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| RATING | REASON | SIDE EFFECTS FOR LEVAQUIN | COMMENTS | SEX | AGE | DURATION/ DOSAGE | DATE ADDED |
| 3 | pnemonia | OH MY GOODNESS! I was up till 5 am last night and here I am at 1 am tonight with the same garbage! The first few days were okay with mild nausia. Then 3 days ago I woke up with severe nausia and diareah. I'm on anitbiotics alot so I usually tough it through nausia, so that wasn't a big deal. But last night as I layed in bed and thought horrible things and was wondering what on earth was going on in my head.... and I've been "on edge" for the last few days! and then tonight I was laying here trying to sleep and 3 different times I had a wierd head rush, like a lightning bolt followed by a tingling feeling all over my body. Then my heart started racing. I thought I was going to have a stroke or something! The first few days my muscles in my legs were sore but that has since subsided. I feel better from the pnemonia but now I have a whole new plethera of issues! After reading all these and realizing that I wasn't going crazy, I'm just having a reaction to the medicati | F | 28 | 10 days | 3/19/2007 | 3 | Sinus Infection | Itchiness, redness and hives. Severe pain in tendons throughout the body. Unable to control urine and have a normal bowl movement. Mind was foggy. However, the sinus infection is gone, but I had also had sinus surgery to correct several issues that had built up over the years. | I did not realize that I was having a severe reaction the Levaquin. At first I dropped almost everything I would pick up and then I was unable to walk without severe pain in achilles tendons. My wrists, shoulders and hips hurt so severly that I was not able to do even minor chores. My husband has done almost everything for close to three months now. I am in physical therapy and am slowly recovering. To be able to get moving at all my GP presciped steriods. Most of the problems have started to resolve, but I am still having a great deal of pain in the heels and ankles. I don't know how much longer it will take to totally recover, but last year I walked in the St. Patrick's Day Parade... the full route. This year I'll be lucky to make it to church. Those who successfully took Levaquin should be very careful about putting down those who have had bad reactions. I live in a small town and when I tell someone about what is wrong, they always know someone else who had a problem with | F | 61 | 30 days | 3/7/2007 | 3 | diverticulitis | Mental clouding, dizziness, joint pain and blurred vision. For the first part of this I was taking flagyl too though. FWIW the drug stays in your system for 36 hours so it will take that long to be rid of it. The infection is gone so it did accomplish that, but I also took flagyl w/ it for 7 days. I haven't taken two weirder antibiotics then these before to be sure. | M | 36 | 10 days | 3/6/2007 | 3 | UTI | I am a very healthy person and this is my first UTI. It was mild and I don't know why I had to take such stong medication. I am on it now. 4 days. Very strong.... gave me a headache and I never get headaches. Made my mind fuzzy and I cried last night and could not sleep. My knees hurt but I don't know if it is from this. My UTI is gone i believe.... but isn't there a safer way to fix this problem! | F | 20 | 4 days | 2/26/2007 | 3 | URI | Bouts of SEVERE SAUSEA and dry heaves and shakes...had to reduce dose from 750 mg. | F | 68 | 2 days | 2/10/2007 | 3 | chronic sinus/cough/asthma | this is a good drug for most people, have taken it in the past, took 500mg po for 10 days, then,immunologist rx'd 750mg for 1 mo. I'm also taking Diflucan 400mg for the past 3 mo, which has given me the most relief. I also took Ketek 800mg (antibiotic)for 6 months with return of same symptoms. Lots of antiobiotics can cause secondary "yeast" infections. After completion of the levaquin, I awoke with severe bilat hip pain. shoulder and wrist pains. I took Ibuprofen 600-800mg every 6-8 hours with some relief. Have been taking prednisone on/off past 2 years. Orthopedic MD's intially thought avascular necrosis from the prednisone. Levaquin is documented by the company to cause weakening of the achilles tendon with rupture. Activity lessened the pains as did heating pad. pains still persist. lessened somewhat, but the sinuses need surgical intervention. | Advisable to take DanActive yogurt or Kefir, which replenishes the normal bacteria in the gut that antibiotics destroy. | F | 49 | 2 months | 1/5/2007 | 3 | drug resistant sinus infection | Insomnia | Awful insomnia only alleviated by drinking grotesque amounts of WATER after taking this drug. You MUST drink at least 8 glasses after taking Levaquin or you will be awake all night! | F | 38 | 10 days | 11/13/2006 | 3 | MRSA Resistant Staph-Elbow | I ran a Marathon(6th) while on Levaquin, but have experience reduced range of motion in Achiles tendons, and sore stiff knees when I sit still. Before and after marathon. 2 weeks off and side effects are still present. Sleeplessness and elevated heart rate are gone | Cleared my infection. Glad to find a drug that worked. Obviously we need more reseach in antibiotics, and less in erection improvement. | M | 44 | 41 days | 11/10/2006 | 3 | Sinus Infection | The first few days my symptoms from my infection seemed to worsen. Then on my fourth dose i had a bruise and pain in my arm. By the sixth dose i had pain in my hands, arms, and kidney area. I did have restless episodes and weird dreams but ignored that until reading the postings of other users. The diarrhea came on the sixth dose too-boy did it come! Now i have pain in my shoulders. Damn what's next? My sinus infection does seem to be better now. But now i have to wonder, " Do i want a runny nose or a runny ass"? The doctor's should inform patients well prior to prescribing this medication so that people don't get scared out of their mind. The pharmacist said keep taking it. I called my doctor and i am waiting for a response. | F | 7 days | 10/24/2006 | 3 | severe sinus infection | insomnia, agitation, mood-swings, upset stomach. the weirdest one: (for the women only) vaginal irritation, and very abnormal vaginal discharge. i'm sure a yeast infection is on the way. ask your dr for diflucan in advance! | F | 19 | 14 days | 10/21/2006 | 3 | bronchial and sinus infections | I only took one dose at noon. At first it was a nice change from days of feeling really ill, sort of like a double espresso. This got old about 4AM. I was unable to sleep for more than two hours all told, and the nightmares about my pets catching fire were pretty horrendous. My pulse and blood pressure were up as well. I also was vaguely itchy though no actual rash appeared. The crash when I came down from the hyper state was pretty bad too - I went from "WHEE" to "ugh - did anyone get the number of that truck?" in 45 minutes. | As I am also medicated for depression manifesting as anxiety and sleep problems, I realized that remaining on this medication was likely to cause a lot of major problems in fairly short order. My direct words to my doctor were "It's a very effective antibiotic but I need to not be on it any more". By this time she had gotten bloodwork and chest X-rays back, and felt safe in dropping me down to a less-intense antibiotic that I had tolerated will in the past. | F | 40 | 1 days | 10/18/2006 | 3 | Sinus Infection | Motion sickness, light-headed. | Will post final results after 7 days. First two days have been dizzy ones. | M | 30 | 2 days | 10/15/2006 | 3 | UTI | Stomach ache, dizziness, felt feverish, tired and worn out. Slight weight gain and broken sleep cycle. | my Dr. had me on doxycyl first but I was allergic to it and had much worse side effects | M | 45 | 10 days | 9/29/2006 | 3 | sinus infection Leva-Pak 750 mg. | Puffy eyes, foggy / heavy head, groggy | This is only day 1 so I can't really say it's effectiveness. It does seem like it's drying up my sinuses but I'm scared to continue its use after feeling the effects after only a few hours and reading others comments. Thanks for sharing- I'm going to request something less strong. I found this website as I was trying to figure out why my eyes became so puffy- now I know. Nothing is mentioned elsewhere. Not sure why my Dr. put me on such strong dosage to begin with also. It's up to us to question our doctors. If I had a life threatening illness I'd take this as it does seem strong. I feel like it's knocking every bacteria out of me. -Hope this helps you decide what is best for you. | F | 36 | 1 days | 9/27/2006 | 3 | Bee sting infection. | Difficulty falling asleep, bad dreams, rapid heart rate, feeling spacey, foggy, light-headed. Sweating, feeling "flushed". | As I am allergic to so many antibiotics, I was prescribed levaquin for a bee sting in my wrist that got infected and began swelling my entire arm. The med seems to be resolving the infection. I'm on day 5 of a 10 day regimin of 500mg per day. Was fine for the first day, but then began feeling the effects - just really "messed up" due to the levaquin. Am looking forward to getting off it, but it is curing the infection, so I suppose I can't complain too much. This is not the first time an antibiotic has made me feel crappy. | M | 37 | 10 days | 9/2/2006 | 3 | Ear infection | I have noticed recently that I am anxious and having difficulty sleeping, but was attributing it to a change at work (which isn't a bad one), but after reading these comments I think it could be the antibiotic. I am on round two of a 7 day treatment (so this is the 11th day), and decided to look it up because my feet hurt when I walk and my hip joints ache so much its hard to get up and down. Walking is painful in general. I feel relieved to see others experience this too, so it is probably the drug. However, it is scary and I'm starting to wish I had requested something else. | Slight nausea, anxeity, and joint pain. | F | 33 | 11 days | 8/6/2006 | 3 | Kidney infection | Hypoglycemia, exhaustion, upset stomach | I took 750mg Levaquin pills once a day for only 2 days before my doc took me off them due to a drop in blood sugar that I can only attribute to either the levaquin or the infection. But I'm pretty sure it was the drug--I wasn't hypoglycemic prior to taking Levaquin (while I had the infection) and once off Levaquin it took about three days and now my blood sugar is fine again. If you are prone to hypoglycemia, this drug may aggrivate the condition. However, the infection was completely gone in only two days and I didn't need more medicine. I'm grateful that this drug is strong, but listen to your body while on it. | M | 23 | 2 days | 8/6/2006 | 3 | sinus infection | General body aches that I initially attributed to the infection, but persisted after signs of infection were gone. My forearms, particularly my right (I'm right handed) are very sore; Feels as though I worked out really hard all over, expecially my forearms. A moderate malaise and odd chest pains, again similar to over-exertion. I have also had more headaches than normal and have been feeling depressed, which could be attributible to other things, but is not my typical emotional response. | M | 41 | 5 days | 7/31/2006 | 3 | sinus infection and bronchitis | Nausea, dizziness, dry mouth, inability to concentrate, vomitting and inability to keep food down on the final day of treatment. | Before I took the drug, I was miserable with coughing, headaches, and a fever with chills. After the first day, I noticed some improvement at the expense of some nausea and dizziness which only lasted for about two hours after taking the medication. The illness had been leaving me exhaused after work, so I would take the medication when I got home and lie down for a while anyway and so I continued doing so while on levaquin to deal not with my illness, but the side-effects of the drug. On the final day of my treatment, I became incredibly dizzy. I had eaten before taking the medication and about 45 minutes after downing the pills with a full glass of water (as the label encouraged me to drink plenty after taking the medication), I threw up my meal and all the water I'd drank with the pill and since. I slept most of that afternoon and felt fine by evening, but wasn't able to eat much more than a few crackers until the next morning. In the end, my sinus infection had mostly disapp | M | 21 | 5 days | 7/12/2006 | 3 | sinusitis | horrible dreams, diarrhea, dizzines, sore throat, nausea, decrease in appetite | F | 34 | 5 days | 6/24/2006 |