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 | Throat Infection | Stomach ache, dizzy, diarrhea 7th day - Pain in lower back (kidneys), bladder pain, insomnia, anxiety, body aches, joint aches. | NEVER TAKE LEVAQUIN !!!!!!!!! I am scared that this medicine really screwed my system up. I feel horrible. Check out this website, Looks like I'm not the only one complaining. http://fqframes.org/fqframes/index.htm | M | 27 | 9 days | 3/2/2006 | 1 | bladder infection | Dizziness, headache, nausea, weight gain | This medicine made me feel worse than I felt with the bladder infection. | F | 32 | 5 days | 3/1/2006 | 1 | sinus | weakness in hands and leg ,special in right hand terreble weakness, numbness by the fingers in foot. worst medication ever took in my life, | M | 29 | 10 days | 3/1/2006 | 1 | sinus | weakness in hands and leg ,special in right hand terreble weakness, numbness by the fingers in foot. worst medication ever took in my life, | M | 29 | 10 days | 3/1/2006 | 1 | bladder infection | Terrible reaction to Levaquin: chest tightness, worst migraine I've ever had, with nausea, sweating and near-fainting. Sense of an electric shock going through my body the very next day. | Here is some potential comfort for those who took this poison and are still suffering: apparently taking magnesium (chelated for better absorption) every day for several weeks afterwards might help with the after-effects, especially if your side-effects are neuro-related. I also found it helpful to massage my arm and leg muscles and chest wall in a tepid/warm shower if you have muscle-related or nerve-related side-effects. | M | 55 | 1 days | 3/1/2006 | 1 | Prostatitis | I was a very healthy 46 year old male with no preexisting conditions. After a two week course of Cipro and then unfortunately a seven week treatment with Levaquin I developed the following conditions. Debilitating fatigue and weakness. Muscle pain, joint pain, tendon pain in my legs, arms, shoulders, chest and back. Muscle spasms all over my body that last for days and even weeks. Feeling like a low intensity electrical current is running through my legs at night. Not pins and needles but the feeling you get on your skin when your hair stands on end and at times this sensation moves up and down my body Insomnia is not a strong enough word, total sleep deprivation is a more appropriate description. Mind racing, feeling like I’m on speed. Tremors, shakiness in hands and legs, loss of muscle coordination, unsteady walk. Periods of rapid heart beat only controlled by medication, high blood pressure. Dry skin, my skin has aged ten years in only a few months | Periods of crushing anxiety and depression, inability to handle any kind of stress with out resulting in anxiety. Unexplainable floaters in both eyes, bright pinpoint flashes of light in my peripheral vision. Ringing in my ears, metallic taste in my mouth. Trouble swallowing and chewing, loss of appetite. Total brain fog, loss of memory, mental confusion, Trouble finding words. Over all, total loss of quality of life, I am unable to work and have become house bond because of this drug. It has been two months since I took Levaquin, some of these conditions have improved some and others have gotten worst. Some research I have done suggests that these symptoms are caused by Fluoride toxicity because Cipro and Levaquin are fluorinated compounds. I am going on a detox program in hopes that it will remove this toxic substances from my body. If that doesn’t work all I can do is wait and pray. Good luck to everyone who reads this. PS. If people on this site are hypochondriacs as | M | 47 | 7 days | 2/28/2006 | 1 | Suspected Sinus Infection | Within hours I noticed a significant increase in anxiety, but did not make the connection immediately. By the next day I was very emotional, anxious and could not sleep much. By the 3rd day my anxiety and emotional state was approaching unstable but I had no idea why. The anxiousness was not driven by any issues or thoughts, which was strange to experience. On the 4th day I realized the connection and after seeing a few sites on the internet, there was no doubt that this was the cause. It also reinflamed a joint in one of my toes for several days. My Rheumatologist said that joint inflammation by Quinolones is common in many of his patients. | 5 years earlier (1998) I took 10 days of Cipro for what was initially thought to be giardia. Within hours I was extremely nervous to the point of shivering, again I couldn't figure out why I was nervous. Even those of us with a nervous disposition can figure out what thoughts may be driving elevated anxiety and emotional states. On the 3rd day of this 10 day course of meds, I called the doctor to explain the side effect but the nurse said it was best i finished it. Worst thing I ever did. A few weeks later (age 26) I suffered a stroke or something like it. It's now believed that Cipro may have caused this. | M | 34 | 4 days | 2/23/2006 | 1 | Prostatitis, which I didn't have | I was in a wheelchair for six months and unable to walk unassisted for two years. I required extensive and painful physical therapy. I also had a severe central nervous system reaction that left lesions on my brain. This was after 3 pills. | Most of the positive comments on this site are clearly from drug sales representatives. You can learn more about their ethics from reading their own comments here: http://www.cafepharma.com/ubbthreads/showflat.php?Cat=0&Number=250196&page=0&fpart=11&vc=1, where they respond to heartrending stories from victims by calling them "fags." Avoid this drug unless you are going to die otherwise. | M | 46 | 3 days | 2/22/2006 | 1 | prostatitis | Insomnia, Sore throat, Cough, Malaise, Flu like symptoms, extreme Anxiety, Restlessness, Paranoia, unable to exercise lack of strength and stamina after five days 500mg! | I would say the drug is probably effective for certain individuals but you have to be wary of the possible sides effects of which joint and muscular seem to be on top of everyone's list but fortunately not mine. | M | 38 | 5 days | 2/19/2006 | 1 | Lung infection | after 3 days lung pain got worse then spread to heart pains, thought I was very ill. Could not sleep, restless, and trouble breathing. Face rash developed after 3rd day. Finally realized it was my medicine making me sicker. | I think it is poison. Bad stuff. | F | 49 | 3 days | 2/19/2006 | 1 | sinus infection | difficulty sleeping, anxiety, depression for several weeks afterward, raised blood pressure, increased heart rate, diarrhea | I was put on this drug for five days--750 mg a day. On the first dose, I developed diarrhea. On the second dose, I felt as though I had been possessed by another being. I think the experts call this disassociation. I watched myself suffering insomnia that night, felt great anxiety, had an increased heart rate (beyond what I usually get to during workouts), cold sweats. I saw the doctor the next day, but I now realize I should have gone to the ER. Doctor said she had read about such reactions to quinolones, but had never seen them firsthand. I was glad to have given her an illustration, up close and personal. NOT! Physically, I was unrecognizable to her in her office--bawling my eyes out, sobbing, shaking, BP of 190/140, heart rate through the roof. She told me later that she didn't recognize my face--it was so distorted with anxiety and crying. She gave me Niravam to calm down and sleep, and told me to flush the levaquin out of my system with lots and lots of water. Now, a | F | 49 | 2 days | 2/12/2006 | 1 | sinus infection | horrible joint pain, muscle pain, and tendons plus my thumbsa and knees hurt so bad. I also have been throwing up and diarrhea. | F | 34 | 10 days | 2/12/2006 | 1 | Sinus | Tremors, seizures, right side motor function problems, fear of sleeping because of feeling in head, slurred speech | Still suffering after 8 years of periodic episodes where symptoms return | F | 44 | 1 days | 2/5/2006 | 1 | sinus infection | hives, brain fog, itching, vision loss, anxiety, heart palpitaions, muscle and joint pain, bone pain, hair loss, skin problems (burning feelings), trouble swallowing, back & neck pain, arthritis, stomach pain, fungal infection of the mouth & throat, short term memory loss, fatique, muscle & nerve twitches | It has been 9 months since I have taken this poison, and I still have problems with muscle pain, sore throat and hard to swallow, hair loss, and short term memory loss. I have heard it could take 18 months or longer to get out of your system. This drug needs to be pulled off the market. It is not safe. A lot of these side effects don't start until about the 4th month. That is why a lot of people don't connect these to the drug. Don't take it, you will have more problems than you started with. | F | 47 | 5 days | 1/30/2006 | 1 | sinus infection | Bad taste in my mouth and also my body felt like someone had taken a baseball bat to my entire body. Severe headache, tightness and a blockage in my chest, my left knee still hurts and a tingle feeling in my feet. | Take this medication off the market. | F | 56 | 5 days | 1/30/2006 | 1 | pneumonia | psychotic episodes, tinnitus, hearing loss, taste distortion, nightmares, insomniam, tendonitis etc etc etc | It is poison, and should only be given as a last resort medication | M | 10 days | 1/25/2006 | 1 | UTI | Feel sore all over especially in my lower back, legs and buttocks. Can't even stand. Took levaquin 500 mg for 20 days. No more infection but feel like hell! I hope this pain goes away!!! | M | 28 | 20 days | 1/24/2006 | 1 | Ulcer on foot | After 2 days I felt like I was going to have a heart attack. After 3 days I felt like I was going crazy and woke up feeling like I was choking and extreme anxiety attack. | I would never take this again. Its not worth taking the chance of getting the side effects | F | 41 | 3 days | 1/24/2006 | 1 | Sinus infection/bronchitis | slight kidney pain, bottoms of feet very sore, sore throat, cold like symptoms, feeling of being out of it...then went to extreme jitteryness, depression, racing heartbeat. I felt as if i had gone out of my mind. Everything tasted weird. | I had the easy to handle body pain quickly. By the 6th day i woke up feeling out of it. I felt very shaky and achy. My heart was racing at times and then other times I felt as if I couldn't get enough air. It went away in the evening. Then i felt like i had the flu. The next morning I woke up extremely jittery. I couldn't sit still. I felt like i was going out of my mind. I was very depressed . I had stabbing pain throughout my right shoulder. I called my doctor and they said it isn't typical of levaquin. To be fair, I was also on Cardec cough medicine and pseudovent. I took cipro a long time ago and lost feeling in my legs, which i was told my my doc is a side effect of it. I am not a hypochondriac...everyone reacts differently to different medicines. I am not trying to make any money or anything. Just want to say what happened to me. I will stay away from it because i think it is just too strong for me. | F | 33 | | 1/19/2006 | 1 | bladder infection | insomnia, muscle and joint pain which began in lower legs and especially feet, and moved to hands, shoulders over a couple of days. If I go from a sitting position to standing my legs hurt terribly and I have to take it alowly. This is NOT normal. | The discomfort became so bad, and was clearly intensifying each day that I began to look for causes and realized the only new med I was taking was levaquin. It is 3 AM and I can't sleep, which has been going on for 5 days, and I am here looking for causes and solutions. I only wish I had put this together days ago and stopped taking it. | F | 50 | 10 days | 1/19/2006 |