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 | Pnemonia | Very sore muscles and dizziness ,sensitivity to light | M | 14 | 10 days 500mg | 9/11/2012 | 1 | Sinusitis/ throat infection | I feel terrible. Back and hip pain is intolerable. My infection is gone but at what cost? I am having a hard time walking because of the pain. I am not on any other medication and never have been. Today is the first day without Levaquin and I still fell the same. I hope I can return to normal soon. I'm very shaky and depressed. This is out of the ordinary for me. DO NOT TAKE LEVAQUIN!!!! | M | 36 | 4 days 750 mg | 9/10/2012 | 1 | Sinus Infection/bronchitis | After 1st dose felt like I was in a fog, jittery, not myself. Developed a headache, severe nausea, loss of appetite, heart palpitations, shortness of breath, severe night sweats, legs & neck pain. I stopped this Rx after 5 days & had to take Zofran for the nausea. I have never taken an antibiotic that made me feel so bad. I would NOT recommend this medication to anyone. It's deadly!! | F | 47 | 4 days 500 | 9/6/2012 | 1 | Sinusitis (chronic) | Hip pain. Lower leg weakness and pain which affected my ability to walk. Many people including an older gentleman old enough to be unable to stand upright were opening doors for me! | F | 42 | 2 days 750 | 9/2/2012 | 1 | Sinus infection | Took 7 of 10 days when my left bicep became extremely painful. Left knee and right hip also sensitive. Approx 10 days after stopping left arm bruised from arm pit to below elbow on inside of arm. Shoulder still pops and painful with some movement. Will never take again. Z-pak was issued for remainder of infection resolution. | F | 62 | 7 days 500 1X day | 9/1/2012 | 1 | Asthmatic Bronchitis | 1 hour after taking 1st dose, I experienced,...Severe dizziness,lightheaded,vomiting, tingling feeling all over, Major sore throat that was swelling up, cramps in calves felt as though I ran a marathon... | This is a very strong drug... made me sick..wish I would have read more about it before I took it. | F | 42 | 5 days 500 MG 1X day | 8/31/2012 | 1 | Pneumonia | Severe nightmares crossing over to hallucinations. I didn't know what was real or not and they (the hallucinations) felt so real, I had to call my husband to stay with me until it ended. I called the on-call Dr. who told me to stop taking the meds immediately. Very terrifying. I also have a 3 & 5 yr old and they had to be taken out of the room away from me as I was so scared something bad was going to happen to me it was frightening the children. I was crying and shaking. | F | 37 | 5 days 30 1X day | 8/29/2012 | 1 | Pneumonia | Severe paranoia, nightmares and suicidal thoughts | The first night I took Levaquin was pretty bad, but the second night? I've never had such a serious reaction to a medication EVER... I didn't know how to handle myself when it was happening, and ended up curling into a fetal position on the floor. First I was petrified that someone was in my home and was going to kill me, then I wondered if it was worth living anymore... After many hours, I finally fell asleep out of sheer exhaustion, only to be woken with some pretty serious nightmares. ~ Never again, will another Levaquin cross my lips! Should be taken off the market. | F | 48 | 2 days 750 1X day | 8/27/2012 | 1 | Toe I few tin | Total rupture of the anterior tibial tendon requiring surgical repair and permanent disability | # very dangerous Levaquin Fail | F | 62 | 7 days 1X day | 8/26/2012 | 1 | phneumonia | Muscle & tendon weakness and extreme pain. On the 8th day of taking the drug I woke up to this issue. This was in March. The level of pain has gone done, but I still cannot stand more than 1 minute. After almost 5 months, I am in extreme pain. | F | 62 | 10 days 500 mb 1X day | 8/20/2012 | 1 | Sinus infection | Severe muscle & tendon pain, difficulty walking or standing, Dr. took me off med. I am still trying to get over side effects | F | 75 | 5 days 2X day | 8/3/2012 | 1 | before minor surgery | small nerve PN in hands and feet totall debilitation,NEVER take this drug | F | 57 | 1X day | 7/25/2012 | 1 | Sinus infection | Right Achilles tendon ruptured the day after I finished Levaquin. I was seated and stood up - the tendon ruptured during that simple act. The purpose in my taking Levaquin was to get rid of a sinus infection - certainly not worth the tendon rupture. | The warnings the consumer receives about Levaquin are inaccurate and misleading. If the accurate description of what Levaquin does to ones tendons were provided to me, the consumer, when I picked up the drug I never would have taken it. Levaquin weakens the tendons and one should avoid strenous physical activity while taking it - had the warning said that instead of the current read of increased tendon rupture in people over 60, etc., etc., none of which I fall into. The amount of tendon ruptures from this drug is inexcusable - many people when they learn that my achilles tendon was ruptured ask me if I was taking levaquin - either they had the same experience, or they know someone who had this happen to them or they are a medical professional and have seen it often. The pharmacuetical company Janssen, the maker of the drug, is withholding important information about the drug. I called them to ask them exactly how Levaquin affects the tendons to lead to tendon rupture and they refused to tell me, yet they wanted me to provide them with my personal information. I called them because on their "online" information about Levaquin it states that these spontaneous tendon ruptures can occur 3 to 4 months after finishing the drug. Knowing this - and having my achilles tendon rupture from the mere act of standing from a seated position - I want to know how it affects the tendons so I can avoid more ruptures - the company refused to tell me. | F | 53 | 10 days 500 1X day | 7/22/2012 | 1 | sinus | Took for 5 days I woke up that next morning barley able to walk for two weeks. I had an MRI done on my left Achilles tendon didn’t show that it was ruptured but did show increase signal and thickening of the Achilles tendon compatible with tendinopathy. I was in a walking boot for 5 weeks and still having pain in knees and tendon trouble after 12 weeks. | I will Never take Levaquin again! | F | 51 | 7 days 750 mg 1X day | 7/22/2012 | 1 | Bronchitis | Extreme nausea and rapid heartbeat. Burning stomach pains. | I had no idea about side effects. It feels terrible and I do not recommend. | F | 53 | 2 days 750 1X day | 7/14/2012 | 1 | preventative for airway infection | Extreme pain from shoulders to tips of hands. tears in rotator cuff. Two years and 6months ago. Still going on with the pain. Changed my life | F | 49 | 14 days 50mg 2X day | 7/3/2012 | 1 | Bronchitis | 1 hr after taking this drug, I though I was having a stroke. My right side went numb and was vomiting. I started having panic attacks. To this day, I still have occasional numbness in my leg. | F | 36 | 1 days ? | 7/3/2012 | 1 | UTI | Started taking 10 days ago for lab confirmed UTI. It took nearly 9 days for any of the symptoms to subside even remotely... This isn't my first UTI and other antibiotics that I've had in the past have provided a slow decline in symptoms. Levaquin didn't do jack squat til 9 days in. Keeping in mind I'm 27 yr old healthy male in the military (regular fitness schedule only reason I mention), I've been incapacitated due to excruciating pain and stiffness in the sides of my neck and all the way down my spine. Have tried heat, cold, alternating the two... Nothing. Research has revealed innumerous counts of symptoms exactly identical to mine. Garbage medication - slap your doctor in the face if they try to prescribe this to you. Can't believe the Navy hospital prescribes this crap. | M | 27 | 10 days 500 | 7/2/2012 | 1 | uti | disoriented and severe hallucinations | F | 89 | 3 days 250 | 6/27/2012 | 1 | Severe strep throat | I am an elite athlete and college coach who has never had any cramping of my legs in all my years of sports. After 5 days of levofloxacin to treat a stubborn bout of step, the throat infection was completely gone yet I could barely walk from the worst calf cramps I could imagine. I've been off the drug for a week now and still cannot walk at more than a leisurely pace. If I try running at all my legs lock up with excruciating pain below the calf muscles. Everyone thinks I'm crazy when I tell them them, but I was never told, warned or informed of the risks by either my doctor or pharmacist. I am an otherwise fit, employed professional who is starting to think this will never get better. Any suggestions? | M | 44 | 2 weeks 10 | 6/26/2012 |