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 | Had a LSD trip and tremor from 3 IVs of Levaquin--continued post hosp. treatment for 2 weeks and have aching and tingling in legs and hands. Legs feel very heavy and weak. I recovered from the pneumonia but 4 months later, I'm still having problems from the | Needs further testing because of the side effects. | F | 64 | 17 days | 7/8/2005 | 1 | Ear Infection | This drug has ruined my life--having anxiety and panic attacks, muscle spasm and twitches, headache, tendonitis, memory and vision problems and unrelentless insomnia. | I was a healthy firefighter before taking this drug and it has completely disabled me. | M | 44 | 4 days | 7/5/2005 | 1 | sore throat | insomnia, muscle aches/pains, 'fireworks' visual disturbances (pinpoints of light flashing), extreme menstrual cycle imbalance (heavy bleeding months in a row - no symptoms prior to the quinolone), food intolerance, extreme stomach pain constant and lasting months, vomiting, rapid weight gain (doubled in size overnight, no change in diet) sudden skeletal pain (neck, back, knee, ankle) aggravation of old injuries i.e. 20 yrs prior for no reason, extreme fatigue when had been exercising daily - suddenly could not - no energy and also, joint pains - extreme chemical sensitivity/rashes - even walking past fumes from perfume, or pesticides made me ill for days - really too many to mention but most side fx had sudden appearance and were severe. Lasted months. Also extreme dizziness. I was healthy prior and did not take any other meds before or during. By the way why do some of you take Drug company claims as gospel? Or any of the Dr's or agencies they donate $ or gifts to?? | Well I see the drug companies have started posting... Look if any of you really had no side effects consider yourself lucky but do not mock those of us who did, and believe it, it's real. | F | 38 | 10 days | 7/4/2005 | 1 | Gallbladder Removal | After taking Levaquin while in the hospital, I immediately started to have joint swelling (left Shoulder and knees) pain was unbearable. Re-admitted to hospital and after release still experiencing shoulder and knee pains. Can not raise arm above head. Symptoms seemed to subside with use of prednisone, but after 12 days and coming off. The pains have started to return. And once again can not raise my left arm | This drug has no business being on the market. It is harming people | M | 41 | 7 days | 7/2/2005 | 4 | chronic sinusitis | yeast infection with high dosing 750mg qd x 5days | Hard to believe that there are approx. 175 comments about an ANTIBIOTIC. Scrolling through I get the distinct impression that many of the patients listed have hypochondriac tendancy. Look in your PDR you will notice that the risk of side effects with any drug is usually a FRACTION OF A PERCENTAGE. This is extremely low folks. | F | 30 | 5 days | 6/25/2005 | 1 | FEVER AND RESPIRATORY INFECTION | EXTREME HEADACHE, SWELLING TO THE LOWER EXTREMITES, A RASH TO THE LOWER EXTREMTIES THAT WAS BRIGHT RED AND ITCHY, PAIN TO THE JOINTS, INSOMNIA, IRRATABILITY, NUMBNESS TO THE FINGERS AND TOES, RACING HEARTRATE, SHORTNESS OF BREATH AND TIGHTNESS IN THE THROAT. IT TOOK SEVERAL DOSES OF EPI AND PREDNISONE FOR SIX DAYS AND THE RASH AND SYMTOMS STARTED TO GO AWAY BUT ONCE THE PREDNISONE WAS DONE THE RASH REOCCURED. JUST FINISHED A SECOND WEEK OF PREDNISONE AND CLARITIN AND FOUR DOES OF ADRENALINE. I HOPE THIS TIME THE CURE FOR THE CURE WORKS. STILL HAVE NERVOUSNESS AND NUMBNESS TO THE FINGERS AND TOES AND MILD SWELLING TO THE LOWER EXTREMITES. I ALSO AM A NURSE AND STOPPED THE DRUG THE MINUTE THE RASH OCCURED. I TOOK BENADRYL TILL I COULD SEE A DOCTOR. I DON'T RECOMEND THIS DRUG AFTER READING SIMULAR PROBLEMS. | I THINK THAT THE PATIENT SHOULD BE AWARE OF ALL SIDE EFFECTS. THIS IS NOT GIVEN WHEN THE DRUG IS DISPENCED. | F | 47 | 3 days | 6/24/2005 | 1 | Boils & Carbuncles | Chest pains and abdominal pain and pain in the legs | The health risk associated with this drug are not worth it, from my personal experience this drug should be banned. | M | 37 | 14 days | 6/22/2005 | 4 | UTI | Muscle cramps and insomnia | I think it should come with a warning that it depletes potassium. Then you could eat bananas to counteract the cramps. | F | 43 | 5 days | 6/21/2005 | 1 | Staph Infection from careless dr | extreme anxiety, depression, itching, groin rash initially. 2-3 months=Sunburn-like face weekly. 5-7 months later= hip and back pain, tendon pain, muscle cramps. I'm 35, yet feel like 70 since I was given the drug (without approval). | Absolutely the worst poison ever made. | M | 35 | 8 weeks | 6/16/2005 | 1 | uti | After 3rd night of taking 500 mg, I woke up at 3:00 in the morning, felt all over sick, faint, irregular heartbeat, dry mouth and couldn't swallow. I felt like the muscles in my throat didn't work. This sick feeling lasted about 1/2 hr. I was ready to go to the hospital, I thought I was going to choke. | I have never had any reactions to antibiotics before this and I will NEVER take this drug again. | F | 57 | 3 days | 6/14/2005 | 2 | Kidney Infection | Nausea, dry mouth, cramps... nothing serious. | Levaquin did not clear up my kidney infection after 2 regimens. Actually, it may have added to the blood in my urine. Although I did not have any serious side effects, the medicine only made my infection worse. Because the bacteria were being treated with antibiotics, they mutated and became more resistant- caused more of a headache later. I still have traces of the infection. Please be wary when taking this medicine for kidney/urinary tract infections. | F | 18 | 2 weeks | 6/12/2005 | 1 | UTI | Hives all over my body, extreme cramps, diarrhea, calf cramping, nightmares or restless sleep, confusion, depression, muscle ache, weight gain. | I took this medication before but didnt realize that the reactions I was having was from this. I was having twitching muscles, calf cramps, confusion, weight gain, muscle pain, nightmares, depression but no hives. The second time around I now have hives and am suffering with everything. The pharmacist instructed me to stop taking the meds. | F | 30 | 3 days | 6/12/2005 | 2 | UTI | Slept well at night, but sleepy during the day. No big deal though. | 3 day course did not work for my UTI. | F | 25 | 3 days | 6/11/2005 | 1 | fistula | racing heart, insomnia, blurred vision, joint pain, light headedness, cold hands and feet, chest pain | I only took one pill, i have a two-week supply left but i will never take this drug again! i had all those side effects within a 24 hour period. | F | 24 | 1 days | 6/10/2005 | 5 | bad sinus infection | none | I had an almost crippling sinus infection. I took Levaquin and within an hour, I started feeling so much better. I couldn't believe how fast and well it worked. | F | 26 | 5 days | 6/8/2005 | 4 | Bladder Infection | Terrible headache, flushed feeling in face, ache in knees, nervousness..feeling of flu symptoms | It did help clear up my symptoms of the bladder infection but very powerful drug with horrible side effects. Not sure I will take this again! | F | 47 | 2 days | 6/7/2005 | 1 | Severe Otitis Media and Sinusitis | Extreme pain in the shoulder, hand (swelling of thumb joint), elbow, and knee on right side. Forgetfulness, the creepy-crawlies, fatigue during the day, inability to sleep at night, and a dotty rash across my chest and neck. | It did NOT help my ear or sinus infection. If you experience ANY issues, CALL YOUR DOCTOR!! | F | 18 | 10 days | 6/3/2005 | 1 | Sick for 2 + mos Flu like symptom | Didn't sleep first dose (750mg.for 5 days)- only about an hour the first night. Woke up afraid, paranoid. Thoughts that someone was in the house while I was showering. Extreme headache. Slept a little more the next night. Constant feeling of being over medicated/iverdosed. Constantly wondering if taking this drug is worth it.When I get up at night I feel dizzy and feel like my body weighs a ton when I am walking around. In the day time I just want to close my eyes and get some sleep, and get rid of this fuzzy unclear feeling and be rid of the headache. | I believe first of all the dosage is too strong for me 5'4 1/2 | F | 49 | 2 days | 6/2/2005 | 1 | Kidney / UTI | Horrible Leg and muscle pain, blurry vision in one eye and numbness on one side of the body, depression and anxiety, hip pain, itching and rash, headaches, hot flashes. | I have now been to 5 different doctors who have put me through the wash with tests - I am probably up to a thousand dollars in tests and doctor bills by now because they couldn't figure out what was going on - I feel awful - I hope they take this off the market- no one should feel this horrible. | F | 26 | 5 days | 6/1/2005 | 1 | pneumonia | tinnitus, head pressure, mettalic taste, nightmares, depression, psycotic episodes, etc | POISON POISON POISON | F | 60 | 10 days | 5/28/2005 |