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 | Cellulitis | It's been over a 1 1/2 and I am still having issues because of this poison. I am much better but I'm left with tendonitis, peripheral neuropathy, crackling/popping joints and tendons, fatigue, decreased endurance and blurry vision. In the beginning I had many more issues including anxiety, cognitive skills were horrible, malnourished, and bedridden. I had an all over sick feeling like I had a constant flu. There were many others but can't think of them all. Oh I also lost vision in my left eye for a short period. | Please don't ever take this drug. The problem with Levaquin and all the other Fluoroquinolones (cipro, Avelox, floxin) is that they can cause permanent damage unlike other antibiotics. If anyone has been harmed by this class of drugs please join us on facebook. Just search fluoroquinolone toxicity and you can join our group. We are also going to DC this year for the 2nd time to meet with senators and congressmen and to rally against this poison. If you are able and would like to join us in DC please join us on facebook for more info. | F | 44 | 10 days 500 1X day | 11/14/2013 | 2 | prostatitis | I was taking Levofloxacin (same agent as Levaquin) back in 2011. Reading the informative already horrified me. I took it before sleep (as a ways to try and protect my ligaments) so I might not felt the worst of the side effects. Though I woke up in the first night in kind of a panic. I was dizzy and I couldn't feel temperature. But I managed to sleep again. In the morning my joints felt soft and powerless, walking was a strange experience. I was feeling listless the whole week, at work I was unable to defend my standpoint. Then sometimes I would erupt shouting at my kid for little or no reason. The course should have been 7 days, but when taking the 5th pill I felt mild burning in my knees I searched the net. Finding all the various horror stories made me to stop and I don't regret. A few days later I noticed that I have feelings again (I wasn't aware that they disappeared during the course). My joints felt powerless for weeks afterwards and I was still worried not to make my liga | I won't take this again if I have a choice. | M | 33 | 5 days 500 1X day | 11/6/2013 | 1 | UTI serratia marcescens | Itching in throat, ears and eyes.heart pounding, chest tightness. swollen face. | M | 30 | 1 days 500 MG 1X day | 11/5/2013 | 1 | Sinus infection | Took only 2 pills 2 1/2 years ago. Since then i have had joint pain; systemic issues - CNS issues, heart palpitations and irregular heart rate, blood pressure fluctuations, tremor, visual impacts, tendon inflammation, neck pain, vertigo ... I am in pain daily. This has forever changed my life in a very sad way. I have three young children that I am unable to care for. | F | 42 | 2 days | 11/2/2013 | 1 | sinus infection | Tendonitis in heels, wrists, elbow problems requiring surgery, psychological distress, severe neck and back pain. Ten years later and many symptoms seem to be permanent. | BEWARE. Not to be toyed with. | M | 50 | 14 days 500 2X day | 10/19/2013 | 1 | upper respiratory infection | Feel like I was hit by a train. Extremely achy muscles. Tendonitis in my left elbow. Unable to get out of bed in the morning. Foggy-as if I were drugged. Vision, light sensitive. Feverish, but no fever. EXTREME FATIGUE. All these effects surfaced near the end of my treatment, and have worsened since I've stopped taking Levaquin. Just started a new job, and have been unable to work. I was a healthy, normal,very active and vibrant person. I now am in fear of never feeling well again. | DO NOT TAKE THIS DRUG. There are plenty of alternatives. | F | 56 | 14 days 500mg 1X day | 10/16/2013 | 5 | UTI | I would like people to realize they can not trust what is written in Wikipedia. Anyone can change it to their thoughts and beliefs. Never ever use it for factual statements!!! | F | 60 | 1 days 500 | 10/10/2013 | 1 | uti | Had to go to Er after the very first dose. Confusion,anxiety, tachycardia and severe PVCs. Feet and hands ached for two months afterward. A relative of mine became suicidal after a few doses of this drug. | F | 50 | 1 days 750 mg | 10/4/2013 | 1 | UTI | I realize these antibiotics can cause irreversible damage and I hope all people negatively affected can fully recover. One thing I do not understand however, is that it is stated on wikipedia that fluoroquinolone side effects are "mild to moderate and self limiting". Yet there are almost 2 thousand people reviewing this drug on this site and the average rating is 1-2%. They state that the risk of achiles tendon problems are less than 0.1 percent and that achilles tendon rupture is similar to the general population. How can so many people be in pain if only 1 in 1000 are affected. Do most people have no problems at all? I am just confused about this drug, as it can cause so severe damage yet this damage appears to be very rare according to the "clinical trials". Are these trials bullshit? Or is this drug really safe according to what wikipedia says? Wish you all the best and hope you recover!!! | M | 25 | 1 days 1X day | 10/3/2013 | 1 | Toe bone infection | Severe anxiety,thoughts of death,claustrophobia,depression,crying, etc, awful drug! | Awful drug! | M | 58 | 3 days 750 1X day | 10/2/2013 | 1 | mild bladder infection | Achilles tendonitis, fatigue, insomia ,bursitis in shoulders. Joint stiffness and muscle spasms and ache. Wearing air brace. Trouble walking. This is horrible med. Do NOT TAKE IT. | F | 64 | 6 days 500 mg | 9/23/2013 | 4 | Pneumonia | Stomach upset and insomnia- but this medicine helped me get rid of pneumonia after a month of failed treatments with other medications. The side effects of this med were worth it to me, since I was finally being able to get well. | F | 34 | 6 days 500 | 9/18/2013 | 1 | UTI | Avoid avoid avoid!!!! This drug ruined a year of my life! | The adverse effects mostly went away in about three months, but it seems some may stay for life and it has been 4 years since my last pill! | M | 24 | 3 days 500 mg 1X day | 9/11/2013 | 1 | staph infection from hand operation | Horrible tendon pain achilles, shoulders, back of leg | 10 months later I am still in pain. What an awful drug. It should be used only as a last resort, if at all | F | 68 | 11 days 750 1X day | 9/6/2013 | 1 | In NH | Couldnt walk anymore. Tendon severed, joint pain | It is poison. After 6yrs I still ache all the time and have joint and tendon pain so bad I dont sleep | F | 45 | 3 days 1X day | 8/29/2013 | 1 | it was prescribed for a bladder/UTI | This is horrible. Ive been on it almost 4 days and I have never felt this bad. I cant hear well, my knees hurt, my ankles hurt, my head is killing me, my back hurts so bad I cant sit or stand more than a few minutes, all I do is sleep. I spent 2 days confused, unstable while walking, abnormal sweating and very weak. This drug should NOT be on the market. Its dangerous. I am currently waiting tilk its out of ny system b4 I start a new antibiotic. The detoxification is just as bad as taking the pill. I Am disguted with Johnson and Johnson. Do not use this drug. The side effects are serious and not worth all the pain abd suffering. There has to be a better way | F | 33 | 4 days 250mg 2x d | 8/2/2013 | 1 | Bladder Infection | I was prescribed Levaquin for a bladder infection. I immediately noticed a HUGE surge of anxiety after my first dose, but didn't connect the dots. Now, over a month since I took it, I am having awful pain in my back and in my joints. My hands and feet are pins and needles almost constantly. (I'm 21 years old, and NOT diabetic) DO NOT DO NOT take this, I will tell anyone who will listen...please...unless it is life-threatening, do not take this drug. | According to research, Levaquin is only supposed to be used in dire circumstances, not for simple things like bladder/UTI/sinus stuff. Some people aren't affected at all, but those who are, its really bad. I would strongly urge you to do your research first, and NOT take this. Please do not. It has really derailed my life so far. | F | 21 | 5 days 500mg 1X day | 8/1/2013 | 1 | Severe Bronchitis | After the 6th day, both my knees were swollen but the right knee was terribly swollen and my calf and ankle are swollen as well. Fatigue, depression, helplessness, loss of concentration ....all symptons. I called my doctor and she said she doubted it was from the Levaquin but I should stop taking it...ya think? | I hate this medicine and someone should really force this crap off the market. | F | 58 | 7 days 500mg 1X day | 7/31/2013 | 1 | suspected sinus infection | Almost 5 years ago, still disabled, heart, brain, tendon, muscle damage | Please if you are a victim of Levaquin, please join the facebook page, The Fluoroquinolone Toxicity Group, great support, doctors are clueless how to help, support group is priceless... | F | 68 | 14 days IV 500mg 1X day | 7/30/2013 | 1 | Sepsis Infection | This drug has rendered me disabled. I was given Levaquin in the hospital for a sepsis infection in addition to hydrocortisone for adrenal failure. This was 10 months ago. I have had crippling tendonitis, nerve, and muscle pain ever since. The condition is called fluoroquinolone toxicity and most doctors don't believe it exists. Instead, they believe the drug reps and companies who lie and say this drug is safe and adverse effects go away after discontinuing the med. Well, there are hundreds of thousands of us with this condition. It is awful poison. | This drug has rendered me disabled. I was given Levaquin in the hospital for a sepsis infection in addition to hydrocortisone for adrenal failure. This was 10 months ago. I have had crippling tendonitis, nerve, and muscle pain ever since. The condition is called fluoroquinolone toxicity and most doctors don't believe it exists. Instead, they believe the drug reps and companies who lie and say this drug is safe and adverse effects go away after discontinuing the med. Well, there are hundreds of thousands of us with this condition. It is awful poison. | F | 43 | 7 days 500 2X day | 7/27/2013 |