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 |
| 1 | a "possible" infection under skin | Connective tissue tears, dislocation of shoulder, joint deterioration in hands, wrists, arms, legs, hips, back, neck, headaches, ringing in ears. Much of this happened after taking this and then doctors discovering there was no infection, then treating with corticosteroids - a VERY bad mix.I've never been the same. Memory problems, headaches, possible (likely)seizures for some time after, skin problems and complications that are ongoing years later, and damage is only correctable with more harsh drugs and surgeries. | Should be removed from the market - This is a dangerous drug. Not nearly enough warnings on the package inserts or from the prescribing doctors. This is prescribed with doctor telling me the warnings are "over-stated" and are "rare". Either she didn't know or I was given misinformation. Should only be used as a "last resort", yet even the most broad-spectrum, strongest antibiotics have some problems, but permanent connective tissue damage this drug does isn't one of them. I hope others are spared from this drug's damage. Levaquin should be banned. | F | 44 | 10 days 2X day | 2/28/2012 | 1 | pneumonia | Stabbing pain in left calf and unable to put weight on it with swelling around ankle. Felt this after taking drug 5 days with additional 2 iv doses in the hospital. As I had hip replacement surgery a month prior, I checked with my orthopedic dr. He said to continue taking because of the threat of infection from the pneumonia effecting the new hip. Several times after stopping the meds I still had the occational stabbling pain in calf. It felt better if I stayed off of it for a few days. Then it would happen again. I had suspicion, but wanted a firm dignosis. I went to a sports medicine/orthpedic dr. and he said that I had damaged the achilles tendon (attaches to the calf). He did admit that he has seen this before with people on this drug. He told me to stay off as much as possible and rest. It has gotten better, where I can walk again without the stabbing pain. The ankle is still swelled somewhat, and now I am experiencing a picking sensation in the back of the ankle (achilles | I would advise anyone to be very cautious before taking this drug. Read up and be informed. | F | 67 | 10 days 2X day | 2/28/2012 | 2 | pneumonia and UTI | Started experiencing severe joint pain in my left shoulder,knees and thumbs after seven days. Left shoulder so sore I can barely move it. Knees have at times been red hot, and are still swollen. I didn't know about the side affects until I asked my doctor during a follow-up visit if the joint pain could have been caused by the antibiotic. He had to go look it up. I have been of the medication for over a week, and still having a hard time sleeping due to pain. | Don't take it!!! | F | 54 | 10 days 750 MG 1X day | 2/27/2012 | 1 | bronchitis | inability to complete sentences, brain fog, lightheadedness, insomnia, bad headache, light-sensitive/tunnel-vision | I could tell instantly that it helped my bronchitis, but just as fast, I had a very toxic reaction. I pray this doesn't stick around like it does for so many, and feel blessed that I only took 2. Doctors should be better informed by drug companies & FDA. | F | 58 | 2 days 500mg 1X day | 2/26/2012 | 1 | upper respiratory infection | Immediately after first pill, got swollen, hot achy joints, then came aches and pains all over like the flu. Later, came total disability. Could not walk, lift, bend or function. | I only got better after I changed my diet. I eliminated regular meat and dairy and faucet water. My doctor told me I had to remove all antibiotic sources from my diet. The levaquin stays in the tendons of the animals just as it does in us. I now only eat organic meats and dairy and drink only spring water. This has helped me dramatically. I hope this helps others as well. | F | 53 | 7 days 500 mg 2X day | 2/25/2012 | 1 | routine bladder infection | My father was diabetic and had limited kidney function. Prescribing doctor did not follow manufacturer's explicit warnings and protocol for my father's condition. Even a phone call to my father's kidney specialist asking explicitly about dosage and safety resulted in an "safe- okay to proceed" message. Family members found the guidelines for prescribing physicians online but it was too late - four days at 'standard dosage' was enough to kill, even though he dropped to half dose immediately and quit early. | No one should ever have to suffer the agony my father did in his last days. The fluoride component of this fluoroquinolone antibiotic causes fluoride poisoning. It is brutal beyond words. | M | 81 | 10 days 500mg 1X day | 2/20/2012 | 1 | sinus infection | Severe muscle pain in legs. I experience chronic pain on a somewhat regular basis, and this pain made that seem like nothing. Took 2 percocet and it didn't even touch the pain. Also was combined with Prednisone which also causes muscle pain for me. The only word I can think of is excrutiating. | F | 32 | 7 days 500 mg | 2/13/2012 | 1 | sinus infection | I had muscle soreness after taking for 2 days in all my extremities. On the 4th day my right knee was swollen twice its size, very painful and I couldn't bend it. The 5th day I had more swelling in my knee. At this point, I still had no idea why I was having these symptoms. I only had a sinus infection. I went online and looked up Levaquin's side effects and now I had an answer. I didn't take another dose. The very next day I started new symptoms...numbness and tingling in my arms. I was having difficulty breathing, so my boss sent me to the ER. They weren't convinced this was from the Levaquin. He started to quote the statistics and said it is highly unlikely that this is from the Levaquin. I do not have any health issues. I don't take any prescription medications. I only take vitamins on a daily basis. I was on the Levaquin for a sinus infection that had failed other antibiotics. After 3 days off the medication, I could barely walk. My back now was the victim. I'm 7 days off now. My | Levaquin worked for my sinus infection. After only second dose, I didn't have the sinus headache I had for 6 weeks prior. So in that respect it worked. I wouldn't trade the headache for the horrible pain I know have. Unfortunately, all medications come with some type of risk. Hopefully in time my symptoms will stop and I won't have any residual pain. One can only hope. | F | 50 | 5 days 500mg 1X day | 2/13/2012 | 1 | Sinus infection | I took Levaquin for a resistant sinus infection. By the third day I noticed unusual changes in my mouth -cotton mouth, loss of sense of taste, then vision problems, and then extremely painful joints. My thumbs and upper arms feel like they are broken. I can barely type on the computer. I have called my M.D. and am going to bed. My pharmacist said his wife had this kind of reaction. He told me to call the M.D. and get in bed because a fall in this condition could be disastrous. I just started a new job and don't know how I am going to work. I also have a young daughter who is disabled and really concerned as to how I am going to take care of her. How long do the reactions last??? | F | 55 | 10 days 500mg 1X day | 2/11/2012 | 1 | sinus infection | Legs and thighs hurting,unable to sleep,can't eat,worse medication I have ever taken | F | 40 | 2 days 750 | 2/9/2012 | 1 | chronic prostatitis | Pain in neck, shoulder and arm, and not able to straighten or lift arm above shoulders or head | M | 40 | 6 days 1000mg 2X day | 2/6/2012 | 1 | Ear infection | Hallucinations, suspiciousness, high blood pressure and blacking out. | F | 51 | 2 days 750 1X day | 2/6/2012 | 1 | Infection in lungs-asthma related | Fever, facial flushing, trembling, heartburn, insomnia, dizziness,confusion, exhaustion, flu-like symptoms, muscle pain, and rapid heart rate. After 3 out of the seven days, I stopped taking it realizing it DEFINITELY WAS the drug. Had to go to the hospital finally to be checked out due to the drug continuing to cause dizziness and pain even after 2 days stopping it. VERY ANGRY about this. There was no EXTRA information given since this is such a POWERFUL DRUG. This medicine SHOULD be removed from pharmacies. You take an antibiotic to get BETTER, not to try and CAUSE harm. I cannot BELIEVE this medicine is dispensed so commonly. This was their FIRST choice for me. Just cannot understand the doctor's office's stupity in prescribing this horrible DANGEROUS drug instead of something else. | SAVE YOUR LIFE....DO NOT TAKE THIS EXTREMELY DANGEROUS DRUG. DO NOT LET THE DOCTOR'S DICTATE TO YOU WHAT DRUG YOU WILL TAKE. ASK QUESTIONS. RESEARCH IT. ASK THE PHARMACIST. YOU HAVE TO BE YOUR OWN MEDICAL ADVOCATE. THINK. THINK. THINK. | F | 40 | 3 days 500 mg 1X day | 2/6/2012 | 1 | Sinus infection | Confusion, stuttering, insomnia, hallucinations, joint pain, stinging & burning of skin from the inside of my body out, loss of muscle control, loss of brain function, severe pain in muscles, joints and tendinitis in entire body. In wheelchair twice. I'm 39 and was perfectly healthy except for sinus infection. Now after 6 months, still disabled. | Unless you are going to die, do not even consider taking this drug. If I were dying and had to choose with what I know now, it would be a difficult decision. I don't think I could voluntarily put myself through the start of this hell a second time. | F | 39 | 5 days 500 mg 1X day | 2/6/2012 | 1 | Bad sinus infection | HORRIBLE hives, sleeplessness anxiety. Stopped taking it because of the hives per dr's orders. | This drug is DANGEROUS, i know 2 people personally who have had tendon ruptures from it. One was a teenager at the time and the other was a fully grown adult woman. STAY AWAY! | F | 30 | 1 days 1X day | 2/5/2012 | 1 | Sinus Infection | Weakness, ringing in ears, body aches, joint pain, muscle pain | I was prescribed levaquin after two rounds of antibiotics did not cure my ear/sinus infection since November. I just stopped taking this drug 4 days ago. Now I have joint and muscle pain. It is not brutally bad YET! And I am praying it never gets worse than it is now. DO NOT EVER TAKE THIS MED UNLESS IT IS A MATTER OF LIFE OR DEATH! My doc should have NEVER given me this poison for a sinus infection due to the chance of crippling side effects. I should never have taken the 2nd pill. Side effects after 1st pill should have been warning enough. Listen to your gut instint! If it's saying don't take it... DON'T TAKE IT! | F | 43 | 2 days 750mg 1X day | 2/4/2012 | 1 | viral lung infection!! | peripheral neuropathy, tendon ruptures, tendinitis, insomnia, anxiety, vision problems, GI problems, angioedema, hypoxia, swollen veins, confusion, memory loss, muscle cramping, muscle pain | I would not take this medication even if it could prevent me from dying. It has caused me immense suffering and has ruined my life | F | 48 | 7 days 500 mg 1X day | 2/3/2012 | 1 | Sinus/Resp infection | The first day, i felt my blood pressure drop and had a massive panic attack, but since that happens every so often, i didn't think it was the medication. Then for 3 nights I kept jumping out of bed running to the bathroom, felt like a was going to throw up. The nausea was out of controll, but I still grit my teeth and went to work and so on. Then on the forth day, I felt like my body was bruised, everything that touched my skin, hurt esp cold things, if I held a cold drink the pain would radiate and linger. The next morning I couldn't get out of bed, I felt like a truck hit me. Not only did my entire body hurt,but every now and then it was like i was getting stabbed with a tooth pick (even in my eyes). This medication should be taken off the market, my children missed school because it debilitated me so bad. Not to mention, my doctors know I already have nerve and joint problems, now what do I do it this drug has long lasting effects to add on to my pre-existing problems? | Also, just found out my Aunt had very similar reaction to this medication just before I did. | F | 33 | 5 days 500mg 1X day | 2/3/2012 | 1 | Bacterial post surgical infection | I was dizzy, nauseous, tired and confused. I lost control of my bladder and had horrific gas and diarrhea. My whole body hurt. I had blood clots. I had ruptured tendons and unexplained cartilage damage. My blood pressure was all over. My prostate bloated up. I had insomnia. I had pulmonary edema. My stomach hurt and I had terrible heartburn. I had a hematoma and huge varicose veins erupted on my leg. I had rashes all over, and mysterious bruises, and my wounds wouldn't heal. My skin felt like bugs were crawling around underneath it. I had tingling sensations in my back that went all over my body. I had unprompted sharp pains all over that appeared and disappeared. My joints hurt and they began popping loudly. I had ringing in my ears. I had wild crazy panic attacks. I couldn't understand what I was reading, or make sense of signs, or follow a TV show, or even tell time. My vision deteriorated rapidly. My blood oxygen levels were low. I was really depressed and suicidal. | DO NOT TAKE LEVAQUIN!!!!! This is the worst thing that ever happened to me. 4 1/2 years later I'm still in and out of the hospital because it DESTROYED MY BODY and my life. I wouldn't give this horrible crap to my worst enemy. The makers of this drug belong in prison for the rest of their lives! | M | 49 | 21 days Unknown 2X day | 2/3/2012 | 1 | Sinus infection | Anxiety, insomnia, paranoia, dizziness | After feeling like a space cadet for 3 days, I stopped the medication and felt better after 24 hours. Found out later that Levaquin counteracts benzodiazepines...and I am a long term benzo user...wish I would have known before...so it basically threw me into severe withdrawals. It's probably an effective antibiotic but too many side effects. | M | 36 | 3 days 500 2X day | 2/3/2012 |