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| RATING | REASON | SIDE EFFECTS FOR LEVAQUIN | COMMENTS | SEX | AGE | DURATION/ DOSAGE | DATE ADDED |
| 1 | Sinus Infection | I have suffered severe tendon damage to both Achilles, both knees, both hips, both hands and wrists, both elbows, both shoulders, and my jaw. I have suffered nerve damage in my face, arms and hands. It also damage my gut as well. I am now 10 months out from taking it and STILL have not recovered. Previously, I was very healthy and active, working out 4-5 days a week. Thus drug has SEVERE altered my life, my ability to care for my family and enjoy my friends. There are so many other drugs on the market that could be used for routine, minor infections. Why would you want to play Russian Roulette and take this one. IT IS NOT WORTH the pain, lost time and thousands upon thousands if dollars spent desperately tryIng to recover. | F | 34 | 8 days 500 mg | 2/2/2012 | 1 | Bacterial infection | Extreme nausea, insomnia, excessive belching | Why in the world is this drug still on the market? I started my descent into hell last night around 8:00. My side effects are not nearly as bad as some of the other ones i have read but they are bad enough to interfere with my life. I have felt worse than the actual illness has made me feel. I feel like throwing up constantly. I have this weird feeling in my throat that is hard to describe. I feel like crap warmed over. I will not take another dose of this poison again. I have 2 kids and can not function with this drug. | F | 37 | 1 days 500mg 1X day | 2/1/2012 | 1 | UTI/bladder infection | Administered via IV in the ER. Redness near port, itching, swelling.Administration was stopped, port flushed twice, another antibiotic administered instead. | F | 64 | via IV 1X day | 1/30/2012 | 1 | bronchis | joint pain in rt shoulder, elbow wrist and fingers. | F | 70 | 2 days 1X day | 1/29/2012 | 1 | Sinus Infection (Also have mono) | Constant nausea, night sweats, extreme headaches | I was given Levaquin for a sinus infection while also trying to deal with mono. I have the normal symptoms of mono which multiplied 10 fold when I started taking Levaquin. Due to the night sweats, I also ended up with low potassium which I had to be treated for in the ER. The nausea and headaches were so severe that I had my parents take me to the ER. They did not say anything about the Levaquin even though I mentioned that my symptoms were not as extreme before taking the drug. After 6 days (6 pills), I stopped taking it and will never take the drug again. I felt like I was dying. Like so many others, I have been healthy throughout my life working out 3-4 times a week. I am still recovering from mono and 5 days since I took the last Levaquin pill...I am still dealing with side effects from that. | F | 39 | 10 days 500 1X day | 1/26/2012 | 5 | Sinus Infection | I experienced zero side effects. | This drug has saved me as it's the only thing that is able to effectively treat my repeated sinus infections. No other drug can stop the infections, so I'm grateful it exists. I am careful to take it with a probiotic twice a day to combat any gastrointestinal problems that may arise, but, other than that, this medication was completely fine for me. I even had to take it for 30 days straight one time to fight a persistent sinus infection. Finally having sinus surgery due to repeated infections. Levaquin really helped me through some awful times with my sinuses. I guess I am lucky it didn't impact me negatively. | F | 44 | 30 days 500 mg. 1X day | 1/25/2012 | 3 | Pneumonia | Insonomia, weakness and fatigue, vaginal dryness and itching, pulled/sore muscle, constipation. | This drug is not as bad as it is made out to be, however, the side effects can be very severe. It began to dry up my cough and phlem within 2 doses. | F | 28 | 7 days 500 1X day | 1/24/2012 | 1 | Upper respiratory Infection | Severe pain in upper back, shoulders down to wrist in right arm to wrist, and left arm to elbow. Numbness in left leg comes and goes but is not consistent. Tendons swell and insomnia also. | I completed the doseage the end of December and pain is still continuing. I did find a forum where conditions are even more severe than what I am experiencing and has been effecting them for years. This family of drugs should not be given unless a last resort, and better yet, pulled off the market! | F | 56 | 10 days 500 mg 1X day | 1/24/2012 | 2 | Sinus infection | Sinus infection began in mid December, prescribed Z-Pak. Wanting to give the Z-Pak time, 3 weeks later still had headache, ear pain and cough, better than before but not completely gone. After three weeks from start of Z-Pak, it was time to go back to MD, who prescribed Levaquin. Initially, horrendous night sweat on first evening. Three hours after second dose I began felling dizzy and slightly euphoric, neck pain, abdominal cramping, muscle pain in lower back, shoulders,legs and over all extremely tired. I typically work out with weights 3 to 4 times a week, so I contributed the muscle pain to this.However,I did not workout the day prior to beginning medication and from there forward. On day 3 and 4 my cough had improved minimally, I continued with sweating(night and day),I noticed a shorter attention span, short term memory issues and I noticed an increase in temper and verbal aggression. As of last evening, with these symptoms and a pounding headache for 4 days. | As a RN for over 18 years, I know there are benefits to this medication for many individuals who have a infection that is not responding to any other antibiotics. It is very unfortunate that the side effects out way the benefits for some individuals. In my opinion, I feel Levaquin should be utilized for severe cases only, after and only after, all other broad spectrum antibiotics have been exhausted. This is a dangerous medication, physicians should be required to give a pamphlet of information to the patients AND explain the possible side effects and what to report immediately to the doctor prior to the patient ingesting the antibiotic. Pharmacies do give this information however reality is most people do not read this information. | F | 40 | 10 days 500MG 1X day | 1/23/2012 | 1 | Pneumonia?? | Burning at IV port, after 2 days - hand was inflamed, lost the use of my thumbs, could not lift a glass of water, too weak, then legs went out from under me, extreme insomnia.By the 5th day I had lost over 10 pounds. I found out later what drugs I had been given - Levaquin along mega doses of Predinsone, NSAIDS, antacids. You see, I was not crippled in any way prior to ER visit and the stay in hospital. Released crippled and they told me 'bad infection'. I suffered horrific pains in all organs of my body at home - scary, felt like I was 100 years old and going to die. It took forever to get my records but when I did and researched - there it was. I am 20 months out now. I have a ruptured rotator cuff, PN, CNS. I am still home bound, unable to walk. This was so unnecessary - there are plenty of other antibiotics without the known risks and to not be consulted or even told what drug for such a long time really added to the misery and worry of what had happened to me. | I was an active healthy person on no medication prior to being given Levaquin along with prednisone, NSAID's - it has been painful and demoralizing to go to doctors who deny any knowledge of the risks. It's taking everything I loved about my life away and added unbelievable pain. Please do your research - please never take this drug unless it is life or death and NEVER concomitant with predinsone, NSAID's, antacids. | F | 60 | 5 days 750 mg IV 1X day | 1/23/2012 | 1 | UTI/Kidney Infectiom | Pain in arms, elbows, knees, legs, and sternum. Tremors in arms and hands. After 8 days of taking leviquin 250mg I researched the drug due to my own side effects. Now I'm horrified and pray I do not develop any additional effects and hope the side effects I have now will disappear. The leg aching started after dose 2. I will be crushed if I develop serious and permanent effects since I'm already disabled with another issue. It's been 2 days since my last dose and I'm still experiencing the side effects listed above. I'm currently flushing out my body with over 5-6 liters of water daily. 1/2 the time I'm adding cranberry juice for my kidneys. I'm taking probiotics twice daily and detoxing with chia seeds. Chia seeds are loaded with omega vitamins, B vitamins, magnesium, calcium, potassium, fiber, ect... Hopefully, by flushing out my system and using chia supplements I'll be able to avoid any further side effects. I was prescribed 17 days of leviquin for a kidney and UTI infection. The leviquin did nothing to help my infection. Day 8 I called my doctor and she agreed to discontinue the leviquin. My doctor did not know how severe the side effects were. I have an absolutely wonderful doctor that I fully trust. Next time I will fully research any new medications I put into my body. | F | 38 | 8 days 250 | 1/21/2012 | 1 | bronchitis | Insomnia, anxiety, depression, gas, irregular bowel, headaches, leg/knee pain, shakiness, tiredness, restlessness | I was supposed to take it for 10 days but quit after 5. | F | 44 | 5 days 500 1X day | 1/20/2012 | 1 | Bronchitis | Severe pain in sternum, then progressed to right side (front and back). Shingles | After 2 doses of this drug, I began to develop symptoms. I was not that sick to start with, cough and congestion. I do/did not have a compromised immune system. Shingles appeared 7 days after beginning this drug. | F | 40 | 3 days 500MG 1X day | 1/19/2012 | 4 | Pneumonia | The first 6 hours after taking each pill I experienced mild anxiety, jitters, insommia and nausea/heartburn. It was extremely effective for pneumonia, but I'm glad other people have had these side effects because they're not listed for the drug. I just finished my last dose and working through the jitters and insomnia now. It's easier to deal with now that I know where it's coming from. If you have to take it, I would recommend taking it in the morning, the jitters always went away for me after the first 6 hours or so. | F | 33 | 7 days 750mg 1X day | 1/18/2012 | 2 | bronchitis | insomnia, anxiety, nightmares, muscle weakness and sore muscles (like I feel crippled getting up out of a chair), red bumpy rash on my chest | This was prescribed to me after first antibiotic failed. I only took 4 of the 10 pills and even skipped a day (I was nervous), as these symptoms persisted, then I just gave up. Apparently it's in your system a long time, because these side effects are still hanging around. Can't wait to see if my tendons pop. This is up there with aches and pains I had while going thru CHemo. At least I knew that was "normal" this is not. | F | 45 | 10 days 500 1X day | 1/10/2012 | 1 | sinus infection | I had every side effect except the Achilles tendon didn't break. I got plantar fasciitis and had 2 (4 week sessions) of Physical therapy. It is now 9 months since taking Levaquin and I'm just starting to walk on a track again after having too much pain in legs, feet and ankles to walk continuously. Fatigue is better but shortness of breath still persists. | F | 72 | 4 days 750 1X day | 1/8/2012 | 1 | Sinus / Upper Respitory Infection | Day 1: Hell from a sinus and upper respiratory infection, after taking the medicine I noticed an almost immediate improvement within 2-3 hours. No noticeable side effects. No insomnia. Why did I take the medication? I was deadly ill and could not sit in front of a computer to read up about the countless of studies done into the potency of this drug. Day 2: Lower back pain, mild tingly (I suspect palpitation, this generally occurs when injury has occurred / is occurring to the tendon) sensation in the front of my knee cap. Attempted to do some yoga, stretching provided temporary relief. Day 3: Tingly sensation in wrist, and triceps. Woke up with a horrible dream, heart racing, sweats. The nightmares seem to indicate that the drug effects the central nervous system. Day 3: Ran to the Doctor's office to beg them to take me off this, and to put me on the good old penicillin found in red wine barrels. Still experiencing tingly sensation in the aforementioned areas I have had pre | Firstly, upon reading about the drug on this forum, I found that the majority of posters seem to lack creditability. The CAPITAL letters, numerous exclamation marks, and horrible grammar really take away from the validity. Secondly, different people react different to certain drugs. However, I have to agree with the majority of the comments - this drug is poison. My background: I am a graduate student in Nutrition and Kinesiology major program at a Canadian university. Very active, and love to exercise. | M | 27 | 2 days 500mg 1X day | 1/7/2012 | 1 | Infection in my toe | Rapid heart rate, dizziness, breathlessness, lack of energy and strength, chest pain, nausea, tremors, shakiness. | I took two other antibiotics for an infection in my toe before loosing the toenail and being put on generic Levaquin. The first dose was Fri night, saturday I felt weak and fluish, took the second dose Saturday afternoon, by 6 pm I had all the listed symptoms, went to the ER with a heart rate of 167. They gave me Zofran for nausea, something to lower my heart rate, and Ativan. They asked if I had anxiety disorder, I said no and asked if it was the Levaquin. They said not likely. I asked the Dr. on Tuesday, saying I saw that these were specific side effects and they were bad. He said unless my throat closed up or I had big welts, to keep taking it. I ended up back in the ER the next morning after little sleep the night before. Finally, the ER Dr. said to stop taking this. No one in the medical world seemed to take me seriously until my second trip to the ER. My boyfriend says sue, but all lawsuits are based on Tendon problems, I don't have that. My last dose was Tuesday, today is Friday, and I've felt nauseated and anxious all day, and developed a monster head ache and jaw pain. | F | 40 | 4 days 1X day | 1/6/2012 | 1 | pre-medication surgery | I was given this drug, along with an IV bag of the same on December 9. By the second day I could barely walk, I complained and was told it was due to the neurostimulator trial I was doing for my back. The adjusted the stimulator and the next day, I couldn't get out of bed. My tendons felt like they were going to blow, my muscles were tight, I had nerve zapping all over my body. The stimulator was removed and the symptoms worsened. I thought I was going to die--I could not stop crying. The doctor told me I must have fibromyalgia or the flu--I did not have either. They wanted me to start prednisone to counteract my problems, but I had already researched this evil drug and refused. I continue to battle a myriad of symptoms, including constant joint pain, tinnitus, and feel as if I am going to die. Please stay away from this drug. If I end up dying, I hold this drug to blame. | STAY AWAY!!!! YOU have no idea how many symptoms I have from this and how terrible the side affects can be. This should never be a first line antibiotic used. | F | 51 | 5 days 750 1X day | 1/2/2012 | 3 | Chronic sinus infection | I already have leg and foot cramps due to the steroids I am on...but have been unable to sleep and sharp burning pain in my lower abdomen that wakes me from my sleep... | does anyone under or around the age of 43 have any of these symptoms after taking this medication. I am afraid to take the rest of this.... | F | 43 | 14 days 750 1X day | 12/31/2011 |