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 | Prostate Infection | Nervousness, tremors in muscles, pain and burning in fingers, hands, knees, legs, shoulders, neck and feet. Sometimes it is more severe than other times. Mild headaches and fatigue. I am a gym rat, but with the pain, tingling, and burning sensations just walking can be an effort. I feel like I am 90 instead of 46. | Labs that PCP ran showed no problems. Being sent to specialists to find an answer. After a great deal of reading I have found that Levaquin helps some people, but for the label to read rare tendon damage/ tendonitis as a side effect is crap, too many people are suffering. I told my doctor I had a reaction to Cipro and he ordered the Levaquin. Thanks Doc for not warning me that these are in the same family. FDA get a clue, you won't approve herbs and supplements, but you approve an antibiotic that is crippling people!!!!!! | M | 46 | 4 days | 7/31/2009 | 1 | Chronic UTI and Chronic Sinusitis | I have taken Levaquin and Cipro off and on for over 11 years. Although I play no sports, I have recently been treated for golfers elbow, tennis elbow, achilles tendonitis, calf pain, shoulder pain, and have had to wear orthotics in my shoes for several years because of severe plantar fasciitis. I am now selling my business of almost 20 years because I am having too much difficuly working, and will probably lose my home to foreclosure if I can't sell it soon. Just realized last week, all these problems were probably caused by all the Levaquin & Cipro, and believe it or not, even AFTER he began treating me for the tendonitis, my family doc gave me Levaquin again last month for another sinus infection! I have consulted an attorney. | F | 54 | 11 years | 7/31/2009 | 1 | Possible infection | Stomach pain, diarreha, light colored stool, rectal itchiness, insomnia, heightened level of worry | Do not ever take this drug. Stay away. It has been 12 months, and I am still not who I was before I took this drug. I'm slightly better than the worst point, but no where near normal. | M | 35 | 14 days | 7/29/2009 | 2 | Submandibular infection | Bad abdomen pain,bloat,diarrhea,sore and painful calves | was prescribed for 7 days for salivary stone infection. Finished alst dose Monday and Tues started with severe bloat and gas pain. Abdomen pain comes and goes in waves and today have a headache all day. | F | 43 | 7 days | 7/22/2009 | 1 | Sinus Infection | Numbness in right toe | This started shortly after taking 500mg x 5days. I didn't realize this was most likely caused by Levaquin until I was prescribed it again a year later for another sinus infection, and did some research. I finally know what killed the nerve endings in my toe. Neither doctor or pharamacist warned me of this type of serious side effect. I stopped the second round after taking only 1 pill and will never take it again, nor allow anyone in my family to take it. This drug should be removed from the market! I feel 'lucky' to have that be the only lasting remnant from the drug after reading everyone else's horror stories. | M | 41 | 5 days | 7/22/2009 | 1 | Sinus Infection | Severe pain in my Achilles heel on the right hand side, so much it brought me to my knees. I didn't know of this side effect so just brushed it off as too much activity. Little did I know... | DO NOT TAKE THIS DRUG it has made my life hell. It hurts like crazy to walk. I have a flat-footed gait now, and hobble around like I'm 80. My right foot tingles and has a warm pain in the bottom of the foot. I have 40% strength in my right Achilles due to this. I am 34 and I walk like I'm elderly. Since my right Achilles I've had the left ankle, the left knee, and various other places around my feet/legs that are in a lot of pain. And here's the weird thing about it...the severity comes and goes, but the pain is ALWAYS there. I am horrified that I might have to have a surgery. People have noticed me walking, and give me weird looks. It's affecting my work...I can't stand for any length of time. It's affected my home life: I can't go for walks with my family. I can't exercise. This has really robbed me of a full life. DO NOT TAKE IT and if you have SEE A DOCTOR AND A LAWYER | M | 34 | 14 days | 7/21/2009 | 1 | Sinus infections after SCT. | Very painful joint pains and pains in the muscles in my arms and calfs. Still in alot of pain and haven't taken the drug since Janurary. | Wouldn't ever take it again. I was able to survive a stem cell transplant and the side effects from that but the worse has been the side effects from the Levaquin. | M | 49 | | 7/20/2009 | 1 | Bronchitis | It has been two years since I took 2 full rounds of this back to back. I still can not walk more than a few steps. I use a scooter to go out on the rare occasions when I can go out. My liver was severely affected, my vision was affected, I am now a diabetic, my hands ache, muscles twitch and the insomnia becomes worse, making my blood pressure rise. I have spent a fortune on doctors and medicines. I just now found out that the Levaquin was the reason for my miserable life. TAKE THIS OFF THE MARKET! | F | 62 | 20 days | 7/20/2009 | 1 | Upper Respiratory Infection | numbness from wrists to fingertips, black stool, stabbing stomach pain, dizzyness, fatigue, moody and lethargic, no appetite. | I was prescribed 5 days @ 750 mg per day. I took the first one, got a worse fever and vomited, then slept on and off through the night with sever numbness in my fingers and shoulder and neck pain. The second one continued the nausea and constipated me terribly, when I can go it's tiny and black as night. I will not be taking a third dose. | M | 34 | 2 days | 7/19/2009 | 1 | sinus infecton | SEVERE AND I MEAN SEVERE TENDINITIS IN MY FEET. BOTTOMS OF FEET SWOLLEN UP 1/4 INCH. HAVE BEEN GIVEN THIS MEDICINE BY MD FOR 2 YEARS OFF AND ON FOR SINUS INFECTIONS. | DIDN'T REALIZE THIS WAS CAUSING MY PROBLEM WITH MY FEET UNTIL I WENT TO A NEW PHARMACY AND THEY COUNSELED ME ON SIDE AFFECTS. I HAVE BEEN SEEING A PODITRIST AND HAVE BEEN IN EXTREME PAIN AND THINKING I WOULD HAVE TO QUIT WORK. THE PODITRIST SAID I MIGHT END UP IN A WHEEL CHAIR IF HE COULDN'T FIGURE OUT WHAT KEPT CAUSING THIS PROBLEM. I ALSO TOOK CIPRO WHICH HAS THE SAME SIDE AFFECTS! THANK GOD FOR MEDICAP PHARMACY AND THEIR WARNING! | F | 62 | 2 years | 7/16/2009 | 1 | sinus infection | I was prescribed 750mg a day for 5 days. After the first dose, I was dizzy, lightheaded, weak, very tired. That night I had insomnia, night sweats, then chills. I felt like I had the flu & was feeling worse than when I went to the dr. for the sinus infection. I stopped on the 3rd day after getting so tired that I couldn't get out of the bed. I called the dr. & he prescribed Augmentin. | I would not take this drug again & will not let anyone in my family take it. | F | 49 | 3 days | 7/14/2009 | 1 | severe bladder infection | I was prescribed levaquin 500 mg in the ER on 7/11/09 for a severe bladder infection and after three doses I am experiencing leg calf pain and stiffness. Also, nausea and severe headaches. No more levaquin for me!! | I agree, this drug should be taken off the market. | F | 64 | 3 days | 7/14/2009 | 1 | Upper respiratory infection | Severe Headache, dizziness, nausea, confusion, difficulty breathing, cold/hot flashes, weakness, motion sickness in a car. Still have headache even though it past 5 days after I took last time pill. | I will never take it again and will not recommend other people. It does not worse the suffering. I never had any reaction to any medication so far and this one is a horrible one. | F | 52 | 3 days | 7/14/2009 | 4 | mycoplasma pneumonia | Insomnia. | I was hospitalized for 8 days. The first 7 days the druq was administered intravenously then 14 days orally. I'm athletic, in good shape and exercise hard and intense. However, I'm concerned about injuring myself due to the risk of tendonitis or worse, rupturing a tendon. I began working out after my 21 day cycle of the drug, but very lightly and slow. I would love to hear about someone my age (41) and if they've experienced any tendon injuries if they've been an athlete their entire life. I'm just curious if this affects someone as severely as what I've read, if the patient has an athletic/physical lifestyle. | M | 41 | 21 days | 7/12/2009 | 5 | kidney infection and bronchitis | insomnia, stomach upset | This is my second time with Levaquin and both times it had me feeling better within 48 hours, after feeling like I was going to die before. I'm allergic to penicillin but have no negative reaction to Levaquin other than the mentioned mild side effects. | F | 60 | 10 days | 7/11/2009 | 1 | chronic sinus infection | i took levaquin for 6 days-i experienced severe calf cramps(which i still have), abdominal bloating,terrible pressure and pain in my head(like someone was twisting and squeezing my head), nausea, loss of appetite. my dr. says levaquin can cause an infection!! still have severe bloating and nausea. do not take this crap!!! | BAN IT!!! GET RID OF IT!! I FELT LIKE MAYBE I WAS GOING TO DIE AFTER TAKING IT!! | F | 52 | 6 days | 7/11/2009 | 1 | lung infection | Side effects included extreme fatique; I slept the entire day yesterday, blurred vision and really grumpy mood! My entire upper body is still red and sensitive to the touch, and I feel puffy and feverish; and I just finished a 5-day course of 500mg ea. day. | I had no idea this medicine had so much controversy associated with it! It may have eliminated my lung infection (I have emphysema and my breathing is greatly improved now), but getting there was so not worth it! This is the 2nd day off of it, and can't wait until it's gone out of my system! | F | 62 | 5 days | 7/7/2009 | 1 | Diverticulitious | So dizzy I could not walk or drive, took it in the morning went to put my shoes on to drive to work and collasped. If I made it to the car I would have had an accident. Could barely make it to the bathroom from the dizziness, had to hang on the walls. Spent most of my day on the couch with my eyes closed. Ended up in the emergency room as advised by my Doctor. Was dizzy for weeks after. This is a very dangerous drug! | Don't take it! | F | 49 | 5 days | 7/3/2009 | 1 | Prostate infection | Severe muscle Cramps, kidney aching, tendonitis. I could not do any physical activities while on drug. | I would not recommend this medicine to anyone. The problem is better than the cure! I stopped the drug on my own. | M | 48 | 28 days | 7/3/2009 | 1 | Pyelonephritis | Blurred vision, loss of appetite, difficulty breathing, slight hallucination, EXTREME spaciness, two panic attacks(stemming from the brain fogginess, boy is it scary!)Some chest tightness and sore leg and arm joints. Nightmares for two nights. | Wish I had come across this site before I took my first presribed dosage. I was orded to take 1 750mg for five days. Only took two tablets. Get this poison off of the freakin market! | F | 30 | 2 days | 7/2/2009 |