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 | SINUS INFECTION / BRONCHITIS | dizziness, headache, constipation, extreme fatique, loss of ability to think clearly and make quick decisions. Loss of appetite, deep extreme cough | Didn't seem to do much to help with the infection. As an asthema patient I found the need to use my rescue inhaler actually increased. On my way to the doctor now for follow-up. WILL NEVER USE THIS AGAIN! | F | 50 | 6 days | 12/22/2009 | 1 | sinus infection | severe pain ankles, feet, shoulders, wrists - ridiculous. | never had problems with any of these joint areas before taking Levaquin. I can't walk or type or really do anything for any length of time. It has been 2 weeks since I stopped taking the medication. I have stopped getting worse but am not getting better. great that fda issued a warning, but would be nice if someone cared enough to figure out why this happens to healthy people and what to do about it! I feel like i am dying, but have been assured by blood tests that I am not. guess I need to wait it out and hope to get better. | F | 29 | 7 days | 12/22/2009 | 1 | Sinus | Severe body pain - muscle & joint Noticed the pain about 7-10 days into treatment. Can barely move. | I had no idea this drug was causing these effects, but I am drinking alot of water to flush it out of my system. | F | 54 | 20 days | 12/21/2009 | 1 | sinus infection | dizziness, nausea, severe muscle cramps in the thigh at night, insomnia, fatigue,vaginitis, headaches, dreaming a lot | I have taken Levaquin twice for sinusitis five days the first time and three days the second time. When I took it last month, I had severe nausea, dizzziness and fainted. I had no idea what caused this problem. I was rushed to the Emergency Room and I told the doctors that i had began taken Levaquin prescribed by my doctor. They ran several test but they never associated it to Levaquin. I took the five day dosage, however I was still having issues with my sinuses. The doctor stated that she would give me another round of Levaquin for two weeks this time. I started taking the Levaquin on Dec. 18, 2009 and I experienced headaches and severe pain in my thighs when I go to bed at night and trouble sleeping. I mentioned it to the doctor and she told me to prop my legs on a pillow and she would like to run bloodwork on Dec. 21, 2009 to check my potassium level. I decided to look on the internet before going to the doctor tomorrow to see if anyone else experienced similar side effects. After reading some of the side effects from others, i definitely believe the medication is causing these issues so I deciced not to take any more. I have never experienced this type of pain before in my legs or thighs. I believe this drug needs to be taken off the market. | F | 41 | 3 days | 12/20/2009 | 1 | Epididymitis | Severe tendon, muscle, and joint pain. Eye damage. Skin sensitivities. Swollen internal organs. Permanent peripheral neuropapthy and severe CNS issues. Too many other ADR's to list in detail here. | Had an athlete's metabolism with no health concerns prior to taking this medicine. I was given 750mgs for 21 days and was told by the doctors that it is safe and well tolerated. I discuss my experiences with Levaquin at www.myquinstory.info | M | 46 | 21 days | 12/19/2009 | 1 | Torn rectum from colonscopy | TWO 500mg does - Immediate shakes in voice and extremities, fogginess that felt like I was on the outside looking in. Almost hallucinate feeling. Pressure in ears that made it seem like sound was traveling at very slow rate... Major panic attacks that clonazopam did not help. Overall inner agitation. Did I mention severe shakes... Totally drugged feeling and not in touch with reality. Head not clear enough to write all syptoms. Bad nightmare during waking hours. | I would never take this again! | F | 47 | 2 days | 12/18/2009 | 1 | sinusitus-5 surgeries | Body pain, spinning, blurred vision | My vision declined rapidly!!! It's so extreme and rapid that I'm sure it's not the usual aging process. PLEASE TELL ME IF YOU'VE EXPERIENCED THIS, THE DOCTOR'S ARE TELLING ME IT CAN'T BE. I think the timing is too significant. | F | 47 | 15 times | 12/17/2009 | 1 | Bronchitis | I took one pill (500mg) and started feeling odd within about 15 minutes. Over the course of the next 4 hours, my tendons started to feel stiff to the point that I no longer felt comfortable moving around. I am an athlete, so I am very concerned about doing any type of damage to any of my tendons or ligaments. I got in bed and slept flat on my back, trying not to move much. 2 hours later I was coughing up mucus and could not sleep. I took some Benedryl, two tablespoons of activated charcoal (helps get toxins out - I felt like i had been poisoned) and went back to sleep. Today I feel much better. | I called my doctor and he told me to stop taking it. I think it knocked out the sickness to some extent - but it made me feel so terrible. I am still a little bit stiff today. I am still coughing, but not as much, and the coughs are more productive. | F | 29 | 1 days | 12/17/2009 | 3 | sinus | extreme insomnia . i am 34 never ever had so much trouble going to bed. its 4 am and i can't fall sleep | i had taken levaquin in the past and i ahve been experiencing pain in my knees and joints specially ankle. I am horrified reading the reviews and feel so depressed for allowing to put this medication in me | M | 34 | 1 days | 12/16/2009 | 2 | Sinusitis | I took Levofloxacin, in Asia, it is traded under the brand CRAVIT. I took 500 mg tablet once a day and the doctor prescribed me for 20 days. The morning after I took it, the rash had run over my body for 5 days. Also, I feel pain on my left wrist tendon on the day 5-7 after I took it. The good thing was that my nose infection was dramatically decreased. | This is a very strong medicine which must be used with YOUR CAUTION !! Most of the time, it is prescribed after Amoxicilin and Clarithromycin fail to get rid of the bacteria in your body. High risk, high return. You must make sure that you are willing to take risk for using Levofloxacin. The reward of using it is the outcome that Amoxicilin or Clarithromycin cannot offer. | M | 29 | 1 days | 12/7/2009 | 1 | prostatitis | insomnia, rapid heartbeat, intracranial pressure, extreme agitation, depression, panic attacks, paranoia, eye floaters, light sensitivity in both eyes, suicidal ideation, cognitive impairment | Symptoms were rapid in onset, extreme, multi-organ, too numerous & puzzling to list in their entirety, baffling, "other worldly." First symptom was strange & unsettling dream several hours after first dose @500mg, which was followed next day by mild pain in leg calves. Symptoms have improved over 19 months, but sleep impairment and intracranial pressure behind eyes is the worst. Very debilitating. Comparable to driving on an icy highway at 150mph in an open air convertible with no brakes, no advance tutoring by convertible mfg, and with the unmistakable sense that big pharma's marketing rep who supplied you with the keys to the convertible knew in advance that you might be taking the ride of your life, but took no steps to warn you! Unconscionable. You can be sure the levaquin mfg has received nasty feedback from tens upon thousands of disaffected consumers' that not all is well with their Frankenstein creation. Caveat emptor. We'll never know how many consumers flat-out died or became so incapacitated following levaquin ingestion that they cannot register a complaint. If you follow the internet threads, you will become astounded by the frequently-cited damage caused by fluouroquinolone antibiotics including levaquin and cipro. See http://www.fqresearch.org which estimates that ADRs can show up weeks or even months after initial dosage. The time lapse between dosing and adverse reactions may be so long that many sufferers do not attribute their ADR | M | 63 | 3 days | 12/7/2009 | 1 | Pneumonia | I have been experiencing body aches, I noticed today the 5th day that when I got up from my desk at work I could barely walk. My knees are swollen and my left achilles is extremely painful. I remember reading about tendon swelling but I've NEVER experienced a reaction like this. I also have a rash on both of my lower calve area. I'm going to call my Dr tomorrow and find out what my next step is. | F | 39 | 5 days | 12/7/2009 | 3 | Suspected uti before surgery | Was scheduled for a ovarian cyst removal, arrived at hospital for surgery, had a fever of 101.5... blood count to high for surgery so doc sends me home with possible UTI and to take levaquin.. Urine clears up but now i have rectal bleeding! UGH! that whole area 'down there' is itching and slight bleeding, cant sleep,cant sit to long everything is annoying! Also i constantly have to urinate. Not sure if this is what caused it but only drug i have taken and diet hasnt changed. | My urine was cloudy and had a strange "not so urine" smell to it but the meds cleared it up but now constantly in the bathroom and it hurts to dispose anything. Hope this helps and wish i knew. Also for six pills once a day $40 bucks???? really and thats with my insurance. | F | 22 | 6 days | 12/5/2009 | 1 | sinus infection | My first symptoms were tightness and pain behind my knees. I did not read the drug side effect insert (how many of us do that?) until I had taken Levaquin for 7 days. I have been off the drug for 3 weeks and the symptoms have worsened. I now have pain and swelling in my left calf. What should I do? I am terrified after reading all of the comments. | Do NOT take this drug! I can't imagine why it is still on the market. | F | 59 | 7 days | 12/5/2009 | 1 | sinus infectionf | horrible exhaustion, and pain in neck, back,lower back down legs! | I'm sorry I gave this one a chance!If you are an athlete especially...which I"m a runner.. I was afraid to run when I heard about the tendons. thing.. but I thought I was getting the flu or something with all the pains. then read more into the side effects..and WOW.. I'm glad I stopped taking it and really hope things get back to normal this is awful.. I can barely sit! This drug should NOT be on the market! | F | 42 | 11 days | 12/4/2009 | 1 | H1N1/Pneumonia | Extreme vomiting, increased anxiety/panic attacks, nervousness, extreme pain in right knee | I would never take this drug again! Was hospitalized for H1N1/pneumonia and was given this drug intervenously. Couldn't sleep, was restless all the time, had weird thoughts, wanted to hurt myself to make the anxiety go away. | F | 44 | 5 days | 12/4/2009 | 1 | pneumonia | soreness on lower back calf | Took two doses, and on the morning after the second one had pain in achilles tendon area. Thought maybe it was psychological bc I read the side effects, but now believe that it is really there. Called Dr. and got Rx changed to Zpack. | F | 43 | 2 days | 12/3/2009 | 1 | sinusitis | shoulder pain, knee pain, calf pain, extreme insomnia, nervousness this started after about 5 days on pill | after reading all the comments, I'm scared! | F | 61 | 8 days | 12/1/2009 | 1 | Colon Virus | 750 mg. Now I walk like I am 80 years old. I had taken this for 7 days and noticed I was limping around the 4th day, but attributed it to sleeping "crooked". Continued to take it and woke up this morning and can't walk. I was in tears. This is not a medication that I EVER would take again. I think the FDA needs to know about how crippling this is. I am going to my regular Board Certified Internal Medicine specialist and asking him some questions. I wonder if I will ever get better | F | 48 | 7 days | 11/28/2009 | 1 | Colon Infection | Severe joint and muscle pain. Started a few days after I finished taking the meds. I had IV in hospital for 3 days and 500 milligrams for 10 days. Felt like I had run a marathon. | My neck is very stiff. My shoulders ache all the time. My joints in fingers are very painful. I wake every night with one or both hands asleep. I feel like I am 100 years old. Do not feel like doing things. Just want my life back. | F | 51 | | 11/24/2009 |