | sinus infection | panic attack, dizziness, shortness of breath, cold/hot like flu for 6months, night sweats, rashes on my face, blurry eyes, pressure ears/senstive noises, insomnia and every joint pain. | I have been sick as much as I want to die since I took this poison. | 33 | | 5/19/2009 | 1 | possible infection from surgery | I had a spinal cord stimulator put in and the two surgery cuts were not healing...the doctor was afraid I would get an infection...after about 7 days I started experiencing extreme pain in both knees..by day 10 I could hardly walk...called dr and she said to stop medication...the pain continued to get worse...went to dr and got a cortisone shot in both knees...the right knee feels great now....the left knee is in so much pain...I can hardly stand it...I am being sent to a sports medicine dr to review...I had a xray today...cannot have an mri because of the spinal cord stimulator...will the pain every go away...I was on 500 mg for 10 days of my perscribed 15 day | F | 53 | 10 days | 5/18/2009 | 1 | viral pneumonia | weak tendons, muscle pain to the point where is fealt like they were tearing, difficulty grasping anything with my hands. overall.. very weak and sore muscles | in my opinion, this is a very unsafe drug with huge side effects. it does not surprise me that lawsuits are coming out against it. I dumped the remaining 8 pills in the trash. I would have much rather been prescribed amoxicillin or penicillin to help fight off any bacteria infections that could have come on from viral pneumonia. | M | 39 | 2 days | 5/17/2009 | 1 | Infection from surgery | Horrible aches all over even after stopped taking it, which was over two weeks ago. | This drug was presribed to prevent infection after ankle surgery from broken ankle and stretched tendons. Stopped taking it after five days and I'm still in pain all over. My percocets don't even help. I explained this to the doctor who just looked at me as if to say "I'm the doctor, not you." And he said this can't be coming from the drug. So frustrating because this is the ONLY change I made. Even the drug pamphlet that comes with the RX listed common horrible side effects. | F | 61 | 5 days | 5/15/2009 | 1 | Chronic Sinus Infection | I'm normally a very healthy individual. I've never had a history of muscle, knee or tendon problems. I've had a bad sinus infection and this is the 6th antibiotic I've tried to get rid of it. Yes, I'm heading in to the ENT soon. Anyway, I just took my fifth pill of Levaquin and ended up calling the doctor. Today and yesterday I've had strange pains shooting about my body. My left shoulder was throbbing for about a half hour and I feel like I have shin splints. Last night my left calf started to ache. Today my wrists and thumbs are hurting. I'm a young, healthy person. I'm not allergic to anything and I take my vitamins daily. My doctor told me to quit taking Levaquin and they put me on Bactrim as a follow-up. I wouldn't advise this drug to anyone. I'm just hoping I also don't end up with a tear or other worse problems down the road because of this. | I do need to say that it seems to be helping with my sinus infection, but it's hard to tell because every night when I take my pill, I get a horrible headache and have problems sleeping. Read all the stories. I thought I would be exempt from it but of course, I'm not. Don't take this unless it is life and death and this is the only medicine that will save you. It's just too harmful on the body. I read that 60% of all medicine-related tendon injuries reported to the FDA since 1996 were from this drug. Ask for a different antibiotic. This one simply shouldn't be on the market. | M | 28 | 5 days | 5/15/2009 | 1 | BRONCHITIS | DID MY USUAL EXERCISE ROUTINE ON THE 7TH DAY OF TAKING LEVAQUIN. IN THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS MY BICEPS HURT, THEN SHORTLY AFTER THAT MY SHOULDERS HURT, ACHED, WITH SHARP PAINS WHEN I MOVED CERTAIN WAYS --- RESTED, USED HEAT THINKING IT WAS MUSCLE ACHE, 2 WEEKS LATER A NEIGHBOR TELLS ME HOW TOUGH HER HUSBAND HAS HAD IT FROM AN ACHILLE'S TENDON TEAR, SURGERY THE WHOLE PAINFUL EPISODE TRACED BACK TO CIPRO. TELLS ME ANOTHER DRUG LEV..SOMETHING...CAUSES TENDON DAMAGE. WHAMO. LIGHT GOES ON...I WAS FEELING LIKE MY BODY WAS FALLING APART. MY UPPER RIGHT CALF FELT LIKE IT CAUGHT WHEN I WALKED, MY UPPER ARMS AND ROTATOR CUFFS HURT AT 3 SPECIFIC POINTS, MY BICEPS HURT IN THE MIDDLE OF MY UPPER ARM --- ALL TENDON AREAS. MY KNEE REPLACEMENT THAT HAD FELT TERRIFIC, REMARKABLY TERRIFIC FOR MONTHS, SUDDENLY FELT STRANGE, UNSTABLE WHEN I WALKED, OR MOVED. IT WAS CRAZY. READING LEVAQUIN FDA INFO, IT WAS CLEAR...IT WAS LEVAQUIN THAT CAUSED THIS. DOCTOR SHOCKED..SAID IT COULD NEVER BE...NOW OTHER TE | IF ANYONE HAS TRIED ALTERNATIVES THAT HAVE HELPED RELEASE THE TOXINS, AID HEALING, STOP PROGRESSION --- PLEASE SHARE. I KNOW NOT TO EAT MEATS OR DAIRY PRODUCTS THAT HAVE BEEN TREATED WITH ANTIBIOTICS. | F | 61 | 10 days | 5/15/2009 | 4 | UTI | Headache, dizzyness, insomnia and strange dreams at night, fatigue during the day | It worked pretty well, and the side effects, while annoying, weren't terrible. | M | 42 | 7 days | 5/13/2009 | 1 | ear infection | I took Amoxicillin 3 days and no results, so my doctor prescribed Levaquin. After 5 days I thought I had hurt my left knee while exercising. On the 8th day both knees were hurting and I was sore all over. Felt like I had been hit by a truck for about 5 days. | After I finished I went to my doctor because I was aching all over. I had fluid on both knees and had trouble walking and my shoulders were hurting. Blood tests didn't reveal arthritis. Mri on knees revealed a possible tear in menuscus of left knee. Tendonitis in right shoulder. I'm doing phys. therapy for shoulder and doctor keeping eye on knee. I hope I don't have to have surgery. Soreness and acheiness are gone. I'm sure now all of this was from the Levaquin. | F | 60 | 10 days | 5/11/2009 | 3 | tooth infection | Was in the hospital with the drug I.V. for 2 days then took 5 more days orally. Shoulder and arm started hurting bad. I just thought it was from the needle being in my arm or the way I laid. Still hurting constantly and it has been 2 months since I took the drug. I am going to the doctor this week to see what is going on with my shoulder all the way down my arm. If this is a side effect I don't know if the trade off was worth it. | F | 45 | 6 days | 5/10/2009 | 1 | RECURRENT SINUS INFECTION | Weird dreams, calf and severe ankle pain (achilles) with swelling, overall joint and muscle ache--after 6 weeks still not feeling "right" and vision is still not what it was. I now am attributing this to the Levaquin I took. | On the 4th day of treatment, I had some kind of severe reaction to the Levaquin (taken with lunch) and had to be wheeled out of my workplace in a wheelchair--I couldn't see or even walk--everything looked white--sweating profusely--coworkers said I looked like "death". I tell everyone I know to NOT take this drug. I would rather have the sinus infection. Phoned the nurse and she said they prescribe it all the time, and have not had any complaints--when I asked her about the tendon pain, she said she had not heard ANYTHING about that--told her I would not finish out the prescription--Drs and nurses should both be aware of the damage this drug is doing and STOP prescribing it! | F | 55 | 4 days | 5/7/2009 | 5 | severe upper resperatory infection | two rotator cuff tears, both achilles tendons have micro-tears, possible tears in my left hip I have had two shoulder surgeries and suffer from the pain in my knees and hip everyday. not to mention the nagging back pain, and the loss of flexibility I have lost. | Levequin may be great for those suffering from alergy induced sinus infections as I am if they are NOT athletes. Athletes will need to find something else to help with infections in my opinion if they do not want to end their career. | M | 60 | 10 days | 5/6/2009 | 1 | Given in Hospital for Diverticulitu | Severe anxiety & bain fog. Just felt so SICK after they gave this to me. NOw I have a torn tendon in my rotator cuff (16 months later) and am persuing a LAW SUIT !!! I also experienced and continue to experience side effects! | DO >>>NOT<<< TAKE THIS DRUG! I just found out that it is from a class of drugs that are >>>TOXIC<<< and cause SERIOUS side effect for >>>UP TO TWO YEARS AFTER YOU STOP TAKING IT<<<. It can >>>TOTALLY RUIN<<< your life! I suggest you do a Google Search on "Levaquin Lawsuit" and further inform yourself! | F | 49 | 15 days | 5/6/2009 | 1 | Sinus Infection | I took 1 pill & had insomnia, chest pains & pain attack that night. Next day while home sick due to not sleeping & being exhausted, I was watching TV & saw ad re: lawsuit for people who have used Levaquin. I stopped using it. 3 days later had horrible pain in lower back. 4 days later had horrible pain in my right knee & left arm. | 7 days later & I still don't have any energy & I have trouble concentrating. This is the first time ever having a bad reaction to medicine. I agree, this medicine is POISON. I can't believe my doctor prescribed it! Please don't take it! | F | 37 | 1 days | 5/6/2009 | 1 | urinary tract infection | Dizziness, pain in joints, inability to think clearly, stomach pain, I thought I was going to die. full body tremors. | It took a long time to recover from the side effects. | F | 30 | 2 days | 5/6/2009 | 1 | sinusitis | Extreme dizziness and vertigo; nausea, vomiting, stomach cramps | Will never take again. I was so dizzy I could not stand up. Had to remain on bathroom floor for 5 hours until I was able to stand and not vomit. | F | 59 | 1 days | 5/6/2009 | 1 | UTI | Brain damage, polyneuropathies, peripheral neuropathies, carpal-tunnel, tremors, convulsions, CNS damage, tendonitis, abnormal gait, pain, brain fog, loss of short-term memory, severe uncontrollable hypertension, skin rashes, abnormal hair growth, abnormal ear wax, blurred vision, insomnia, somnolence, hallucinogenic nightmares, temperature sensitivity, possible MS, burning skin and muscles, severe weakness, inability to focus, abnormal bowel movement, dysglycemia, anxiety, anger and agitation, abnormal impatience, sudden emotional outbursts like laughing or crying, just to name a few. | Can cause hypersensitivity that may be reactivated by consuming trace quantities of other antibiotics through food. I had a bad reexposure from eating a fast food burger (the JR one) and had to be hospitalized with a TIA-like event. | M | 52 | 6 days | 5/3/2009 | 5 | Pneumonia | tiredness, some dizziness | Worked great and after 2nd day of taking it- felt much better. | F | 42 | 7 days | 5/2/2009 | 1 | Sinus | swelling in forearms, calves, achilles pain, anxiety | Pain in forearms which prevented fine finger control started on day 2, on day 3 the lower legs and achilles pain started making it difficult to walk. This drug can cause severe muscle and tendon inflammation which can lead to tendon tears. Within 24 hrs of stopping the drug, my forearms improved - by the 3rd day I had complete fine motor control again. One week later - my achilles are still very sore but I am able to walk. After speaking to many health care experts, this is a common reaction. If you experience the muscle/tendon pain, stop the med and rest - if you stress an inflamed tendon, you will tear it. Horrible side effects for an antiquated drug | M | 37 | 3 days | 5/2/2009 | 1 | prostatetitis | Anxiety, nightmares, confused thinking, red 'algae bloom' rash on lower legs, burning sensation in feet, aggravated neuropathy, shooting pains in long leg and arm muscles, intense shoulder pain that is still occurring 8 weeks after stopping the drug. | This drug brought my entire active life (weightlifting, hiking, gardening) to a halt. 2 months later, I am still trying to regain my former abilities. This continues to be a very serious situation. USE THIS DRUG AS A LAST RESORT ONLY! I repeat: USE THIS DRUG AS A LAST RESORT ONLY! | M | 64 | 15 days | 5/2/2009 |