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| 1 | bronchitis | low blood sugar, aura part of migraine, stomach pain, fast heartbeat at times while taking drug. After stopping drug, have severe pain walking. pain is in knees and ankles and still have two months later. Also burning in toes at times, and headache. These side effects were not present before taking the drug. | will not take again. just as bad as ketek which was in the news recently because it causes liver problems. | F | 50 | 7 days | 2/17/2007 | 1 | bronchitis | low blood sugar, aura part of migraine, stomach pain, fast heartbeat at times while taking drug. After stopping drug, have severe pain walking. pain is in knees and ankles and still have two months later. Also burning in toes at times, and headache. These side effects were not present before taking the drug. | will not take again. just as bad as ketek which was in the news recently because it causes liver problems. | F | 50 | 7 days | 2/17/2007 | 1 | uti | Fibromyalgia symtoms that have lasted over two years. There is no informed consent concerning this mediction. It is a travesty. | M | 56 | 5 days | 2/14/2007 | 1 | beginning bronchitis | Entire body exploded in pain, Nerve system went haywire. Felt paranoid. Felt so weak I thought I would die. Developed brady cardia, tendinitis, got torn roator cuff. 14 months later still feel like this. Feel like I am dying. Have lost job, everything. The pain is so bad I feel like crying almost every day. Muscles weak. | I can't believe the FDA is allowing this poison out there. It has ruined my body, my life and my career! If anyone knows of any cures for this, PLEASE let me know. And is there any attorney anywhere that will not hang up on me in less than 5 minutes when I tell them I was devastated by levaquin? All here in my state say I would have to die first before they would consider taking my case. Great option there. Also, where can I go to get a biopsy of my tendons to see if the poison ( flourine? ) in this drug is there. | M | 55 | 7 days | 2/14/2007 | 1 | gastrointestinal infection | Initially feeling of heat and burning skin, profound insomnia, severe anxiety, panic attacks, burning neuropathy all over worse in genitals and feet and hands. Elevated liver enzymes, thyroiditis, glucose intolerance, weight loss. Numbness in genitals and feet, weakness, musculoskeletal and tendon pain all continueing after 6 months. | The true incidence of adverse reactions is unrecognized due to the delayed and ongoing effects and the refusal of ortho-mcneil to take responsibility and notify doctors of these reactions. | M | 43 | 7 days | 2/14/2007 | 1 | upper resperitory infection | Severe loss of appetite, nausea, lethargy, muscle weakness, chronic low-grade fever, elevated heart rate, edema in wrists and ankles, lassitude, general malaise | NOT recommended for elder patients! (Submitted on behalf of my grandmother.) By the fifth day on Levaquin, she had no appetite, refused all therapy, and constantly complained of weakness and feeling "lousy". She is a retired nurse, and does NOT complain unless it's a "9 out of 10". I was starting to worry she was dying for no apparent reason. I suspected depression. The sixth day I realized her symptoms and the Levaquin started at the same time. I researched the side effects (on the Web) and hunted down her doctor the same day. He switched her to Rocephin and her symptoms were subsiding the next day. I have my charming, cheerful (and once again hungry) grandmother back, and the side effects seem to be almost gone now (five days on). | 100 | | 2/13/2007 | 1 | Bronchitis | Day 1: Playing catch with my kids and had pain in my achilles. Day 2: Fatigue Day 3: Depressed, Irritable (in all fairness, I was't Mr. Happy before!) Day 4: Very tired, slightly dizzy, anxious, and worried about my health. My brother noticed because I am usually extremely positive about my health. That's when I decided to search the Net and found all of these people who are unhappy with it. I buffer this by saying that many of the other respondants seem to take an awful lot of meds, while I typically take none. Day 5: My last pill and I won't take it! | I have taken other antibiotics and experienced slight fatique, but Levaquin doesn't feel "right." That is a subjective and non-scientific viewpoint. | M | 43 | 4 days | 2/13/2007 | 4 | Pneumonia / Sphenoid Sinusitis | First two doses made me dizzy within 30 minutes of taking. Pain flare-up in an already-sore elbow started on day five of what is supposed to be 14 day course of treatment. | Levaquin is the most potent antibiotic I have taken as an adult -- I could literally feel it working through my system the first two times I took it. I have been fighting a sinus infection for a month and a half and had taken Amoxicillin, Keflex and Avelox for it. A week ago I went to the ER where a chest xray and CT scan revealed infection in the sphenoid sinuses and pneumonia. Hence, the Rx for Levaquin. I will continue taking it as prescribed despite the elbow pain because I think it is working on the other issues...and I'm tired of being sick! | F | 47 | 6 days | 2/11/2007 | 1 | post op pneumonia | I was in the hospital with post op pneumonia, so Levaquin was given by IV drip. It was going to be added to another antibiotic I was taking. I had no problem getting the Rociphen drip, but then they started the Levaquin. Fine for the first 10 minutes, then my heart started to race. my chest was very tight and my face became very flushed. I called the nurse, she turned off the drip and within minutes my heart rate returned to normal. I've read that tachycardia can be a side effect of the drug, and I imagine that's what I was experiencing. | Years ago I had taken an oral course of Levaquin and don't remember any problems. So I'm assuming the IV route may have contributed to the reaction. | F | 54 | 1 days | 2/11/2007 | 3 | URI | Bouts of SEVERE SAUSEA and dry heaves and shakes...had to reduce dose from 750 mg. | F | 68 | 2 days | 2/10/2007 | 1 | Upper Respiratory infections | Severe calf pain and cramping. | I am an avid runner and started back into my training with and easy 4 mile run. After about 1 mile I got bilateral calf pain. By the time I finished the run I was doing a double limp. I rested the rest of the day and went for a run the following morning. A little tightness eventually developed into a full knife stabbing pain in one of my calfs. The other was fine. Other runners have had a similar experiance I am now finding out. I am done with this drug. I will let my body take care of the URI and try my luck that way. | M | 48 | 3 days | 2/10/2007 | 1 | Double Pneumonia | Most of the same that everyone has listed. | Severe problems for 10 years now, since 2 10 doses of Levaquin. Healthy prior to this medication. | F | 49 | 4 weeks | 2/9/2007 | 1 | sinus infection | I took 1 pill. It gave me insomnia. My throat completely closed up, I couldnt breath. Then I started vomiting, and this went on the whole day. Not easy when your throat is closed up. I don't recommend this to anyone. | F | 28 | 1 days | 2/8/2007 | 1 | ear infection | The skin around my eyes puffed up like balloons. I looked like the loser in a prizefight. My doctor said to stop taking Levaquin immediately and he put me on a different drug | F | 54 | 1 days | 2/6/2007 | 5 | mycoplasma pneumoniae | I was placed on Ceftin, Biaxin and Levaquin and Prednisone...all at the same time! Had a breathing problem along with a sinus infection...only the Combient enhaler worked and you can't use that long term. I had been sick off & on since September...voice hoarse..was thinking that this old, past smoker Maybe had the big C. Internist sent me to pulminoligist who determined after long, complete history that I may not have asthma, COPD or the big C but a long time, bacterial infection. He said he had to prove it and took blood and placed me on all the above. If he was correct I would be a new women! So at this point I was a happy gal...but miserable that first week..not sleeping, disoriented, flu like symptoms,tummy rumblings, etc,etc. After someone suggested spacing the pills, it was a bit better. It has been 11 days since I stopped taking all the pills but Biaxin. Noticed my heart racing and still shakey...two days ago found a huge red mark under my armpit, hot and sore. And the | I must say, no inhaler is a first! I have needed one ever since my first case of Bronchitis in the early 90's. Now I am clear, my breathing is fine and I don't seem to need any. I also forgot to tell the Dr that I have had three different bouts of what I think were boils, on my breasts...no Dr. could ever explain why they were appearing or how to get rid of them! They come from a bacterial infection, I just found from surfing the net...I didn't even know that! So would I take these drugs again...as long as these symptoms go away and nothing further happens...Yes! | F | 68 | 20 days | 2/5/2007 | 5 | ear, sinus, upper respiriatory inf. | Have taken several times before and no side affects as of yet due to the fact that I have not found a medication that I am alergic to yet. | for some of the people on here I am sorry you cant take Levaquin becouse of the side affects, but that is with any drug. I just happen to be able to take just about anything so far. So for me levaquin is a god send it knocks just about every infection I have had out some times I wonder why the doctor I go to always prescribes amoxicillin to me because I know and he knows that the only thing it does for me is keep the infection in check and does nothing to get rid of it but he tries. SO DONT KNOCK THE DRUG BECAUSE OF SIDE AFFECTS THEY ARE A RISK WITH ANY DRUG YOU TAKE TRY READING THE PHARMACY INSERT THAT THE PHARMISIST GIVES YOU DUHHHHHHHHHHH. | M | 29 | 10 days | 2/2/2007 | 2 | Prostatits | At 500 mg daily, had initial light headedness. Followed by pain in legs, hips, knees and difficulty walking after siting for a while or upon awaking. Towards the end of my dosage, I strained/pulled or otherwise injured area(s) within my abdomen, which is still painful 7 weeks after stopping Levaquin. | M | 42 | 5 weeks | 1/31/2007 | 1 | pneumonia | While in hospital still, I began having hallucinations about people being in my room that weren't really there. That was only the beginnig. Continued taking it as prescribed, but hallucinations and dellusions worsened. Sleeping was almost impossible. It also caused 2nd degree burns on my feet. The tops of my feet felt like they were being attacked. Blisters formed. Bleeding and skin peeling followed. TEMPORARY INSANITY! | M | 62 | 9 days | 1/31/2007 | 1 | Urinary tract infection | Severe chest and shoulder pains, rapid heart beat, shortness of breath, weakness and depression. | I was on Levaquin, intravenously in the hospital for five days and took it orally for another seven days after I left the hospital. I must say that it successfully treated my UTI but the side effects have been terrible. I have been hospitalized twice with side effects that seemed like heart problems - rapid heartbeat, severe chest and shoulder pain and shortness of breath. However, repeated cardiac tests showed no heart problems. I have had angioplasties in the past but the tests showed that this pain was not associated with the heart. I have seen cardiologists, pulmonary specialists, urologists and internal medicine doctors - none of whom can tell me what's wrong. They came to the conclusion that I was allergic to Levaquin - but no one knows how to combat the side effects, which keep recurring. It's been a month since I stopped taking Levaquin but I still feel terrible. I was a healthy 8l year old - exercised and walked two miles three times a week and played golf at leat twi | M | 81 | 12 days | 1/30/2007 | 1 | upper respitory infection | Day 1: no side effects. Day 2: severe pain in left achilles tendon making it difficult to talk. Day 3: extreme pain in both achilles tendons making it impossible to walk unless aided by a cane. Stopped taking levaquin at this point. Called doctor and was advised to stop taking drug!! Duh! already did that. Advised to take it "easy" as levaquin was know to cause rupture of achilles tendons. Doctor said he knew to no known treatment. Damn, that was encouraging!! Called Ortho-Mcneil Pharm(Division fof J@J) 800 526-7736 to get their oppinion on what could be done to alleviate or eliminate this condition. They had not suggestion as to what would help, and QUOTE they advised "Take it easy as you can rupture your achilles tendon"!!! It's now been 3month and still having problems although not as severe. Able to walk without a cane, but still a good deal of pain. 68 year old male in excellent health (WAS!) | Did some research and found that approximately 15-20 patients per 100,000 have a severe reaction to levaquin. I guess we're the unlucky one. Can't see where a drug with this many adverse reactions could stay on the market!! Guess Johnson and Johnson has some clout with the FDA. Good luck to all. | M | 68 | 3 days | 1/29/2007 | 1 | acute sinus infection | I felt as if I was very drunk. Nothing good about the way I felt. It made me sick to my stomach, and of course it happened over the weekend. I stopped taking it after the 3rd day when I figured out it was the Levaquin. My Doctor thought I was nuts, saying he never had anyone say that before. I went on line to check out possible reactions and that was one of them. | If you feel bad.....Stop taking it and call your Doctor! | F | 44 | 3 days | 1/28/2007 | 4 | UTI & Sinusitis | Mild to moderate insomnia. Also, after two days of taking it the bottom of my left foot became very sore to walk on - feels like plantar fasciaitis (sic). I am on 2 x 250 once per day. This side effect has been described elsewhere on this forum! | This is a powerful drug and should not be the first script you doc writes for you when you see him/her. | M | 40 | 5 days | 1/27/2007 | 1 | bladder infection | Severe leg twitches, leg pain, achilles heel pain and tightness, dysesthesia + paresthesia (abnormal, strange sensations), anxiety, toe and finger cramping (arthritic). | Magnesium, B12 (sublingual), soaking in Epson Salts (has magnesium), B complex has helped somewhat with the twitches but NOT with the paresthesias. I now have to take Ativan to get to sleep at night and have an upcoming appointment with a Rheumatilogist. Would NEVER take a Fluoroquinolone again unless my life depended on it!! | F | 56 | 6 days | 1/23/2007 | 1 | bacterial infection | Cold sweats, severe arm and shoulder pain. Heavy heavy pain. Paralized both my arms for about 5 hours. Two weeks later, I have severe arm and shoulder pain. I will see doctor. I may have suffered a stroke or heart attack. | This drug may cure your infection. However it will cause other more severe problems. Don't take the chance. Do not take this drug!! | F | 50 | 5 days | 1/23/2007 | 2 | UTI | Feverish/Shaking chills, Nausea with the first dose. Uneasy, feverish and Vomitting with the secon dose. | I am heading back to the doc to get my prescription changed to CIPROFLOXACN which i took last time, and worked without a sign or a fuss. I remember i also took aciphex along with it to prevent gastritis. | F | 32 | 2 days | 1/21/2007 | 1 | post-surgical infection | Within 2 hours of first 500mg dose, I had dramatic throat tightness, muscle and joint pain in neck, shoulders. Switched to another family of antibiotics. Symptoms began to abate after 24 hours. | Physician was very dismissive of my concerns; "can't imagine that's the result of an antibiotic." | F | 45 | 1 times | 1/21/2007 | 1 | Recurrent sinus infections | Severe tendonitis, severe headache | The doctor who prescribed this to me did not recognize the symptoms when I complained of leg pain while on Levaquin. By the time I was seen by my regular family doctor, I could barely walk and spent a solid 10 hour stretch on the couch with no light or sound in the one and only position in which I did not feel extreme leg pain and headache. My family doctor diagnosed tendonitis, switched me to another antibiotic and I almost immediately started to feel better. But over one year later, I still have pain in my knees. There should be a very loud warning about this possible side effect. It is not fun. | F | 43 | 7 days | 1/18/2007 | 4 | UTI | Went from feeling good to a mental fog and dizzy feeling in about 2 hours. I have experienced motion sickness while on this medication and terrible bloating and gas. I feel like I'm in a daze and just want to sleep during the day, but have a heck of a time staying asleep at night. I don't feel like I am functional. | F | 29 | 5 days | 1/15/2007 | 2 | sinus infection | INSOMNIA!!!! Racing heart beat, dizziness...flet like a zomby on drugs | I was supposed to be on Levaquin for 10 days, I only could stand it for 4 days. My sinus infection did clear up but I would never go back on Levaquin... | F | 31 | 4 days | 1/13/2007 | 1 | Possibly reinjuried rotator cuff | F | 40 | | 1/13/2007 | 5 | bronchitis | This drug made me feel better within 24 hrs. I thought I imagined it until reading the boards. First few days I had no side effects. Then the body aches began along with pain in top of my head. Every joint hurts and my spine as well. One knee is very bad, ankle swollen. When I walk at times it feels like I have to push myself to keep going, weakness may be setting in. I also have MS though, so it's a real catch-22 for me. I haven't called the doctor yet as I didn't think they were drug related. Although I have arthritis, osteoarthritis, etc., I wondered if the drug could be the problem. | After reading this board, I am checking with my doctor and may discontinue (I finished day 7) if I don't get him. I hate the side effects but feeling better so much faster is a BIG help for me. I'm not sure what is the worse of two evils? Bronchitis going into pneumonia or Levaquin's side effects??? | F | 58 | 7 days | 1/12/2007 | 1 | sinus and bronchial infection | KILLER headaches - ended up in the ER they told me there that it couldn't be the Levaquin - my massage therapist and the pharmacist advised stopping it - I did and headaches completely gone - Itook 4 doses and had an awful 6 days of migraine type headaches.....Dr. wants me to change to Omnicef....... | F | 57 | 4 days | 1/11/2007 | 5 | Bladder infections and Sinus infect | I didn't have any. | Levaquin has been the best med for bladder infection that I have ever taken. I have battled bladder infections for over 30 years. Most meds I had to take for 10 to 14 days for the severety of my infections. Levaquin clears them in 3 days! | F | 53 | 1 years | 1/9/2007 | 1 | sinus infection | anxiety, insomnia, joint stiffness | This is a terrible drug...I'm up all night and will never take another dose. | M | 39 | 2 days | 1/6/2007 | 1 | Asthma attack | Severe pain, rash, joint pain, tendon pain, unable to walk without holding something, diarrhea(2 years), swelling of all muscle tissue and joints. (gained 30 pounds in 7 days). | Drug was administered in the hopsital I.V. along with Prednisone in May 2004 today 2007 I am still not back to normal. Diagnosed with Fibromyalgia and Mycrocytic colitis. I have been to Dr after Dr. Recently new asthma attack and shot of Prednisone has decreased some of the joint and tissue swelling | F | 41 | 5 days | 1/6/2007 | 1 | bronchitis | Third time around. First produced dizziness, and I was nearly three hours from home and alone. Second produced dizziness, but waited until I was home to take it. Third was taken at night and caused ringing in the ears, nightmares, sleeplessness. I think I would have been better off with some honey lemon tea, a warm blanket and a good movie. No thank you to this drug. | F | 65 | 1 times | 1/6/2007 | 3 | chronic sinus/cough/asthma | this is a good drug for most people, have taken it in the past, took 500mg po for 10 days, then,immunologist rx'd 750mg for 1 mo. I'm also taking Diflucan 400mg for the past 3 mo, which has given me the most relief. I also took Ketek 800mg (antibiotic)for 6 months with return of same symptoms. Lots of antiobiotics can cause secondary "yeast" infections. After completion of the levaquin, I awoke with severe bilat hip pain. shoulder and wrist pains. I took Ibuprofen 600-800mg every 6-8 hours with some relief. Have been taking prednisone on/off past 2 years. Orthopedic MD's intially thought avascular necrosis from the prednisone. Levaquin is documented by the company to cause weakening of the achilles tendon with rupture. Activity lessened the pains as did heating pad. pains still persist. lessened somewhat, but the sinuses need surgical intervention. | Advisable to take DanActive yogurt or Kefir, which replenishes the normal bacteria in the gut that antibiotics destroy. | F | 49 | 2 months | 1/5/2007 | 1 | sinus infection | dizzyness, extreme weakness, rapid heart beat, shortness of breath, mental fog, feeling faint, ringing in ears, insomnia, nausea, anxiety, shakiness, & slight tremors. | I am not a hypocondriac, nor am I wishing to bring a lawsuit of any sort. I am not a freak or a nut. I'm just a concerned patient who is experiencing some unsettling problems after taking Levaquin. I was feeling bad b/f I took Levaquin, but now I feel worse. While Levaquin cleared my infection, it has left me feeling drained with all the symptoms I mentioned b/f-hand. I finished my course of Levaquin 3 days ago, but am still feeling dizzy and experience SOB throughout the day - and if I exert myself too much I feel faint. I basically have to stay still sitting or am lying down most of the day. I noticed that I am having muscular problems as well - barely being able to pick up a gallon jug of milk (and I am surprising strong despite my age and stature). All this concerns me and I plan on calling my doc in the morning since I these symptoms seem to persist. I am hoping that these side effect will eventually go away - and I am sure that they will. But I can tell you that I never want to t | M | 42 | 5 days | 1/5/2007 | 1 | sinus infection | Restlessness, leg movements, gas,feeling like I had had too much sugar when in reality I had not. | F | 43 | 2 days | 1/5/2007 | 1 | sinus infection | UPDATE. Someone asked to know how long it took to get over it. I saw a doctor yesterday after having taken my last dose the day before. She is not the one who gave me the Levaquin, and said she never prescribes it. She told me to take Benadryl to help me sleep, Advil for pain (and gave me Lortabs for extreme pain in case I needed it, which I haven't yet). I also took one 250 mg tablet of magnesium after reading about someone else here who thought magnesium helped. She also told me to cut out caffeine and drink a lot of water to help flush it out of my system. I slept well last night with the Benadryl and my knee is also somewhat better this morning. She did say it can sometimes take weeks to get it completely out of your system. I hope this helps someone else. | I had taken 750 mg for 5 days. I can't imagine how bad I would feel if I took it for a longer period of time. | F | 59 | 5 days | 1/5/2007 | 5 | sinus infection | Mild diarrhea | I’m feeling substantially better with only 3 doses. | M | 43 | 3 days | 1/4/2007 | 1 | sinus infection | Sleepless nights after first dose, awake most of night for the last five nights with anxious thoughts, muscle twitches, and thoughts of dying. Yesterday morning I started having pain in my left knee and leg for no apparent reason, which only added to the sleeplessness last night. I took my last dose yesterday and hope things improve soon. I had no idea until now that the drug could be causing these problems. | I'm a small woman (about 100 lbs) and took 750 mg per day for five days. It seems to have cleared up the sinus infection, but the side effects were pretty miserable. I'd only recommend this drug if another antibiotic won't work. | F | 59 | 5 days | 1/4/2007 | 1 | upper respiratory infection | I was taking 500mg once a day. Pain in my right calf like a tearing after the the 7th dose. The next day it felt like a bad charlie horse in my right calf, it hurt to walk. Decided to do additionaly research and found that this can be a side effect, I immediately stopped taking the medicine. Now I am having pain from behind my right knee all the way down to the back of my right foot. It isn't bad enough to keep me from walking but I have stopped working out, I am going to take a couple of weeks off of working out. | I had never had this medication before so I decided to look it up on the internet. I found what I thought was a lot of bad press so I called my doctor and he said it is perfectly safe. I also spoke to a friend at work whose wife is a pharmacist and she said it is one of the most widely prescribed drugs for infection. So I continued to take it. In my research I found that the tendon problems could be worse if you are taking a corticosteroid and I was taking Flonase. Why didn't my doctor or the pharmacist know about this interaction??? | M | 53 | 8 days | 1/2/2007 | 1 | sinus infection | I felt dizzy, tired, and had pain in my wrist that I had sprained years earlier. On my last day of the medecine I notice a large bruise developing where I was experiencing the pain in my wrist. I contacted my doctor who said I was probably ok and to keep taking it. I also called the pharmacy who told me that ruptured tendons were one of the unusual side effects, but they were very infrequent. | I wouldn't take this again, although it did clear up my sinus infection. I have a feeling it will be pulled off the market. | F | 18 | 10 days | 12/31/2006 | 1 | sinus infection | I had a horrible experience with levaquin. I was taking 800mg once a day for 14 days for sinus infection. After 8 days on this medication, I was experiencing dizziness, insomnia, and severe joint/muscle pain in my knees, feet, ankles, and wrists. It felt like I imagine severe arthritis would feel. I am a faiirly agile person and had trouble bending down and even walking any distance! I also noticed that one of my eyelids appeared to be drooping. I could not finish this medication and have now been off of it for over a month. The joint and muscle pain appears to be subsiding slowly but I am alarmed that my eyelid STILL has a droopy appearance. This is a dangerous medication. | M | 52 | 8 days | 12/30/2006 | 5 | throat infection (non-strep) | Horrible stomach cramps, lightheadedness, dizziness, feelings of anxiety and, jitteriness. The symptoms lasted for hours after dosage. | Throat pain is subsiding, but I have placed a call to my doctor to request switch to azithromycin, which never resulted in these side effects. The reviews/warnings of levaquin (patient and medical) are dauntingly negative. This may be an option for a resistant infection but seems like huge overkill for a first course treatment for an allergy-related throat infection. | F | 39 | 2 days | 12/28/2006 | 1 | bronchitis | Nightmares. Sudden and severe thoughts of hurting myself/suicide. Neither the doctor on call or the pharmacist knows about this side effect. The doctor wanted to send me to the nuthouse! | This is a scary drug and not worth taking. It does not even work that well. Doctors and pharmacists should tell you about the side effects so you don't think you are going crazy. | F | 57 | 5 days | 12/24/2006 | 1 | Slightly elevated white blood cells | I started the first pill at 2 PM. Within 2-3 hours, started feeling dizzy. at 3 AM I woke up from a dream where i literally thought my heart was busting out of my chest, severe insomnia, felt like i couldn't breathe, nervousness, dizzyness, blurred vision, frantic speech, shakiness | I saw this site after i took my second dose. the next day (is now); i took this at 2 PM, and it's 8:45 PM now. I feel like the dizzyness is subsiding. But i'm very anxiety-ridden about tonight's episode. I called my doctor (who btw prescribed this not knowing what I had..if i even had a bacteria infection due to a higher than normal white blood cell count of 12.6). Also this doc was my ob/gyn.. i went in for irregular period, and now i have some bacteria infection that i never felt knew of that needed to be prescribed w/ this awful drug. In addition, might add that i just got off a zitromax (prescribed by general practitioner) aftering having slight bronchitis. That seemed to work..and now this ob/gyn prescribes levaquin after fully knowing i just got off another antibiotic. Frankly, i think i felt better w/ the bronchitis and abnormal periods. when i called the ob/gyn who presribed it, she told me that SHE NEVER heard of these symptoms. I can't believe that especially when all these s | F | 29 | 2 days | 12/24/2006 | 1 | sinus infection | Cardiac pain and pressure, radiating to back and neck;tingling and cold in left arm, nausea and weakness that caused me to call 911; spent the night in the ER and Cardiac Pain Observation Unit, terrifying both me and my family. I have no risk factors for cardiac problems and had never experienced this before. The ER doctors and cardiologists kept asking me if I was taking Leviquin. I couldn't remember the name of the drug till I got home. After reading about it online, I realized my symptoms were likely side effects. | I would never take this drug again and will suggest to my doctor never to prescribe it to anyone. I hope someone sues the drug company and its use is restricted, at the very least. In addition to the fact that it's harmful, it cost $20 per pill, even at a discounted rate. | F | 53 | 6 days | 12/21/2006 | 2 | Bronchitis | I took Levaquin for bronchitis that wasn't going away. I felt naseous the first few days and very tired as well as feeling overall like crap. By the 5th day I was vomiting and had constant bowel problems. I am not done with the meds but I think today will be my last day b/c it seems to have cured the bronchitis but I feel like I have the flu and it's not worth it anymore. | F | 37 | 7 days | 12/18/2006 | 1 | Sinus Infection | Panic Attack like NOTHING I have ever felt before. | I had a sinus infection that wasn't clearing up with one class of antibiotic so my doctor prescribed levaquin, After the first pill OH MY GOD I went into a panic like never before. I didn't associate it with the Levaquin until the second pill produced an even worse side panic attack. This stuff is pure poison. My doctor said this was impossible - I fired my doctor, got a new one, found an antibiotic that worked and now tell doctors that I had an anaphylactic reaction to the stuff. | M | 37 | 2 days | 12/18/2006 | 5 | Severe strep throat | Insomnia that appeared to worsen over the course of the prescription; headache, stiff neck, anxiety (final exams may have had something to do with this as well) | I have been on this drug before and it is a miracle. After taking one 500 mg pill, my symptoms disappeared completely. I have never been on a medication that has been so efficient! | F | 19 | 6 days | 12/17/2006 | 1 | Bronchitis | Severe leg cramps. Experienced leg cramps in the right leg after the third day and the right leg on the 5th day. Overall weak feeling, difficulty sleeping. | I had C-Dif a couple of years ago as a result of Amoxicilan (spelling), so very concerned about taking antibiotics all together. This drug is serious and could cause physical damage to people while curing the infection. Not Good! | M | 64 | 5 days | 12/16/2006 | 4 | Yes | Insomnia, Stomach Pain, And Just About Every other Symptom Posted. | Hate it! Yet NOTHING else works. Chronic Sinus infections. I am so happy I found this site. I thought I was losing my mind. What we have to remember is that usually to be prescribed Levaquin means that nothing else has worked for us. It's not about choice for me it's about acceptance of the side effects and clearing up the infection. I am on my last day and I stuck it out after giving up 2 months ago from extreme nausea. The sinus infection stayed with me for 2 months (painful)I finally caved in and finished the antibiotic. Hopefully I will be rid of the side effects in the next couple of weeks. After this site I finally feel like my feelings/side effects are validated. Good Luck! 500mg for 10 days. | F | 29 | 10 days | 12/15/2006 | 4 | Yes | Insomnia, Stomach Pain, And Just About Every other Symptom Posted. | Hate it! Yet NOTHING else works. Chronic Sinus infections. I am so happy I found this site. I thought I was losing my mind. What we have to remember is that usually to be prescribed Levaquin means that nothing else has worked for us. It's not about choice for me it's about acceptance of the side effects and clearing up the infection. I am on my last day and I stuck it out after giving up 2 months ago from extreme nausea. The sinus infection stayed with me for 2 months (painful)I finally caved in and finished the antibiotic. Hopefully I will be rid of the side effects in the next couple of weeks. After this site I finally feel like my feelings/side effects are validated. Good Luck! 500mg for 10 days. | F | 29 | 10 days | 12/15/2006 | 1 | infection | This drug is deadly to some! Some have a severe serious reaction . I have now gone through 19 months of torture with ever changing syptoms. Symptoms were headache, night sweat , insomnia, anxiety, bright red rash over entire chest, diarreah , heart palpitation, blood pressure spike (happened in docs office , thought i was gonna code) joint pain in hip, shoulder (shoulder "clicking) Severe stomach cramps, numbness in toes , many others over 19 months at this time. | I would not take this drug under any circumstance less then threat of death ! If you are one of us who have adverse drug reaction from this expect serious , longterm ,lifechanging horrific symptoms. Some have ended their lives ! I was prescribed this for a simple infection ! | M | 52 | 13 days | 12/12/2006 | 5 | sinus infection | none that I know of.....one small hive maybe -- thought I may be having some throat itching today and was worried I was becoming allergic, so I checked this site. | I have taken levaquin at least 15-20 times over the last several years. It is the ONLY antibiotic that I am NOT allergic to (for now). It cures my infections quickly, and other than maybe some diarhea I am always back to my old self within a few days. | F | 36 | 10 days | 12/10/2006 | 1 | Low-grade Chronic Bronchitis | Within 3 hours of taking the first pill I woke up in the middle of the night with severe stomach cramps, burping, and gas. About an hour later I began having diarrhea. I had severe diarrhea off and on for about 10 hours. About 2 hours after the diarrhea started, I started vomitting quite violently. An hour after that, I vomitted again. I stopped mid-morning and spent the rest of the day with naseau and painful joint pain, maily in my back near my kidneys, but also in my elbows, knees and wrists. I had to take hot baths to alleviate the back pain. I also had cold chills throughout and my back broke out with a rash. After about 18 hours after the first symptoms started, I began to feel a little better. My doc said I could not have had such a bad reaction within 3 hours of taking the drug, but my pharmacist said I could. My doc wanted me to continue taking it once my "stomach bug" went away, but I am too nervous to do so... especially after reading this site. I have requested to | F | 33 | 1 days | 12/8/2006 | 2 | upper respiratory infection | insomnia, severe joint pain in hips, elbows, right shoulder low back,and mild pain in knees, also fatigue is extreme! I sarted taking this after a 7 day round of Keflex did not clear up the infection and it had gone into bronchitis with ear pain. Now after a 10 day round of Levaquin I feel like I am 100 years old and fear my joints will never be the same. I still have a cough and post nasal drainage. I don't feel I have gotten any 'better' on it and now I feel pain all over! | F | 42 | 10 days | 12/7/2006 | 2 | sinus infection | Back, joint, and muscle pain,dizzy, mental fog, extreme fatigue, mood change, bloating and PMS-like symptoms, pain around kidneys, bad taste in mouth. Very scary, could hardly get thru work day. Quit 10 day course after 7 days. | This should be a last resort drug, when your situation is life-threatening, not just a routine infection that Zithromax can probably help. Should include a strong warning - I got the usual info w/the prescription, but all meds have lists of possible side effects and usually not so many people experience them. | F | 49 | 7 days | 12/5/2006 |