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 | severe depression, anxiety, nightmares, tremors, nervousness, indigestion, nausea, diarhea,terrible medicine taste, vaginal inflammation, yeast infection, fatigue, confusion, dizziness, twitching, swelling in ankles and feet, pain in calves | On the third day I experienced nervousness and trouble sleeping. Unfortunately my doctor told me to | F | 46 | 5 days | 1/8/2005 | 1 | Sinus infection | On 14th day, experienced sudden onset of strange, severe groin pain -worsened with leg movement; couldn't walk! Docs added steroids and discontinued Levaquin.4 months and 5 doctors later, diagnosed with Avascular Necrosis of the Femoral Head (bone dying). Initial pain caused by bone marrow edema. | Doctors' solution to all this? Total Hip Replacement! Did ya'll hear that? The Levaquin started the problem, then the docs cinched the deal by adding prednizone. They've recently discovered sinus infections are initially caused by a fungus and can be easily cured with an inhaled fungicide. Bacterial infections are secondary. Free advice: Don't take any drug from the Quinalone family (Cipro, Levaquin, etc.).I'm now permanently disabled. Hope ya'll heard that! | F | 57 | 14 days | 1/5/2005 | 1 | sinus infection | hallucinations, heart palpitations/pounding, shortness of breath, ears ringing, nightmares with skin crawling sensation, facial twitching, tingling/numbness hands, joint pain ankles/knees/fingers/wrists/neck/back, calf muscle pain. Mental confusion; difficulty reading, concentrating. | PA prescribed this medication, misinformed parent and patient. Researched drug and discontinued it after one dose. Side effects appeared 24 hours later. For most patients, side effects are delayed. This drug is contraindicated for anyone under 18. This is a chemical antibiotic unlike traditional organic antibiotics. This drug destroys cartilage, causes spontaneous tendon rupture, is a neurotoxin, and causes vasculitis. Dangerous, last resort drug. | M | 16 | 1 days | 1/4/2005 | 1 | bronchitis | strange, foggy feeling, feeling of 'pressure' in the head, disorientation, hallucination, heart palpitations, smelling a distinct, strange odor although no one else could smell it. | I took this medication for 3 nights for a sinus infection. It was prescribed because I have allergies to most other antibiotics. This was not worth it! I felt like my heart was racing, could not concentrate, and was seeing shadows dart across my peripheral vision field. I also had a foggy feeling in my head and felt as though my head was in a vice being squeezed - the strange thing was, I didn't feel the pain of being in a vice, just the pressure. It has been 2 years since I took levaquin, and I still see occasional shadows in my field of vision and can still smell that odd odor that no one else could smell while I was on it. I would strongly recommend against anyone taking this drug if it is prescribed. | F | 27 | 3 days | 12/28/2004 | 1 | sinus infection | dizziness, nausea, hot and then cold, weariness, headache | I had taken this drug before and had not had side effects that I noticed. This time, it was awful. I had taken for 8 days and had two more pills to take but did not take them. | F | 48 | 8 days | 12/19/2004 | 1 | bronchitis | I took one pill and experienced anxiety attack in the middle of the night (I am not prone to this at all)...My heart was pounding, my body felt numb and it felt like I was slipping into a coma. I tried talking to my husband to explain, but I had trouble communicating for a few minutes. It felt like I was hallucinating. After about 5 minutes it was over, but I was still feeling very strange. I will not take this drug again. Now I'm taking 5 day Z-pack. In 24 hours I'm already feeling better. | Won't ever try this again. | F | 36 | 1 days | 12/15/2004 | 1 | URI | Severe knee pain. Barely able to stand from stting position. Severe pain when walking. Completed 10 day course about 1 week prior. | Short of | M | 40 | 10 days | 12/12/2004 | 1 | suspected middle ear infection | After one 750 mg tablet, joint and tendon pains lasting more that 5 months, especially in feet and calves but also hands. Rash, fatigue, headache, insomnia, nightmares | The physician misprescribed for a 14 year old along with NSAID - both no-no's. | F | 14 | | 11/29/2004 | 1 | Bacterial infection | I was prescribed Levaquin for 7 days. On the morning of the fifth day I could barely get out of bed to go the bathroom. I had intense lower back pain and my right knee ached. Walking was extremely painful and it progressed as the day ended. Next day, both knees were inflamed as well as the joint of my big toe on my right foot. Extreme pain. Day three I went to the ER. I needed a wheel chair. The tightening of my muscles and tendons was causing excrutiating pain. I cried several times out of fear and pain. Today is day 6. I have been injected with magnesium shots for the past 2 days and will begin taking magnesium pills today. I truly believe this is helping me. I am walking without much pain. I cannot say that I am back to normal but I believe I am on my way. I am still frightened though, will I ever feel the same? | It's poison. I would love to help get this product off of the market!!! | F | 36 | 5 days | 11/19/2004 | 1 | respiratory infection | sever stomach ache, insomnia, sore muscles, cotton mouth, fatique, constipation. | anything has to be better. | M | 45 | 9 days | 11/15/2004 | 1 | sinus infection | Restlessness, rapid heartbeat, anxiety, sleepiness, jitteriness, breathlessness | I will NEVER take this again, unless it is my only option. I stopped after 2 days because of the side effects and am still expereiencing some of these effects over a month later. I've never had a reaction to any meds--this one made me feel like I was having a heart attack. | F | 28 | 2 days | 11/8/2004 | 1 | possible IUD related infection | Extreme drowsiness shortly after taking, then sleeplessness in the middle of the night. Noticably more intense dreams. The first few nights I notices a fluttery heartbeat and weird itchiness on chest and neck. Zoned out feeling most of the day. Some queasiness. Achy, flu-like symptoms, esp. at the base of my neck and shoulders. | Came to this site b/c I was worried about feeling all of the above but didn't want to bug my doctor. Now I am completely freaked out and plan to stop taking asap (have been taking once a day for 5 days - supposed to take for 14) | F | 39 | 5 days | 11/5/2004 | 1 | kidney infection | My tennis elbow would bother me, at most, for a day before taking levaquin. Now the pain in my elbow will not go away. I am still feeling tired all the time. | I will never take this drug again. There are to many lingering side effects and the risks are to high. I have now learned to research ANY drug that is prescribed to me. It is clear that even the doctors are not aware of the bad effects of this drug or they chose to ignore it! | M | 50 | 10 days | 10/25/2004 | 1 | Infection | Arrythmia and Severe Seizure | F | 46 | 2 days | 10/16/2004 | 1 | For a bladder infection | After taking Levaquin for 3 days (500 Mg)I started experiencing swelling in both ankles and severe pain in the tendons, starting at the heel of both feet and going up my both legs. I could not walk without severe pain. I stopped the medication. I also developed inflammed nodules near my joints at the elbows and hands. The doctors tested me for rheumatoid arthritis(which was negative) and gave me Vioxx for 30 days for pain. It took approx. 6 weeks for most of the symptoms to go away. I still have tenderness in my knees and ankles and mild swelling. I reported this to the FDA, my doctor and the drug mfg. This drug is dangerous. | The doctors need to admit that tendonitis is possible as a result of taking this drug and they should warn their patients to beware. | F | 67 | 3 days | 9/30/2004 | 1 | Sinus Infection | Never take it again. Stopped after 4 days due to insomnia, aches and pains all over my body and felt as though I had a lump in my throat. Stick with the name brands like Z-Pac or some other form that has been on the market much longer. This drug has many side effects that just don't warrant it being on the market. I am now on Z-pac and hope that these side affects clear up soon. | M | 40 | | 9/18/2004 | 1 | chornic sinus infection | After a couple of days while I was back at work. The skin on my arms legs and back felt very sensitive. Then, whenever my clothes touched my skin it burned. Then my skin just burned for days. Took several week to get ((almost)) back to normal. | Levaquin can be useful in only one circumstance: If you are in the hospitol and nothing else can possibly help you. This is a very dangerous drug that should never be prescribed to anyone outside of critical care facilities. IT SHOULD BE A SCHEDULE 2 DRUG. | M | 25 | 7 days | 9/18/2004 | 1 | Prostitis | Rapid heart rate,dizziness, muscle twitching in eye and leg, constant tremor in shoulder muscle, chest pain, short term memory loss, muscle cramps, chills, irregular heart rate. | I am still having these side effects 1 year after taking the medication. | M | 36 | 8 days | 9/15/2004 | 1 | Sinus infection | Severe depression, anxiety. | Should be taken off market. | M | 43 | 7 days | 9/1/2004 | 1 | pneumonia | swelling from head to toe, burning and painful to touch skin, joint pain particularly in shoulders, hands, knees, and ankles, weight gain, weakness | I have never experienced anything like this. I have been off of Levaquin for approx. 6 weeks and still have days that are as painful as day #1. The swelling will go down and with the exception of my knees, I'll feel somewhat better and then I wake up the next day and can't move from my shoulders to my ankles. There are days that my feet are so swollen that I can not wear shoes. I was on Avelox for 10 days and then Levaquin, for 14 days but stopped the Levaquin after 7 days. | F | 43 | 17 days | 8/28/2004 |