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| RATING | REASON | SIDE EFFECTS FOR LEVAQUIN | COMMENTS | SEX | AGE | DURATION/ DOSAGE | DATE ADDED |
| 1 | bronchitis | Insomnia, anxiety, depression, gas, irregular bowel, headaches, leg/knee pain, shakiness, tiredness, restlessness | I was supposed to take it for 10 days but quit after 5. | F | 44 | 5 days 500 1X day | 1/20/2012 | 1 | Bronchitis | Severe pain in sternum, then progressed to right side (front and back). Shingles | After 2 doses of this drug, I began to develop symptoms. I was not that sick to start with, cough and congestion. I do/did not have a compromised immune system. Shingles appeared 7 days after beginning this drug. | F | 40 | 3 days 500MG 1X day | 1/19/2012 | 1 | sinus infection | I had every side effect except the Achilles tendon didn't break. I got plantar fasciitis and had 2 (4 week sessions) of Physical therapy. It is now 9 months since taking Levaquin and I'm just starting to walk on a track again after having too much pain in legs, feet and ankles to walk continuously. Fatigue is better but shortness of breath still persists. | F | 72 | 4 days 750 1X day | 1/8/2012 | 1 | Sinus / Upper Respitory Infection | Day 1: Hell from a sinus and upper respiratory infection, after taking the medicine I noticed an almost immediate improvement within 2-3 hours. No noticeable side effects. No insomnia. Why did I take the medication? I was deadly ill and could not sit in front of a computer to read up about the countless of studies done into the potency of this drug. Day 2: Lower back pain, mild tingly (I suspect palpitation, this generally occurs when injury has occurred / is occurring to the tendon) sensation in the front of my knee cap. Attempted to do some yoga, stretching provided temporary relief. Day 3: Tingly sensation in wrist, and triceps. Woke up with a horrible dream, heart racing, sweats. The nightmares seem to indicate that the drug effects the central nervous system. Day 3: Ran to the Doctor's office to beg them to take me off this, and to put me on the good old penicillin found in red wine barrels. Still experiencing tingly sensation in the aforementioned areas I have had pre | Firstly, upon reading about the drug on this forum, I found that the majority of posters seem to lack creditability. The CAPITAL letters, numerous exclamation marks, and horrible grammar really take away from the validity. Secondly, different people react different to certain drugs. However, I have to agree with the majority of the comments - this drug is poison. My background: I am a graduate student in Nutrition and Kinesiology major program at a Canadian university. Very active, and love to exercise. | M | 27 | 2 days 500mg 1X day | 1/7/2012 | 1 | Infection in my toe | Rapid heart rate, dizziness, breathlessness, lack of energy and strength, chest pain, nausea, tremors, shakiness. | I took two other antibiotics for an infection in my toe before loosing the toenail and being put on generic Levaquin. The first dose was Fri night, saturday I felt weak and fluish, took the second dose Saturday afternoon, by 6 pm I had all the listed symptoms, went to the ER with a heart rate of 167. They gave me Zofran for nausea, something to lower my heart rate, and Ativan. They asked if I had anxiety disorder, I said no and asked if it was the Levaquin. They said not likely. I asked the Dr. on Tuesday, saying I saw that these were specific side effects and they were bad. He said unless my throat closed up or I had big welts, to keep taking it. I ended up back in the ER the next morning after little sleep the night before. Finally, the ER Dr. said to stop taking this. No one in the medical world seemed to take me seriously until my second trip to the ER. My boyfriend says sue, but all lawsuits are based on Tendon problems, I don't have that. My last dose was Tuesday, today is Friday, and I've felt nauseated and anxious all day, and developed a monster head ache and jaw pain. | F | 40 | 4 days 1X day | 1/6/2012 | 1 | pre-medication surgery | I was given this drug, along with an IV bag of the same on December 9. By the second day I could barely walk, I complained and was told it was due to the neurostimulator trial I was doing for my back. The adjusted the stimulator and the next day, I couldn't get out of bed. My tendons felt like they were going to blow, my muscles were tight, I had nerve zapping all over my body. The stimulator was removed and the symptoms worsened. I thought I was going to die--I could not stop crying. The doctor told me I must have fibromyalgia or the flu--I did not have either. They wanted me to start prednisone to counteract my problems, but I had already researched this evil drug and refused. I continue to battle a myriad of symptoms, including constant joint pain, tinnitus, and feel as if I am going to die. Please stay away from this drug. If I end up dying, I hold this drug to blame. | STAY AWAY!!!! YOU have no idea how many symptoms I have from this and how terrible the side affects can be. This should never be a first line antibiotic used. | F | 51 | 5 days 750 1X day | 1/2/2012 | 1 | Pnuemonia | Loss of hand strength, numbness, skin rash and cracking on fingers. Sever arm and shoulder pain and weakness. Sore hips, lower back and knees. Unexplained anxiety. | Levaquin crippled me! I was started on it in Jan, 2011 for an Upper Respiratory Infection and in 3 days I started to feel a little better, so after a week, my doctor stopped treatment. In one week the infection came back and I couldn't breath. After a few weeks of this back and forth to the doctor, my wife had to take me to the ER and an X-ray showed that I had multiple Pnuemonia infections in my lungs. I was on Levaquin for weeks had 6 ER visits and finally in late April, 2011 the rescue unit had to bring me to the hospital were I was admitted for a few days. During that time, they gave me two IV bags of Levaquin. Since first taking the Levaquin, I had an unexplained painful rash on my hands, with cracking of my skin on my fingers, loss of hand strength and tremendous pain and numbness in my hands, arms and shoulders and it still continues today. I am a 54 year old retired professional Fire Fighter, I was strong and healthy. I ride a mountain bike, run, play tennis, golf and hike. Now I can't pick up a pillow or cover myself with a sheet or blanket. My hands don't close enough to grab the fabric. It has been almost a year, and during this time I have had a panic attacks and on going anxiety. I ran into burning buildings for a living, I'm not the kind of guy that panics. This drug has destroyed my life. I want to speak with someone that can help. I want my hands back and to shut down the legalized drug pushers/company that makes and sells this poison. | M | 54 | 12 weeks 250/500mg 1X day | 12/30/2011 | 1 | sinus infection | After 1 pill, I started having major depressive effects. Crying, trembling, insomnia, feeling like someone had died. | F | 41 | 7 days 750 mg 1X day | 12/29/2011 | 1 | broncitis | i was doing ok until the 7th pill, my knees were swelling, and if i bend down to pick somthing up i couldn,t move my knees to get up. my husband had to pull me up. i can,t sak in tub because the pain in my knees is so bad and its like they lock up..i was at hospital and they said they didn,t think it is from this medicine. well i beg to differ. iv,e never had knee or feet problems..now i would love to know what i can do to help ease the pain. i look like a fool when i try t get down or get up. i,m even wearng knee braces.i see a lot of you have the same symtoms. what else can i do? it is almost 4 weeks now.. thanks for listening | F | 69 | 9 days 750 1X day | 12/27/2011 | 1 | Upper Resp Infection | Stomach and back cramps, joint pain in hips and knees. Crippling pain at rear of knees when walking, and all this after only TWO tabs in two days. (1xD) | The P.D.R. specifies special considerations and warnings when this med is prescribed to 60+ individuals & I am a member of that club. I was given this dosage without any cautionary preamble. US medicine is in serious trouble. | 69 | 2 days 750Mg 1X day | 12/26/2011 Patient History | 1 | Sinus Infection | Have always taken brand name until prescribed the generic 5 days ago ... I never had any side effects from the brand name drug, but since starting the generic medication, I have had no sleep in 5 days, severe muscle stiffness all over, and in my jaw, increased anxiety, tremors, poor circulation in my hands and feet, and increased blood pressure and pulse.. all of these symptoms became so overbearing that I started looking at the possibility that they could be from the generic form of this medication, and I see that these are frequently reported side effects of the medication itself. | F | 33 | 14 days 500 1X day | 12/24/2011 | 1 | suspected kidney infection | nausea, uncrolled trembling, headaches, nightmares, anxiety,panic attacks/sense of death, loss of concentration, tendon and muscle pain,joint pain and popping, horrible bach pain, high blood pressure with high rapid heart rate, kidney pain, burning sensation in sinus area and esophagus, burning sesation in skin on arms and chest, hives, extreme fatigue, uncontrollable crying, hair and skin damage | Levaquin should only be given in a life or death situation. Not for a suspected kidney infection. Which when my test came back 4 days later, was negative. I didn't even have a kidney infection. | F | 34 | 4 days 750mg 1X day | 12/24/2011 | 1 | Upper resperatory infection | Nausea, dizziness, heart pounding. One week after taking it I got severe vertigo. I still have severe vertigo. I am still trying to find out what is wrong. I believe it has messed up my CNS. Most probably it has damaged my vestibular nerves and possibly others. | DO NOT TAKE THIS MEDICATION! IT WILL SAVE YOUR LIFE IF YOU TAKE ANOTHER ANTI-BIOTIC. | M | 28 | 14 days 750 1X day | 12/19/2011 | 1 | Infected belly ring | I experienced muscle aches all over and left knee pain. I assumed it was just a virus in my body so I continued the antibiotics for 5 days and then I could not take the discomfort anymore so I stopped it. It has been over a month now since I stopped and I have been living with this achy and tired feeling everyday. I keep taking my temperature thinking I have a low grade fever, but it comes out normal. I went to get complete blood work done last week and everything came out normal. I am so sorry I ever took this antibiotics and I am waiting and hoping that one day I will wake up and feel like my normal healthy, energetic self again. I am a personal trainer and it has been so hard to go to work with this week ill feeling everyday. | DO NOT TAKE THIS ANTIBIOTIC, THERE ARE SO MANY OTHERS TO CHOOSE FROM. | F | 44 | 5 days 500 MG 2X W | 12/17/2011 | 1 | Prostate | I also noticed ringing in my ears when this all started too and it never goes away. Just walking up or down steps and I get and hear threads in my knees tearing followed by pain which seems to get better in time only to happen again. Example, all I need to do it put pressure on my elbow to turn over in bed and I hear and feel threads tearing again in my elbows and shoulders. | My tendons are still brittle and have reoccurring Tendonitis from the doses I took and It was 4 years ago. I ache so bad I can't sleep nights and took so much aleve and other over the counter pain meds my stomach is upset to the point I am sitting on the toilet about 10 times a day. I had 45 codeine pills for a sinus surgery I had in 2009 and taking one of those before bedtime at least allowed me to sleep some. Codeine is the only thing that takes the edge off the pain. I have also developed depression. I have always tried to stay active and now I don't do a lot of what I used to enjoy. I feel like I'm stuck in the body of an 80 year old man the last 4 years. This stuff is really nasty and needs to be pulled from the market. | M | 50 | 28 days 750 1X day | 12/14/2011 | 1 | cough | pain in legs could not walk. then Shoulders and both thumbs. I am still in pain and it has been a year. | never take this drug. | F | 55 | 3 days 1X day | 12/8/2011 | 1 | Sinus Infection | Please listen to me when I say that I have no lawsuits pending. I'm not trying to scare anyone, I just want to let people know from someone who has never had an ill effect from any drug B4 that this evil pill that it WILL cause tendon damage in some people. Let me begin by saying I was prescribes 500mg for 10 days. After only my 1st dose I began side effects. I only took 1 dose. The 1st day after taking my 1st dose I noticed my left knee felt weak and was popping alot. However there was no pain just a "weakness". I had a feeling it was the levaquin and i stopped after that 1st dose. I went to bed that night with minor leg cramps in my left leg The second day I was in SEVERE leg pain. In BOTH legs. I was also having sharp pains drive through every bone in my body. There was also some burning/tingling/itching sensations shooting up both legs. I tried sleeping that night but I was in too much pain. And as a 25 year old fully active healthy male with a high tolerance f | M | 25 | 10 days 500mg 1X day | 12/8/2011 | 1 | tendon tear in rotator cuff from it and chronic bicep tendonitis four months later still going on in both arms . also insomnia | was given this for a bacterial wound.. i would have rather lost my foot at this point.. had a rotator cuff tendon rip sewn in surgery .. four months later both biceps burn and knot up.. can not lay on either arm to sleep.. puttin on shirts hurt. if i reach too quickly for something it knots up biceps.. my life is miserable and changed from this drug.. | F | 54 | 10 days 750 1X day | 12/5/2011 | 1 | pneumonia | I was originally given Levaquin through an IV while in the hospital. My only problem at that time is that I could not sleep. The doctor then released me and prescribed my a 750 mg pill once daily for the next five days. I took the first pill and that night I had horrible nightmares. I layed in the bed as if I was parallyzed and could not move or speak. I also had a hallucination that scared the s*** out of me. When I was finally able to move I got up and took a shower as I was shaking and crying. It was the first time anything like this has ever happened. I ended up calling my doctors office and I was told to stop taking the medicine and drink lots of water. | I have had antibiotics before in my lifetime...but nothing like this. This medicine is dangerous and it has crazy side effects. If you don't have to take this medicine, please don't! Levaquin is awful and should be pulled off of the market!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! | F | 33 | 5 days 750 1X day | 12/5/2011 | 1 | cellulitis | My symptoms on the medication ranged from extreme nightmares, depersonalization, inability to sleep,anxiety attacks, missing time, delerium, fever for 2 hours after I took the pill, then dropped to 96.2 degrees and I was unable to get my body temp up, frozen to the core, inability to empty my bladder, itching, tinitus, hair falling out, burning skin, broken teeth both times, irregular heartbeats, shaking so bad that I could barely feed myself, semi-hysteria, depression, suicidal thoughts, my skin literally hung from my bones due to colagen degeneration, , lost 15 pounds (not in a pretty way) my vision was gone almost overnight. I now have to wear glasses because my vision was so damaged I struggled to see my own hand in front of me. My bones hurt. My tendons snapped. My body ached. My joints swelled. A week after I stopped the meds, I suffered a severe tendon pull from opening a bottle of water. The same arm had tendionitis of the shoulder and felt like it would fall out of the socket | Life threatening chemotherapeutic drug. Black box warning should include lifetime disabilities. | F | 47 | 7 days 500 1X day | 11/20/2011 |