LEVAQUIN Reviews (LEVOFLOXACIN)Average Rating: 1.7 (2159 Ratings)Filter ResultsCompare LEVAQUIN with similar:
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| RATING | REASON | SIDE EFFECTS FOR LEVAQUIN | COMMENTS | SEX | AGE | DURATION/ DOSAGE | DATE ADDED |
| 4 | Bronchitis | No side effects noted, infection greatly improved after 2 doses Came to this site after looking up potential drug interactions due to the other meds im on. | I have had a good experience with this medication so far, I am on my 4th pill out of the 10 day regimen and will be keeping an eye on any muscle pains or mental status changes. Not having any of the horrible side effects listed by other posters here but it has definitely made me realize I should research all medications BEFORE taking them. | F | 45 | 10 days 500 1X day | 6/22/2012 | 5 | Acute Bronchitis/Pharyngitis | Slight nausea | Felt better after 1 day of use. Drink with plenty of water 1-2hrs after eating then wait 1-2hrs to eat again. I think this drug is Underrated. Don't let the 1.7 avg. deter you from taking this. I don't think people realize that they are sick and naturally are going to feel crummy for awhile.. I'm very sensitive to antibiotic especially with feeling nauseated but this was tolerable and worth it. | M | 23 | 5 days 750mg 1X day | 6/18/2012 | 1 | Minor toe infection on right foot | Spontaneous rupture of my right anterior tibial tendon. It happened while I was lying in my own bed. Required immediate surgical repair. My right bigbtoe tendon was sewed to my tibial tendon, it was the only method available. Left me with perm. Disability large ugly scar on my foot and I can no longer do most activities other than walking carefully and slowly | I was not informed about tendon damage and there was no "Black Box" warning when I took the drug. It has ruined my life and I had to retire as I could no longer perform my duties as a school principal. | F | 57 | 7 days 2X day | 6/18/2012 | 1 | Acute Sinus Infection | Joint Pain and a lot of Swelling. Stiffness, I can't move! I will not take this medicine again! I recommend No One take it! | F | 49 | 7 days 750 | 6/15/2012 | 1 | Walking Pneumonia | Insomnia Restlessness Loss of Appetite Ankle Pain | I would never take this medicine again. It is a poison. | F | 44 | 10 days 500 1X day | 6/14/2012 | 1 | sore throat | My wife and I took one 750 mg of the drug and 1 hr later my wife was dead do to anaphylatic shock and i haven't felt my tips of my toes in over 6 yrs. We went to the doctor with sore throats which he claimed to be strep even though there wasn't a culture done or a quick swab. My tongue had also swollen and became grey. After my wife had passed our family doctor contacted me and told me to stop taking the drug right away. | Through my research of this drug in 2004 three medical professors went to congress trying to get this drug off the market but the manufacture had to much lobbiest power to get it removed. I also was contacted after my wifes death from a lady that took 250mg and she also stopped breathing. I wouldn't recommend this drug to be used on a animal let along a human being. | M | 53 | 1 times 750 1X day | 6/2/2012 | 1 | Sinus infection | Major panic attacks, tremors, fear, terror, uncontrollable crying, chills, sweats, weakness in legs, loss of appetite. Fear that something was going to happen bad, vivid nightmares. | i already suffer from GAD and this just made it worse. I only took one pill and wish i never did. it's a week later and i still feel weak in the legs. i am nervous now that i am going to have another panic attack. on the bright side- that one pill did knock the infection right out but at what price. i had to rush back to the doctor who took me off this and put me on a Z pack and gave me Xanax to calm me down. | F | 40 | 1 days 250mg 1X day | 5/31/2012 | 1 | throat infection | After taking the ONE and ONLY pill that I took, before bedtime, the tips of my toes went numb when I laid down. Couldn't sleep, and one hour later my heart raced very fast. I either passed out or just fell asleep exhausted. Stopped taking the medicine after that one pill. Too scary. Now, one month later, the tips of my toes are better, but there is still numbness. This prescription should not be given to anyone over 65. I have taken Cipro 3-4 times in my life and never had a problem with it. | digestive problems linger month after taking it. | F | 67 | 1 days 500 mg 1X day | 5/31/2012 | 1 | H.pylori | this medication has me aching to a very intolerable degree!! Help! What the heck!!!!! I am an active bike riding 48 yr old and now greatly depressed knees wrists all hurt so bad!!!!! | F | 48 | 6 days 1X day | 5/27/2012 | 1 | Possible Infection | Difficulty sleeping first 3 nights with no other symptoms. I took one pill on the 4th night and when I went to work in the morning I had a metallic taste in my mouth. Later I was writing on a piece of paper and I had sharp pains in my wrist at the tendon. Then came the back pain, anxiety, weakened hands, and then I became lightheaded. | I will be missing my dose in the evening and subsequent doses. I will be contacting my doctor if the symptoms do not get any better and at the latest I will call him after Memorial Day. Do not take this drug unless you absolutely have to. Most drugs have side-effects, but this is the first time I've ever experienced any of this magnitude. I just hope I have not been permanently damaged by this drug! | M | 29 | 4 days 500mg 1X day | 5/27/2012 | 3 | Pneumonia | Insanely terrible headaches that I never had until I started taking this drug. | M | 46 | 7 days 500 | 5/23/2012 | 1 | Kidney Infection | I am 41 & have severe achilles tendon pain. I was in good shape & running frequently prior to this drug. Now I can barely walk. I have pain in calf muscles & especially left achilles which I am afraid will rupture any second. Pain started 2 weeks after finishing the drug. | This drug must be taken off the market. This drug should be illegal. This is not mild tendonitis this is severe pain & rupture is very likely. I would never have taken this had I known the side effects. | F | 41 | 10 days 2X day | 5/16/2012 | 1 | UNCONFIRMED Pneumonia - | All my joint experience pain and stiffness, sometimes accompanied by swelling and or redness and or protruding nodes that are painful to touch. There are usually three or so joints that ache at a time and recede after about three to five days while others start to act up. It's been 6 months!! | I used to play volleyball, tennis, paddle-ball and bike. I can't do any of that let alone carry the laundry and grocery bags. I feel like I am 80. The actual name of the drug was levofloxacin. Do not chance this antibiotic especially if it you are an active person and not your deathbed. | F | 46 | 5 days 750mg 1X day | 5/16/2012 | 1 | Bone infection | Do not Take, previously healthy 46yr old Very active, Played softball 4 nights a week prior, Now cant move | M | 46 | 90 days 750mg 1X day | 5/13/2012 | 1 | Inner ear/sinus infection | Stoned feeling at first, then went to bed exhausted. Every time I closed my eyes I would hallucinate, like nightmares awake, weird. Pouring sweat kept sitting up or jumping up out of bed and panic. Called dr changed antibiotic. Will never ever take again. Surprised I didn't end up in the ER. | F | 33 | 1 days 750mg | 5/9/2012 | 1 | cellulitis | Torn bicep muscle and possibly peripheal neuropathy. Appointment with neuro dr in 2 weeks. Find out then | I will never take this drug again. If my life depends on it I will ask if there is an alternative medication. | F | 43 | 10 days 500 1X day | 5/9/2012 | 1 | Sinus infection | Severe knee pain, unable to walk. After 3 months, still need cane to walk. | Dangerous drug that should be removed fom market. Doctors need to acknowledge the high risks. My doctor said incident rate of severe side effect was only 1-2%. Yet severe side effects are only reported to the FDA about 10% of the time they actually occur. This suggests that severe effects could be occurring as often as 10-20% of the time. Like other drugs in this class Levaquin should be withdrawn. | M | 6 days 75 mg 1X day | 5/8/2012 | 1 | Sinus infection | Severe headache, neck pain, heart palpatations. Total insomnia. Increased temperature. | I chose this instead of omnicef and it's GI side effects. Never mind-I'd take Omincef ANY day over this stuff! | 1 days 500 mg 1X day | 5/3/2012 | 1 | Bronchitis | Acute burning pain, strong heart palpitations, muscle weakness, insomnia, joint pains. | Almost two years later, pain and insomnia continue. Was healthy and active prior to taking Levaquin. Now, I am forced to walk with a cane or to use a wheelchair. Pain meds do not help. The maker of this drug offers no cure or remedy to these side effects. | F | 24 | 1 days 500 mg IV 1X day | 5/2/2012 | 1 | Throat Infection | This is a follow up review from one I posted a couple years ago. I was given Levaquin for a throat infection that was made worse first by a doctor's misdiagnosis - Levaquin was highly recommended at the stage my throat was in. While taking the drug I felt strange, had some joint pains and bad feelings. After taking Levaquin the ulcers formed in my digestive tract giving me painful bowel movements daily. I also began to have joint pains and very painful acid reflux. One time my arm swell up and ached so bad I thought my wrist was broken, another time I randomly fainted and didn't wake up for a few minutes, hardly breathing. I had a few days that I felt like I might die, cold and pale, strange shivers and pains. After about 2 and a half years now of ulcers in my bowels and a strange pain in the fundus region of my stomach, along with random pains, the doctors don't know what to tell me as they have been unable to find anything wrong with me other than the ulcers throughout my dige | Just a heads up if you are told to take Levaquin. Don't take it any longer after your symptoms clear up. Don't get me wrong, Levaquin works very well against infections, but this is also why it can hurt you worse than what it is trying to cure. I have also heard that quinolones like Levaquin can change cellular DNA. Based on my symptoms, I agree. Levaquin ruined my life, don't let it ruin yours. | M | 27 | 10 days na 1X day | 5/2/2012 |