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 | Possible lung/bronchial infection | The ringing in my ears started within a couple of hours of the first dose, also a feeling of pounding heart. After the second dose, I had ringing and headache and plugged feeling in my ear as well as reduced hearing and sleep loss. Mid day second day my right bicep started twitching and my right hand/knuckle started cramping. Late in the first day my sinuses felt like they were opening up - but second day they felt worse. | My husband was on a similar drug, Cipro, over five years ago and has not been the same since - lots of joint and muscle pain, along with other weird symptoms that the doctors can't explain. | F | 54 | 2 days 500 1X day | 9/25/2010 | 1 | Sinus Infection | A couple of hours after taking the first pill, I felt like I had drank 10 cups of coffee & felt very hot/flushed. It is now 8:00am the next day (17 hours later) and I haven't slept AT ALL. I am weak, my muscles are sore & I still feel "overly-caffienated." I have panic attacks & am prone to depression and this one little pill really exaggerated my conditions. I spent the entire night anxious, jittery & cryin! | I'm supposed to be on this for 9 more days but absolutely REFUSE to continue. | F | 35 | 1 days 500 mg 1X day | 9/25/2010 | 4 | Chronic Prostititus | Muscle & joint pain, lower back pain | Yes, it has some bad side affects for some, but overall the drug works like it should. My side affects are not bad and the end result is worth it to me. | M | 47 | 30 days 500 1X day | 9/23/2010 | 1 | ear infection | symptoms stayed the same then ear infection lasted for a whole month | sucks | F | 34 | 5 days 30 1X day | 9/23/2010 | 1 | Prostatitis | anything you can come up with as a side effect, from anxiety to pain in every single part of my body including partial hearing loss | Levaquin and other quinolones are simply a way to speed up natural selection, in other words eliminating those susceptible to adverse reactions. Great job FDA, this drug cures your prostatits 100% by creating so many other health issues that you even forget about your prostate and sex life. My greatest 18th bday ever, celebrating in incredible depression and pain, just how I always imagined it. I would rather start doign bathtub meth than take this poison ever again. Quinolones cause CNS damage and alter your DNA, but who cares when pharmaceutical companies are earning so much money of it. Health comes after money right doctors and quinolone suppliers? | M | 18 | 2 days 400mg 2X day | 9/22/2010 | 5 | pneumonia | developed left heel discomfort/stiffness, especially in the morning. It is manageable and stretching helps. | I was very hesitant about taking this drug because I was familiar with the negative side effects/opinion, but I trust my NP. My 103.5 fever disappeared after 24 hours on the med and within in three days, I was able to get out of bed and semi-function (plus breathing easier is always a plus). I was able to resume all normal activities (including working in an ER) within 10 days. | F | 32 | 10 days 1X day | 9/21/2010 | 1 | epididymitis | Nausea and vomiting that have continued, and even worsened, since stopping the drug. Nightmares that are brought on by, and somehow tie into, the nausea. | I started taking Levaquin because I was very nauseated after three days of a sulfa drug. After 5 days on Levaquin, I felt as if I were being poisoned and stopped taking it, 9 days short of the dose that was prescribed. I've continued to have worsening nausea and vomiting, and I can't stand the thought of eating or drinking anything. I've been to the emergency room twice this week for re-hydration and IV Zofran. If I need to go back to the ER, it will be to stay in the hospital until the doctors can fix what's wrong. | M | 66 | 5 days 500 mg 1X day | 9/19/2010 | 1 | Bronchitis | Irregular heartbeat, extreme anxiety, insomnia, tingling on skin, erratic mood, crying jags | This medicine scared me... I was never 'scared' of anti-biotics before this. The skin tingling and irregular heart beat was frightening but the insomnia and anxiety was hellish. I stopped after only one day. I was up the whole night, sleeping an hour at most, waking in full of fits of terror, certain that I was going to die. I clung to my fiance and had a literal sobbing fit when he said he had to leave for work the next day. The anxiety and fear was so bad I was terrified to be alone. (I've NEVER experienced anything like this)... He was so concerned at my odd full on meltdown (which I'd never had one before) he took me straight back to the doctor where I was taken off this drug. I would also suggest this as a last result. I have had lasting anxiety even a week later... I still fear being alone at night (never felt like that before) and my thoughts feel disrupted. I am not sure how to explain my state of mind... it does not feel 'at peace' just this looming feeling of discomfort, something not being right. This drug is terrible... I hope I return to normal after taking this. | F | 29 | 1 days 500 1X day | 9/17/2010 | 1 | bronchial infection | Severe stomach pain, unable to eat or drink. Nightmares, weak,unable to sleep,diarhea daily. | this is a dangerous drug. | 56 | 10 days 500mg 1X day | 9/15/2010 | 1 | sinus infection | Anxiety (which I NEVER have!), creepy crawlies on my legs and a rash on my neck. | This was my second time in a couple of years on levaquin, I noticed some anxiety like effects the first time. | F | 39 | 3 days unsure 1X day | 9/14/2010 | 1 | for a recurring bladder infection. | tendonitis in my feet, legs, back, shoulder and arm. I felt as if someone had beaten the shit out of me with a baseball bat. | This stuff is horrible. I took it for a bladder infection, and would as soon had the bladder infection. I now have to have surgery on my shoulder for torn tendons in by tricept and bicept. I don't know when this pain will subcide, and my doctor who prescribed it, only said he's so sorry.HE"S sorry? | F | 73 | 2 weeks 750 1X day | 9/14/2010 | 1 | Pneumonia | Swelling and inflammation in both feet, painful when walking, walking very slowly and not smoothly, swelling and inflammation in right hand,racing heartbeat, numbness, tingling pain in both feet, tremors in left arm. | I am very concerned that this medicine has affected me for life. I cannot walk very far or very fast and cannot do my job without being on my feet. This is a very dangerous drug and needs to be removed from the market. | F | 40 | 9 days 750 mg 1X day | 9/12/2010 | 4 | infection | Diarrhea in the morning, less intense by the end of the ten days. That was it. | I usually run 50+ miles a week but was advised to cease exercising due to the very rare risk of tendon damage/rupture. After 10 days, I feel no tightness or any tendon issues like you may read on the internet. Though, I haven't run yet and am planning on taking another couple days off. | M | 33 | 10 days 500 MG 1X day | 9/10/2010 | 1 | uti | PLEASE REFUSE TO TAKE THIS MED!!! It may only be one in a thousand (and its at least that many!!!) who have severe side effects but this stuff is nasty! I want all of you reading this out there to know i'm just an average dude who wouldn't wish this kind of suffering on Hitler!!! As we all know just from the previous comments side effects are life altering. INSOMNIA, mental fog, confusion, paranoia, extreme depression, loss of sensation on skin's surface, and dabilitating pain.... If you are reading this right now desperate for some answeres wondering why you're feeling kinda off or completely awefull then STOP TAKING THIS MED RIGHT NOW!!! THROW UP THE LAST DOSE IF YOU TOOK IT WITHIN 10 MINUTES!!! AND HEAD TO THE STORE IMMEDIATLY AND BUY MILK OF MAGNESIA AND TAKE 2 TABLE SPOONS EVERY DAY FOR 3 WEEKS!!!!! And pray for help, religion really made this easier | I am a survivor story, i took this poison 7 months ago and have been back to normal for about 2 and a half months. I wont leave my email or phone number due to my privacy needs but if a particular person would like someone to talk, hear some good news or just need to be coached through this long process I would love to listen and help. My name is James so plz address me if u need to. | M | 21 | 3 days 500 mg 1X day | 9/8/2010 | 1 | sinus infections | I have experienced all over weakness, loss of balance, stiffness in leg joints, dizzyness, sleep deprevation, plus mouth lining and tongue lesions. My doc admitted to some of my problems being caused by the levaquin. | Stay away from this drug if at all possible. There is not much anyone knows to get better or at least no one has an answer on how to get over the side effects which are long lasting. | F | 73 | 4 months 500-750 mg 1X day | 9/8/2010 | 2 | pneumonia/pleurisy | rash, hives, blotchiness, extremely itchy skin | I have been off Levaquin for more than 2 months and the skin reaction has not subsided. On certain days the hives are extreme (and, unfortunately, cover my face). I have a team of doctors who are now trying to counteract the effects with a variety of other drugs, including prednisone | M | 46 | 10 days 1X day | 9/7/2010 | 1 | Infection | a couple hours after taking the medication I had severe tingling in my throat like it was closing up. I had severe anxiety. Kept having racing thoughts, and would fall asleep for a couple seconds and then wake up thinking bad thoughts. It was a sleepless night. My legs felt like jello. Two days later I still have leg pain and have trouble walking. I can't work out because of the pain.I'm scared after reading other comments that this drug has ruined my life. | DONT EVER TAKE THIS DRUG!!! | F | 35 | 1 days 500 mg 1X day | 9/4/2010 | 3 | sinus infection | Hallucinations, cold sweats,mood swings,vivd nightmares of me trying to kill myself | This antibotic should be used with caution. I stopped taking it on day 8. Usually I'm a happy level headed person but after day 2 I was starting to be very irritable and was crying uncontrolably. I was having cold sweats and horrible dreams. I don't know if the vertigo is related or the hearing issues that have developed. Overall the antibotic cured my sinus infection but it made me lose my mind in the process. | F | 26 | 10 days 750 1X day | 9/2/2010 | 1 | bronchitis | too many to mention - still suffering side effects | I just had my first UTI and picked up my prescription and I sometimes look at the warning but this caught my eye. To my horror were three 8 1/2 x 11 pages of warnings. Not a pamphlet like normal meds. As I was reading this I thought "wait I think I was on this in October 2009 when I was sick with bronchitis/flu like system. I remember I was so sick after 2nd round of antibiotics, which was Levaquin. I couldn't move. I slept for hours on end. I remember saying I feel like someone hit me with a bat. My palms peeled. My health seem to never get back to normal since October. It was as if my whole immune system broke down. I ended up in the hospital ER in April with a severe case of acute toxic photosensitivity dermatitis to the sun (not sunburn - toxic the burn came out of me 7 days later). Today I am going to have a sonogram to make sure my kidneys are functioning correctly. Everything has been downhill since I took this drug 11 months ago and I am screaming at you do not to take this. My god why three pages of side effects – pull this off the market now it could kill you. So happy I stumbled on this page. | F | 48 | 4 days 500 1X day | 9/2/2010 | 4 | sinusitis/sinus infection | none | I get sinus infections twice a year and have since I was a kid. The last few years I have always been prescribed levaquin and have had no side effects whatsoever. I'm shocked to see some of the responses other rateres have had to the meds. But my experience has always been good. | F | 28 | 10 days 500 MG 1X day | 8/30/2010 |