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 | I took this "poison" on October 8th. It came in a small clear plastic container from the pharmacist with no info! Being so sick I made a mistake and took 2 a day instead of the 1 a day that was prescribed. I had wild dreams and felt very odd emotionally. A few days later my throat became swollen and could not speak for 5 days. The doctor could not see any redness. I could not lie down because my throat would close up. Then I had a terrible sinus infection and was given meds for that. A few days later both my ears became very painful. I have never had an ear infection. The doctor said that she did not see any redness. She gave me Biaxin. Started taking it and had to stop because of hives. I have tinnitus (ear noises) that are driving me crazy. My biggest problem is fatigue. Before the meds I was an active elementary teacher. Its 8 weeks later and I still live on the couch wondering what happened? The School Board is ready to fire me because of all the false starts of retur | I've had pneumonia, asthma, bronchitis, you name it....I'm a teacher. It goes with the territory. I've taken many antibiotics and usually return to work within a week to 10 days at the most. This time is different. I'm getting odd physical manifestations still now. The worse ones being the tinnitus (loud noises in ears)and tiredness. I cooked supper for my husband for the first time today in 2 months and had to go lie down drenched in sweat. It just all feels unreal like a nightmare. I cannot tell my employer when I can go back because of the strange twist and turns. I'm seeing an acupuncturist to see if she can get me back on my feet. I've tried to explain these strange symptoms to my family doctor and he looks at me as though I'm sick in the head... | F | 60 | 7 days 750mg 1X day | 11/29/2010 | 1 | Insomnia,head ache, severe depressed, belly cramps, aches in body, legs arms pain,cough worsen,blurred vision. | Taken my second tonight!! DONE!!It is sad that people make money with poison like LEVAQUIN! Why can't FDA stop this drug. I will definitely tell every one I talk to not to use it. | F | 62 | 5 days 750 1X day | 11/28/2010 | 1 | sinus/ear infection | Neck and shoulder pain, extreme fatigue, dizziness, head felt "funny" flushed, depressed. | I will NEVER take this again. I'm scared after reading other comments that some of these horrible effects might stay with me. | F | 40 | 4 days 1X day | 11/25/2010 | 1 | acute sinusitis/bacterial infection | Insomnia; severe sweats and anxiety; heard noises and voices that weren't real; strange "electrical" or "buzzing" type sensations/trembling/spasms throughout my body; ringing in the ears and persistent fullness; mental fog and confusion. | It has been almost 9 months since I finished this drug. (2 rounds - 500mg once a day for 21 days, a brief reprieve, then another round for 14 additional days due to resistant bacteria = 5 wks total). I have been a different person ever since - no longer quick on my feet or able to multitask. The bacterial infection is gone but fullness and ringing in my ears, brain fog, severe fatigue and intermittent body trembling still persist. It feels like nerve damage. I'm allergic to many antibiotics, so my doctor prescribed this as a last resort. I was very ill at the time and desperately needed to get back to work, so this was taken in desperation. Now my career suffers on a daily basis and my personal life is nonexistent. Initially, I tried to wait things out and avoid antibiotics altogether but the infection became too severe. I fear my quality of life is forever altered but I'm seeking holistic therapy and hoping that maybe over time these symptoms will gradually improve. The strange hearing problems and trembling/spasms promote massive anxiety, so my zest for life has disappeared. Good luck to all of you who have been so adversely affected. | F | 41 | 5 weeks 500mg 1X day | 11/24/2010 | 1 | Bronchitis | No energy, depression, crying, suicidal thoughts, would not talk to anyone, missed work because I couldn't get out of bed for three days, did not eat for three days. I was prescribed this med for 10 days, I took it for 8 days. I still have no energy at all! | I will never take Levaquin again! Please read and take seriously the extreme side effects of this med. I am a school teacher and was ready to resign my position. I had thoughts of suicide and how I would kill myself. I have never been affected by any drug like this in my life. PLEASE do your research first!! | F | 50 | 10 days 500mg 1X day | 11/21/2010 | 1 | Baterial lung infection | I would never take this drug again. Muscle pain all over my body, VERRY SEVERE. Very tired, shaking. I will be stopping after 4 of my 5 pills. Dr. suggested I skip one day in between the last 2 pills but that did not help. I pray that the side effects will go away when I stop. My massage/PT person told me my muscles all felt "crunchy". Blah! | F | 51 | 5 days 75mg 1X day | 11/20/2010 | 1 | bronchitis | started with shoulder pain, cortizone worked for a very short time,ended with a severe rotator cuff tear & first surgery, 3 months later still can't used my arm 2nd surgery performed in July. finally able to lift my arm & going to therapy 3x a week until Dec. at least. | I WOULD NEVER TAKE LEVAQUIN AGAIN!!!! | F | 68 | 1X day | 11/19/2010 | 1 | Sinus Infection | Within 10 minutes of taking my first dose I became extremely nervous, felt anxious and confused. Could not sleep and suffered the entire night with hallucinations of hearing my son crying for me (he was sound asleep) and music playing, although all TV's and radio's were turned off in the house. And my eyes became sentative to light. | It's now been 12 1/2 hours after taking my first does and I am still feeling the side effects. I do not recommend this medication. | F | 46 | 1 days 500 mg 1X day | 11/17/2010 | 1 | possible uti | this med is so terrible, i can't get the thought of offing myself out of my head!!! :( its so aweful, im normally very happy and clear headed but since taking this med (over a month ago) i haven't slept more than an hour per night, i'll fall asleep and within the hour wake up in a panic with all kinds of uncotrolable muscle spasms. This is making me lose my mind litterally! i'm constantly so tired that i can't even think enough to do the simplest of tasks. Everyone around me thinks that i've gone completly loony, but i'm glad i found this page so i can prove to evryone it's not just me!!! | Besides the mental problems which also include extreme paranoia and fear, there is also physical pain. but i can live with pain if my mind could just be reversed!!! I want to be me again!!!... Physically tho i can barely walk due to tightness in heals, my feet and arms tingle (almost feels like eletricution), i've lost all sex drive and have found that my skin doesn't feel anything painful or pleasant. Random convulsions and muscle spasms.... I'm scared,,, and i think i'm about done trying, i think i'm going to say goodbye tonight to everyone i love because living this way isn't life at all its hell! :'( i hope god understands | F | 37 | 2 days 500 1X day | 11/16/2010 | 1 | possible bladder infection | severe lower body muscle weakness, unsteady gait with knees buckling, anxiety and insomnia, difficulty with train of thought | I feel it should be removed from the market!! Every physician and pharmacist I talked to about this reaction said it "wasn't the drug". I can't believe how uninformed these professionals are about these horrible side effects. And if they are not informed, then we as the consumers do not get the whole picture before we take many of these terrible drugs. Now I realize (too late) that I have to do all my own research before taking any medication because the pharmaceutical companies are not forthcoming, and the physicians do not take the time to investigate fully before prescribing these drugs! | M | 57 | 7 days 500mg 1X day | 11/15/2010 | 1 | Pneumonia | 12 hours after my first pill - severe muscle pain, joint stiffness, flushing and redness all over, hives forming on chest. Emotional and Crying - Very unlike me! Taking Benadryl and hoping I got this out of my system fast enough. | I am a person who others consider tough - I had natural childbirth, pancreatitis after my gallbladder was removed (and used very little pain medication) and have a very high tolerance for all kinds of discomfort - and this Levaquin SCARED ME. The muscle pain and stiffness was worse than any flu, and I have not been this emotional since I was perhaps 14 years old. PLEASE try to find alternative therapies!!! | F | 31 | 1 days 500mg 1X day | 11/10/2010 | 1 | Skin infection under elbow | Severe leg cramps. Severely swollen knees and ankles. Severe pain in knees, ankles, and wrists. Unable to walk or 6 months. Still experiencing side effects after nearly two years, | My symptoms started with multiple very severe night time leg cramps - so bad that I was afraid to get back in bed for the rest of the night. I then started to get arthritis-like knee pain. Walking was very painful. I could not walk more than 100 yards at a time. Conditions continued to deteriorate. Soon my ankles swelled like footballs. I could not fit into my shoes. I could no longer place my hands on anything where my wrists were unsupported. Then things got worse. I could no longer walk more than a few feet and had to use a wheelchair. The doctor tried to absolve himself by showing me documents indicating the dosage. He became very evasive. I returned to Canada and consulted my own doctor who prescribed complete rest with no physical activity until the symptoms subsided. I spent the summer of 2009, from June to October in bed or on a recliner. I began to walk again with a cane at the beginning of October. Conditions improved in reverse order to the onset. My wrists improved by the end of July; my ankles returned to normal by the middle of August. By the beginning of November, I found I could ride a bicycle. My walking continued to slowly improve. By June 2010 I was able to walk for about 20 minutes at a time. At the time of this writing I am able to walk for about an hour. Sometimes I get a sharp pain in my Achilles Tendon and end up limping. The muscle cramps continue with greatly decreased intensity. The cramps happen at night. This drug is a poison and should be banned. | M | 64 | 14 days 500 1X day | 11/9/2010 | 1 | prostate infection | Swollen, itchy throat, swollen bottom lip, wheezing, hizes over trunck and arms in less than one hour of initial dose. Tingling in hands. Foggy head. | Ended up in ER after one pill. Triage nurse whisk me trough crowded ER and immediately began IV benedryl and steriods. Wow. What the heck is this stuff? | M | 48 | 1 days 500 1X day | 11/8/2010 | 1 | Bacterial Infection | Extremely dizzy and feel "funny" | I have only taken 2 doses of this awful drug. My second morning at work I got extremely dizzy and nauseated. It scared me and my co-workers. I'm a go-getter type of person on the job. I called my doctor's office and they asked the nurse there if this was a reaction to Levaquin. The answer I got was NO. Needless to say I've done my research and stopping this immediately. | F | 58 | 2 days 500 MG 1X day | 11/5/2010 | 1 | Serious sinus infection | Thank you everyone for warning me about Levaquin before I picked up my prescription. I've always been prescribed Z packs for my sinus infections by my regular doctor. Today I had to see another doctor because my regular doctor wasn't available. This doc prescribed Levaquin although I asked for a zpack. I felt this huge warning come over me and decided to read about Levaquin. Scared me reading all these horror stories! I'm not taking it so for each one of you who has suffered and posted your experience in here - I am heeding your warnings. I'm just too scared to take it and risk all these insane side effects. So sorry you guys have endured so many bad side effects. It's a scary drug not worth the risk as far as I'm concerned! | F | 48 | 500 mg 1X day | 10/28/2010 | 1 | possible sinusitis | woke up couldn't walk, whole body felt extremely swollen, extreme pain in legs, feet, arms and hands, hallucinations, extreme anxiety, Lupus, Connective tissue disease, etc. etc. etc. | POISON, POISON, POISON....DO NOT TAKE IT | F | 36 | 10 days 750mg 1X day | 10/25/2010 | 1 | bronchitis | fainting, extreme weakness, numb arms and legs, tingling, eye pain(behind eyes), hip pain, nausea, confusion, vivid dreams, couldnt hold my head up at times followed by rapid eye movement, increased heart rate, slurred speech, lack of balance, and more! | DO NOT TAKE THIS POISON, i never go to the doc, i finally did and this crap made me miss work for a week so far, as im typing this my eye hurts extremely bad, never had pain or symptoms like this in my life. Doctors should not be allowed to give this to anyone! If I continue to feel this way and it gets worse im jumping on the lawsuit train! | F | 26 | 5 days 500mg 1X day | 10/24/2010 | 1 | diverticulitis | Impaired vision, extreme nausea, muscle/lig/tend pulls lasting 4+ mos, loss of appetite,flushing/chills, Inability to focus, Unable to return to active life style (run/swim/ride) | BAAAD Drug. Lost 2 weeks of work, mostly due to the side effects of this drug since i could not drive nor work on the computer without being nauseas. My doctor chewed me out for discontinuing but it probably saved me from jumping off my roof. This was 4 months ago, just now starting light swim workouts, cannot run due to butt pull that still has not healed and have reduced my horse competitions by 75% due to muscle atrophy and soreness. Vision has returned to normal but have difficulty with scrolling (dizzy). LEVAQUIN should be outlawed. | F | 50 | 5 days 500 mg 1X day | 10/21/2010 | 1 | UTI | Nausea, foggy/full head, jittery, anxious, unsettled, joint aches, shaky/weak | I took this drug many years ago and remember disliking it then for the same reasons. I figured I'd give it a try again - so many years later - maybe it will be OK. I was wrong. I am on Day 5 of taking this and will be calling doc tomorrow to say I am coming off it. I do not like how this drug makes me feel - it is very very weird - so jittery and unsettled and weak and shaky. My legs feel like noodles at times. | F | 43 | 10 days 500 mg 1X day | 10/19/2010 | 1 | Pneumonia | Bursitis of the left hand. Hand was swollen to almost double its size, severe shoulder pain (left) and some heel and knee pain. I also developed oral thrush which is still ongoing | F | 75 | 10 days 780 1X day | 10/17/2010 |