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 | antibiotic | feet dead (peripheral neuropathy? tests ongoing) cannot drive with shoes on as I cannot feel the pedals, pains in both kneees, legs, shoulder pains getting worse by the day, sleeplessness, confusion, strange cough, walking very difficult with cane, feel awful | Following successful knee replacement surgery, I fell and split open the incision. ER doctor sewed up and gave 1 Levoquin for infection and Rx for 7 more. Took 5 and told surgeon my feet had gone numb - asked if the surgery caused this and what it was. Told it sounded like peripheral neuropathy not caused by surgery, he changed the antiobiotic. Looked up PN and found it on the website of the manufucturer of Levaquin as a side effect. Also on consumer complaints. Mine are so similar. Is this reversible? Anyone know? My doctor says no and is taking tests now. Prognosis doesn't look good. HELP | F | 79 | 6 days | 9/23/2009 | 1 | Renal transplant - poss. infection | Severe Achilles tendonitis | Was taking 250mg/day. After about 3 days noticed pain in my Achilles tendons. A couple of days later could barely walk. Doc immediately pointed to the drug as the source and said I could stop taking as an infection was apparently not the cause of my kidney related issue. Almost 5 days since stopping the drug, I still have slight pain in the tendons and can walk well after a few steps. I personally would not take this med again although Doc says it's one of the best antibiotics now. | M | 53 | 7 days | 9/22/2009 | 1 | lung infection | Legs hurt terrible. No sleep for 5 nights. Took several days to wash out. | Now 8 mos later, after going thru several back test to find out nothing wrong with spine. We think this drug has and still causes severe leg pain at night. | M | 68 | 5 days | 9/19/2009 | 1 | sinus infection | terrible aching in my right arm. allergic reaction, face swelling, turning red, and hives. | This was not the ffirst time I took it but I now understand why I was so lethargic and in so much pain last time. I was teaching an realized something was wrong. I had to leave my class with someone and go to the school nurse for Benadryl and to call my doctor's office. They told me to stop taking it and take Benadryl. Now what am I to do about my energy level and the constant pain while teaching 3rd graders? | F | 38 | 3 days | 9/19/2009 | 1 | Sinus Infection | Insomnia, rapid heart beat, severe throbbing knee and leg pain | I took one dose of 750mg Levaquin, and within a couple of hours, my heart was rapidly beating, and I had burning pain in my knees and legs. I quickly discontinued the medication. This is quite possibly the worst medication I have ever taken. 24 hours after use, I still haven't slept and I am still in pain. STAY AWAY!!!!!! | F | 29 | 1 days | 9/17/2009 | 1 | sinus infection | hallucinations, exhaustion, leaden feeling in my legs, | I took one dose of this rat poison in the evening and wish I had never seen it. It made me hallucinate, and I kept having to tell myself, "This isn't real. This isn't real." When I woke up the next morning, I was barely able to move and walk. It's been 36 hours, and I'm still exhausted and can hardly move. I had to go to the ER because the side effects were so frightening. My mom had a similar experience on this medication. I don't intend to ever allow my kids to be prescribed this poison. STAY AWAY FROM THIS DRUG!!!!! | F | 35 | 1 days | 9/16/2009 | 1 | Sinusitis | pain and stiffness in knees | I was on a 500mg dose for 10 days. I was also prescribed a prescription eyedrop from the same family of antibiotics and a 20mg dose, 2x a day of Prednisone (corticosteriod) to help "boost" my immune system. within 3-4 days my knees were extremely stiff and I could hardly bend them. I had minimal stiffness in my neck as well but not enough to attribute it to the battery of medications I was taking. I discontinued the Prednisone and eyedrops on day 5 but continued with the Levaquin through day 9 at which point I quit altogether. It has been a week since discontinuing the treatment and my knees have not improved. I am now taking 1500mg/1200mg respectively of each Glucosomine/Chondroitin 2x a day in an effort to restore their elasticity and flexibility. It's wait and see now. My doctor is uncertain of origin of symptoms and can offer no long term prognosis. Hopefully the worst has passed and no further damage will come of it. | M | 37 | 10 days | 9/15/2009 | 1 | post surgery | I posted my story about three months ago. Seven months have now passed since I took Levaquin. I am now 90% recovered. It took 6 months of careful, and intense physical therapy AND crutches for BOTH of my Achilles tendons to regenerate and heal. I encourage anyone who is experiencing tendon problems from this drug to "get yourself into physical therapy" with a GOOD, KNOWLEDGEABLE therapist. Emory, in Atlanta, GA, has an imaging study underway exploring the damage that fluoroquinolones cause to the Achilles tendons. | F | 38 | 5 days | 9/15/2009 | 1 | Sinus Infection | I took a 10 day dose after two other antibiotics failed to cure the sinus infection. Started second dose and a couple of days after starting it my left leg got very tight. I was constantly stretching to stop the pain. I called the dr's office and they told me to continue taking it as it wasn't the medicine. I took it 5 more days and then found a sheet that was put in my last prescirption saying you could have tendonitis. In the meantime, two tendons under my 3rd and 4th toes on my left foot popped. Along with the pain was numbness which has continues since that time. It | It took a month for the tightness to go away but I continue to have numbness in my toes and in the ball of my foot. I don't know if this is a continuing side effect of the Levaquin or if it's something else. I now am on another antibiotic for sinus infection (6 months after the Levaquin problem) and so I am wondering if the numbness is being affected by the new antibiotic. Don't know if it will ever go away. My doctor said I was the first patient she had with the problem. | F | 65 | 17 days | 9/13/2009 | 1 | Pneumonia | Joint pains in hands, moved to knees | I am listing this rating on behalf of my daughter. Her joint pain is severe enough as to make it difficult for her to climb bus steps to ride bus to and from school. I was told that this was somewhat experimental, but that it was considered safe for her body weight. We were told to stop taking it and advise of any pain in her feet or ankles - she had none, and unfortunately other joint pain did not surface until the end of the 10 day course. We were not cautioned to avoid NSAIDS and she took ibuprofen concurrently - bottle says only that antacids or iron products should not be taken within 2 hours of this medicine. Levaquin was started whilst she was in hospital, and a 10 day prescription administered once released. | F | 12 | 11 days | 9/13/2009 | 1 | respiratory problems | My hand hurts so much and is swollen. I had extreme exhaustion and my bladder and bowel are screwed up big time..excessive bowel movements, etc. I would not recommend this drug to anyone, no matter what problem they have! I took this drug in June, 2009. My dog also had a problem and the vet recommened a drug in this same family of drugs and I told him absolutely I wasn't giving her that! He said to just try it and I said no way..then it will be too late...So everyone be careful what the vet is prescribing, also! KD | M | 67 | 9 days | 9/12/2009 | 1 | Torn rotator cuff, tendonitis in wrist, severe pain in front and arch of feet and insomnia. | I took a 10day course in March and again in Septermber of 2007. I assumed pain in joints was due to age, but in late 2008 I started hvg severe pain in shoulder joint. Had xrays and was diagnosed with a torn rotator cuff. Then I started having severe pain in my wrist. The pain was so severe it would wake me up. My doctor had to give me a time released pain medication so that I could have pain relief all day long and be functional. Now if I sit for a while I have pain in my feet when I stand up. I'm ashamed to walk. IT HAS BEEN TWO YEARS SINCE I TOOK THIS MEDICINE. I don't think the side effects are going to go away for me. Quite frankly I'm wondering if this drug can actualLY cause arthritis. The lawsuit is overlooking some other common side effects like pain in the feet unless it is the achilles tendon. This is not a medicine. It is a legal poison. I have contacted an attorney and I am curious to know what percentage of any recovered amount most attorneys are charging | F | 51 | 10 days | 9/12/2009 | 1 | UTI | Severe shoulder pain, upper arm, elbow and hand. Swollen Achilles tendons. Can't sleep. I have to lie on my back. 750 mg for 10 days. CT Scan, bone scan, and MRI. Going on for a month now. No relief from pain medication. Also, caused kidney problems with interaction with Diovan/HCTZ. Can't walk after driving in car. | F | 61 | 10 days | 9/8/2009 | 1 | curticle infection | swollen knee after seven daily doses--Dr.told me to start Benadryl--I am having an allergic reaction. We'll see how it is in morning after another dose...first two did nothing. | I was not advised of this side effect but DR. did not seem surprised when I told him---Pharmacist not surprised either. | F | 67 | 7 days | 9/8/2009 | 1 | sinus infection/cyst in sinus | After the second 500 mm pill, my left knee, which has been problematic,(torn meniscus) "blew up" while I was at the mall doing light shopping. It got swollen, stiff, etc. and I could hardly walk to my car. Went on line as soon as I got home, and bingo!.... joint problems just like mine being described by many people. I'll not take another one, and plan to ask my MD for something different. Even if another drug is less effective for this sinus problem, I would not risk permanent damage to my joints, tendons, or anything else, to take this drug. Thank goodness I only took 2. Hope this swollen knee goes away in time for my much needed, long awaited vacation in 4 days! | F | 61 | 2 days | 9/7/2009 | 1 | Prescrib. 4 possible infect. pre op | Weekness, exhaustion, insomnia, elbow and arm pain, pain and burning from mid thigh to knees. Do NOT take this medication!! It has to be poison!!!! | Pre/op labs indicated a little protein in my urine. Was given 500mg for 5 days. Each day I felt worse. Headed to surg.in 2 days feeling horrid. Do NOT take this medication!! It has to be poison!!!! | F | 45 | 5 days | 9/6/2009 | 1 | To lower PSA levels | Extreme pain in my lower calves and my achilles. Pain walking any distance. Worst in the morning and after any time sitting (eg. - getting out of my car). I was on 750mg per my doctor to lower my PSA levels. I was on this drug for approximately 11 weeks before I went on the computer to find information about achilles tendon pain. I read that it can sometimes be caused by medication which prompted me to check the side affects of Levaquin. | M | 47 | 11 weeks | 9/4/2009 | 1 | chest infection | loss of leg muscle control(spasm and weakness). Pain Everywhere. especially ankle,elbow,stiff neck,lower back pain and severe knee pain.. (short term memory loss.hope its temporary couldn't memorize a simple phone number) | took care of the problem but the trade off is not worth it. i've waited for three months already hoping all these side effects go away and are temporary. I'm STILL IN PAIN! it's 9/4/09. I think I need to go back to the doctor and complain and try to find a solution for my pains.... | F | 41 | 7 days | 9/4/2009 | 1 | respiratory infection, sinus infect | I have extreme pain in my legs, feet swell(top) shoulder pain, index knuckle and thumbs hurt,hips hurt,elbow pain, stomach cramps | I was given this medicine twice in about a month time frame and was never warned, I even asked the pharmacy.( two 7 day doses) | F | 39 | 14 days | 9/3/2009 | 1 | Diverticulitis | Severe knee pain, knee swelling, difficulty walking and painful all the time. Have had my knee drained twice but has not helped. | This is a dangerous drug. I recovered from Diverticulitis, but have had severe knee problems ever since, immediately after taking Levaquin. | F | 65 | 10 days | 9/3/2009 |