LEVAQUIN Reviews (LEVOFLOXACIN)

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LEVAQUIN  (LEVOFLOXACIN):  Levofloxacin is used to treat a variety of bacterial infections. This medication belongs to a class of drugs known as quinolone antibiotics. It works by stopping the growth of bacteria. This antibiotic treats only bacterial infections. It will not work for viral infections (such as common cold, flu). Using any antibiotic when it is not needed can cause it to not work for future infections.   FDA Approval Date: 1996-12-20 (Sources: U.S. Centers for Medicare Services, FDA)

  

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 1  Pneumonia Rotator cuff tendon rupture, took 2 surgeries and 10 months to heal. F 46 7 days
1X day
11/13/2011
 1  Prostatitis During the first Levaquin therapy I only felt fatigued so I continued taking the drug for 10 days. It did not help the prostatitis. After two weeks after finishing the drug, I noticed flashing effects damaging my vision in the left eye, followed by left foot pain and knee pain. A few months later I had spinal pain which was very disabling. I did not know this was caused by Levaquin. Over the next two years I had another Cipro therapy for uti. 8 weeks later I had a frozen right shoulder with impingement. That took more than 11 months of therapy to heal. Then I took just one more 500 mg dose of Levaquin for prostatitis. After the single dose of Levaquin pain has set in in the left foot, occaisional pain in both knees, widespread tendonopathy, heart palpitations that are unresolved, and spinal pain, chest pain, pain in the ribs. I also have pain and disability in both wrists. This ordeal has now lasted over 2 years, and although some pains have decreased, the spinal, chest and heart probl DO NOT TAKE THIS DRUG UNLESS IT IS A MATTER OF LIFE AND DEATH. THEN THINK TWICE AND TRY SOMETHING ELSE. IT IS A DANGEROUS POISON. DOCTORS WHO PRESCRIBE IT FOR ROUTINE INFECTIONS SHOULD LOSE THEIR MEDICAL LICENSE. THE DRUG COMPANIES SUCH AS ORTHO McNEIL SHOULD BE HELD RESPONSIBLE AND LIABLE. M 60 10 days
500 2X day
11/9/2011
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 1  bronchitis I took this drug and within 2 hours broke out with terrible hives I never had them before and I itched terribly went back to the doctor and they gave me som kind of shot to stop the hives I'll never take it again F 64 1 days
not sure 1X day
11/8/2011
 1  UTI, congestion My client was a 98-year-old woman who had an allergic reaction to Levaquin that she was given via IV in the hospital. When returned back to the nursing home, the nursing home doctor disregarded the allergy to Levaquin. Gave it for congestion. Client suffered facial rash, abdominal pain, stroke-like symptoms (weakness in arms, unable to speak). He then gave her another 10 day course of the drug, and on the final day of therapy, client was unable to swallow. The inability to swallow led to aspiration and acute bilateral aspiration pneumonia, which killed her. If any of you have had swallowing difficulties that can be tied to Levaquin use, please contact me at [email protected] I'm fighting the good fight for everyone who has suffered adverse effects of this very toxic antibiotic. I need your help and input. M 98 10 days
250 MG 1X day
10/21/2011
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 1  uti Its been over 2 years since i took this drug and I am just starting to feel normal again! Please from one human being to another do not take this medication unless its life or death! Insist on an alternative with your doc! This drug has forever changed me. I dont feel the same like depersonalization. And my mind feels as though I am pretty constantly lost and Im freakin 22! For those of you who are reading this because you have already been POISONED then let me tell you that there is hope. You are going to struggle for about 3 months with things only seemingly getting worse, but I promise you will make it through this the hardest part. You'll begin to start having of and on days where you feel better then worse. The days become weeks of feeling better untill eventually like me you will only notice side effects a few days ever 5 or 6 months. The healing is VERY slow and I truelly believe that I am 95% better after 2 years, and maybe soon will be 99% and the 1% left over will only be the fear of pharma drugs. There is hope just be patient and calm. God be with you. M 22 2 days
500 1X day
10/15/2011
 1  Bronchitis PAINFUL shooting burning pain in extremities. QT Pronlongation (heart felt like it was pounding out of my chest), INSOMNIA, weakness in legs, pain in hips radiating down legs, burning feet. DO NOT TAKE THIS DRUG. It's been 11 months and still live in intense pain 24 hours per day. This drug basically messes up GABA, and destroys cartilage and tendons. Can't believe it is still on the market while other fq's have been taken off the market. F 24 1 days
500 mg IV 1X day
10/12/2011
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 1  Suspected kidney infection The medical community greatly underplays the damage this drug can cause. Its use should be strictly limited to worst case situations before thousands of other unsuspecting people are harmed. If you have had a bad experience with levaquin visit the Fluoroquinolone Antibiotic Toxicity Facebook page. M 53
500 1X day
10/12/2011
 1  Epididymitis No remarkable side effects during therapy. HOWEVER -- This drug has destroyed my health and it's been 2.5 years since last dose. Approximately 1-2 months after taking Levaquin I began to experience a host of side effects including Chest Pain, Heart Palpitations, Onset Numbness in Extremities, Muscle Weakness, Dizziness, Breathing Difficulties and others. Post Levaquin, my life has been radically different. I still struggle with chronic tendonitis in my arms and legs, which has not improved with any treatment SO FAR. I do believe there IS hope for anyone affected by these toxic drugs, the majority of people claim to get better 3-5 years out. Simplify your life by not taking these drugs. M 24 10 days
500 1X day
10/11/2011
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 1  Severe Bronchitis During treatment I had no side effects at all..... Now read my other comments on right. About 2mo after taking Levaquin, I started experiencing small fasciculations (little involuntary muscle movements) in my right lower leg. Then for about 3-4 days, I experienced paresthesia, the feeling that my --lower-- right leg was falling asleep and on pins and needles. This then began in my left --lower-- leg, right around the shin / calf area. I was taking no other medications (no other variables that could have caused this) I saw a neurologist who examined me, and I went through an MRI and nerve conduction study of my right lower leg. All came back clear: as non-demylinating disorders, rather the benign Dx of Benign Fasciculation Disorder, which has improved, and continues to improve. I have --no doubt-- and neither did my neurologist, that these dyskinesia movements were caused by Levaquin, as it can produce results months after. After all the worry and money, I can say, with absolute conviction: IT WAS HELL ON EARTH for me. M 28 10 days
7.5 1X day
10/6/2011
 1  sinus infection full body tremors muscle weakness and joint soreness extreme fatigue pins and needles tingling It has been 11 months since I took the first dosage of levaquin, and the nightmare that that first dosage started hasn't stopped. Over $10,000.00 in out of pocket medical expenses later and no closer to a cure for the constant pins and needles tingling in my arms and sometimes in my legs. I have had to quit sports because instead of making everything better, getting overheated and fatigued seems to bring on more tingling and tremors in my arms. This drug should be banned, but that won't happen because the drug company that makes it, Johnson and Johnson, did the testing to get it approved in the first place with the FDA. In other words the durg companies tell the FDA what to do - NO ONE IS LOOKING OUT FOR THE AMERICAN CONSUMER'S BEST INTEREST!!! F 18 10 days
500 mg 1X day
10/5/2011
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 1  PROSTATE INFECTION SIGNIFICANT JOINT TENDON PAIN ALL MAJOR JOINTS THAT DID NOT RESOLVE - ENDED UP CHANGING WHOLE LIFE - SHOULDER SURGERY TAKE AS LAST RESORT FDA BLACK BOX WARNING MOST DRs DON'T FOLLOW M 50 21 days
2X day
10/3/2011
 1  Non existent sinus infection Hives, tendon pain within 2 days. Strange dreams, insomnia, tingling in hands and feet. Unable to walk normally. 3 months now and tendons becoming more and more weakened daily. Pain in soles of feet. Muscle twitches and ticks. Now certain foods increase symptoms. Most worried about my achilles tendons and my future ability to walk and remain active. I used to be a runner. Not any more. Levaquin triggers an auto immune response in the body that destroys your connective tissue and cartilage. This drug is a poison. It is neuro toxic and arthro toxic. Never take this drug unless there is no other alternative to a life threatening condition. M 56 2 days
500 1X day
10/1/2011
 1  sinus infection severe muscle pain and weakness; burning & tingling in feet; heart palpitations & irregular heartbeat; nausea; feeling dizzy and faint I have taken Levaquin before without these side effects, but I was given the generic this time---don't know if that is related. Now that I've been reading up on this type antibiotics, I don't want to ever take them again! I can only hope my side effects will not be permanent like some I've read about. Additionally, when I took Cipro, I experienced Long QT syndrome; I probably should never have been prescribed levaquin for this reason alone. F 40 10 days
1X day
10/1/2011
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 1  sinus infection severe, painful Neuropathy, immune problems. Take Levaquin off the market! F 45 2 times
500 10X O
9/25/2011
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 1  sinus infection insomnia,tinglining in left foot,tendons sore in feet and elbows and i started itching which made me quit after two doses.nightmares. i'm a workout nut and now i have to stop doing something that gives me great satisfaction.i read these posts and was apprehensive but went ahead and sorry that i did.i have lifted very heavy weights but never experienced anything like this.i have been taking glucosamine and chelated magnesium with vitamin c. can deal with sore tendons but the neurological symptoms are frightening. M 43 2 days
750 1X day
9/25/2011
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 1  upper respiratory infection Severe tendinitis in my knees, ankles/achilles heels, and thumbs. I could not walk for several days after completing the regimen, and for weeks I could not walk more than a block or two. It is now six months after I took the drug, and I still have difficulty squatting, running, dancing, and I can not row (I was both a dancer and a rower before Levaquin). I can not work out because any exertion exacerbates the problem. THIS DRUG SHOULD BE TAKEN OFF THE MARKET. PERIOD. DO NOT TAKE THIS AWFUL, AWFUL, AWFUL, AWFUL, AWFUL DRUG. It has turned this active, happy guy into a disabled, angry man, frustrated at having taken a drug that was supposed to help me, but instead has hurt me. I WOULD NOT WISH THIS DRUG'S SIDE EFFECTS ON ANYONE. The fact that it is still on the market is a crime. M 46 10 days
500 mg 1X day
9/23/2011
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 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
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 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
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 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
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 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
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