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 | Sinus Infection | Hell on earth--still after 3 years--the Medical Professionals do not have the guts to stop prescribing this killer drug! We are being so mistreated by this drug- it will ruin you for the rest of your life- there is no cure, it changes your life totally, we need to band together, make it a political issue, if a presidential candidate really cares about the public well being--well campaign to get this killer off the market!!! | I have all the side effects you all before me have noted-it is real and do not let a medical person tell you otherwise. Your doctor will try to sidestep the issue--send you all over for tests- and then tell you well it could be MS. Lupus, RA, remissioned POLIO, Fibromylia, and on and on! | F | 66 | 14 days 500ml 1X day | 9/22/2011 | 1 | i had phnewmonua | i began this med on sept. 5, an this is sept 9, i was discharged from the hospital yesterday, all night last nite every time i coughed i had terrible pains on the backs an sides of my knees,. it was like a sharp pulling of muscle or tendons, but it is hurting when i cough.; | never did no resurch on it | F | 47 | 5 days 750 mg 1X day | 9/9/2011 | 1 | UTI | Insomnia. Back of ankles ached. Joint pain for 3 months after. Mind you I took only 3 pills. The worst 48 hours of my life. | F | 37 | 2 days 500mg 2X day | 9/7/2011 | 1 | After Appendectomy | I was given Levaquin in the hospital after an appendectomy - It hadn't actually burst, but the surgeon said there was some leakage. Not sure how much of anything they gave me in my IV, but was sent home to take Levaquin and Flagyl for one week. | I have never had knee problems before (other than an occasional day of soreness if I danced the night away). Since I finished this drug, I have had NOTHING but foot, ankle and knee pain (especially the knee pain) My feet and ankles also have had severe swelling. I recently limped my way though my son's wedding...and did not even try to dance with all the others having fun - I am only 47 and in good health, now I wake up stiff and sore everyday, and try to find ways to avoid curbs and stairs. I've also been depressed (not usual for me) and have had a lot of trouble sleeping. I am unemployed and trying for a long time to find work. I thought the depression and sleeplessness was from stress, now I see that both of them are also symptoms. I feel cheated by the doctors who gave this to me without warning me of what could happen. SOMETHING SHOULD BE DONE ABOUT IT. I haven't been able to see a doctor because I lost my insurance when I lost my job. The feeling in my knees, it like they are "loose" like the slightest twist or turn could make them buckle from under me. Does this mean my tendons are torn? I've felt some "pops" since this all started but NO Great Sudden Pain like I would imagine a tear would be. For those of you who have been to a doctor - is there anything I can do on my own to help alleviate the problem? Thanks for listening. | F | 47 | 7 days 1X day | 8/27/2011 | 1 | Strep Throat | Shortness of breath, heart palpitations, | After taking the second dose I started feeling a weird and a strange chestpain, I have also experienced heartbeat. | F | 31 | 10 days 500 1X day | 8/26/2011 | 1 | PLEASE copy & paste this URL and read the article before you dare contemplate ingesting this horrific poison!!! www.alternet.org/story/149963/ | M | 44 | 750 1X day | 8/24/2011 | 3 | pneumonia | Stomach pain as soon as I took it Headache as soon as I took it and lasted beyond stopping Now I have knee pain when I bend knees that is getting worse | It cleared up some of my coughing, but i'm back to coughing again. I got some energy back but am not full speed...still fatigued | F | 58 | 10 days 500 mg 1X day | 8/15/2011 | 1 | Upper resperatory infection | Within 4 weeks of last dose developed severe pain in ankles. More so in the right. Could not walk. Then developed pain in right shoulder. Unable to move arm away from body. Then pain in right wrist. Had teno synovectomy to repair 6 tendons in wrist. No doctor would relate this to Levaquin, I was told it was RA. Sed rate was high and CRP off charts. However these symptoms didn't appear until after I took Levaquin. It has been 2 years now and I have had to take Prednisone, plaqunil, enbrel and now switched to Humira just to function. I know Levaquin caused these problems and I will alway regret that I was not informed of the dangers. Because now I don't have a choice but to take dangerous drugs. | F | 56 | 2 weeks 750mg 1X day | 8/14/2011 | 5 | Strep throat/Scartlet fever | I had zero side effects ( to my knowledge) | I had horrible strep which turned into Scarlett fever and amoxiciliin didn't seem to be working. When I went back to the doctor he gave me Levaquin. I took one without reading up about it. Later on in the day reading about all the possible side effects I felt horrible about the idea of it. However, later on surprised that I was already feeling better after a week of misery. I continued taking it for the full seven days and was cured. I do think they hand out these strong drugs way too often for small illnesses, however it did work for me. I am sorry to all the people if effected negatively. | F | 20 | 7 days 750 mg 1X day | 8/12/2011 | 3 | VRSA | None that I am aware of | Also on Flagyl and IV Vancomycin | 39 | 10 days 750 mg 1X day | 8/7/2011 | 1 | Small skin infection (cellulitis) | I took it at night before bed, and by around noon the next day I experienced "tingling" in my left pinky and ring finger, the I experienced visual disturbances (like when your eyes play tricks on you, and you think you see something out of the corner of your vision). The numbness proceeded to the right side of my hand (same pinky and ring finger), then I began to have aches in my muscles and joints. Then I got REALLY weak and wobbly right abruptly. I'm a nursing student and I suspected an adverse reaction to levaquin so I went to the ER, and on the way my speech was affected (slurred, difficulty pronouncing words) muscle spasms, an EXTREME inability to sit still. I knew I was talking and behaving oddly, but there was nothing I could about it. The ER doc thought it was an adverse reaction to levaquin or a partial seizure. They gave me benadryl and ativan IV, which calmed things down. Luckily I haven't had any real trouble or pain since that first dose. It was an incred | Be very cautious about taking this medication, as it seems for some people even 1 dose may cause long-term problems. Ask your doctor if there's an alternative antibiotic you can take. | M | 29 | 1 days 500 1X day | 7/31/2011 | 1 | possible uti | PLZ IF YOU"RE READING THIS DONT TAKE THIS MED!!! side effects -long term insomnia -permanant mood and personality change- paranoia - depression- mental clouds- and least of my concerns extreme physical pain. | This is one of those things that can change you forever!!! It changes how you feel, think, and act! If you havent taken this yet DONT! If you just took it induce vommiting NOW! If you have already taken a few pills and feel weird physically or mentally stop taking it.... And if ur struggling with the side effects on this site looking for answers then i think i can help you some. There is an end to the pain. My side effects only lasted for about 7 months. And I've been slowly but surely healing since taking it nearly a year and a half ago. 2 tbs milk of magnesia every day for two weeks helped alot to flush it out. Distilled water for 2 weeks after the milk of mag should help too. Get religion and hope and pray! God bless all of u suffering | M | 22 | 3 days 500 mg 1X day | 7/31/2011 | 1 | Infection in finger | Experienced all of the side effects listed - chest pain, difficulty breathing, headache, difficulty swallowing severe insomnia, shortness of breath & shoulder pain and bad dreams. | I had a 5 day prescription - after not sleeping for 4 days and all the other symptoms I didn't take the last pill. That was 3 weeks ago. Still experiencing insomnia & bad dreams that wake me up when I do fall asleep. | F | 75 | 4 days 750 1X day | 7/29/2011 | 1 | Severe Sinusitis | I have been diagnosed with Rheumatoid Arthritis about 8 years and take steroids and a TNF inhibitor. I was at the ER for a cat scan to rule out anything nasty during a severe sinusitis headache. It was sinusitis and I was prescribed levaquin despite my history/medications being thoroughly documented. By the 2nd dose I began to notice left calf pain and right Achilles tendon tightness. By the 3rd dose walking was becoming difficult and on the 4th day I was hobbling and struggling to go up and down stairs. I stopped the levaquin and was switched to Augmentin by my family doctor. Questions about whether this was a reaction to levaquin were discounted pretty much. Personally I don't think this is reactive arthritis or an allergic reaction. This is solely muscle pain that has me parking close to the door of my office, limiting bathroom trips because it takes me so long to get there, concerned about how I will do in an airport this weekend, and indeed for the long term, given what I have | F | 61 | 4 days 500mg 1X day | 7/26/2011 | 1 | sinus infection | After the first pill, I was shaking and twitching all over. Severe pain inside my body. Legs and arms would burn and get numb. Horrible nightmares, fatigue, lightening type flashes and floaters in my eyes, muscles seemed to shrink. Lost 20 pounds in 2 weeks. Continued taking the medicine for 4 days because I was told by 2 doctors that it couldn't be from the medicine. Heart was beating out of control for almost 8 months along with such severe fatigue that I barely left the house.. I still have not recovered from this drug. | IT IS NOT WORTH THE RISK.....don't take this drug!!!!! | F | 46 | 7 days 500mg 1X day | 7/23/2011 | 1 | Chronic Sinus Infection | I have taken courses of Levaquin (brand name) before with no serious side effects. However, this course of Levaquin (generic version) caused calf tenderness and swelling of my left knee and ankle after taking the 12th dose. I also feel tingling in my toes and some pain in my neck. I was prescribed a 15 day dose by my allergist for my chronic sinus infection. As soon as I noticed the soreness in my calves, I immediately stopped taking the medication. Then the next day my left ankle and knee began to swell. I called my doctor to report my side effects, and of course, he told me to stop taking the medication. He did prescribe hydroxyzine to help with the soreness. We will see if it helps or not. Also, I still have the sinus infection (but for me that is nothing new). My mom also had severe side effects after only one dose. She had muscle cramps and soreness the first night after the initial dose. | I am very curious about the fact that the brand name version of Levaquin never caused side effects, but the generic version did. I don't know if there is any correlation or not, but it is very interesting. I agree with the others who have rated Levaquin, stay away from it unless it is life or death. I hope that my side effects will dissipate and never come back, but I guess we will see. | F | 39 | 12 days 500 MG 1X day | 7/21/2011 | 1 | sinus infection | My side effects are everything that everybody has written about. There is not enought space to list all of them. My Dr put me on a second dosage even though I was crying from the joint pain and could barely move. My Dr. scoffed at my saying it was the Levaquin and said I had a pinched nerve in my neck & sent me to a shoulder specialist. That Dr. immediately asked me if I had taken Levaquin recently as he said I had all of the Levaquin side effects. He sent me to a reumtolgist that confirmed Levaquin side effects. This was Feb 2010. I have not been able to wash my hair since as I cannot keep my arms up long enought. | I had thumb reconstructive surgery in April, 2011, as the tendons had come loose, causing the joint to come apart. I am still not able to go back to work. | F | 64 | 16 days 30 1X day | 7/12/2011 | 5 | Sinus Infection/Swollen Glands | After day 5 of taking Levaquin I began to have horrible muscle aches in my legs. I assumed it was nothing, until day 6 when I could barely walk. The muscles in my legs felt like jelly. I am 34-this is NOT normal. My arms began to ache as well-I could barely hold a bottle of spring water with dropping it. My entire body began to feel "shaky and unstable". I called my doctor and he said it was a reaction to the levaquin. | It is slowly beginning to subside after 4 days of not taking the drug. Items that seem to be helping are high doses of Vitamin C and Omega-Fish Oil pills; I am now able to walk without a cane, but get weak very quickly. I suggest if you do NOT have to take this drug dont-it does more damage than helps overall. | F | 34 | 7 days 1X day | 7/4/2011 | 2 | UTI | Had a really bad UTI and past drug had failed. Felt GREAT almost immediately with Levaquin, but by day 3 had ankle pain, and then Achille's tendon pain, burning and swelling. It was terrifying. i went off it at day 6. | I will never take this class of drug again - it does permanent damage to your connective tissue, it seems. It's too bad that it did work so well for my UTI. | F | 40 | 6 days 500 1X day | 6/28/2011 | 1 | fever and throat infection | Severe swelling and redness of the eyes, eyelids and below the eyes, itching, breathing difficulty | M | 32 | 1 days 500mg 1X day | 6/26/2011 |