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| RATING | REASON | SIDE EFFECTS FOR LEVAQUIN | COMMENTS | SEX | AGE | DURATION/ DOSAGE | DATE ADDED |
| 1 | accute sinintius | i am on day 3 of the pill. just hours after taking the pill, i experienced joint and tendon issues in my wrists and knees, slight ankle swelling. 2nd day. increased tenderness in my muscles specially my feet. my lungs are heavy..and am very tired.also dizzy ad sweating profusely. i havent decided whether i want to continue taking this drug or not. im going to call my Dr. | i hope this doesnt last thast long..the side affects. | F | 33 | 10 days 500mg 1X day | 4/19/2010 | 1 | respitory infection | Started out with loss of appetite after 1 day, by the 3rd dose I was having chest discomfort and muscle pain like I have never experienced before along with increased muscle pain. | Always do your homework before taking any new drug! If I had read the side effects prior to popping out a $50 copay, they would have never gotten my money, but when you have felt like death warmed over, you will do most anything to feel better asap. In all honesty, the reason for me taking it to start with did get better quickly, but the side effects were not worth it. Loss of appetite was a mixed blessing since I could stand to drop a few pounds anyway, but I dropped 10 pounds in 3 days..still not too bad. The bad part came in with an irregular EKG and chest pain that sent me via EMS from the doctor's office to the ER...this was on day 4. Prior to that I was starting to have muscle pain in the lower thigh/knee area...still didn't associate it with the Levaquin until day 5 when the pain increased in intensity and over a larger part of my body. It now includes the both knees and thighs, both wrist, hands, elbows and shoulders. I've been flat on my back for the past 7 hrs with a heating pad, totally exhausted, heavy duty pain killers and muscle relaxers haven't touched it. My dr. will be hearing about this on Monday! | F | 47 | 4 days 500 mg 1X day | 4/18/2010 | 1 | I am disabled today with neurological and tendon injuries | F | 41 | 10 days 750 1X day | 4/18/2010 | 1 | Cellulitis of left shin | Severe pain (at least 8 out of 10 on a pain scale)in my upper arms and shoulders. Difficulty raising my arms. Constipation and gas. Weight gain. | I will NEVER take Levaquin again!!!!! I took my last dose last night and saw my hairdresser this morning. When I asked her how she was she said "I'm on Levaquin for a respiratory infection." After I told her I was on it too, I asked how she was on the Levaquin and she said the side effects were worse than the infection. When she said she had such bad muscle pain in her legs, it made me realize that the pain I've been suffering with all week was from the medication! Had I made the connection earlier I would have called my doctor to change it. I have a follow up appointment tomorrow and will tell her that I will never take it again! After reading the other posts I now know that I will prone to more problems down the road; just WONDERFUL!!!! | F | 61 | 10 days 500mg 1X day | 4/18/2010 | 1 | Sinus infection | Muscle pain all over, achiness & skin sore. Also fatigue, weak, shakiness & rapid breathing... Have hard time catching my breath. | I am sure there is an appropriate use for this drug but it should be prescribed in only extreme cases. I am allergic to xithromax & to doxycycline so I think my dr wanted to try something different. With every drug you take risks, but honestly I didn't know much about this one & didn't read the side effects. After taking 1 dose, within a few hours I felt completely drained & my body was aching. I was hungry but don't want to eat. I kept thinking the aches & pains could be attributed to my sinus infection & jet lag from a business trip; however I usually bounce back quickly. Now it is the evening of the second dose & I am still aching & sore. I kept telling my husband somethings not right, I had to take frequent rests while housecleaning which is not like me. I usually am a whirlwind of activity & never take breaks! I am only 39 & in good health. I thought a hot shower would make me feel better but it didn't & my skin was feeling sore. Because I've had hives before it dawned on me that sore skin is usually my first symptom of allergic reaction. So I read the medicine pamphlet & the mention of tendon &/ormuscle aches the alarms went off in my head. I got on google & started researching levaquin. I stumbled on this website & I realized that people were describing the exact same side effects I was experiencing. I am discontinuing the drug & calling my dr first thing Monday to tell him what's going on. I hope it gets out | F | 39 | 2 days 500mg 1X day | 4/17/2010 | 1 | sinus infection | pain in feet, can't sleep even tho I am exhausted, feeling of restless leg syndrome, very weird vivid dreams when I do sleep, anxiety, can't focus, depression, lethargic, tinnitus, bad headache, horrible bitter taste in my mouth all the time. | Remember that I took this same drug last year for a sinus infection & never finished the last few doses because I couldn't stand it any longer. I am shocked by the cost of this drug. I paid $31.90 for 10 pills with insurance picking up $164.09? Are they kidding? After 3 days on this drug I feel worse with all the additional side effects. | F | 57 | 3 days 500mg 1X day | 4/16/2010 | 1 | yes | actually i never ever post stuff like this but this stuff is weird stuff, after the first day i was so ache i thought it was just the flu, but after the second day i knew something wasn't right, both my shoulders ached so much I couldn't get comfortable, then into my knees, and then all of my joints, extreamly dizzy, lightheaded, "in a cloud felling" beyond the normal sickness, I have had tons of sinus infections and tons on antibiotics, but nothing like this!!!! run from this shit!! | I really had know idea it was the meds, until I found this site and read all this stuff, I ended up having a swollen or pulled tendon in my thumb and wrist area, I have been off this crap for only 1 day but if doesn't go away not sure what i'm going to do, unbelievable that an antibiotic can create these kind of problems?? to bad you only research stuff like this after the problem accures, if you haven't started on this crap I wouldn't start, do more research or get a second opinion?? | M | 50 | 3 days 500 mg 1X day | 4/16/2010 | 1 | Bronchitis | insomnia, slept 2 hours a night, racing heart, anxiety | Probably will stop taking this drug. I need to sleep at night and I can't lie there with my eyes wide open all night! Never experienced this with antibiotics before. | F | 54 | 2 days 500 1X day | 4/14/2010 | 5 | Upper respiratory infection | Slighttly dulled sensation, slightly slower response and slight lack of energy. | Eliminated the persistent and annoying infection in both my chest and ear, nose and throat areas. | M | 62 | 10 days 500mg 1X day | 4/13/2010 | 2 | Continuous Fungal Sinusitis | Where do I begin, both feet(top and bottom)hurt and it hurts to walk. Burning sensation in left foot. Ankles swollen,tender and hurting. Pain and muscle spasms in both calves and legs, left leg the worst. Knees swollen and painful,hurts to touch,hurts to sit and stand.I have to regroup my body before I start to walk. Pain extending up both thighs to buttock. Both hands, starting at the fingers, are EXTREMELY PAINFUL,PAINFUL!!A constant hurt that won't stop. The pain extends up both arms to my shoulders. A lot of fatigue,depression and I can't sleep. Feels like I'm 90 years old and been thrown in a dryer. I feel bruised all over but don't see the bruises. I'm tired, extremely tired. | I've been on and off Levaquin since 1997 for repeated sinus infections. Its the only antibiotic that works for the type of infections I keep getting. I've been having these symptoms for a long time and didn't realize it was the cause. Just started a 30 day treatment again, its been 21 days. I'm stopping! This pain is not worth it. | F | 46 | 12 years 750mgs 1X day | 4/13/2010 | 1 | chronic sinus infection | almost immediate aching in shoulders/back.Sweating, tingling, throat felt odd, stuffed up nose,fuzzy head feeling. | If i could manage to get past the thought that i may die at any minute and that this may not be a bad idea because i,m feeling so bad then i,m sure this drug would knock out my 4 month long sinus infection.But the thought of taking one more(ive only taken one) makes me believe that i may not be so lucky next time.Its a very harsh drug.I did take this 3 years ago and managed to get through 3 out of a 5 day prescription before realizing that the reason i could'nt get out of bed because of extreme pain and aching was this Antibiotic.I dont know why i let the Doc talk me into it again.I obviously had forgotten just how bad it makes you feel and having this infection for 4 months has made me lose my mind..its the only reason i can give.If you can take something else then do so or make sure you have an ER close...you may just need it.I,m allergic to Penicillin and Biaxin and Avalox was another disaster..what is it with these drugs.I know i cant be the only person that has extreme side effects to them | F | 51 | 1 days 1X day | 4/13/2010 | 1 | Blood infection | I was severely ill with a blood infection which is why I had (2) ten day dosages of Levaquin. My dr. told me not to exercise, which I was too sick to do anyway, so I didn't think too much of this. I literally was in bed the entire time on this drug. However, that was in Dec. of 2009 and 6 months later I am still feeling the effects of this drug. I can no longer bend down due to the severe pain in my knees, can't run, and working in my garden is too painful. This drug has ruined my life. Will the pain ever go away? | Why is this being prescribed for sinus infections? My dr. said this is a powerful drug and due to the severity of my blood infection that was why he prescribed it. After the pain I am continuing to experience I will never again take this drug---no matter what the diagnosis is. I feel like my quality of life has changed for the worse and it is very maddening. | F | 52 | 20 days 500 mg 1X day | 4/13/2010 | 1 | Within ten minutes of taking levaquin and 20 mg of prednisone i COULDN'T breathe. My throat felt like it was swollen shut; I barely got to the phone to call 911. I was almost hyperventalating for air. In the ambulance I had repeated seizures with my back arching and my head going backwards. At the hospital my blood pressure had risen to 148/98 and i have had mini-stokes(TIA's) with the blood pressure in the low 90's, slight headache, pulse rate at about 200 which is normally 88 and oxygen level that dropped from 95 to 86. Given IV of ativan and three hours later my vitals QUITE SUDDENLY returned to normal with a BLOOD PRESSURE of 110/60. Felt fine, wanted to go home immediately. Was told to stop taking Levaquin immediately by ER doctor. I did. No problems now but I feel that I almost lost my life. | F | 59 | 7 days 500MG 1X day | 4/10/2010 | 1 | POSSIBLE Sinus Infection | Devestating. Took 6 0f 7 pills, on 4 day I was sore, 5 day could barely move, 6 day immoble. Had to take hydrocodone to move my body. Shoulder ached first, then left ankle cramped, then right ankle on outside. Left knee first had light cramping then right knee as well. Inside of right elbow had spasms, both thigh muscles ached. | Same doctor then gave me Prednisone, worked well by next day and cleared issue in seven days. OK, three days later the entire process started over and the incredible pain came back this time in every joint in my body. Now back on Prednisone and am fearful my body may never been the same. I am a triathelete and have played competitive racquetball,very active and cannot expect my life to ever be the same. Now working with my GP taking all types of blood work to try and say that levaquin is not the cause. DO NOT TAKE THIS PRODUCT AND DAMN JOHNSON AND JOHNSON for making millions on this procuct. | M | 61 | 6 days 750 MG 1X day | 4/9/2010 | 5 | PERSITANT SINUS, BRONCHITIS & PNEU | No Side effects. I have persistant sinus infections, bronchitis, and pneumonia. Several times a year. Tried Augmentin, Biaxin too. They work often but it gets worse Levaquin is the only thing that will cure it. Avelox I can not tolerate. | Great and only drug often for me - though it is prescribed as a last resort. | M | 51 | 10 days 750 /500 1X day | 4/8/2010 | 3 | Pneumonia | Nausea,Dizzyness,feeling of panic | Doctor prescrbed this to treat pneumonia,so far not working. Side effects are starting to bother me. | M | 33 | 3 days 500 1X day | 4/8/2010 | 1 | UTI | INSOMNIA, tingle in hands and feet when laying down, loss of concentration, tendon pain in heels, paranoia, depression. | This is actually my success story of getting through the aweful side effects of this drug. First and formost i prayed!!! I prayed at the top of my lungs to Jesus the son of God to help me through the pain mentally and physically(which honestly helped keep my spirits up) thank u god! Secondly i took two table spoons of milk of magnesia every day for 10 days in order to allow the mags bonding properties with the poison to rid it from the deep mussle tissues. The stools weren't very pleasant but it helped. thirdly dont let the paranoia and depression get u down too much! Get out do things! And try to sleep as much as possible (even if that means taking benadryl at bed time) total its been two weeks since i ate that poison, I'm walking i feel happy again, the muscle spasms at night have stopped and my mind feels much clearer... I wish i was with any of u reading this right now to hold ur hand and tell u that there is hope and ur body is much stronger than any poison. Look to god for guidance. God bless u all, and my sympathy and my heart is with u. | M | 21 | 10 days 500 mg 1X day | 4/8/2010 | 2 | Sinus Infection | Headache, dizziness, irritability, inability to concentrate | Taking Levaquin made me feel worse and did not seem to alleviate the severe sinus congestion I have been experiencing. Shortly after taking it the last couple of days with a full lunch, I experienced extreme head pain right above my eyes. I then had a very hard time focusing and concentrating at work and had to go home. My sensitivity to sound also got worse, making any noise almost unbearable (although some of this can be attributed to my sinus infection). I am also a marathon runner who is running the Boston Marathon in two weeks, and the risk of tendon damage from taking this drug added to my fear of continuing. I called my doctor and he switched me over to Augmentin, which is in a different class of penicillin based antibiotics. The jury is still out on Augmentin's effectiveness since I have yet to take it. | M | 42 | 3 days 500 1X day | 4/7/2010 | 1 | Possible UTI/Prostatis | Muscle spasms/twitches and cramps especially in calves but also thighs, heels and elbows as well as sharp pains in tendon areas. Numbness in hand and soles of feet. Severe headaches. Dizziness. Feeling of detachmnet/unease. Came on towards the end of 2nd day taking. Took about 1 week for side effects to stop being serious, 2 weeks later they are steadily decreasing although not totally gone. Very unpleasant experience and only time I have ever suffered side effects of an antibiotic. | M | 33 | 3 days 500 1X day | 4/7/2010 | 3 | Walking Pneumonia | I am allergic to several antibiotics and was prescribed Levoquin to treat walking pneumonia. I had difficulty sleeping but attributed this to the cough and congestion. On the 5th night, however, I had a major panic attack over being congested and not being able to breath out of my nose. I was incredibly fearful of not getting enough oxegyn and suffocating. With the help of my husband and some yoga breathing, I was finally able to calm myself down enough to fall asleep around 2 am. But the following day, I felt like I was on the verge of another panic attack and was incredibly weepy. These are not conditions I have ever experienced. This is not like me at all and after reading some of the comments from this sight, I am going to discontinue use of my last few pills. I think my illness is on the mend and this medication seems to be hurting more than helping at this point. | F | 34 | 10 days 500mg 1X day | 4/5/2010 |