LEVAQUIN Reviews (LEVOFLOXACIN)

Average Rating: 1.7 (2159 Ratings)

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LEVAQUIN  (LEVOFLOXACIN):  Levofloxacin is used to treat a variety of bacterial infections. This medication belongs to a class of drugs known as quinolone antibiotics. It works by stopping the growth of bacteria. This antibiotic treats only bacterial infections. It will not work for viral infections (such as common cold, flu). Using any antibiotic when it is not needed can cause it to not work for future infections.   FDA Approval Date: 1996-12-20 (Sources: U.S. Centers for Medicare Services, FDA)

  

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RATING  REASONSIDE EFFECTS FOR LEVAQUINCOMMENTSSEXAGEDURATION/
DOSAGE
DATE ADDED
 
 1  UTI Nausea, Dizziness, Tired, Moody, General feeling of crapiness, Chest tightness, Diarrhea, weakness. I was told to take it for 10 days but after day 6 I am not taking anymore because it makes me nauseous all day long, about 15 mins after taking it until I fall asleep. Constant headache, always tired... horrible drug. Don't recommend it. F 23 10 days
500MG 1X day
10/25/2014
 1  Ureter infection Hives, allergic to it F 62 1 days
1X day
10/11/2014
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 1  August 2013 I didn't have any right away but a month later I had a horrible headache, nauseau, sweating and passed out. Have spent the last year with all of these symptoms plus toxic neuropathy and low blood pressure. Was perfectly healthy before taking this drug. F 52 7 days
10/10/2014
 1  Ear/throat infeccion Swelling from my knees down, both my wrists Just after taking my second dose This medicine should be off the market M 44 2 days
500mg 1X day
10/6/2014
 1  pneumonia and bronchitis Shakes,chest pains,burning of skin, breathing issues,numbness,weird crazy thoughts,depression,hurting in arms,thrush,out of it.... F 39 6 days
500 mg
10/5/2014
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 2  Unidentified infection Cannot sleep and today, the fourth day my left wrist is painful. My infection is improving but I'm also on clyndamiacin and topical mupiricin. Not sure if levaquin is helping or hurting. F 45 4 days
500
10/1/2014
 1  Bartonella Infection Body heaviness (I felt like I was 1000 pounds). Slurred speech. Breathing trouble, it felt like my lungs forgot how to take in air.Confusion. Achilles tendon pain. Horrible sharp, stabbing pain like heated glass shards were being jabbed into me, especially from my knees down and in my wrists. I felt like there were spikes in my feet. I haven't been able to wear shoes or socks because they hurt so bad. Thrush. Unable to sleep because of pain. Even after stopping the meds, the effects continue. Now I have a rash at the worst places that I had pain. I was told by the pharmacist that I was not in a risk group for tendon problems WRONG. It's so true that it only takes 1 pill to knock you off your feet, literally. I haven't been able to walk in 2 weeks since taking my last pill! The reviews here aren't exaggerating. On my 7th pill I started to get mild pain in one Achilles tendon that came and went very quickly. I took my 8th pill and wham, some of the WORST pain I've ever felt in my life. From my knees down my legs felt like they were on fire. The pain was deep and everywhere. I had to keep my legs elevated for the least amount of pain. Someone told me to take massive magnesium when I was on levaquin to prevent the tendon problems. WRONG AGAIN. I took it, even before the levaquin, to make sure I had enough in my body. This DID NOT prevent the tendon problems. I've had to have groceries and everything delivered to my house. I can't drive yet. I'm getting better everyday, but this has been a nightmare. I'm finally walking again, but no shoes yet. Now there are rashes forming at all the joints where I had the most pain, especially around the ankles. If there's any positive to this, I do believe it batted back the infection Apparently levaquin kills bacteria by altering its DNA, but what they don't tell you is that it can alter YOUR DNA and mess up the instructions for healing and cell replacement. That's why the effects last so long after stopping the med. F 45 8 days
500mg 1X day
9/27/2014
 2  Surgery prophylaxis Palpitations, Treatment stoped. M 56 2 days
500 1X day
9/20/2014
 1  anaflaxtic shock anaflaxtic shock within 2mins ears pain, hands and feet itched, hives, airway closing , sweating , could not breath rushed to hospital. nearly died. Was prescribed for pneniouma a different hospital I was rushed to said I didn't have pneniouma. I nearly died because a hosipal made a medical error on a xrayl. I only went to hospital for a anitipressant I was out of . Messed up ! NEEDS TO BE TAKEN OFF THE MARKET ASAP. ITS DEADLY ! IM FILING A COMPLAINT WITH THE FDA AS WELL AS THE HOSPITA ERROR ON DR. WHO PERSCRIPED IT TO ME AS WELL AS THE DR WHO READ XRAY. F 50 2 days
750 1X day
9/19/2014
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 1  ear infection leg swollen painful: dizzy weak nauseous stopped 2 wegkd ago still can bArely wslk M 76 3 days
500
9/18/2014
 1  Kidney infection Dizzy,short of breath,hot flashes sweating profusely,Pain in calves, weakness, dry eyes, and very sleepy. F 44 7 days
500
8/24/2014
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 1  suspected UTI At first it was heart pounding/racing upon waking up at night. Insomnia. Then sinus/ear pressure/headache and tinnitus in both ears which developed at the same time as tingling/twitching/cold sensations/muscles spasms in random places but primarily in my calves, feet, and legs. It is almost constant in my calves, feet, and legs. Joint pain in wrists, hands, and ankles. The earliest symptoms have subsided for the most part. There is still some insomnia but it has improved. The issues with muscles, tinnitus, and joints are current. I also have sensitivity to noise and light now. I will not take this medication or any quinolone derivative again or let anyone in my family take it. This should be used only in extreme situations where other measures have failed. There were not sufficient warnings enclosed with this medication and it is still impacting my life greatly. The only thing mentioned of concern was about tendons exploding as a possibility but it gave the impression that this was a rare thing. I am posting this to hopefully help someone else make the decision not to take this medication or any other quinolone. I am also posting to bring comfort to someone else who is trying to find out what is going on with their body after taking this drug. From what I have read, I am one of the luckier ones. F 42 10 days
250 mg 1X day
8/21/2014
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 3  Severe Bronchitis/RLL Pneumonia After taking Levaquin for 7 days, I experienced bilateral hip pain that awoke me several times during the night. Hip pain continued over the next few days and intensified-would rate it -7/10 on numeric pain scale. Minor side effect began after taking Levaquin for 5 days. I noticed my tongue began to burn and feel extra sensitive. Within 24 hours I noticed a whitish coating on the soft palate and tongue. One of the side effect of Levaquin is thrush! I took acidophilus tablets and ate lots of yogurt to help clear this up! It took almost two weeks for the sx to subside. I am 50 years old, a runner (15-20 mi/week) and workout consistently using P90X3. The unexplained bilateral hip pain concerned me greatly so I did some research on Levaquin. I was unaware of the warnings/risks I taking Levaquin nor were they explained to me by the MD. I took extra strength Tylenol for the pain which helped and the severity of pain decreased over the next 4 days. I decided to stop running and concentrate on gentle hamstring strengthening/stretching. After 2 weeks, I began running again but continue to have tight hamstrings and occasional bilateral hip pain. I have NEVER had any of these sx before and attribute the adverse effects of Levaquin for my unexplained bilateral hip pain and tight hamstrings. Note all side effects/adverse effects/Black Box warnings prior to taking any medication. F 50 10 days
500mg 1X day
7/30/2014
 3  Diverticulitis Joint pain and fatigue. I do have some minor arthritis in my right knee, however, the pain I am feeling currently is more than should be for the issues with my knee. Have been to the point that I can barely walk and bear weight on that knee. Pain is now mildly in left knee and is running up my thigh and down my calf on the right one. Insurance will not pay for an MRI on the knee to see if there are other issues (tear, etc). Will be calling an orthopedic to set up an appointment for evaluation, and also going for a physical therapy evaluation this week. I know I have joint issues, and maybe this is just all coincidence, but highly doubt it. Just want the pain to go away so that I can get back to a normal previously active life that I had. It has now been 4 days since my last dose of Levaquin and the pain is SLIGHTLY reduced, but still not good. Even taking Vicodin did not alleviate any of the pain, nor did a prednisone pack. On to some further evaluations to s 6 days IV Levaquin in the hospital for Diverticulitis......did have a tear in the colon. Sent home with 7 more days along with Flagyl. Another CT scan and 7 more days of Levaquin. AND a 4th CT scan and another 10 days of Levaquin. The inflammation in my colon had shifted from the left side to the right. Left was cleared/tear healed. F 58 30 days
500 mg 1X day
7/29/2014
 1  Sinus infection Mental confusion, burning sensation in arms, limping, pain, stinging sensation, anxiety, depersonalization. F 44 1 days
500 mg
7/28/2014
 1  pneumonia Tendon pain and stiffness in ankles and wrists. Muscle twitching. Tendon tenderness and throbbing. Fatigue. Sleeplessness. Anxiety. I was completely unable to walk because of ADRs affecting my tendons and muscles. I was bedridden for two or three days after the last dose; using crutches for a week and a half after; using a cane for two weeks; and now (2 months later) am getting better very slowly but am still unable to resume any strenuous activities. I am in pain and still suffer from stiffness in my extremeties (wrists and ankles), and walking is a laborious effort. I was a hiker but have been unable to walk even a 1/8 mile now. Any activity will cause me to be fatigued, especially the next day. This drug MESSED ME UP! You will be at a high risk of tendon rupture for months afterwards. DO NOT TAKE ANY FLOUROQUINONE unless you are DYING because you will want to die afterwards from the ADRs. :'( F 55 7 days
750 1X day
7/28/2014
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 1  UTI-KIDNEY INFECTION Could not hear out of my left ear and ringing in both ears after first dose. Terrible insomnia the whole 6 days. My upper back hurts so bad that I phoned by Dr. and asked him if I could stop because I cannot live with this pain another 4 days of my 10 day dose. I wouldn't recommend this medicication for anything less than a life threatening illness/condition. F 51 6 days
500 mg 1X day
7/22/2014
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 1  Sinus infection I started feeling weird and "not right" about an hour after taking the first dose. Had tingling, numbness, disorientation, mood swing, and uncontrollable shivering and chills. Symptoms have so far gradually subsided over the course of 24 hours. Why on earth would any doctor prescribe this stuff after what I've experienced and the horror stories I've read. And at least my symptoms went away! M 35 1 days
500 1X day
7/1/2014
 1  UTI, Bladder infection Drowsiness, weakness, hip joints popping, disoriented, extremely tired, my joints ache. It is a very strong medicine and cured the infection quickly, however the side effects lasted several weeks after I quit the medicine. The hip joints popping was very bothersome and I felt weak. No energy whatsover. F 37 3 days
500 mg 1X day
6/22/2014
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 1  UTI Severe thigh and left knee pain, left hip pain, nightmares I did not like this medicine and will not take it again. I am sitting here with pain in my left leg so bad I want to cry. Then I read the reviews and have been officially freaked out. The pain started in my left knee and seemed to travel upwards to my hip. I have only taken ONE DOSE. I took it about 9 PM and it is now 5 AM and I have barely slept and cannot walk on it. F 44 7 days
500 1X day
6/21/2014
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