Drug Ratings for LEVAQUINAverage Rating: 1.7 (1877 Ratings)
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| RATING | REASON | SIDE EFFECTS FOR LEVAQUIN | COMMENTS | SEX | AGE | DURATION/ DOSAGE | DATE ADDED |
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| 1 | Sinus infection | Severe achillies tendonitis! It almost ruptured. I was on it a few years ago and noticed the same thing but had no clue it was the antibiotic causing it. This time I knew right away. I large knot formed on the tendon! | If you have muscle/tendon problems with this medicine then do not take any of the Quinolone medications! Tell your doctor this side effect and add it to your drug allergies. | M | 39 | 10 days | 1/6/2009 | 5 | coughing up cannon balls | mild muscle pain maybe tendon | this medicine rocks!!! I have been allergic to so many antibiotics it's not funny.this is the mothership of all drugs ,blows congestion apart like a good game of astroids. Listen people all medicine is poison..period.you do what you have to do to get better,penicillin almost killed me as a kid it grew mold on my tongue and closed my throat.WTF ..all of this stuff has risk.stop whining and suffer if you dont want to take it dont.otc drugs kill more people then you realise because it's readily available and used irresponsibily.so what..you had a bad dream..grab some hot choc and call it a night.I have bad dreams on greasy pizza.any pain I have experienced has always disappeared shortly after stopping the med.I was on cipro for 90 days and lived to write this.Bottom line it works and you've been warned of the risk.read all the warnings on all the other medications you take I bet you'll have a mental episode about them also you paranoid freaks. I would take this again and again | M | 40 | 3 months | 1/2/2009 | 5 | diverticulitis | depression | I took this for 10 days with Flagyl. However, the flagyl was HORRIBLE, made me very sick so my doctor changed the flagyl, but I still took the levaquin. I felt better in just a couple days. | F | 35 | 10 days | 12/29/2008 | 2 | bronchitis | I am allergic to most antibiotics but this one. However, I hate it. I experienced odd dreams, fatigue, but couldn't sleep. Muscle pains, rapid heartbeat and depression. | M | 63 | 5 days | 12/26/2008 | 1 | Infection after melanoma surgery | Burning pain in wrists, hands, middle of back and legs. Foggy depersonalization, unable to concentrate, panicky feelings, ear ringing, eye pain, numbness in limbs, joint pain, extreme insomnia which I am still battling four years later. The worst part was getting the doctors to belive me. Totally ruined my life. | I never had any of these problems before and I was one of those people who trusted that a doctor would never give you a drug that could harm you like this. I hope that I can prevent at least one person from taking this horrible drug!!! | F | 50 | 13 days | 12/26/2008 | 1 | Sinus Infection | I have had severe knee pain. Shoulder pain that keeps me up at night. Doc sent me to rheumatologist. Sending me to PT as well as OT. All because of a drug that has been black boxed by the FDA but pharmacist didn't know what he was talking about. | I called the pharmacist after I read the pamphlet included in my perscription. He told me that this was just an anitbiotic and it was fine. No more problems with it than with zithromax. He assured me that all the symptoms listed on his print out were there because just ONE patient had complained about it. | F | 42 | 7 days | 12/23/2008 | 4 | pneumonia | muscle soreness: shoulder, calf | of course... during my first day of taking the drug and reading this forum, i started to experience some of those horrible reactions... but that was all in my mind. my real reaction has been the muscle soreness, so i have been careful. for those posting the horror stories, please keep in mind that this is probably you and only a few others (in this world of 7 billion) that have extra sensitivities to food, medication, ...living; so of course you need to be careful. Cheers | M | 45 | 7 days | 12/18/2008 | 2 | sinus infection | muscle aches, headache, flush feeling, nausea, anxiety | I have had a sinus infection for over 5 months now. I have taken levaquin for this same infection on 2 ocassions already. I was just prescribed another dose after a long break from the last, but now I'm scared to even take it. Is it just me or does'nt it appear that all the opinions of this drug on this site are basically implying it's "dreadful or dangerous". I have never read about any other drug on this site that has such a large and consistant amount of negative comments. I can only ask myself..."NOW WHAT DO I DO" ? (further usage pending) | M | 52 | | 12/16/2008 | 1 | Sinus Infection/Cough | By the third day, I had terrible Insomnia, vivid dreams (nightmares), night sweats, heart skipped beats. Seemed to settle down by the end of the 10 day dose. However, after I was done, Insomnia came back, joints hurt (knees, back), muscle aches (legs, arms), anxiety issues, night sweats, cold sweats upon exertion, constipation, numb "tingling" toes, heart skips occasionally. | I'm now 3 weeks from last dose. Have had some good days, but still more bad than good. Still issues with Insomnia, but improving I think, constipation still an issue. Toes tingle, come and go. Anxiety getting better slowly. Head spinny some. Very frustrating to go through all of this. I hate to blame this drug as I've taken it before, but odd coincidence that all of this started after I went on the drug. Anyone needing someone to talk to (perhaps we can go through the recovery together) or if someone has some words of hope, drop me a note. | M | 44 | 10 days | 12/15/2008 | 1 | possible UTI | My 87 year old mother was given this drug for a possible UTI (which she didn't have). She took one pill on Tuesday morning and it made her feel "weird". When I visited her on Wednesday morning she had passed away overnight. This drug is extremely dangerous!!! Do not take it and do not let anyone you love take it. The medical examiner in our state has done an autopsy and will let us know what he finds in 8 weeks. This is a nightmare that shouldn't happen to anyone. My mother is not the first one to die from taking this drug. PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE DO NOT TAKE IT!!!!! | extremely dangerous drug that will KILL you! | F | 87 | 1 days | 12/15/2008 | 4 | bacterial infection | depression, joint soreness especially after exercise, severe sunburn from 30-minute exposure, lethargy after sleeping | 750mg 21-day seems to be effective against staph/steno infections. Using in combo with Bactrim DS (no side effects with that drug when I take it by itself). Beats the alternative, IV antibiotics in hospital. I'm allergic to moxifloxacin but this one seems fine. | M | 40 | 16 days | 12/14/2008 | 1 | infection | Many of the side effects that are frequently mentioned here, as well as a sudden sense of aggressive thoughts and emotions toward the individual who prescribed me this "medication." | M | 25 | 1 days | 12/13/2008 | 1 | Sinus Infection | Pain and tightness in elbows, knees, quadriceps, calves, achilles tendon. Lost sense of smell. | I wish I had never taken this drug. I am fearful that my symptoms are irreversible after reading the comments made by others. I worked out regularly until taking Levaquin. Now I'm staying home from the gym but regular activity gives me serious muscle soreness that feels like I pushed way too hard at the gym -- it's as if I doubled my weights and worked out through the pain -- or did a hard workout after a year of inactivity. In other words -- VERY sore....but all I am doing is regular daily activities. It kills me to stand from a sitting position, especially if I am on the floor. I have to think twice before crouching down for anything now - I have to analyze whether or not it's worth the pain I'll feel when I try to get back up. I'm too young for this. This is no way to go through life so I hope it goes away soon. I haven't yet come to terms with the idea of staying away from the gym for an extended period of time. I'm still struggling with the thought that regular activity could mean | F | 44 | 13 days | 12/13/2008 | 1 | diverticulitis | After 1 day- extreme fatigue, mental fogginess. After 3 days- leg pain-mainly behind knee, chest pain, tightness in throat, numbness in lower arms, and very depressed | Would never take again! Dr. changed med. After 4 days of not taking Levaquin (500mg) per day, everything has gone away except for the pain behind the knee and the numbness in the arms, although they are not as bad. | F | 49 | 6 days | 12/11/2008 | 4 | Pneumonia | I imagine I've taken Levaquin on AT LEAST 10 different occasions since it came out without ANY side effects. This was totally amazing to me because I'm sensitive/allergic to everything else out there that works for respiratory infections. I'm very sad to say that when taking Levaquin this time I started to experience side effects. At first I thought maybe it was from the Atrovent Inhaler I had started taking, but I quit using the inhaler (since my asthma wasn't life threatening) and continued with the Levaquin. I took the Levaquin at 6:30 PM then around 2PM the next day I noticed slight whelts on my butt and legs. Again, I didn't think it was from the Levaquin and I was far from being over the pneumonia, so I took it again last night at 6:30PM. At 2 PM today, the same thing happened except the whelts were much worse this time. I didn't take it tonight and will call my doctor in the a.m. Another side effect I had was extreme low pulse. My pulse dropped to 49 at one point, which made me | F | 49 | 4 days | 12/10/2008 | 3 | infection | no side effects, I think. | I gave it 3 Because it did not work. | M | 21 | 2 days | 12/10/2008 | 1 | diverticulitis | I was prescribed Levaquin for diverticulitis. When I tried to get out of bed the day after my last dose, I experienced terrible pain in both knees. It felt as if both tendons had been cut. This lasted for about six weeks. Went to orthopedic doctor who basically told me the Levaquin could not be the reason for the pain. After researching on Internet I will never take this medicine again! | Do not take this drug! Why hasn't the FDA banned this? | F | 58 | 10 days | 12/10/2008 | 4 | Sinus Infection/Bronchitis | Dizziness and "not with it" feeling within a few hours of takingi it. Slight achiness in joints but I already had tendonitis so maybe it's just acting up. Worst of all was the insomnia. | It helped somewhat. I have struggled with this sinus/bronchitis stuff and the doctor wanted to really kick it. I can't say that I like how I feel on the med but I can't really complain about it either. If you are looking for the side effects they will happen. I did figure out I had to take the Levaquin after eating, not before. I had to take lots of food to keep from having more severe dizziness and general symptoms. I am down to 2 hours of sleep a night and that is the most annoying thing about it. | F | 34 | 5 days | 12/8/2008 | 2 | UTI | Severe Tinnitus, trouble speaking muscle weakness and severe tiredness | Wouldnt take it again had to stop after 5 days tinnitus was the worse side effect | F | 51 | 5 days | 12/7/2008 | 1 | Bronchitis | Tinnitus, Extreme insomnia, Photosensitivity, Blurred Vision, Knee popping and pain, cramped shoulder pain, auditory hallucinations, burning and tingling sensation on cheek, weight loss, muscle wasting, memory problems, extreme anxiety and fear. Severe depression and suicidal thoughts. Could not eat anything, no appetite and everything tasted terrible. Most of these symptoms lasted over three months, some are still there. | It's been almost six months since I've taken this drug and I'm still having some problems. I know it's the drug, because I had none of this before I took this medication. Symptoms I still have are anxiety, shoulder pain, knee pain, tinnitus, some depression which slowly lessens everyday and I have not taken any other medications for it. Serious memory problems. This drug is like poison, do not ever take it or any fluroquinolones (cipro, etc.) I have gained some weight back, but it took over 4 months, I had lost 17 pounds in two weeks during and after taking this drug. | F | 43 | 5 days | 12/5/2008 | 1 | kidney infection | night sweats, dizziness, nausea, headache, vivid dreams, racing thoughts, gas pain | This is a terrible drug. I had kidney stones and my doctor gave me this drug because he feared I had a kidney infection as well. The side effects from the drug were almost as bad as passing the kidney stones. I was supposed to take the drug for 5 days but quit after 2 when I realized that my symptoms were worse immediately after I took the drug. I wish I had never taken this drug. | F | 41 | 2 days | 12/5/2008 | 5 | sinus infection | absolutely none - and I work out all the time | M | 40 | 7 days | 12/4/2008 | 1 | Ear Infection | extreme pain in both knees, slight pain in one wrist and ankle | This is bad stuff. I stopped taking my 10 day course after 7 days - figured out what was causing my knee pain. Two weeks later I'm just now starting to recover. The doctor tried to tell me he didn't think it was the meds...the pharmacist said yes it was. The pharmacist said to drink lots of water to flush out of your system, take megadoses of omega 3 fish oil, take motrin, and put ben gay on your legs at night until it eases up. Also said, don't take this again...don't worry...this is a killer medicine. However, it did cure my ear ache. | F | 55 | 7 days | 12/4/2008 | 5 | UTI's often | I have UTI's at the drop of a hat due to several urology issues and it clears the infection every time I develop one - bacterial included. I do have some swelling of the ankles and a blah feeling but nothing extreme. This year alone, I have had to take the 750 mg for 7 days about 10 times either for UTI or pneumonia - (asthma and copd)- it does cause night sweats some but usually not bad - I think it is a wonderful drug as some other drugs will not work for me anymore due to constanct infections. I have less side effects with Levaquin than I do Cipro but the cost of Levaquin is just CRAZY - thank God I get samples most usually as they are approximately $10.00 a pill AFTER my insurance pays their portion. | I take my 750 dose after lunch and cut it in 4 pieces and drink a ton of water getting the pieces down........lots of water and liquids while on this med.... | F | 62 | | 12/2/2008 | 2 | Kidney Infection | While taking the drug I experienced severe insomnia, rapid heart beat and extreme fatigue. 3 weeks after finishing the treatment I began experiencing severe joint pain and stiffness(wrist, elbow, knee, ankle). I am completely exhausted and have a feeling of being very cold all the time. | This drug needs to be taken off the market. There are other antibiotics that work just as well although they may require more than 1 dose per day. | F | 44 | 7 days | 12/2/2008 | 2 | Cellulitis | The most extreme joint pain occured on the third day after starting this and continues 2 weeks after. My knees and wrists are especially bad. Standing up or walking stairs, especially down, was so painful. | You would have to convince me that I was about to die before I would take it again | F | 55 | 10 days | 12/1/2008 | 1 | acute bronchitis | Muscle soreness, nightsweats, vivid dreams, heart palpatations, loss of appetite, fatigue. | First time I have ever taken drug but had bad side effects. It did help my bronchitis but the side effects are terrible. After one day on the drug I laid awake all night because my mind was racing, then next day my left arm and chest didn't feel right. Then I started aching all over and my arms and shoulders started getting very sore. I have been off the drug for 2 days and I can hardle lift my arms, they hurt so bad. I also had pain in my feet. I feel more study should be done on this drug. | M | 57 | 7 days | 12/1/2008 | 3 | Sinus/Ear Infection | Terrible knee and hip pain. Achilles pain. I still deal with these conditions daily even though I finished a 10-day course over 3 weeks ago. | I think this drug did the job in wiping out my persistent infection. But the side effects are long-lasting and I'm not sure it was a good trade-off. | F | 29 | 10 days | 11/30/2008 | 1 | sinus and kidney infection | swollen feet.top and bottom swollen ankles ..blisters on heel red heels bumps beneath skin on feet red rash on toes and up thighs...took drug november 13,14...allergic reactions started november 24 | patients should have allergy test before taking this drug | F | 66 | 2 days | 11/30/2008 | 1 | sexual reassignment | Just a reminder. If you are injured by this drug please contact Medwatch. 5 years ago while I was undergoing my gender reassignment surgery they gave me I.V.s of Levaquin and Cipro. This has crippled me and kept me from finishing my sexual reassignment. I am now on burden on my girlfriend and no longer able to work. Thank God for S.S.I. I am now forced to shop at the local Spokane food shelter. Beware of this drug. | M | 27 | 10 days | 11/28/2008 | 1 | Bronchitis | Severe Shoulder, Neck and Arm Pain. Some Blurred Vision. | Severe Constant Pain in both shoulders and neck. Pain in shoulders runs down each arm. The muscles in my arms hurt constantly, I cannot reach for anything above my head. My daughter had to fix my hair b/c I cannot move my arms above my head and I have always curled and fixed my own hair on a daily basis. I have had a horrible Thanksgiving, due to the fact that I am in absolute horrible pain! My daughter is typing this for me b/c I cannot add any additional pain by using my arms to add to what I am already going through. I was at the doctor's office yesterday Wed 11-26-08 and I did want to research what I was told about this medication and I am Shocked at all the comments that I have read. I am also shocked at the fact that it might take a month or more to get any relief whatsoever, when I can barely stand the thought of going through the rest of the day let alone the thought of waking up in the same condition that I feel right now. I have also had some Blurred Vision, but I would rathe | F | 59 | 16 days | 11/27/2008 | 1 | uti in august or september | swollen fingers joint/muscle pain.severe knee pain cannot squat with out knees feeling like their going to explode. pitting edema in both ankles and feets and legs cannot get a full nights sleep due to pain all over and waking with more swelling. | was given 3 days sample blister packs with out warnings or side effects. plus I have just had a L5/S1 lumber fusion on 7/08 and a c5 thru c7 cervical fusion on 10/08 .I had a lot of IV antibiotics for both surgeries. THIS MED MUST BE TAKEN OFF THE MARKET ASAP | F | 45 | 3 days | 11/24/2008 | 1 | Sinus Infection | Violent Nightmares/Hallucinations and Night Sweats. Severe Stomach pain. Lightheaded/Dizzy. Extreme Weakness and Stiffness in Knees and other joints (especially my hands). | I don't know what they put in this stuff but my god it ought to be illegal. I went in with a simple sinus infection, mild headaches mainly and bad drainage. The Dr. prescribed this crap, 500mg, once daily. Took one pill around 7am and felt okay for most of the day, experienced some mild dizziness/light-headed. Then the evening came, and holy crap! Major stomach pain kept me from eating dinner. So I went to bed around 9 to try and sleep it off. I had violent nightmares, and when I supposedly "woke up" around 3am I was hallucinating, he ceiling looked like it was falling in on me when it wasn't. Couldn't tell if I was asleep or awake. Dangerous, Dangerous drug. DO NOT take it. | M | 21 | 1 days | 11/23/2008 | 1 | urinary tract infection | Diarhea, hands and fingers swelling and hands itching, ankles swelling, bottom of feet itching. Knee joint pain. | Was supposed to take one pill a day for 7 days, took only three days and completely stopped. Have never been allergic to any medication until this.. From what I've read since my side effects I am thankful I quit taking it. This needs to be taken off the market! | F | 61 | 3 days | 11/17/2008 | 1 | diverticulitis | aches and pain in joints and muscles, esp. hands and knees | Pain started on 7th day of taking drug. Dr. took off immediately. A week later, I still have the pains, esp. in the knees. Diverticulitis quiet right now, but ruining your joints not worth the risk. | F | 61 | 9 days | 11/16/2008 | 4 | Prostate Infection | Immediately I experienced a feeling akin to heartburn along with several minutes of breath shortness immediately following taking the medication. After about 3 weeks I began to feel pain in my right shoulder as well as pain in the right arch of my foot. After 4 weeks, like many others have said, I began feeling a general weakness and stiffness in my joints. Once I got moving much of the stiffness subsided, but was worrisome. | Being very active I assumed much of the side effects was related to my change in exercise routine; it was not. I am hoping now that I am off of the medication as of two days ago, that I will begin feeling well again, and that the soreness and pain in my shoulder and arch, but it looks like that may take several weeks. I am hoping I will have suffered no long-term damage. This medication did work well, however, I would be unlikely to take it again. | M | 35 | 6 weeks | 11/14/2008 | 1 | sinus infection | insomnia, pain in muscles, anxiety, weird dreams. This has occurred within 5 hours of taking the first dose. I have never had a reaction to any drug before. | M | 54 | 1 days | 11/14/2008 | 1 | prescibed following pneumonia | Suffered rupture of both achilles tendons. One of two surgically repaired, but had complications from surgery (unable to urinate) and had catheter inserted for one full month. Suffered urinary tube infection and hospitalized with 105 temp. Have been unable to walk for five months without orthopedic boots and a walker. Doctors all seem to have blase' attitude about the whole situation. I'm totally disgusted! | Doctors tell me this is first time they heard of this happening and that the odds of it happening to anyone are extremely small. It doesn't matter how long the odds are, if you happen to be the one in a million that it happens to then odds don't really mean squat. I wonder how many doctors would prescribe this poison to their wives, children, other family members or even friends. This is something that never should have happened to me or anyone else, but I'm sure the FDA and pharmaceutical companies will allow it to continue on the market. Shame on them!!! | M | 78 | 5 days | 11/12/2008 | 1 | skin infection | Severe abdominal pain and swelling since I took Levaquin. Constant intestinal irritability. Yeast infection. Tendon damage in the hip. Severe ear pain...diagnosed with tendon damage to my ears. Nightmares, fatique, anxiety, confusion, lympadenopathy. | Went to four doctors, two say it's the Levaquin and say it's a horrible drug. Two say the problems I have are not related to Levaquin. I have never been so sick. | F | 48 | 8 days | 11/12/2008 | 1 | Sinus/Respiratory Infection | Crippling joint pain in hips. Muscle tightness. Difficulty walking. Fatigue. Mental problems...hard to stay focused, form complete and articulate sentences, depression. | To be fair, I have been ill for 9 weeks and I had already taken one round of antibiotics that didn't work. I understand why I was given it, but I can't keep taking it. | F | 40 | 6 days | 11/10/2008 | 1 | Upper respiratory infection | Very bad knee, back and pain in all of my joints | This is a very dangerous medication and should only be taken as a last resort! | F | 59 | 13 days | 11/9/2008 | 5 | Upper respiritory infection. | A little dizziness. Uncoordinated and feel strange, but then again I AM sick! | 750mg for 7 days. I'm on day 3 right now. I felt the infection clearing late last night. My stomach is having some gurgles, so I will be buying some yogurt. Take it with food, drinks LOTS of fluids, and stay away from Nsaid drugs (read the info sheet). They only give this medication when you're sick and you're gonna feel weird, so get some rest and don't let all of the negative posts bother you. | M | 35 | 3 days | 11/7/2008 | 1 | my mother was taking this killer | my mother was having chemo treatments, and was hospitalized 5 days after her treatments this drug keeps pooping up on her medical records from sept 07-nov 07,she died dec 2.she was suffering anxiousness,dizzness,bone and joint pain,delusions,heart ,etc. it is now in the hands of a lawyer she was discharged from the hospital and died 2 days later.her so called cancer that the medical examiner performed was never found,not even dead tissue she only had 3 chemo treatments. | I URGE ANYONE AND EVERYONE FROM TAKING THIS KILLER | F | 33 | 3 months | 11/6/2008 | 3 | Severe Sinus Infection | After about 10 days on this medicine, I do feel my sinus infection is better; however, the side effects are: extreme ankle pain, calf pain, back pain, feeling disoriented, agitation, stomach ache, and diarrea. I am supposed to remain on this med for 30 days. I don't know if my body can take it. | F | 44 | 30 days | 10/27/2008 | 2 | Sinus Infection | None | Didn't clear sinus infection | F | 27 | 10 days | 10/27/2008 | 1 | UTI | Insomnia, racing heart, extreme anxiety, headache, hallucination, joint pain | I took this for one day, and stopped due to the extreme side effects. I'll go back to my doctor for something else, but will never take this again. I don't usually have any reaction to any prescriptions. | F | 32 | 1 days | 10/27/2008 | 1 | Bronchitis | Hives and Serum Sickness. First came the hives then the joint pain that was so extreme I thought I would die (not an overstatement ... I seriously thought I wouldn't live through it). | It's been nearly a year and I'm still recovering from the reaction I had. The pain has been unimaginable and my life has been on hold. I'm just now able to do things again. | F | 34 | 3 days | 10/24/2008 | 1 | antibiotic treatment | very bad shoulder joint pain for 3 months now. wont go away and I dont know what to do. tried anti-inflammatorys but no nhelp | avoid this drig and look for something else. | M | 41 | 21 days | 10/24/2008 | 5 | Uterine infection | None at all. | I have taken this drug before and have never had any of the awful side effects that people have listed here. | F | 33 | 10 days | 10/23/2008 | 1 | bronchitis | I only had taken one dose of this medicine. I had trouble falling asleep then woke up two hours later after having a vivid dream. Felt numb and tingling head to toe, very confused, racing thoughts. Went to the ER immediately. Now two days later having lots of fatigue and muscle pains. | The ER doctor told me after the fact that people have had this reaction. I will not take this drug again. It is something I'd never want to go thru again. | F | 39 | 1 days | 10/23/2008 | 5 | UTI | I have had zero side effects with Levaquin | Levaquin is the only thing that works for my UTIs. I get them often. I have tried Bactrim and Cipro, but my UTIs usually return within six weeks with these meds. Levaquin cures it and I am UTI free for three to four years at a time. | 44 | 3 days | 10/22/2008 | 2 | Chronic Bronchitis | Insomnia (initially only sleeping 3-4 hours per night, now, 4 months later sleeping about 5 hours per night) , nervousness, pain in left knee, nightmares, ear disturbances, disturbing thoughts, racing thoughts, could not smell or taste food. could not eat, Lost 10 lbs within three weeks. Extreme anxiety, Weird headache. Memory loss | My dosage was 250mg to be taken one time per day for only five days. I could not take the 5th pill, it just made me too nauseous along with the other symptoms I described. I would not recommend this drug to anyone. Please don't take. | F | 42 | 4 days | 10/21/2008 | 1 | Slightly Elevared White Cell count | After 1st pill, sciatica tendonitis all over body Bouts of Depression, neuropathy in feet and hands, vision "sparks" ck enzyme elevated to 780 indicating my body was consuming it own muscle tissue, lost 25 lbs within 2 weeks sleep only about 4 hours a night, then about every 10 days to 2 weeks I sleep 16 to 20 hours, constant fatigue, tendons so tight I can barely touch my knees, after opening a tight jar lid, I have what feels like sprained hand/wrist muscles, joint pain in shoulder, neck and knee. Severe Vitamin D and Testosterone levels. Fatigue prevents more than 2 or 3 hours of moderate work a day. | Wish I knew 3 months ago what I know now about quinolones/fluoroquinolones. The only good that I see in this situation is that I know from what I need to protect my friends and family. | M | 54 | 5 days | 10/20/2008 | 3 | Sinus Infection | Aching achilles, calf muscles, weak knees, aching finger, elbow and shoulder joints, lower back pain. Jaw pain radiating to the ear. Insomnia. Lethargy. | I think it would be more comfortable to have surgery than take another 10 days of Levaquin 750mg. | F | 57 | 10 days | 10/19/2008 | 1 | Bronchitis | I was prescribed Levaquin for bronchitis. The second day I took it I experienced shortness of breath, tightness in my chest, crazy, paranoid thoughts and vivid nightmares. I took the drug for one more day, but then stopped taking it after doing some on-line research about it. I am incredibly disconcerted that my doctor did not warn me about all of these potential side effects. This seems like a dangerous drug to me. | F | 32 | 3 days | 10/17/2008 | 1 | Sinus infection | Insomnia, racing thoughts, panicky thoughts | I woke up at 3 AM which I never do. It is now 6:20 AM and my mind continues to race especially on negative thoughts and concerns which is rare for me. Very dissapointed that such an unpopular drup was given to me without any verbal warnings from my doctor. I will not take this again. | F | 41 | 1 days | 10/14/2008 | 2 | sinus infection | I am on my 8th day of Levaquin. I was previously on amoxi/calv. I feel that Levaquin has made the pressure and swelling in my face more painful. The infection seems to have cleared up. My thoughts are this medication attacks weak joints and causes insomnia, burning joints, painful knees, painful feet, very dizzy and feeling of exhaustion. | M | 54 | 8 days | 10/12/2008 | 4 | UTI | bone/joint pain, trouble falling asleep, | F | 22 | 10 days | 10/1/2008 | 1 | sinus infection | Muscle pain in wrist and legs. Dizziness. Strange sensation that I was much shorter and could touch the floor with my hands which only lasted for a few minutes several hours after taking the drug. Felt like I had the flu. | After a ten day treatment, I still had the infection. Not a good thing to say about a prescription that was $253 for ten stupid, non working tablets. Would have been worth the side effects and the cost if they worked. | F | 62 | 10 days | 10/1/2008 | 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 |