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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| 3 | Infectious Colitis | Where can I begin...by 3rd day via IV - anxious, apprehensive, irritable, very cold finger tips, feet, knee caps; plus extreme mental distress including terrifying visions with eyes closed (while trying to fall asleep), tremors in my face, woke up in a pool of sweat, vivid nightmares, headache, heart racing, hearing things not there, metal taste in mouth, clenched jaw, overpowering sense of smell, wrist pain and joint pain. | Eased symptoms on my colitis so far but will be requesting a change to a different antibiotic today! | M | 38 | 3 days | 4/22/2005 | 1 | Nasal infection | Numbness and tingling of arms, legs, hands, feet. Little fingers to the point of poor control of them and outer hand, lower arms.Vision changes - hard to focus, eyes not focusing together as before taking drug. Dizziness, woosiness. | Doctor prescribed Levaquin along with Prednisone and a steriod nasal spray. ADR's noticed on second day. Discontinued all drugs by 8th day. More than 2 weeks later, symptoms better, but still there - especially in right lower arm and hand. | F | 48 | 8 days | 4/22/2005 | 5 | 1. Pneumonia 2. Sinus infection | The first time I took it, no side effects. This time around, I have vagnitis (which is one of the listed side effects) and possibly a vaginal yeast infection. It is awful. | I must say, when I had pneumonia, I was very sick. I missed about 2 weeks of work and I felt worse than I had ever felt in my life. (I was young too, only 21 then) Anyway, once I was on the Levaquin about 3 days, I noticed I felt LOADS better. | F | 25 | 2 times | 4/21/2005 | 3 | UTI | burning flank pain, dizziness, metal taste in mouth, leg and groin pain, hot flashes, feeling real cold to the bone, headache,wrist pain, high blood pressure, fast heartrate, insomnia, just foggy mentally. | F | 31 | 7 days | 4/21/2005 | 2 | Sinus Infection | Insomnia, Hot Flashes, Cold Sweats, Anxiety Attacks, Depression | I am so messed up on this medicine that I'm up at 2:00 am searching the web for information on side effects. Found this site & was shocked to see how many other people are having the same reactions. I thought I was going out of my head. I'm quitting this medicine!! | F | 36 | 7 days | 4/20/2005 | 1 | possible pneumonia | Intially, flu-like symptoms, severe headaches, nausea, nasty taste in mouth, insomnia, weird dreams, foggy brain, staggering walk, extreme fatigue, blurred/double vision; progressed over next 40 days (only took for 7 days!) to constant cough/asthma, everything going gray to the point of passing out, severe weight loss (food tasted horrible), lights flashing in front of eyes, DEEP depression to the point of thinking about suicide, horrible pain in both ankles, left shoulder & right knee, crying & sobbing spells, paranoia, fear of everything, sense of isolation & desperation. Ended up in ER, & was dosed with Levaquin IV because I had blood in my urine (possible kidney infection). Within 3 days, was having seizures, totally out of my head, admitted to hospital for 6 days, treated with Zoloft for depression, Midrin for migraines, Reglan for nausea; EEG was | Too toxic to pass out like candy to an unsuspecting public; should be a drug of last choice, if everything else has failed, & THEN only with a signed, informed consent. This drug is a poison that permeates every cell of your body on a search & destroy mission, & anybody can develop a reaction to it at any time. These reactions can be catastrophic. | F | 52 | 7 days | 4/20/2005 | 4 | Sinus infection | Diarrhea | No more sinus headaches. Tried Biaxin but had to stop due to extreme stomach problems--nausea, vomiting. | M | 42 | 7 days | 4/18/2005 | 3 | outer ear infection | severe insomnia, racing thoughts... was told to take the drug before I went to bed. I don't recommend that | I had an ear infection, and it helped to clear it up. | M | 30 | 7 days | 4/18/2005 | 4 | Middle Ear Infection | The only thing that happened to me was that I broke out in a rash on my chest, it itched but wasnt too extreme, just irritating that it was on my chest and was able to be seen. | I had a BAD Middle Ear Infection, it threw my balance off and caused me to pass out, not to mention I had a Hysterectomy 1 week before that. But the good thing about the medicine is that the day I took my first pill of Levaquin 750mg the pain in my ear was gone by that night but was still stopped up. It has done really good of getting the infection out of my ear, but it caused a rashed on my chest. | F | 23 | 5 days | 4/17/2005 | 5 | Sinus infection | some mild leg pain | I was struggling with a sinus infection for almost 2 months. I had taken 5 days of Zithromax and then 7 days of Biaxin. Both times, I started to feel better, but the sinus pain returned within a week after finishing the course of antibiotics. I decided to go to a different doctor who prescribed 10 days of Levaquin. That cured my problem and my sinuses stayed healthy for at least one year. | M | 36 | 10 days | 4/15/2005 | 3 | Sinus Infection | Rapid heartbeat, sleeplessness, bloated, slight dizziness and I'm only on day three. The rapid heartbeat is definitely the worst part. If this continues much more, I'll stop taking the drug. | M | 35 | 3 days | 4/14/2005 | 1 | UTI | I experienced a severe allergic Reaction. I have red marks on my stomach & back and they itch alot. As a result I am currently on a medication to fight of the horrible red marks and itching.It is very frustrating | It is a very strong drug. It should be taken off the market. | F | 30 | 7 days | 4/14/2005 | 1 | pneumonia | Have had terrible muscle pain in arms, legs, shoulders, hips and middle of the back between shoulder blades and trouble swallowing after the 4th day. Finished the 10 day course of pills 4 days ago still much muscle pain and fatigue. It did not help the pneumonia very quickly if at all, took me two weeks to get over it. I was given no instruction or info on side effects from the doctor. Please don't take this stuff. | F | 70 | 10 days | 4/14/2005 | 1 | UTI | Horrible drug, do not take it! I am 32, and 4 months out from taking 4 Levaquin I am still in terrible pain; burning neuropathy, joint and tendon pain and swelling, head pressure, night sweats. I was in bed for two solid months in agony and now hobble around like an old woman. I used to work out every day! | Ask your doctor for a safer drug, this one causes long-lasting pain and debilitation. | F | 32 | 4 days | 4/13/2005 | 1 | possible cervical infection | constant twitching in my arm, pain in hands and feet with itching, increased blood pressure, deppression, severe back and knee pain,upset stomach | This drug will kill you long before an infection will! TOXIC!!! I took it off and on for over a year. I had no idea about the seriousness of the side effects. | F | 39 | 10 days | 4/11/2005 | 1 | bronchitis | disabling nerve damage, tendonitis, fatigue 19 months later and theres no hope of recovery!! | If I had been warned i'd never have taken this poison!!! Stay as far away from this class of medicine as you can. | M | 39 | 7 days | 4/9/2005 | 3 | Bronchitis | Sleeplessness, Nervousness, Jittery. Felt overly emotional at times and mentally unalert. Fast heartbeat, hard time breathing - of course this may be from bronchitis not the drug. Stopped taking after only 3 days of a 10 day prescription. | Overall, I think it is a very powerful drug. It did help with my bronchitis symptoms a bit, but too many side effects for me to handle. I would only recommend to people that have not gotten better by taking other antibiotics first. It's also very expensive. | F | 29 | 3 days | 4/7/2005 | 1 | Urinary Tract Infection | Extremely rapid heart rate, dizziness, blurred vision, numbness in arms/hands, confusion | NEVER take this drug. I thought I was going to die and leave behind my three young children. My heartrate shot up to about 180, it is usually 60. I almost passed out while driving after taking the first dose and had to call 911. I am now taking cephalexin with no problems. I will never take a drug again before checking on it more. | F | 28 | 1 days | 4/7/2005 | 3 | Sinusitis | Knocked out Sinus infection but Blood in stool - day 5 - stopping | M | 31 | 5 days | 4/5/2005 | 1 | upper respiratory infection | swelling and pain in the lower legs and ankles. depression. | had taken Levaquin previously for a similar condition but this time after 3 days it really hit me. My legs were fiery red and blown up from under the knee down and it hurt to walk. Had terrible mood swings. | M | 75 | 3 days | 4/5/2005 | 5 | sinus infection | Very satisfied because it cleared up the sinus infection in five days but will NEVER take again due to the mental side effects. It felt like an acid trip! I had thoughts of hurting myself and felt the urge to run to accomodate the jitteriness I was feeling. Will not be taking this antibiotic again. I would have rather broke out in hives then feel like that! | BEWARE OF THIS DRUG... | F | 29 | 5 days | 4/4/2005 | 5 | bronchitis / sinus infection | some tolerable pain around the kidney ares. nothing too bad. | the bronchitis and sinus infection lasted for almost 4 months. nothing worked. one round of zithromax - nothing. 10 days (or so) of amoxicillin - nothing. and then - finally i experienced almost immidiate sinus relief after taking levaquin. bronchial cough stopped within three days, sinus cleared within four. I HIGHLY RECOMMEND THIS DRUG. 750 mg - nothing less. | M | 40 | 6 days | 4/4/2005 | 3 | Sinus Infection/disease | Oh my God, at first I thought I was having a heart attack, then last night it dawned on me that it could be related to the Levaquin. Now, I am almost sure from reading this. Arm pain, shoulder pain, knee, pain, shin pain, hip pain, neck pain..... numbness, pins and needles. | Works to clear up the sinus, but then it comes back just after I stop. I can't believe it took so long to feel this way, with the amount of time I have been on it and the strength; I should win a prize or something! Ten weeks on 750 mg! | F | 38 | 10 weeks | 4/4/2005 | 2 | sinus infection | 500mg once a day brought on nervousness, indigestion, rapid heartbeat, and increased respirations about an hour after taking it. The side of the pill bottle warned that it could cause drowsiness so I took my first dose before bed. BIG MISTAKE! I finally got to sleep six hours after taking it! All of the above I can deal with since it wiped out the sinus infection but the dose I took two days ago made me feel mentally insane! I had some weird thoughts that sent me into an emotional meltdown. I felt completely depressed and even thought about suicide! No more for me! That's the warning they should tape on the side of the pill bottle! Or how about the doctors? Shouldn't they give you a heads up on the | I would have rated Levaquin a 4 or 5 because aside from the mental side effects, it just felt like you would feel after drinking a double espresso, only for six hours. I guess that's it's half life. | F | 29 | 5 days | 4/4/2005 | 2 | sinus infection | Nervousness, indigestion, rapid heartbeat, and increased respirations about an hour after taking it. The side of the pill bottle warned that it could cause drowsiness so I took my first dose before bed. BIG MISTAKE! I also had some weird thoughts that sent me into an emotional meltdown. I felt completely depressed and even thought about suicide! No more for me! That's the warning they should tape on the side of the pill bottle! Or how about the doctors? Shouldn't they give you a heads up on the | I would have rated Levaquin a 4 or 5 because aside from the mental side effects, it just felt like you would feel after drinking a double espresso, only for six hours. I guess that's it's half life. | F | 29 | 5 days | 4/4/2005 | 1 | pneumonia | tinnitus, pain in ribs, knees, shoulders, nightmares, depression, mettalic taste, etc | Never take this poison. It comes in different names: avelox, tequin, cipro, anything in the flouroquinolone family. The side effects don't go away. It damages you for life | F | 60 | 10 days | 4/4/2005 | 3 | Prostate infection | Pain in my knees !!! I'm on the 4th day after completing a 14 day round,and the pain hasn't lessened any at all. It hurts to walk,and really is painful attempting to stand up. | Worked on the prostate infection,....but no intentions of EVER taking again. | M | 60 | 2 weeks | 4/3/2005 | 1 | brochitis | I took one pill and experienced anxiety attack in the middle of the night I never had this before. It felt like I was hallucinating. My knee is also weak. It is 3:00 in the morning I can't sleep. Do not take this drug. | F | 47 | 1 days | 3/30/2005 | 4 | sinus infection | I'd like to add a few comments more to the ones I already listed, which were nervousness and insomnia. After day 3 at 750 mg/day, I awoke with a splitting headache, weak and sick and with difficulty breathing. I kept twitching in bed the night before, and I had such trouble sleeping I thought about suicide and that's NOT me! I was seeing whitish flashes in my peripheral vision with eyes closed. On reflection, I think this is a very dangerous drug of last resort and shouldn't be given to people for things like sinus infections. If you have even the slightest trouble with this drug of the nervous type, ditch it now. Don't let your doctor ignore you. It's not a safe drug | I am going to tell people to stay away from it. | F | 50 | 3 days | 3/28/2005 | 1 | Ear Infection | Extreme fatigue during the day, sleeplessness at night, depression, anxiety, weakness, nausea, | It was horrible! I will NEVER take this again, I have never been so sick in my entire life! | F | 23 | 10 days | 3/28/2005 | 4 | sinus infection | Terrible insomnia. Racing thoughts, active mind, irritable and depressed, though the lack of sleep probably caused that, not necessarily the Levaquin. Secondarily, slight nausea an hour or so after taking. Only took three of the five doses, having figured out why I wasn't sleeping. I have chronic pain and can't stand the sleeplessness on top of everything else. | I think it works well on the infection. My sinus symptoms were mostly better after day 3. If it doesn't make you stay up all night it's a pretty good antibiotic. | F | 50 | 3 days | 3/27/2005 | 4 | chronic sinusitis | Experienced joint pain in hands, hips, knees and feet. | Sinusitis is improved. | F | 41 | 30 days | 3/26/2005 | 1 | Pneumonia | By my 2nd dosage, I started experiencing crazy hallucinations while trying to sleep. I about scared my wife half to death! I will not be taking a 3rd dosage. I am writing this rating now at 1:00 AM because I'm afraid to sleep. Also noticed some stiffness in my knee joint. | I understand it may be a key antibiotic for tough infections, but I would not recommend it to anyone. | M | 36 | 2 days | 3/26/2005 | 4 | sinus infection | no side effects | Killed off the bug, otherwise I couldn't even tell I was taking it. I react very badly to sulfa, penicillin, and erythromycin, so it was a pleasant surprise. | M | 30 | 10 days | 3/25/2005 | 1 | Respiratory infection | I took one 750 mg pill, and within three hours experienced intense pain in my knees, kneck, and the fingers of my right hand. I then realized that I was allergic to the medication. | M | 36 | 5 days | 3/25/2005 | 3 | Possible prostate infection | A | My understanding is side-effects are rare if you take it for the approved 7-10 days, but nearly inevitable if you take it for much longer. I am not sympathetic to the view that if it doesn't fix you within 5 weeks, it's not going to. My first course of Levaquin last year (5 weeks) did alleviate my prostate symptoms perhaps 80%, but this most recent course did nothing to fix the remaining 20% after 10 weeks. | M | 50 | 70 days | 3/24/2005 | 1 | Brochitus / Sinus Infection | Muscle Soreness, Joint Pain, Foot Pain & Confusion. I felt really weird like I was drunk, or just not myself. It feels like I am bruised all over, and I am having problems walking because of the pain. I thought that this was because of a flu virus and that I should finish the antibiotics. I should have called the Dr. & stopped taking the Levaquin. Got a blood test today... I hope I am okay and the pain goes away. I am limping. | Use with care! | F | 29 | 10 days | 3/17/2005 | 5 | sinus infection | Constipation, mucous discharge, dramatic weight gain, cold symtoms. My sinuses have been draining non-stop since I started. | Powerful, but I was disappointed that I'm not having hallucinations... ;) | F | 39 | 20 days | 2/28/2005 | 1 | respitory infection/flu | The first day I took this 500mg.dose I experienced severe pain in my thigh and knee. My doctor thought it was not related to the levaquin. After day three I was unable to walk and dragged around hovering over my walker. I stopped the medication after day five and hope to walk freely sometime soon. At age 84 with rheumatoid arthritis I didn't need this and would rather have had the cold/flu hung on longer than lose my ability to walk!. | I would not recommend this because it sure caused a terrible week for me, I thought I was having a stroke. I wish my doctor would have pulled me off it after my first complaint!!!! | F | 84 | 5 days | 2/28/2005 | 1 | Flu symtoms; Urinary infection | Very dizzy, nausea, diarria, fingers tingling, foggy and can not concentrate. Paranoid, hyper when normally very calm. | Where are all the warnings of long term effects. What does levaquin have that arsenic does not. We are about to go to the ER now due to additional effects that weren't present before. This is the biggest waste of time, pain and money since Celebrex. | M | 32 | 2 days | 2/26/2005 | 2 | Massive Sinus Infection | Sore joints. Uber-sore ankle tendons. Sore stomach. Pretty much made me sore all over, except in my Sinus, Levaquin fixed the infection and good! | I would save this drug as a last ditch option to save your life from some super nasty bug. Lay off it for anything else. Do not run or work out while taking it as you could injure yourself. The tendon in your ankle can really get to stinging while taking. Side effects went away completely after a few weeks. Again, side effects went AWAY after some time, so don't panic if you have downed a bunch of it and are sore. | M | 35 | 10 days | 2/25/2005 | 1 | bronchial infection | severe dizziness, very foggy, confused, pains in ankles and to a lesser degree in a shoulder, couldnt sleep | M | 53 | 3 days | 2/25/2005 | 1 | uti | Almost unbearable achilles tendon pain in both legs to the point of crying like a baby (and this is after treatment stopped)Could hardly walk. Severe nausea, EXTREME weakness all over. Weak arm muscles. I feel like an electric current flowing through mylegs legs, lower back pain.neck pain, tingling, muscle spasms in legs, stomach, arms, neck, Feel cold internally in different regions of my body, severe headache, I feel bad all over. | DO NOT TAKE LEVAQUIN,CIPRO, TEQUIN or other quinolone. It can literally ruin your life. I wish I had taken Bactrin or penicillin. You have no idea how much I have regreted taking this medicine. IT is worse that the illness, You get constant pain and feel like now you have 100 illnesses and more severe than the original. I had heard about these effects before but they did not sound so bad. BUT when you get them you wish you had listened. This drug should be banned or used in extreme life threatening situations only. If you are taking them, STOP now and ask for another antibiotic (not quinolone), and drink LOTS of water to flush as much of this medicine from your system. | F | 32 | 6 days | 2/23/2005 | 1 | unconfirmed bacterial sinusitis | tendonitis, neuropathies in lower legs, insomnia | Although some people are not affected badly by this drug, I don't recommend taking the risk unless there's absolutely no other antibiotic to use. 2.5 months after taking this medicine, I continue to have tendonitis and neuropathies. I feel much worse now than I did when I had the sinus problems, and I've had to stay home from work for more days due to tendon and nerve pains than I did because of the sinus infection. Some days I feel lucky to be able to hobble to the bathroom. | F | 32 | 7 days | 2/21/2005 | 4 | staff infection | 500mg 1 per day. Feet felt a bit cold (1-2 hours after taking). Kept me from sleeping well (took dosage at 4pm). Hands still feel a bit on the chilly side. Still, it's better than being dead. | Recommend not taking this in the afternoon if you want to be able to sleep soundly. And please folks, it is CRITICAL you read the warnings that come with the medication. Never take it with NSAIDs and tell your pharmacist and doctor if you take any steroids (inhalers). With this medicine it's critical they know. | M | 39 | 10 days | 2/16/2005 | 3 | sinus infection and bronchitis | diarrhea, bloated feeling in abdomen, mucus in stool (which can happen to me anytime but especially during a levaquin course), my weak knee got even weaker, | Take it only if there is no alternative; It is powerful but can cause some nasty side effects. | F | 38 | 10 days | 2/14/2005 | 4 | Bronchitis, Pnumonia | Severe stomach cramps and diaharrea after third day. Also experienced extreme itching on entire upper body and mild rash on face. | M | 39 | 6 days | 2/13/2005 | 1 | Kidendy | F | 57 | 5 days | 2/13/2005 | 1 | pre/post op surgery on urinary trac | Leg cramps which began in my calves and worsened every day. Also some mental fogginess. | F | 38 | 6 days | 2/13/2005 | 2 | sinus infection | terrible yeast infection | F | 20 | 10 days | 2/12/2005 | 2 | UTI | Severe insomnia. I slept only two hours the first night, and four hours last night. | Oddly enough, the pain in my bladder has not gone away after two doses. I only have one dose left. If I can stand the sleeplessness one more night, I hope it works | F | 33 | | 2/10/2005 | 2 | UTI | severe sleeplessness, strange chills during the night alternating with hot flashes, dry mouth and throat | F | 33 | 3 days | 2/10/2005 | 1 | ear infection, URI | after first pill started feeling like an RV shunt in the head, tachycardia, feeling of caustic chemicals running through veins, terribly sick feeling | cataracts, severe digestive problems, muscle weakness, cognitive problems, severe memory problems, macular degeneration | F | 54 | 10 days | 2/10/2005 | 1 | sinus infection | dizzy,paresthesia,deprssion,confusion,Feeling of out of my mind! not in control,shakes/jitters,vomiting,severe kidney/back pains,insomia,numbness,pain pressue between my eyes and eyes,weak and stiff arms & legs, anxiety,faint feelingoff balance,itching- feeling of over all illness!!! | I feel like-I've been poisoned! I think its a very Dangerouse -Toxic Drug! i'll Always be afraid to try -Any Drug after taking this for only four days! | F | 48 | 4 days | 2/9/2005 | 1 | pneumonia | severe muscle and joint pain especially in my knees anxiety, depression, ringing in the ears extreme heartburn, numbness and tinglng in both arms and legs. | This drug is a poison. It should only be given as a last ditch effort for bacterial infections. Also, the physicians need to be updated on the severe side effects that this medicine can cause. Everyoe shoul fillout an Adverse drug reaction form to the FDA that as suffered from this medication. | F | 47 | 10 days | 2/6/2005 | 1 | Sinus infection | Headache, dizziness,confusion,vision problems,rash,sleeplessness,but the worst was chest pain & shortness of breath | I had a severe allergic reaction to this med. It may work for some people but doctor said I could not take ever again. I was on 750 mg. for 3 days also was taking Medrol which may have made my reaction less severe. | F | 40 | 3 days | 2/2/2005 | 1 | Prostatitis | This drug seemed to wind me up to the point where I was getting delusional. I'm not sure what happened by over time this drug seemed to be effecting my stress levels. As I took it I found that I had problems talking, I'd choke when trying to talk. My emotions were swinging all over the place. I was getting more fearful for no reason! I was getting hot flashes, maybe even panic attacks. There was like pressure at my temples and my jaw was clinching. Finally my skin felt hot or like it was burning all the time, I turned red! I ended up in the ER for a drug reaction. I have no idea how a antibiotic can do this but these things but this one did! | If you have a problem with stress or Depression or you are suffering with a malady that is stressing you out this drug could agitate you even more. I thought I was going nuts after six days at 500mg of this stuff. The doctors say they just love this drug as its very effective for most people, but for me, it effected my emotions over time. Once I stopped the drug I started feeling better. The Doctors gave me some Lorazepam to calm me back down. So far this is the only drug that seems to touch the pain from the Prostatitis... | M | 50 | 7 days | 1/30/2005 | 1 | abdominal pain | This pill made me so sick, the nausea and vomiting were constant. I finally had to start cutting them in half and take one during the day and one at night. It didn't help with the pain. | F | 30 | | 1/27/2005 | 1 | ear infection | After taking two rounds of Levaquin, I developed severe pain in my knees (that hve not gone away yet--after being off the drug for 7 days). Also some neck and shoulder pain which has mostly subsided. I'm worried that the knee pain has not decreased. | M | 58 | 20 days | 1/24/2005 | 1 | chronic sinus infection | Facial neuropathy (tingling/numbess), foggy mental status with episodes of anxiety and lack of ability to concentrate. Overall general odd feeling. Stopped taking drug immediatly after finding this website and have placed call to MD. | Dangerous drug. | F | 54 | 17 days | 1/20/2005 |