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 | pneumonia | double vision | I realize most people don't read this until they are already taking the drug, but as far as i am concerned (from what i have read online, and all the law suits against it), no one should ever take this. While taking it, I started having double vision, so i googled double vision to see what might be causing it, and in the corner of one of the websites was a box saying fluoroquinolones (levaquin) were known to cause this... sometimes irreversibly. (it was not listed in the info that came with the rx as a possible side effect, (standard warnings for headaches and stomach distress) but it IS mentioned on the levaquin website. it has been 2 weeks since i stopped taking this, and i am hopeful that it is getting better. (I am also hopeful that i do not develop any of the other problems which the makers of the drug admit can show up for several months after you stop taking it). Definitely, if i had known any of what i know now, i would have asked for a different medication. | F | 65 | 7 days 750mg 1X day | 4/25/2012 | 1 | Sinus infection | Severe nausea, insomnia, constipation, and on the 3rd night woke to extreme muscle weakness and pain in my arms as well as leg cramps. The tendons in my arms swelled and I am still suffering 3 weeks later. I am incurring more symptoms such as shoulder & neck pain, swollen tmj, & my teeth hurt. I'm stiff all the time now and struggle to pick up my 2 babies. This is a dreadful drug and I cry myself to sleep every night wishing i'd never taken it. I'm in constant pain. Even worse is every doctor I've talked to doesn't believe it was the medicine & try to write it off. It's frustrating not feeling heard & knowing there's nothing to help me now. I was an active, healthy, happy person before taking levaquin. | F | 34 | 3 days 750mg | 4/21/2012 | 1 | for surgery | I V | It is poison | F | 58 | 1X day | 4/19/2012 | 1 | infection in foot from rusty nail | ankle pain, major shoulder pain like I dislocated it, lethargy, overall body aches, foot pain, thumb pain, feeling like I am 90 yrs. old in bad shape. | I am a movement/fitness coach, exercise physiologist that is other wise healthy. DO NOT TAKE THIS DRUG-EVER. I am pissed nobody told me of the BLACK BOX warning. | F | 47 | 10 days 500 1X day | 4/18/2012 | 1 | UTI | brain fog, joint and tendon pain, nightmares, fumbling for words, slurred speech, memory problems, depersonalisation, brain lesion (confirmed by MRI) | DO NOT TAKE THIS POISON! IT HAS DESTROYED THE LIFE OF THOUSANDS! ASK FOR A SAFER NON-QUINOLONE ANTIBIOTIC! | F | 46 | 10 days 500 mg 1X day | 4/4/2012 | 1 | sinus infection | Seems to have triggered shingles though no rash has appeared. There is an internal sensation of itching now, but earlier lymph nodes were tender all over the upper torso, then sharply painful, then muscles all tight. Taking benadryl makes it stop. Only a small dose is needed 12.5mg, and the effect lasts about 20 hours. | This medicine fixed the sinus problem within two days, but I kept taking it for seven. I should have stopped when I felt cured, in my opinion. Taking it longer seems toxic to the body. | F | 56 | 7 days 500 mg 1X day | 4/1/2012 | 1 | pnemonia | Could not breath anymore, my heart rate topped and ended up on life support. I would never in my life take this drug again. stay away from this drug and always ask your doctor what their giving you. It comes under another name call Levoflaxocin, | DO NOT TAKE THIS DRUG - SEVERE BLACK BOX WARNING ISN'T ENOUGH | M | 63 | 1 days 30 1X AN | 3/27/2012 | 1 | uterine infection | Day 1 immediate brain fog; intense nausea two hours after first pill; psychadelic nightmares; insomnia; kept jolting awake. Day 2 fatigue; nausea; a few muscle spasms; distinct feeling of not being like myself; nightmares; insomnia. My doctor told me side effects were rare and urged me to finish the course of meds (14 days! ha!). I took myself off. | Please do some research before you take this pill. I really wish I had. I've got neurotic worries about long-term damage to my central nervous system floating through my head now- | F | 31 | 2 days 500 1X day | 3/22/2012 | 1 | walking pneumonia | insomnia; restlessness; agitation; paranoia; joint/tendon/muscle pain; rapid heartrate; rapid breathing; depression; slurred speech; memory loss | I was a very healthy and active person until I took this drug. I was give a ten day course and had to stop after two. I thought I was going to lose my mind. Three days later dealing with joint/tendon/muscle pain; can't speak properly; can't concentrate on anything; can no longer workout; depressed; tooth broke in half (never had one single problem with any tooth before that)); appetite has changed; mood changed; takes effort to just even laugh. I wish I could just go back and never take this poison. Fuck drug companies. Fuck doctors. Fuck everything. | M | 29 | 2 days 750 1X day | 3/21/2012 | 1 | Bronchitis | Excrutiating abdomable pain. My legs and hips are hurting at the slightest movement. indomnia. | F | 56 | 7 days 500 mg | 3/2/2012 | 1 | Pneumonia | I was finally diagnosed with Pneumonia after several weeks. By the time I was able to get in with my primary care doctor I felt like I was going to drown on my own fluids. I was given a shot of the Levaquin in the office. I was then prescribed 1 pill of Levaquin for the next 10 days. I have to admit I felt much better by Monday afternoon after having the shot. But today is Thursday (3 days later) I was feeling much better when I woke up (other than a cramp I have in my right leg) but within a few hours of taking the pill I started feeling funny again. I can not stop sweating, my mind feels confused, I almost feel like I am in a fog and my leg still hurt. I also noticed that I was having problems formulating sentences and reading. I just got off the phone with my doctor and she said for me to stop the Levaquin immediately.... she is calling me in a prescription for Omnicef. I hope that I start to feel better tomorrow once this medicine works it way out of my system. | After talking to my doctor I looked Levaquin up on the internet and came across this site. I wish I had done some research on the medication before hand but when you feel like you are dying you will do and take about anything. | F | 33 | 10 days 500MG 1X day | 3/1/2012 | 1 | Ear infection | Took it only once at bedtime and woke up in the middle of the night short of breath and with both my eyes swollen shut. I have the same reaction to penicillin. | Probably contraindicated for people with drug sensitivities | F | 59 | 1 days 1X day | 3/1/2012 | 1 | Pneumonia | Day 3 noticed a little muscle spams, skin rash that itches and insomnia. By day 5 can't sleep at all, skin rash (small little red bumps but not noticeable) just noticeable to the touch of the skin and very bad muscle spasms where my whole body would jerk or my legs would jerk but somewhere/ anywhere on my body a muscle would jerk and it's noticeable bc husband watched as I laid there trying to sleep. | F | 38 | 10 days 500mg | 2/29/2012 | 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 | 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 | 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 | 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 |