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 | 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 | 4 | diverticulitis | After 1st dose notice increased activitiy; which to me, is a good thing, and nervousness........like a large shot of caffeine! Indigestion - like a huge lump in my chest.........but, hey, it beats laying in the hospital for 4 days with IV antibiotics. The trick is catching diverticulitis quickly and treating it with Levaquin and Flagyl. | F | 47 | 7 days | 12/11/2004 | 2 | for sinus infection | lightheadedness, heart pounding, nervousness, loss of concemtration | This was not worth getting rid of my sinus infection, I have been off of it for two days and the last 6 days has been increasingly worse. My heart won't stop pounding (not fast, just hard), I can't concentrate, I feel a constant nervousness/heaviness in my chest. | M | 29 | 19 days | 12/8/2004 | 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 | 5 | upper respiratory and sinus infecti | Just sleepy. | I have taken this med several times and never had any real problems with it. On the contrary, it seems to stop nasty bacteria in their tracks and I am grateful for it. | F | 62 | 5 days | 11/28/2004 | 2 | sinus infection | very confused thinking when falling asleep the first night; some queasiness the first couple days; very sore hip joint starting on Day #3 and continuing even now that I am done with the medicine. | I took 750 mg. for two days, & 500 mg. for 5 days. Called dr. after 4 doses because of hip joint pain. He said he didn't feel it was related to the drug and to finish the course of medicine. Three days after the final dose, my hip hurts as much as ever, if not more so. I'm also experiencing some soreness in my jawbone. Although it worked great on getting rid of the sinus infection, I would not take this drug again. I would insist on Zithromax or something from another class of drugs. I am hopeful the joint pain will go away soon, but have no guarantee that it will which is scary. | F | 50 | 7 days | 11/27/2004 | 2 | kidney infection-resistant e coli | The first time I took Levaquin, it worked well and I had no side effects. The second time, however, joint pain and muscle weakness started on about the tenth day. I took it for a total of 14 days. I have been off of it for six days now, but the pain comes and goes. I have also had edema in my ankles and cramping and weakness in the front of my thighs. The left side is much worse than the right. | I took this drug for a resistant e coli infection. If there is anything else that will work, I would not take it again. I think I would take a drug that I am allergic to, and get treated for the allergy than take Levaquin or any other fluoroquinolone again. I do not think it should be removed from the market, since it works where many other antibiotics fail, but I do think it should be prescribed with great caution and only as a last resort. | F | 59 | 14 days | 11/21/2004 | 2 | cellulitis | drug induced lupus,serious,painful feminine itching episodes,intense joint pain while taking medication | F | 46 | 8 days | 11/21/2004 | 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 | 4 | sinus infection; pharyngitis | Nausea for the first day or two, but this could have been from the infection. Possible dizziness which could also be from the infection. Otherwise, no side effects. | I have taken this drug before for sinus infections and it was very effective. Took a 10 day dose and then needed it for an extra 7 days because the infection started to recur after a few days off the drug. | F | 55 | 17 days | 11/18/2004 | 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 | 4 | kidney infection | weird neuropathy on face and head. had very achey calfs/shins a day after finishing the 3 day supply. overall feel lousy, anxious, headaches, eye twitches. | i had a bad reaction to cipro with similar effects two years ago. forgot how bad it was. won't take these types of antibiotics ever again!:( | M | 41 | 3 days | 11/13/2004 | 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 | 4 | Chronic UTI | Insomnia for first 5 days. Dizziness. Difficulty concentrating. Felt strange in general. | It did work on the infection. I could feel my bladder healing. I just wish the side effects weren't so bad. | F | 47 | 21 days | 10/14/2004 | 4 | tiny penis | brain fog, my fingernails hurt, and my sphinqter wouldn't stop twitching. | M | 33 | 10 days | 10/5/2004 | 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 | 2 | UTI | extreme fatigue while on the drug. three weeks after taking the drug i am experiencing severe pain in my wrists and ankles and have gained 12 pounds, although my diet is the same as it always has been. | i will not take this again. i'm allergic to sulfa drugs, so i think that is why levaquin was prescribed. but now that i'm not taking it i'm gaining weight for no reason and i am in pain. this is terrible. | F | 38 | 3 days | 9/27/2004 |