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 |
| 2 | severe laceration | dizziness and nausea. vomited once. taking with food did not help much. felt very out of it. very expensive. | F | 32 | 7 days | 3/3/2004 | 1 | sinusitis | nightmares, dizziness, anxiety, foggy thinking, fatigue | I already was prone to panic attacks and the side effects of this medication exacerbated the problem. Have never had psychological effects like nightmares and difficulty thinking from other antibiotics. I only lasted two days (two doses) on this drug before I called my doctor and asked to stop. I couldn't imagine 5 more days of that. | F | 32 | 2 days | 1/10/2004 | 2 | ear infection | diarrhea | F | 24 | 2 weeks | 7/25/2003 | 1 | urinary tract infection | tendon aches, joint (all joints) pain, extremely fuzzy head, tingling and numbness on tops of hands and feet. It did not fix the problem, only made it come back worse than before. | Think seriously before taking this drug. I would not reccomend it to my worst enemy. | M | 32 | 5 days | 7/9/2003 | 4 | pneumonia | Felt very nauseous most of the time. | It did take care of the pneumonia. | F | 79 | 10 days | 4/26/2003 | 1 | non existant prostate infection | severe joint and tendon damage, liver damage, kidney damage, vision damage,photoxicity,severe insomonia,facial swelling, swollen lymph nodes, brain fog,hair loss, severe rash, anxiety,depersonalization, increase white blood count, hyperglycemia, magnesium depletion, increased calcium, severe pain, and on and on and on and on and on. | it has been 2.5 years since taking this drug and I continue to suffer severely from the reactions. Doctors can only tell me the damage but have no clue how to fix it. Seeiang no less than a dozen clueless specialist. THis drug turned me into a crippled old man. | M | 48 | 30 days | 4/16/2003 | 3 | prostatitis | no side effects | not certain it has helped my condition. | M | 61 | 2 months | 3/26/2003 | 1 | Possible Salivary Gland Infection | Facial swelling, body swelling, symptoms of Trigeminal Nerve injury (nasal passageway burning, facial bone pain especially orbital, teeth pain, gum pain, mouth and tongue burning, jaw spasms, tics in face, facial skin burning, shooting pain across cheek) also, severe "sick" feeling with weakness, hot and cold alternating body temperature. Knee, shoulder, and ankle pain. (Had preexisting shoulder impingement/tendonitis. I shouldn't have been given this drug d/t tendonitis side effects. Made that shoulder worse and cause pain in "good shoulder". | Effects of Trigeminal Nerve injury, body edema mostly in lower legs which causes severe pain in bilteral knees still present seven months later. As well as body temperature fluctuations continue, menopause and thyroid problems ruled out as cause of these fluctuations. Heart problem ruled out as to edema as well as kidney dysfunction. | F | 50 | 6 days | 2/11/2003 | 1 | sinus infection | Pain in joints, mainly hips, hands, back. Had swelling in legs. Insomnia. Strange shifting feeling in my head, somewhat like the feeling you get when coming off an antidepressant too quickly. Headaches. Extreme anxiety. Racing heart. Burning feeling over different parts of my body. Feel very hot then very cold. Itchy feelings on hands and face. Loss of memory, difficulty concentrating. Ringing in ears, sensitivity to sound. | I would never take this again. | 47 | 10 days | 12/11/2002 | 1 | ear infection and URI | seizures | I ended up losing my job. It was found that I developed cataracts and also had some brain damage. In addition, I've developed multiple chemical, drug and food allergies and haven't been able to eat at all well since taking the levaquin. | F | 54 | 10 days | 12/7/2002 | 1 | bronchitis | tendonitis, overall pain through out body. Severe pain in ankles. Anxiety attacks. neuropathies. | Do not take with any cortisone products, label changed in December 2001 that indicates it is contraindicated to use with cortisone. Side effects may be much worse. | F | 51 | 3 months | 10/23/2002 | 1 | Crippling pain in every joint and muscle,nerve damage,insomnia, rashes,twitching,tremors, runs, severe burning skin sensations, can hardly walk, have never recovered. | F | 44 | 14 days | 9/24/2002 | 1 | unconfirmed prostatis | tingling and numbness in extremities, dizziness, brain fog, vision problems, ringing in ears, tendon and joint problems through entire body, hair loss, dry skin, fatigue--many problems continue after 14 months | M | 40 | 28 days | 9/24/2002 | 1 | Upper respiratory infection | Pain and stiffness in the calves of my legs. I stopped the medication after 2 doses because I could not walk. I can walk now but still have stiffness and pain after 2 months. Exercise increases pain. My doctor says there appears to be nothing wrong. | F | 72 | 2 days | 8/28/2002 | 1 | sinusitis | I experienced sleeplessness, nightmares, and a general 'zoned out' feeling. I have never had symptoms like these when on an antibiotic, and thought it was strange. After reading similar ratings on this site, I stopped taking it and asked my doctor to switch me to Zithomax......which has always worked in the past, without ANY strange side effects. | M | 38 | 4 days | 5/21/2002 | 3 | respiratory infection | none | M | 59 | 9 days | 11/4/2001 | 4 | sinus infection | irritability/nervousness, sleeplessness | I read that one should avoid caffeine while taking this and similar drugs (such as CIPRO) | M | 36 | 14 days | 11/1/2001 | 1 | respritory problems | Falling down dizziness, swelling of my legs, pain in the feet and legs which turned black and blue to the knee. Later the pain moved to the knees and hips. I now walk with a cane or hold onto something. Unbearable pain shoots down my thigh to the bottom of my foot and up again into my rectum and on my privates. I nearly pass out. It also affects the nervous system and I was hospitalized with shingles. | I am not allergic to meds but this is the worst I have ever gone through. I was on 500mg for 7 days for a lung infection June 20th and 8 days later I started getting worse. This is TERRIBLE! | M | 77 | 7 days | 10/5/2001 | 1 | prostate | intence pain in the tendons in my ankle overall pain in the ankle joint. tingling in the joint area | M | 44 | 3 days | 7/8/2001 |